Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Conan the
Barbarian (1970-1993 Marvel) #1-11.
Written by Roy Thomas. Art and cover by Barry
Windsor-Smith.
In 1970, Barry Windsor-Smith burst onto the comic-book scene with his dynamic
portrayal of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian, altering the course of the
blue-eyed Cimmerian forever, and cementing himself as one of the greatest artists
to touch pencil to paper.
Nearly forty years later, Dark Horse Comics, in the tradition of the Dark Horse
Archives collections, reprints Barry Windsor-Smith's entire run on Marvel's
Conan the Barbarian in two fine hardcover volumes!
The first volume of The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives includes such
classic tales as Rogues in the House and The Tower of
the Elephant, adapted by Roy Thomas and fully illustrated by Barry
Windsor-Smith. This volume collects the first half of Barry Windsor-Smith's run
on Conan the Barbarian.
The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives are the definitive
collections of the historic and influential Conan the Barbarian comics drawn by
Barry Windsor-Smith!
Hardcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.
Volume 2 - 1st printing.
Written by Roy Thomas. Art and cover by Barry
Windsor-Smith.
Nearly forty years have passed since Barry Windsor-Smith began his historical
run on Conan the Barbarian-never had anyone conveyed Conan's gigantic
melancholies and great mirth in a more masterful way. Barry Windsor-Smith
became the standard by which all other Conan comic-book artists have since been
measured.
In order to commemorate Barry Windsor-Smith's lasting legacy and honor one of
the most influential Conan artists of all time, Dark Horse presents The Barry
Windsor-Smith Conan Archives Volume 2. This, the second of two handsome
hardcovers, collects the final half of Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith's
collaboration on Conan the Barbarian and includes such classic tales as
"Red Nails" and "The Frost-Giant's Daughter"!
Featuring the updated colors from Dark Horse's Chronicles line, this book is a
can't miss for new and old readers alike! This volume reprints the second half
of Barry Windsor-Smith's run on Conan the Barbarian and includes his adaptation
of Robert E. Howard's "Red Nails!" The two Barry Windsor-Smith
archives collect all of the historic and influential Conan the Barbarian comics
drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith!
Hardcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $49.95.