CONAN THE BARBARIAN #24, the climax of our Nest of Serpents arc (which, as you can see from the amazing artwork above, is a title that’s both literal and symbolic), is in stores TODAY and, I’m obviously a bit biased, but I think it’s sharp sword & sorcery entertainment. This issue is propelled to amazing heights by the line art of Fernando Dagnino and colors of Diego Rodriguez, with sublime lettering by Richard Starkings and Tyler Smith, and a captivating lore essay by the always informative Jeff Shanks.
We’re cookin’ now, kids! Big atmosphere, big monsters, big action.
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25, our fully painted King Conan done-in-one epic anniversary issue, is on Final Order Cutoff NOW so make sure you let your favorite local or online retailer know which cover(s) grab you and get in that pre-order. It’s going to be one for the ages, as will our event mini-series…
Hype Trailer Is Hype
…Speaking of which, Titan has put together this teaser trailer for the CONAN: SCOURGE OF THE SERPENT mini-series. Let Ivan Gil‘s excellent artwork and the pounding soundtrack sweep you up in the excitement of our time-twirled epic. The first issue arrives in stores on September 24th!
Dragon Con Interviews
While I was at Dragon Con a couple weeks ago, I spoke to a couple different press outlets:
• Over on the Super Powered Fancast, I chatted about how wild the convention was and comics I enjoyed growing up.
• An English Man in San Diego recorded a short interview with me where we talk swords & sorcery, D&D, conventions, great new comics, and more.
AI’s Latest Fawning Fakery
I received this email last week and it took me a few seconds to realize “Rebecca” generated this message with AI. It’s oddly specific yet also vague at the same time.
A quick search of “Rebecca”‘s contact info revealed that they can also tutor my child in Math, compose essays, and write my next resume.
It’s laser targeted at me (and many other authors are receiving similar targeted emails from different outlets), with distinct info about Savage Sword #10 and my career injected with excitement, but there’s also a glossy emptiness to all of it. By the time I hit the sales pitch I already knew it was generated, and also creeped out by how specific it was.
Stay vigilent and don’t fall for this kind of crapola.
Also, this recent comic strip about AI by Riley Wigglewood made me chuckle:
Current + Upcoming Releases
Swords & Larceny – released September 2nd.
Savage Sword of Conan #10 – released September 3rd.
Conan the Barbarian #24 – released September 10th.
Conan: Scourge of the Serpent #1 – releases September 24th.
Predator: Black, White & Blood #3 – releases September 24th.
Conan the Barbarian vol.1-3 Slipcase Set – released October 7th.
Conan the Barbarian #25 – releases October 8th.
Conan the Barbarian vol. 1: Bound in Black Stone Deluxe HC – releases Oct 21st.
Conan: Scourge of the Serpent #2 – releases October 29th.
Conan the Barbarian #26 – releases November 12th.
Conan: Scourge of the Serpent #3 – releases November 26th.
Upcoming Appearances
Thrilled to announce I’ll be at New York Comic Con in early October celebrating the release of Conan the Barbarian #25 that week! So excited to be back in Artist Alley with the Comic Sketch Art crew.
Sep 27-28, 2025 Chattanooga Comic Con Chattanooga, TN, USA
Oct 9-11, 2025 New York Comic Con New York, NY, USA
Oct 16-19, 2025 Gamehole Con XII Madison, WI, USA
Nov 3-14, 2025 D&D in a Castle Newcastle, UK
Nov 15-16, 2025 Thought Bubble Harrogate, UK
Other Links
• It’s nice to see the new Conan the Barbarian series listed alongside other classics in this article about the Best Conan Comics on Superhero Hype.
• My friend Francis Manapul‘s YouTube channel is packed with great art advice and the latest videos, showing him penciling and inking top notch quality art from his creator-owned comic series The Rocketfellers, is an ideal way to see a skilled artist at work and learn from his technique.
• Equally inspiring to watch is my buddy Dan Panosian‘s YouTube channel. Lots of great traditional and digital technique on display you can learn from.
• Over on the Robert E. Howard Foundation‘s YouTube channel, they’ve posted the first part of a series of videos for Cimmerian September with an all-star panel of writers and researchers talking about the original Conan the Barbarian stories.
• Tripwire Magazine is funding archival volumes of their classic comic creator interviews, a great piece of comic journalism that deserves to be read and preserved.
Jim
Cool post, Jim. Remain amazed at how you keep up with all you have going on.
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Looking forward to CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25, and congrats on the milestone! Been around since #1, thrilled to see folks still vibing with you bardic regaling of barbarian tales. Great covers, love the sort-of golden amber color on the blank sketch variant.
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Stoked for CONAN: SCOURGE OF THE SERPENT to slither onto shelves…that video promo is compelling. The impending arrival of the series sparked a lively convo at my LCS. One regular hadn’t heard about the cool glow-in-the-dark cover with the serpentmen, added it to his pull on the spot. Reminds me of the interview where you talked about how the Robert E Howard serpentmen appear to have inspired the kooky urban myth about snakefolk…literal not figurative…infiltrating American politics. Hope you get more opportunities to talk about that and the power of story…for good and ill…as you do press for the new title.
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Bestest of luck with your writing and your everythingery, hope to say howdy at NYCC.
Keep on slaying (figuratively not literally)!