Conan the Barbarian: The Original Comics Omnibus Vol.6 - Hardcover

by Michael Fleisher (Author), Larry Yakata (Author), John Buscema (Illustrator)

The greatest hero in sword-and-sorcery history!

This epic omnibus chronicles the on-going adventures of the legend that is Conan! This volume at over 625 pages features digitally remastered artwork and features a bonus section of rarely seen artwork.

In an Omnibus extravaganza that covers the entire run of writer Michael Fleisher's two years on Conan the Barbarian, artist John Buscema turns in page after page of iconic artwork -- often inked by the great Ernie Chan and Big John himself. Buscema also takes a turn as plotter, helping bring to life a series of exciting stories featuring Conan opposite some of his most mysterious foes and an old friend: The scheming Jergal Zadh, the magic-wielding Alhambra, the conniving Baron Vjerzak and Conan's old comrade Fafnir! Plus: two mighty Annuals -- one pitting Conan against an ancient mystical menace and the other against a god -- and a classic issue of What If? that asks the question: what if Conan was stranded in the 20th century?

This 6th volume continues collects issue 150-171 of Conan the Barbarian, issue #8-9 of the Conan Annual and What If issue #43.

Author Biography

MICHAEL LAWRENCE FLEISHER
Fleisher was a writer known for his DC Comics of the 1970s and 1980s, particularly for the characters Spectre and Jonah Hex. Michael also wrote three volumes of The Encyclopaedia of Comic Books Heroes. His first story published in 1972 "Death at Castle Dunbar" in Secrets of Sinister House #5. Went on to write for House of Mystery and House of Secrets. He scripted Shade, the Changing Man in the late 1970s, and contributed to the Batman mythos in the early 1980s. He was responsible for writing the origin of The Penguin.

LARRY YAKATA
Larry Yakata is a multi-time world and national judo champion and a former coach of the United States Olympic judo team. He received a Masters in English Literature from Columbia University and has written for publications including the New York Times and The Savage Sword of Conan and Ultraman.

JOHN BUSCEMA
Best known for his run on the series The Avengers and The Silver Surfer, and for over 200 stories featuring the sword-and-sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian, which he took the pencilling from Barry Windsor Smith. In addition, he pencilled at least one issue of nearly every major Marvel title, including long runs on two of the company's top Magazines, Fantastic Four and Thor.

In 1978 he collaborated with Stan Lee to produce the book How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way which has never been out of print and still remains one of the best books available on the subject of drawing comics.

His list of credits runs into the hundreds and includes such legendary characters as Doc Savage, The Punisher, Daredevil, Captain America, Deathlok and Tarzan.
He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2002.