Author Jim Zub has introduced that he has signed a non-exclusive multi-year contract with Conan the Barbarian license holders Heroic Signatures, maintaining him on the Titan-published comics sequence for at the least an extra three years.
Zub has been heading the relaunch of Conan the Barbarian at Titan Comics since Heroic Signatures shifted the publishing rights from Marvel in 2022. Over a 12 months in, with the primary main occasion Battle of the Black Stone formally kicking off in September, the relaunched title has drawn acclaim from critics and followers.
The author posted the information on his web site, saying:
“I’m ecstatic to announce that I’ve signed a multi-year take care of Heroic Signatures to maintain writing the Conan the Barbarian month-to-month title and associated narrative improvement (occasion mini-series and Savage Sword specifically, however different stuff too) for the foreseeable future! Engaged on such an necessary character and constructing out this vibrant mythology over an extended span is each an honor and a privilege, one which I don’t take with no consideration.”
He added:
“The brand new contract I’ve signed is non-exclusive (so I’ll have work with different publishers), nevertheless it solidifies my dedication to the Hyborian Age going ahead. Like I mentioned at our Conan panel, none of this is able to have been potential with out reader and retailer assist, so thanks for serving to make my goals come true.
“Once I was a child it might have been a dream to satisfy the individuals who made Conan the Barbarian or Dungeons & Dragons. Truly being a kind of folks is stratospherically past something I may have imagined, even in these fantasy worlds.”
Zub added on social media that the multi-year deal will span at the least the following three years.
Will probably be attention-grabbing to remember that 2028 is probably when Robert E. Howard’s signature creation is predicted to enter public area. If that is certainly the case, Zub shall be among the many final creators to deal with the character earlier than the floodgates open.
At SDCC it was additionally introduced that the black and white anthology sequence Savage Sword of Conan will proceed for an additional 12 months. Initially deliberate as six bimonthly points to check the waters, sturdy retailer and reader response has given the go forward for an additional 12 months, with extra creators giving their very own spin on the character and his world. It has additionally been disclosed that Roy Thomas – who, alongside artist Barry Windsor-Smith, most famously made his mark on the Conan character at Marvel Comics within the Nineteen Seventies – is teaming up with Rob De La Torre for a function story.
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