This entry really doesn’t count in my yet to be finished Dark Horse Conan analysis, but I wanted to squeeze it in here because Conan the Cimmarean #0 has just recently been released. Of course, I am mentioning it because it is an excellent read and one well worth picking up.

Now, some may wonder why Conan the Barbarian was "cancelled" and this new series was launched. The reason (as explained in CtC #0) is that Robert E. Howard broke Conan's years into three segments: the wandering youth years, the adult years and then the King Conan years. This second series picks up where the early days of young Conan end and centers on a wiser, more mature Conan who is approaches life with the experience that his youthful travels provided him.

Once again, the previous series really knocked the ball out of the park with excellent storytelling that was both mature in narrative structure but still had the feel of an old school Conan comic.

Really, folks, you need to pick up anything from Dark Horse with the word "Conan" on it.