Good news, Conan fans! Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics are pleased to announce that Conan the Barbarian will feature in Free Comic Book Day – which is also Star Wars day – May the 4th 2024.
It sounds like a good ‘un, as well, written by ‘Grim’ Jim Zub with art by Jonas Scharf. The issue in question will “launch a battle of the Black Stone event” which is set to roll out through late summer and into autumn, building on existing plotlines.
According to the description:
CONAN OF CIMMERIA is haunted by shadows, a nightmare of events glimpsed beneath dark waters of the past. The unspeakable evil foretold by THULSA DOOM looms over the Hyborian Age and every age connected to it…and it will take more than a Barbarian-King to stop its relentless march upon time, space, and sanity.
Check out the poster below:
Here’s what writer Jim Grub had to say:
In May 2023 we kicked off a brand-new era of the Hyborian Age and used Free Comic Book Day as our first charge to reach thousands of new and lapsed readers. Now, a year later, with record-breaking sales for Heroic Signatures and Titan and an energized readership, we’re back and bigger than ever.
There’s never been a Conan the Barbarian event book before, but that changes in 2024 with BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE! The mythic power at the heart of Robert E. Howard’s legendary storytelling will be unleashed. Our Free Comic Book Day prelude issue is perfect for new readers as it sets the stage for high adventure, visceral action, and eldritch horror.
Free Comic Book Day is something fans look forward to every year, and it’s always on the first Saturday of May. It’s like a tradition, or an old charter or something – and to find out where you can get your free comic book this year, check out the store locator HERE (anyone outside the US must select their country).
Will you be participating in Free Comic Book Day? And if so, which are you hoping to claim? Let me know in the comments!
