SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2006
FIRST LOOKS
FIRST LOOK: CONAN: BOOK OF THOTH #4
Conan: Book of Thoth #4 will arrive in stores on June 21 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Kurt Busiek and Len Wein, with art and cover by Kelley Jones.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the issue:
"Ancient evil dawns upon the land of Stygia in this horrifying conclusion to the origin of Conan's greatest adversary, Thoth-amon! After a lifetime of scheming plots, bloody rituals, and murderous betrayals, Thoth-amon achieves his dark destiny as a dreaded sorcerer of the snake-god Set, and his ultimate display of power will devastate a nation and test the will of those dedicated to protecting a world lost and broken. It is the birth of a darkness beyond reckoning, and an unexpected finale to a story that has permanent ramifications for the Conan mythos! "
Conan: Book of Thoth #4 will be 32 pages and will cost $4.99.
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CONAN #29
Conan #29 will arrive in stores on June 21 from Dark Horse Comics. The issue is written by Mike Mignola, with art by Cary Nord and a cover by Tony Harris.
Here's how Dark Horse describes the book:
"Hellboy creator Mike Mignola takes over writing duties on Conan for a three-part story adapting one of Robert E. Howard's legendary "lost" story fragments, "The Hall of the Dead. Pursued by a small army, Conan heads for shelter in the ancient ruins of a forgotten city, lured by a flimsy rumor of treasure. Instead, he finds the fallen idols of twisted gods and a lot of croaking creatures. Luckily, frogs are no match for a Cimmerian . . . right?"
Conan #29 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.99.
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