The Savage Sword of Conan Vol. 3

Savage Sword of Conan 2024 - #7-9

by Roy Thomas, Chris Burnham (Artist), Marco Rudy (Artist)

CONAN RETURNS! UNLEASHED, UNBRIDLED AND UNCENSORED!
This third volume is sure to satisfy fans of the iconic hero and Robert E. Howard’s fantasy universe!

Comprising the very best comic industry talent, including legend Roy Thomas and fan favorite Roberto de la Torre, a myriad of writers and artists create a spectacular array of beautifully illustrated Black and White comic strips and pin-ups, as well as poems, short stories and essays!

The Savage Sword of Conan returns from Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics. This third volume collects issues 7-9 of the stunning new Savage Sword of Conan magazine.

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #7
ROY THOMAS RETURNS TO CONAN!

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN begins its barbaric second year from Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics!

Featuring the return of legendary writer Roy Thomas with artist Roberto de la Torre for a ferocious Conan tale, a new Howardian character – BRECKENRIDGE ELKINS (from Zircher/Hernandez), a behind-the-scenes look at Conan’s upcoming appearance in NetherRealm’s Mortal Kombat 1, tantalizing covers from Alex Horley and Sean Joyce, an array of incredible pin-ups, and more – Issue 7 kicks off the second year of SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN in stunning style!

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #8
Witness a death-defying duel from the legendary Liam Sharp, a cave-crawling adventure from Dennis Culver and Chris Burnham, a mysterious Bêlit story from writer Joseph Pruett and artist Goran Parlov, and a dreamlike journey from Fred Kennedy and Marco Rudy. Once again feel the excitement of a new Howardian character – CORMAC FITZGEOFFREY (from Davission/Fafner)

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #9
Featuring writer/artist Patch Zircher slashing into the Hyborian Age with a tale of high adventure starring Conan and Valeria, a high-stakes assassination story starring KULL from writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Sean Chen, instant classic covers from Alex Horley and the late Neal Adams, a short prose story from John C. Hocking, incredible pin-ups and more.

Kindle Edition

Published October 7, 2025

About the author

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.

Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another exemplary volume of the current Savage Sword run. The variety of stories remains strong with lesser-known Howard characters and similar pastiche figures filling in the edges around a couple of longer Conan stories (and a handful of medium-length ones too). The art provides a selection of styles that all bring something interesting to the table (especially Rob de la Torre, who is perhaps the greatest living Conan artist or is at least up there with Boris Vallejo). Every once in a while, the conceit of the black and white art feels less like a feature and more of a limitation resulting in something that is either more muddy or vague than it needs to be, but it's a small price to pay for keeping the Savage Sword formula ticking along.