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Conan Omnibus
Conan Omnibus, Vol. 6: Savagery and Sorrow
Boasting the dazzling art of Davide Gianfelice, Brian Ching, and Paul Azaceta, and featuring the Fred Van Lente-penned "Shadows Over Kush," Conan Omnibus 6: Savagery and Sorrow offers over 400 story pages of unforgettable exploits, bone-chilling darkness, and spellbinding imagination.
The acclaimed Brian Wood adaptation of the Robert E. Howard's classic "Queen of the Black Coast" comes to its heartbreaking conclusion. Having found at long last his one true love and spiritual equal, the invincible barbarian Conan faces the one foe no warrior can defeat. But there will be little time to grieve, for death takes no holiday, and evil never dies!
The acclaimed Brian Wood adaptation of the Robert E. Howard's classic "Queen of the Black Coast" comes to its heartbreaking conclusion. Having found at long last his one true love and spiritual equal, the invincible barbarian Conan faces the one foe no warrior can defeat. But there will be little time to grieve, for death takes no holiday, and evil never dies!
448 pages, Paperback
Published September 18, 2018
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Brian Wood
1,173 books962 followersBrian Wood's history of published work includes over fifty volumes of genre-spanning original material.
From the 1500-page future war epic DMZ, the ecological disaster series The Massive, the American crime drama Briggs Land, and the groundbreaking lo-fi dystopia Channel Zero he has a 20-year track record of marrying thoughtful world-building and political commentary with compelling and diverse characters.
His YA novels - Demo, Local, The New York Four, and Mara - have made YALSA and New York Public Library best-of lists. His historical fiction - the viking series Northlanders, the American Revolution-centered Rebels, and the norse-samurai mashup Sword Daughter - are benchmarks in the comic book industry.
He's written some of the biggest franchises in pop culture, including Star Wars, Terminator, RoboCop, Conan The Barbarian, Robotech, and Planet Of The Apes. He’s written number-one-selling series for Marvel Comics. And he’s created and written multiple canonical stories for the Aliens universe, including the Zula Hendricks character.
From the 1500-page future war epic DMZ, the ecological disaster series The Massive, the American crime drama Briggs Land, and the groundbreaking lo-fi dystopia Channel Zero he has a 20-year track record of marrying thoughtful world-building and political commentary with compelling and diverse characters.
His YA novels - Demo, Local, The New York Four, and Mara - have made YALSA and New York Public Library best-of lists. His historical fiction - the viking series Northlanders, the American Revolution-centered Rebels, and the norse-samurai mashup Sword Daughter - are benchmarks in the comic book industry.
He's written some of the biggest franchises in pop culture, including Star Wars, Terminator, RoboCop, Conan The Barbarian, Robotech, and Planet Of The Apes. He’s written number-one-selling series for Marvel Comics. And he’s created and written multiple canonical stories for the Aliens universe, including the Zula Hendricks character.
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June 20, 2025
The sixth volume of the Conan Omnibus published by Dark Horse Books is entitled, "Savagery and Sorrow." The book is part of a series of graphic novels in trade paperback format with glossy, high-quality pages that imitate the Marvel Comics Savage Sword of Conan Epic stories. This is just another iteration of Robert E. Howard's work through the eyes of a different creative team.
Although Brian Wood gets top credit as the author there are numerous writers and artists that warrant credit for the volume. Fred Van Lente, and Davide Gianfelice are to a lesser degree literary collaborators whereas Massimo Carnevale's paintings deepen the beauty of that fantasy realm. Davide Gianfelice is also an artist who provides depth to the artistic offerings, but there is at least a half dozen other artists deserving mention. Paul Azaceta, Riccardo Burchielli, Brian Ching, Eduardo Francisco, Mirko Colak, Andrea Mutti, Pierluigi Baldassini, and Leandro Fernandez all add beauty to the entire visual endeavor.
The Nightmare of the Shallows, continues the stories of Conan as a pirate, traveling with Belit, the Pirate Queen, and the crew to cause mayhem everywhere they would go. These are the final stories celebrating the pirate queen that will require the addition of The Song of Belit, and Shadows over Kush. I loved this book. It was not just well-written; it was emotionally jarring.
Although Brian Wood gets top credit as the author there are numerous writers and artists that warrant credit for the volume. Fred Van Lente, and Davide Gianfelice are to a lesser degree literary collaborators whereas Massimo Carnevale's paintings deepen the beauty of that fantasy realm. Davide Gianfelice is also an artist who provides depth to the artistic offerings, but there is at least a half dozen other artists deserving mention. Paul Azaceta, Riccardo Burchielli, Brian Ching, Eduardo Francisco, Mirko Colak, Andrea Mutti, Pierluigi Baldassini, and Leandro Fernandez all add beauty to the entire visual endeavor.
The Nightmare of the Shallows, continues the stories of Conan as a pirate, traveling with Belit, the Pirate Queen, and the crew to cause mayhem everywhere they would go. These are the final stories celebrating the pirate queen that will require the addition of The Song of Belit, and Shadows over Kush. I loved this book. It was not just well-written; it was emotionally jarring.
December 14, 2023
Brian Wood. You da man!
July 22, 2020
Woe and wailing. Probably the best arc in conan I've ever read. Pick this up. Ponder it. Feel the weight of this wonderful story.
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