Alan Zelenetz

The Chronicles of Conan Volume 19 collects "Deathmark," which mixes tattoos, severed arms, and a decades-old grudge into a gruesome mystery, and "Tower of Mitra," where a magically endowed beauty, seen in a previous Jones Conan story, returns to help defeat a demonic harpy. Writers Mary Jo Duffy, Alan Zelenetz, and Michael Fleisher also contribute one-shot stories to this collection, which finds Conan facing the Dragon of Solvanthia, numerous witches and wizards, rat demons, bloodthirsty swordsmen, and his own son by a priestess of the Cimmerian wilderness! * This volume collects Conan the Barbarian issues #143 to #150.

He is known as “The Great Devil”—Heku, warlord of the eastern kingdoms, commander of a horde likened to the sands upon the earth. More than conquest, Heku desires the return of his son, Kobe, once coldly given as a gift to a king but now Conan’s comrade and unwilling to return to his father’s evil embrace. All Kobe has between him and Heku’s host is his sword and Conan’s friendship, a bond stronger than steel! Collects Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian #206–#214 and Handbook of the Conan Universe, never before collected.

When reports of an ambush upon a diplomatic party led by his son reach the barbarian king, news of his son’s death cuts Conan deeper than any blade. Conan’s melancholy threatens to tear his kingdom apart at a time when his mighty hand is needed most. Collects King Conan #16-#20.

Blinded by grief and rage, Conan the king has let matters of state fall by the wayside as he mourns the apparent death of his son and heir, Conn. The barbarian king’s erratic behavior and the void of leadership is troubling, but where some see a kingdom on the brink of chaos, others see an opportunity to seize the moment and pull the reins of power from the preoccupied monarch’s hands. Dead hands, that is! Collects Conan the King #21-#25.

“The queen is troubled.” After the loss of the barbarian king’s son, Conan’s dark mood draws him further each day from his kingdom and his beloved queen. Can twenty years of regal life quell Conan’s savage nature, or will he abandon hearth and home for the call of the wild? Collects Conan the King issues#26-#30.

When Kull the Conqueror was relaunched in 1982, the finest fantasy artists and writers were assembled to bring all of Kull’s barbaric rage to a new generation of fans! The legendary John Buscema and John Bolton lend their pencils to acclaimed writers Bruce Jones and Doug Moench’s epic tales of precataclysm warfare and political intrigue. This volume collects four giant, forty-eight-page Kull stories, including “Eye of the Tigress,” about an ambitious warrior woman with a tiger’s strength and ties to Kull’s past; “The Blood of Kings,” which tells of an Atlantean invasion of Valusian soil, and more! * The Chronicles of Kull Volume 4: The Blood of Kings and Other Stories reprints Kull the Conqueror Volume 2 #1 and #2, and Kull the Conqueror Volume 3 #1 and #2 with their original colors digitally remastered and restored!

Kull slew a bloody-handed king to free Valusia from his tyranny, but that act turned out to be the easiest of Kull's reign. King slaying is something of a sport for the upper crust of the jealous Valusian nobility, who have designs of their own for Kull. His sovereignty is threatened from without as well; evil mages, eldritch spirits, plague, and serpent-men would see Kull to an early grave. This volume reprints Kull the Conqueror Volume 3 #3 through #10 with their original colors digitally restored!

Collects What If (1977-1984 1st Series) #36-47.

More alternate-reality questions are answered!

Imagine a world where the Fantastic Four never gained their powers - or one where Stephen Strange never became Master of the Mystic Arts! Consider the fates of the Thing and the Beast if they continued to mutate - or Spider-Man if Uncle Ben had lived! Picture Conan the Barbarian meeting Thor - or finding himself stranded in the 20th century for good! The Hulk goes berserk, Susan Richards dies in childbirth, Nova makes a life-changing decision and Galactus turns the Silver Surfer back into Norrin Radd! But what if Loki had found Mjolnir before his brother - and what if the Marvel Universe ceased to exist?!

Plus: Thought-provoking tales featuring Daredevil, the Sub-Mariner, the Avengers and more!

"What If Thor of Asgard Had Met Conan the Barbarian?" Robert E. Howard never wrote 'em like this! The letters page contains an Elektra sketch by Frank Miller.

"What if Destiny had Not Destroyed Atlantis?", During a battle with Destiny, who was attempting to destroy Atlantis using his Helmet of Power, Namor the Sub-Mariner managed to defeat Destiny and he then swam to the bottom of the ocean, where he buried the Helmet of Power into the ground; While Namor was away, his cousin Byrrah manipulated the Emperor Thakorr into giving up his throne; Using the signet ring given to him by Thakorr, Byrrah used his newfound regent status to imprison Princess Fen, the mother of Namor; Following the imprisonment, Byrrah struck a deal with Warlord Krang to give Krang power in exchange for his service, followed by a similar deal struck up with the High Priest Kormok of the Temple of Neptune. Later that evening, Byrrah spoke to the populace of Atlantis against Namor the Sub-Mariner, turning them against the Avenging Son. 

Collects What If (1977-1984 1st Series) #33-38. Iron Man stuck in time and Dazzler stuck in space! Elektra lives, Yellowjacket dies! The FF if they never got powers and Nova if he never lost them! Mortals, mutants and monsters - plus early yet brief resurrections of Phoenix and Captain Marvel, along with many other alternate oddities! All part of Marvel's sixth collection of quantum continuity! Secrets of past, future and sideways revealed! Featuring Howard the Duck, Obnoxio the Clown, Aunt May and more!

Collects What If (1977-1984 1st Series) #40-42, 44-47 and material from WHAT IF? #43. In the life of every hero, there are crucial choices made and victories narrowly achieved. But what if things happened another way? What if Uncle Ben survived, and Aunt May died? What if the Invisible Girl died in child birth? What if Loki found the hammer of Thor? See your favorite heroes in worlds that never were! Featuring the Sub-Mariner, the Hulk, Dr. Strange, Captain America, Phoenix and more!