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Conan the Barbarian - Colossal Edition

by John Buscema, Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane & others

CONAN THE BARBARIAN - COLOSSAL EDITION is an Artist's Edition-style oversized 12 x 17 book that features 190+ pages of full-size scans of the original comic art pages pulled from throughout the original classic run of CONAN comics and magazines. Gathered into one beautiful hardcover for the first time ever, explore the timeless works by legendary Conan artists John Buscema, Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane, and a host of others in the most vivid detail possible!

In collaboration with Zoop, we present three special covers by JIM LEE, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH and JOHN BUSCEMA (a wraparound cover), with a limited amount signed by the legendary ROY THOMAS!

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Jim Lee High Quality Conan Art Print

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The Book

 
Return to an age undreamed of — witness kingdoms shining like never before, and voyage with a black-haired, sullen-eyed reaver with mirths and melancholies that have literally never been this big! Pulled from throughout the original legendary run of CONAN comics and magazines, gathered into one place for the first time ever, timeless works by the greatest chroniclers of the Hyborian Age are assembled in CONAN THE BARBARIAN - COLOSSAL EDITION!

Boasting more than 190 pages of original art reproduced at their original size, allowing every detail to sing — every muscle, every sword, every drop of blood and bead of sweat — the book presents glorious full-color reproductions of the original art, from inked lineart to beautiful gray washes, and even vivid paintings from the Cimmerian’s comic book adventures.
 
Art this good needs a worthy presentation — and master designer IAN CHALGREN (as seen on Cartoon Kayfabe) pulled out all the stops, with brand-new text pieces by writer, editor, and comics historian CHRIS RYALL (Mighty Marvel Calendar Book: A Visual History), and an original introduction by ROY THOMAS, unparalleled scribe of these timeless tales of the world’s most popular barbarian.

CONAN THE BARBARIAN - COLOSSAL EDITION is divided into three sections; the first three each shine a torchlight on the work of one of the greatest sword-and-sorcery artists of all time: JOHN BUSCEMA, GIL KANE, and BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH. Each section pulls pages from the decades of incomparable artistry that filled the pages of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, KING CONAN, THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN, GIANT-SIZE CONAN, SAVAGE TALES, WHAT IF, CONAN THE BARBARIAN MOVIE SPECIAL, and more!
 
Each artist’s section is presented in chronological order, so you can see how their individual approaches changed over the course of decades, all bracketing the centerpiece of this collection — the complete story “DEVIL-WINGS OVER SHADIZAR” from CONAN THE BARBARIAN #6 by ROY THOMAS, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, and SAL BUSCEMA, with every page presented in full incredible detail.
 
The book concludes with an extended section of key pages by other incredible artists — some regularly associated with CONAN and some thrilling surprises, including: ART ADAMS, NEAL ADAMS, ALFREDO ALCALA, ENRIQUE ALCATENA, ERNIE CHAN, HOWARD CHAYKIN, JOE CHOIDO, TIM CONRAD, GEOF ISHERWOOD, GARY KWAPISZ, JIM LEE, ESTEBAN MAROTO, JOHN MCCREA, RUDY NEBRES, ALEX NINO, KEVIN NOWLAN, TONY SALMONS, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, ALEX TOTH, and JORGE ZAFFINO.

In collaboration with Zoop, we present three special covers by JIM LEE, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH and JOHN BUSCEMA (a wraparound cover), with a limited amount signed by the legendary ROY THOMAS!
 
Finally, some important details:
 

• This book will be printed and packaged with the same printer as all Artist’s Editions and at the highest quality that comic art fans have come to expect.

 

• This book is only getting one printing, and this campaign is the best way to get it, whether you be a fan or comic retailer. It will not be re-printed. So THIS IS IT, your one chance to add this prestigious book to your coffee table!

 

 

COLOSSAL EDITION SIZE vs. STANDARD COMIC SIZE:

 

Preview Pages

John Buscema

 

Gil Kane

 

Barry Windsor-Smith

 

 

Neal Adams  /  Howard Chaykin

 

Jim Lee  /  Arthur Adams

 

Alfredo Alcala  /  Tim Conrad

 

Alex Nino  /  Jorge Zaffino

 

Geof Isherwood  /  Alex Toth

Art Prints

Jim Lee  /  John Buscema  /  Neal Adams  /  Bill Sienkiewicz

 

About

Conan the Barbarian - Colossal Edition is being published by PAN-UNIVERSAL GALACTIC WORLDWIDE, a Southern California-based creative production company specializing in custom publishing, talent consulting, and creating the best comics, games, prose, art books, RPGs and more. PUG-W’s leadership includes CEO John Nee, a highly experienced transmedia executive and entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in comics, video games, tabletop games, and collectibles at DC, Image, Marvel and Cryptozoic, and Editor-In-Chief John Barber, former writer and editor at IDW and Marvel.
 

 

© 2023 Conan Properties International LLC (“CPI”). CONAN, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, CONAN THE CIMMERIAN, HYBORIA, THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN, and related logos, characters, names, and distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of CPI. Heroic Signatures is a trademark of Cabinet Licensing LLC. Based on the Conan character, property, and universe owned by Conan Properties International LLC

Timeline

The finishing touches are being made on the book design, and it will be going to the printer within one month of the end of the campaign. Expected delivery time to our fulfillment center is roughly four months from approve-to-print date, so we're planning on a Spring 2024 fulfillment.

 

Zoop will keep supporters updated throughout this printing and fulfillment process.

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Please use the notes section in the last checkout step or you could e-mail us at hello@wearezoop.com with that info during the campaign if you'd like to get it out of the way. Otherwise, we'll be reaching out to all supporters of rewards that require feedback shortly after the campaign is over.

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