Conan the Barbarian: Battle Of The Black Stone

by Jim Zub, Jonas Scharf (Illustrator), Joao Canola (Illustrator)

Overview

The legendary roster of characters created by Robert E. Howard, who single-handily forged a whole new genre – sword and sorcery – are about to collide!

Spinning out of Titan and Heroic Signatures’ critically-acclaimed Conan the Barbarian comic series, this epic multi-verse event features the iconic titular hero, Dark Agnes, Solomon Kane, and a host of Howard favorites. Fans will not want to miss this!

CONAN OF CIMMERIA is haunted by shadows, living nightmares connected to a mysterious eye symbol etched in BLACK STONE. The unspeakable evil foretold by THULSA DOOM looms over the Hyborian Age and every age connected to it... and it will take more than a lone barbarian to stop its relentless march upon time, space, and sanity.




BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE, an epic new CONAN EVENT from Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics, begins HERE, from Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons) and artist Jonas Scharf (Dark X-Men, Basilisk)!

Collects Conan the Barbarian Free Comic Book Day 2024 and Battle for the Black Stone #1-4

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787743281
Publisher:	Titan
Publication date:	04/01/2025
Series:	CONAN THE BARBARIAN
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Jim Zub
Best known, apart from Conan, for Skullkickers which launched in 2010 and ran for 33 issues. He is a writer, artist, and editor who got his break in 2001 with his first comic Makeshit Miracle. He went on to write for IDW, Marvel and Cartoon Network and has written for Street Fighter, Samurai Jack, Thunderbolts, Uncanny Avengers, Dungeons and Dragons, Wolverine and created Wayward. In 2019 Zub wrote Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape which was nominated for the 2022 Eisner ‘Best Graphic Album’. Over his career he has won and been nominated for numerous awards including the Web Cartoonists’ Choice Award, Yalsa, Animex, and the Jos Shuster Canadian Comic Award for Outstanding Writer.

Jonas Scharf is a German comic book artist who has worked on Basilisk, Bone Parish, Avengers of the Wastelands, Dark X-Me, Cosmic Ghost Rider and Namor.

Editorial Reviews

"2025 Favorite of the Year" — GamingTrend Comics

10/10 "Defines the word ‘epic’ at pretty much every level…If you love Conan, if you love Solomon Kane, if you love any and all of those characters in that pulp era of adventure storytelling, this is a top notch, first class, grade-A comic." Comical Opinions

"5/5." Superhero Hype

"Really cool stuff. The art is absolutely fantastic. The story pacing is great. It all frikkin' works! What Jim Zub's been doing on Conan, it's just great." Pop Culture Philosophers

“Really dramatic scenes, brutal environments, a really great book. Just full of action and adventure and I just can’t wait to see where this book goes from here. If you’re not reading Conan, you have to be reading this one.” - Comic Culture

"One of the biggest surprises of the year. A bloody, thrilling pulp epic, with a razor-sharp sense of atmosphere and dread...an explosive example of what Conan stories can do at their best." - Comics Beat

"This book is gloriuous. I enjoyed every fiber of it...Wicked, wicked. Love it." - DC Patrol

“It builds a mystery across time and works for both new readers and long time fans. As the first event for the new launch of Robert E. Howard’s creations, it opens up a lot of possibilities of what’s to come.” - Graphic Policy

“A thrilling start to Jim Zub’s ambitious project to unite Robert E. Howard’s ‘Heroes of Man’ as they confront an ancient eldritch evil. Upon its conclusion it promises to just get better. Adding to this, it’s a must-read celebration and exploration of Howard’s creations.” - Stygian Dogs

“Phenomenal. A great starting event for this new iteration of Conan.” - Sword & Sorcery Book Club

Rue Morgue Magazine awarded CONAN THE BARBARIAN as Best Ongoing Comic Series of 2024

"Jim Zub, for the most part, is doing brand new Conan the Barbarian stories and they feel like they’re written by the hand of Robert E. Howard himself. It feels like you’re in Cimmeria, in the Hyborian age written by Robert E. Howard himself and I don’t think there’s a bigger compliment that I could give.” - Thinking Critical (Wes)

“This comic is the gold standard in how to have the very best writer, artists, colorists, letterer, and editor. What do you get with these guys? The best comic in the industry.” Thinking Critical (Drew)

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