SINCE RELAUNCHING CONAN The Barbarian last year, writer Jim Zub has been building towards something much larger, seeding supernatural subplots in Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures’ monthly title that are now being realised in miniseries Battle Of The Black Stone, which also involves several other Robert E Howard characters.
“The plan right from the start was to create a classic sword and sorcery comic readers could enjoy, but also reward them with bigger plot movements and unexpected pay-offs and synergies if they stuck around