Conan the Barbarian: The Original Comics Omnibus Vol.7 - Hardcover

by Don Kraar (Author), John Buscema (Illustrator), Alfredo Alcala (Illustrator)

The greatest hero in sword-and-sorcery history!
This epic omnibus chronicles the on-going adventures of the legend that is Conan and features over 680 pages of digitally remastered artwork and a bonus section of rarely seen artwork.

The seventh volume in this popular Omnibus series collects the first half of Christopher J. Priest's legendary run on Conan the Barbarian as he assembles a cast of engaging supporting characters around Conan, including the haunted Tetra and the courageous Captain Delmuro, sending them in pursuit of treasure held by the wicked thief, Keiv. Priest also introduces to the color series one of the great super-villains in Marvel's Conan mythos - the Devourer of Souls. The dark reaver is one of Conan's most formidable foes, and their legendary battles begin here!

This 7th volume collects issues Conan the Barbarian (1970) #172-194, Conan the Barbarian Annual (1973) #10-11.

Author Biography

CHRISTOPHER J. PRIEST (AKA JIM OWSLEY)
Best known for his pioneering work on Black Panther in the late 90s, Priest (as Jim Owsley) entered the comics industry as a Marvel Comics intern in 1978. He joined Marvel's editorial staff in 1979, working for Paul Laikin as a managing editor on Crazy Magazine and becoming the first African American editor in mainstream comics. He next became assistant editor for Larry Hama on the Conan titles. As a writer, Owsley/Priest worked on the series Conan the Barbarian, King Conan, The Ray, Steel, Deadpool, and Black Panther. He co-created the series Quantum and Woody, Xero, and The Crew, among others.

DON KRAAR
Comic book writer, broke into comics as a writer in the early 1970s with short stories for DC's anthology titles. He became one of the mainstays of Marvel's Conan comics line in the '80s with work on The Savage Sword of Conan, two Conan graphic novels and an extended run on Conan the King that saw the character expand his empire.

JOHN BUSCEMA
Best known for his run on the series The Avengers and The Silver Surfer, and for over 200 stories featuring the sword-and-sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian, which he took the pencilling from Barry Windsor Smith. In addition, he pencilled at least one issue of nearly every major Marvel title, including long runs on two of the company's top Magazines, Fantastic Four and Thor.
In 1978 he collaborated with Stan Lee to produce the book How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way which has never been out of print and still remains one of the best books available on the subject of drawing comics.

His list of credits runs into the hundreds and includes such legendary characters as Doc Savage, The Punisher, Daredevil, Captain America, Deathlok and Tarzan.

He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2002.