The Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Comics Omnibus Vol.7 - Hardcover

by Michael Fleisher (Author), John Buscema (Illustrator), Alfredo Alcala (Illustrator)

More savage, brutal and epic in scope than its sister title Conan the Barbarian.

Volume 7 sees Conan doing what he does best, slaughtering, pillaging and wenching. This Omnibus edition is packed with Conan classics, with stories by Michael Fleisher and art by all-time legendary John Buscema!

Savage Sword enters an exciting new era with the first appearance of one of Conan's deadliest super-villain adversaries, Wrarrl, better known as the Devourer of Souls! He earned that title by consuming the life force of anyone standing in his way - but he never met a foe as ardent as Conan! Their iconic battle is the first of several engagements between the two in Marvel Conan lore. And returning to menace Conan is another of his legendary rogue's gallery, Captain Bor'aqh Sharaq, believed to be dead but hunting Conan on a quest for vengeance! Showcasing double-length stories written almost exclusively by Michael Fleisher and featuring artwork from John Buscema as the lead artist with assists from Nestor Redondo, Ernie Chan. Also featuring art from Val Mayerik and Alfredo Alcala, with inks by Ernie Chan, Pablo Marcos, Ruby Nebres and Vince Colletta.

This volume collects: Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #88-101

Author Biography

MICHAEL LAWRENCE FLEISHER
Fleisher was a writer known for his DC Comics of the 1970s and 1980s, particularly for the characters Spectre and Jonah Hex. Michael also wrote three volumes of The Encyclopaedia of Comic Books Heroes. His first story published in 1972 "Death at Castle Dunbar" in Secrets of Sinister House #5. Went on to write for House of Mystery and House of Secrets. He scripted Shade, the Changing Man in the late 1970s, and contributed to the Batman mythos in the early 1980s. He was responsible for writing the origin of The Penguin.

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.