Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword

Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword was an anthology comic published by Dark Horse Comics showcasing the exploits of Howard's heroes in new adventures and restored reprints of classic tales. All contents were based on or inspired by the works of Robert E. Howard. The series ended with issue number 10.

Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Schedule	Sporadic
Genre	Anthology
Publication date	December 2010 – April 2015

Publishing history

Issues

Issue	Date	Titles Featured	Series	Format	Story	Art	Color	Cover
1	December 22, 2010^[1]	Conan and the Jewels of Hesterm (Part One)	Conan	New comic	Paul Tobin	Wellinton Alves	Michael Atiyen	Esad Ribic
		John Silent: The Earthbound Dead	Solomon Kane	New comic	Scott Allie	Ben Dewey	Dave Stewart
		Six Guns and Scimitars: The Wild West in the Middle East	El Borak	New short story	Mark Finn	Tim Bradstreet	N/A
		Dark Agnes: Storytelling (Part One)	Dark Agnes	New comic	Marc Andreyko	Robert Atkins (pencils) Rebecca Buchman (inks)	Michelle Madsen
		Worms of the Earth	Bran Mak Morn	Reprint comic	Roy Thomas	Barry Windsor-Smith & Tim Conrad	Jim Campbell
2	May 25, 2011^[2]	El Borak: The Incident at Hakim's Rest	El Borak	New comic	Mark Finn	Greg Scott	Grant Goleash	Tim Bradstreet & Grant Goleash
		Dark Agnes: Storytelling (Part Two)	Dark Agnes	New comic	Marc Andreyko	Robert Atkins (pencils) Rebecca Buchman (inks)	Michelle Madsen
		Sailor Steve Costigan: A New Game for Costigan	Sailor Steve Costigan	New comic	Joe Casey	Pop Mhan	José Villarrubia
		Sea Curse	The Faring Town Saga	Reprint short story	Robert E. Howard	Tim Seeley	N/A
		The Valley of the Worm	James Allison	Reprint comic	Ron Thomas & Gerry Conway	Gil Kane (pencils) Ernie Chua (inks)	Dan Jackson
		Conan and the Jewels of Hesterm (Part Two)	Conan	New comic	Paul Tobin	Wellinton Alves	Michael Atiyen
3	October 19, 2011^[3]	Conan and the Jewels of Hesterm (Part Three)	Conan	New comic	Paul Tobin	Wellinton Alves	Michael Atiyen	Gerald Parel
		The Sonora Kid: Knife, Bullet, and Noose (Part One)	The Sonora Kid	New comic	Jeremy Barlow	Tony Parker	Brian Miller
		Brule: The Spear and the Siren (Part One)	Brule	New comic	David Lapham	Fabio Cobiaco	Dan Jackson
		Steve Harrison: Pinot Noir	Steve Harrison	New comic	Joshua Williamson	Patric Reynolds	Dan Jackson
		Kull: The Vale of Shadow (Part One)	Kull	Reprint comic	Alan Zelenetz	Tony de Zuniga	Michael Heisler
4	March 14, 2012^[4]	Brule: The Spear and the Siren (Part Two)	Brule	New comic	David Lapham	Fabio Cobiaco	Dan Jackson	Cary Nord & Dave Stewart
		The Sonora Kid: Knife, Bullet, and Noose (Part Two)	The Sonora Kid	New comic	Jeremy Barlow	Tony Parker	Brian Miller
		Conan: White Death	Conan	New comic	Pete Doree	Sean Phillips
		The Thing on the Roof	Cthulhu Mythos	New comic	Dave Land	M.S. Corley
		Kull: The Vale of Shadow (Part Two)	Kull	Reprint comic	Alan Zelenetz	Tony de Zuniga	Michael Heisler
5	August 15, 2012^[5]	Bran Mak Morn: Men of the Shadows (Part One)	Bran Mak Morn	New comic	Ian Edginton	Richard Pace	Moose Baumann	Raymond Swanland
		In the Forest of Villefere	De Montour	New comic	Steve Niles	Chris Mitten	Michelle Madsen
		King Conan: Two Birds...	Conan	New comic	Howard Chaykin		Jesus Aburto
		Dark Agnes: Sword Woman (Part One)	Dark Agnes	New comic	Paul Tobin	Francesco Francavilla
		Kings of the Night	Bran Mak Morn / Kull	Reprint comic	Roy Thomas	David Wenzel	Jim Campbell
6	November 27, 2013^[6]	Conan: Sargasso of Sand	Conan	New comic	John Jackson Miller	Philip Tan	Jason Paz and Moose Baumann	Francesco Francavilla
		Dark Agnes: Sword Woman (Part Two)	Dark Agnes	New comic	Paul Tobin	Aaron McConnell
		Bran Mak Morn: Men of the Shadows (Part Two)	Bran Mak Morn	New comic	Ian Edginton	Richard Pace	Moose Baumann
		Conan: Demons of the Summit	Conan	Reprint comic	Roy Thomas (Adapted from Björn Nyberg)	Tony de Zuniga	Jim Campbell
		Conan: Child of Sorcery	Conan	Reprint comic	Roy Thomas (Adapted from Christy Marx)	Ernie Chan	Jim Campbell
7	January 29, 2014^[7]	Dark Agnes: Sword Woman (Part Three)	Dark Agnes	New comic	Paul Tobin	Aaron McConnell		Nic Klein
		Breckinridge Elkins: Mountain Man (Part One)	Breckinridge Elkins	New comic	Gary Chaloner
		Bran Mak Morn: Men of the Shadows (Part Three)	Bran Mak Morn	New comic	Ian Edginton	Richard Pace	Moose Baumann
		Conan: The Bargain	Conan	New comic	Jai Nitz	Kevin MacGuire	Rosemary Cheetham
		Island of Pirates' Doom	Valeria	Reprint comic	Roy Thomas	John Buscema & Danny Bulanadi	Jim Campbell
8	June 11, 2014^[8]	Solomon Kane: Maid of Winter's Night	Solomon Kane	New comic	Dan Jolley	John Nadeau		Philip Tan & Romulo Fajardo Jr.
		Daily Hyborean Life	Conan	New comic	John Arcudi	Franck Biancarelli
		Conrad and Kirowan: A Book and its Cover (Part One)	Conrad and Kirowan	New comic	Paul Tobin	Alberto Alburquerque	Montse Martín
		Breckinridge Elkins: Mountain Man (Part Two)	Breckinridge Elkins	New comic	Gary Chaloner
		The Tower of the Elephant	Conan	Reprint comic	Roy Thomas	John Buscema & Alfredo Alcala	Moose Baumann
9	September 24, 2014^[9]	Conan: Den of the Pleasure Goddess	Conan	New comic	Jim Mitchell	Freddie Williams II		Ariel Olvetti
		Sailor Steve Costigan: Paper Tiger	Sailor Steve Costigan	New comic	Arie Kaplan	Douglas Franchin	Aris Aguiar
		Conrad and Kirowan: A Book and its Cover (Part Two)	Conrad and Kirowan	New comic	Paul Tobin	Alberto Alburquerque	Montse Martín
		Breckinridge Elkins: Mountain Man (Part Three)	Breckinridge Elkins	New comic	Gary Chaloner
		Conan: Black Colossus	Conan	Reprint comic	Roy Thomas	John Buscema & Alfredo Alcala	Jim Campbell
10	April 1, 2015^[10]	Conan: Night of the Wolves	Conan	New comic	John Ostrander	Andy Kuhn	Nick Filardi	Benjamin Carré
		The Gods of Bal-Sagoth (Part One)	Black Turlogh	New comic	Alex de Campi	Marc Laming	Warren Wucinich
		Solomon Kane: The Sea Dog's Tale	Solomon Kane	New comic	Ron Marz	Rich Clark
		Demon in a Silvered Glass	Kull	Reprint comic	Doug Moench	John Bolton	Jim Campbell

Collections

Volume	Collects	Cover	Published	ISBN
1	From Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #1-4: Conan and the Jewels of Hesterm John Silent: The Earthbound Dead Six Guns and Scimitars: The Wild West in the Middle East El Borak: The Incident at Hakim's Rest Dark Agnes: Storytelling Sailor Steve Costigan: A New Game for Costigan Sea Curse The Sonora Kid: Knife, Bullet, and Noose Brule: The Spear and the Siren Steve Harrison: Pinot Noir The Thing on the Roof Conan: White Death	Gerald Parel	January 9, 2013	978-1-61655-075-2^[11]
2	From Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #5-8	Raymond Swanland	January 21, 2015	978-1-61655-680-8^[12]

References

1. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #1". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
2. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #2". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
3. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #3". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
4. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #4". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
5. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #5". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
6. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #6". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
7. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #7". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
8. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #8". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
9. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #9". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
10. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #10". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
11. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword Volume 1 TPB". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
12. "Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword TPB Vol. 2". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 1 April 2019.