New Releases by Roy Thomas

Classic Sword and Sorcery action! An all new series reprinting classic Red Sonja tales! Continuing the incredible story ("The Ring of Ikribu" from Savage Sword of Conan) by the legendary Roy Thomas, joined by artist Esteban Maroto. Remastered in color for the first time ever!

The third volume in the best-selling collection featuring the classic Marvel Comics adventures of the She Devil With a Sword! Presenting the definitive and remastered versions of Red Sonja #8 through #15, featuring the work of Roy Thomas and Frank Thorne, the classic tales are collected here for the very first time! Part of the Red Sonja 35th Anniversary Event.

Celebrate the birthday of the book that made a Giant-Size impact on comics! Revisit the fateful day that Professor X gathered an all-new, all-different, multinational mix of mutants u0097 as Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Banshee, Sunfire, Thunderbird and some guy named Wolverine unite with Cyclops in the rescue tale that ushered in four decades of uncanny adventures! See how the original team reacted to the newly expanded roster! Learn the tragic histories of Colossus and Wolverine! Ask yourself u0093What If?u0094 they all died or never even met! And savor the explosive epic that revealed the groupu0092s true deadly genesis and the ill-fated existence of a previous team! Collecting: Giant-Size X-Men #1 and #3-4, Classic X-Men #1, X-Men Origins: Colossus #1, X-Men Origins: Wolverine #1, X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1-6, What If? (1989) #9 and #23, and material from X-Men Gold #1.

Collects Avengers (1963) #41-50, Avengers Annual #1. Prince of Power, Hercules goes mano-a-mano with the Dragon Man; Captain America mixes it up with the Russian Red Guardian for the Red, White and Blue; the entire dag-blamed Avengers battle the Super-Adaptoid; Goliath and the Wasp face a blast from their shrinkingpast as they fight the Whirlwind. And a hero redeems the role of the Black Knight only to have the Avengers lose their teammates, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, to Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants-it''s a cosmic balance, bub! And let us not forget, Avengers past and present joining together in combat against a sextet of baddies built up by the Mandarin.

The android Avenger goes solo! His memories downloaded and stolen, a partially amnesiac Vision must seek help from the reluctant granddaughter of his creator, Professor Phineas T. Horton, to defeat a technological terror programmed by the Nazis during World War II to cause fear and death from the skies. Created using technology stolen from Professor Horton, the newly escaped Gremlin will not be denied its mission in the present day, even if it must reprogram and erase the Vision''s very humanity in the process! Collects: Avengers Icons: The Vision #1-4, plus "Behold, the Vision," the spooky synthezoid''s fantastic first appearance from Avengers #57, written by Roy Thomas and penciled by John Buscema!

The third and final volume in Dynamite Entertainment''s Red Sonja Art Edition line dedicated to fantasy illustration''s shining star, Frank Thorne! The defining She-Devil artist shares his original storyboards from the issue #7 through #11 of the acclaimed 1970s Red Sonja comic book series. Scanned in high-resolution color and printed at original size, this gorgeous hardcover collection preserves every detail of the artist''s meticulous skill and hard work, while simultaneously presenting a complete storyline for all to enjoy.

Sightless in a Strange Land! Red Lace: Part Two. Originally published in the Marvel Comics'' series "Red Sonja: She Devil With a Sword #12

Marvel Premiere (1972) 1-2, Warlock (1972) 1-8, Incredible Hulk (1968) 176-178

Collects Invaders (1975) #23-41, Invaders (1993) #1-4, Giant-Size Invaders #2, What If? (1977) #4.

Collects Saga of the Sub-Mariner #1-12, Saga of the Original Human Torch #1-4.

The Justice League of America teams up with their heroic predecesors, The Justice Society of America, in this new collection featuring three adventures that have never been reprinted before. First, the two teams face the threat of Gorilla Grodd andthe Secret Society of Super-Villains. Then, the JLA and JSA battle alongside the All-Star Squadron against the Crime Syndicate. In the third epic in this book, the teams take on the Crime Champions of Earth-1. These classic tales are collected here in CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS VOL. 6. Includes JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #195-197, #207-209 and ALL-STAR SQUADRON #14-15.

The man who brought Conan to comics, legendary writer Roy Thomas, returns to scripting the Cimmerian''''s exploits! The journey down the fabled Road of Kings is a treacherous one, filled with monsters, angry victims of Conan''''s light fingers, and other thieving highwaymen. While Conan becomes caught up in palace intrigue along the way, a slaver kidnaps his companion Olivia, determined to collect a ransom from her royal father! Collecting Conan: Road of Kings #1-6, this volume contains some of the most thrilling Conan stories ever printed!

The secret origin of the Red Tornado continues! T.O. Morrow continues to try to crack the secrets of the android as the Justice League faces off against the Tornado Tyrant and the Tornado Champion!

Graphic novel adaption of Wilde''s story in which a portrait of a youthful Dorian Gray allows him to stay forever young.

Presents a graphic novel adaptation of the Homeric epic recounting the triumphs and defeats of the Greek and Trojan heroes.

Retells, in comic book format, Alexandre Dumas'' tale of political intrigue, romance, and adventure in seventeenth-century France.

Editing and charting Conan''s course in the influential Savage Sword of Conan magazine, Roy Thomas led a phenomenal assemblage of talented illustrators boldly through the end of the seventies and into the eighties, unfettered by page counts and the limiting thumb of the Comics Code. Thomas scripted the continuing adventures of Conan, drawing from Robert E. Howard''s original tales-along with other Conan adventures-and working with such esteemed artists as John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Ernie Colon, Klaus Janson, and the amazing Gil Kane! The Savage Sword of Conan brought the world thrilling adaptations of "Sons of the White Wolf," "The Legions of the Dead," and "The Treasure of Tranicos." The real treasure in this massive tome, however, is the sprawling, ambitious adaptation of the Conan the Buccaneer novel by the powerhouse team of Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Tony DeZuniga! This volume is sure to deliver brutal barbarian violence as well as horrific, chilling surprises. * This volume collects Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian issues 37 to 48.

Caught in the crossfire, Earth has become the staging ground for a conflict of star-spanning proportions! For those eternal intergalactic enemies, the merciless Kree and the shape-changing Skrulls, have gone to war, and our planet is situated on the front lines! Can Earth''s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, bring about an end to the fighting before humanity becomes a casualty of war? And what good are even a dozen super-powered champions against the vast military machines of two of the great empires of the cosmos? The key to victory lies with the expatriate Kree Captain Mar-Vell and his human host, honorary Avenger Rick Jones! Collecting Avengers (1963) #89-97.

Conan faces his most arduous adventure yet as he matches his wits and brawn against the very forces of nature itselfno small task, even for a man who''s done battle with wizards, otherworldly beasts, and ancient gods. But will the strength of steel really be enough against such powers? All this plus the tenth anniversary story by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, this volume marks the end of an eracollecting the final issues of Roy Thomas''s celebrated run on Conan the Barbarian. Featuring completely remastered color, this volume is a must for fans of classic sword and sorcery! * Collects Conan the Barbarian Issues # 108-115.

Conan and Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast, reunite with their pirate crew aboard the Tigress only to be drawn into the vermininfested swamps of Stygia. In the dark depths of this haunted land, they battle for their lives amidst stately pleasure gardens transformed into treacherous dens of deceit. There, a twisted beastking reigns supreme, his hordes of abominations descending mercilessly upon the Cimmerian and his lover. Together, the two shall face monstrous mancrabs and a sultry seawitch, but when an ancient secret is unleashed it means only one thing for a member of their heroic partydeath! * Featuring ten more issues from the famed Roy Thomas/John Buscema run on Conan the Barbarian, stories showcasing Conan''s adventures with Bêlit the ShePirate, one of Robert E. Howard''s most powerful and beloved female characters.

So it was written, so it shall be. The coming foretold, sealed into the hands of fate by the lips of the prophets from another time. The mystery is revealed and the great plan will now come to its fruition! Its number shall be three. From the far horizons, across the deepest reaches of the ethereal gulf, the thunderous echo of its name shall be heard! PENNY ARCADE! Penny Arcade, the most powerful webcomic in the universe, returns! The third volume of this cultural and supernatural phenomenon, The Warsun Prophecies, brings you every Penny Arcade strip published online in 2002 A.D., encased with the dark secrets of the mad prophets known as Gabe and Tycho. Behold! It has been foretold!

This contains the tales from Red Sonja issues #1-7, presented in glorious, fully re-mastered color. These tales are where it all begins, and help set the stage for the current Red Sonja series! This is a must have collection of never before reprinted material, featuring a cover Frank Thorne. Plus, legendary Red Sonja writer and former Editor-in-Chief Roy Thomas provides an introduction!

A failed assassination attempt brings into Freeman’s possession Muramasa, the Devil’s Sword, an ancient samurai blade that brings misfortune and death to any who possess it. Wishing to spare Freeman and tame the sword’s malevolent spirit, Tiger Orchid, Freeman’s wife, takes the blade to Kowloon to train with a legendary swordmaster. But she’ll need to find him in Kowloon Castle, a slum so riddled with crime and destitution that it does not officially exist. But its dangers are all too real, and even a possessed sword may not be enough to stop a gun-toting criminal army bent on selling Tiger Orchid into slavery! Written by the legendary Kazuo Koike, creator of Lone Wolf and Cub, and illustrated by the incomparable Ryoichi Ikegami, Crying Freeman is adult manga at its most challenging: dark, violent, morally complex, erotically charged and regarded worldwide as one of the classics of adult graphic fiction.

Volume four collects the end of Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith''s seminal run on Conan the Barbarian. As with any collaboration between two extremely talented artists, before their partnership on Conan came to an end, Thomas and Windsor-Smith were producing the finest work of their careers up to that point. And like those great collaborations, we''re left to wonder, "what if they''d stayed together..." This compilation features two outstanding creators at the top of their game, working on a compelling character who''s popularity has never faded. Also included is the first issue of acclaimed artist John Buscema''s definitive run. Collecting issues 23 through 26 of the original Marvel series and material from the second and third issues of Savage Tales, originally published in the 1970s. As an added bonus, this volume features Richard Isonove, colorist of Marvel''s Origin: The True Story of Wolverine and Neil Gaiman''s 1602, bringing to life Thomas and Windsor-Smith''s ultimate masterpiece, Red Nails.

Comic-book artist Gil Kane illustrates Richard Wagner''s four Ring operas in a graphic style which makes music all its own.