With wonder woman being introduced in 1941 and conan in 1932, you have to question why it has taken so long for the two to crossover into each other's worlds. with their impressive physiques and god like strength, the two should be evenly matched when they come together this fall in a bold new adventure. arriving late september, the six issue. Back in the ’70s and ’80s, robert e. howard’s conan the barbarian’s comic book adventures were published by marvel. that’s why it wasn’t unusual for conan to occasionally cross paths with thor and even wolverine during alternate timeline crossover stories.
Conan is no stranger to team ups, as the decades have seen him join forces with everyone from red sonja through to captain america. no wait, that last one was a what if story and featured conan as a time displaced gangster during the most crime ridden years of new york city. it was awesome. hopefully wonder woman conan lives up to that benchmark. “i was asked to do a reimagining of marvel’s conan the barbarian #1, using wonder woman and steve trevor,” sez kerry. “i really wanted to change the position of wonder woman’s sword, for a stronger silhouette shape, but the client wanted her pose to match the original by barry windsor smith. i understand. it’s very iconic.”. Swords, sorcery and some brand new, powerful villainesses was the answer. “i’m a huge fan of sword and sorcery and barbarian type stories. so to be able to take conan, who’s never met a dc. Friday, august 25th, 2017. the wondrous diana of themyscira comes face to face with the cimmerian barbarian conan in a new miniseries beginning on september 20—wonder woman conan. dc and dark horse have teamed up for a crossover of epic proportions, bringing back fan favorite wonder woman writer gail simone and wonder woman artist aaron.
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