Official Handbook of the Conan Universe
Official Handbook of the Conan Universe | |
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Publication information | |
Colorist(s) | Steve Mellor |
The Official Handbook of the Conan Universe is an
Origin
The Official Handbook of the Conan Universe detailed the more significant characters, locations and races of the Hyborian age, itemizing them into individual entries. Individual entries usually consisted of:
- A frontal full-body view of the character
- Prose text describing the character's or race's origin, powers, and other abilities and unique traits. The original edition opted only to describe the "Origins" (how they acquired their powers), instead focusing heavily on detailed explanations for how those powers functioned.
- Example images of the character or race in action, taken directly from the comics themselves
The Official Handbook of the Conan Universe entries were listed at one major character to a page, minor characters or races were often listed at two to a page.
Publication history
The handbook came out as a one-shot issue in 1986. In 1993 it was reprinted in black and white (with a different cover and a cover-inside-poster) and then released in June in a polybagged issue with Conan Saga #75 and again in August as a freebie included in Wizard magazine. In July 2014, the handbook was included in The Chronicles of Conan Vol. 27.
Bibliography
The Official Handbook of the Conan Universe
# | Version | Entries | Month of publ. | Pages | Orig. price |
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1 | Original | Zingara |
January 1986 | 34 | $1.25 |
- | Reprint ( b/w )with Conan Saga #75 |
as above, but instead of a big map of Hyboria, it contains five tiny maps of Hyboria |
June 1993 | 34 | - |
- | Reprint ( b/w) with Wizard |
same as above | August 1993 | 34 | - |
- | Collected in The Chronicles of Conan Vol. 27 |
same as above ( ISBN 1-6165-5373-1 ) |
July 2014 | 255 | $19.99 |
See also
References
- ^ The Official Handbook of the Conan Universe at Comicvine
- ^ DeFalco, Tom. "Bullpen Bulletins Special," Marvel Comics cover-dated March 1984.
- ^ Peter Sanderson (2005-01-28). "Comics in Context #70: Elektra Lite: Superheroes A to Z."
External links
- Conan characters at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Conan at Jeff Christiansen's Master List