Dynamite Entertainment and Dark Horse Comics are proud to
announce the 2014 crossover of swords-and-sorcery icons Red Sonja, She-Devil
with a Sword and Conan the Barbarian, a reunion that fans have asked for since
their last team-up over fifteen years ago.
Two series will be published, Red Sonja/Conan and Conan/Red Sonja, by
Dynamite and Dark Horse, respectively.
Acclaimed writers Gail Simone and Brian Wood are confirmed as the
writers for the epic crossovers, both firmly established as valuable
contributors to the Robert E. Howard fantasy mythos.
Gail Simone, current Red Sonja series writer, states,
"It's only the crossover that readers have been begging to have for over a
decade: the two greatest barbarian adventurers ever created in an epic tale of
blood, lust, and vengeance. This is the
kind of stuff that made me a reader in the first place, and working with Brian
Wood and his amazing version of Conan?
It's just a sword-and-sorcery dream come true. It's sword vs. sword, Cimmerian vs. Hyrkanian,
loincloth vs. bikini, and it'll probably be the most fun you'll have reading a
comic all year."
Brian Wood, current Conan series writer adds, "Conan
and Red Sonja together are a genre dream team, and I'm looking forward to not
only working with Gail on the story, but creating a crossover story that is
epic and huge as these things should be... and something that matters, that's
relevant, and adds something to each character's rich history."
Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher of Dynamite Entertainment,
says, "Red Sonja and Conan are the power-couple of fantasy comics. They define the genre together, the iconic
figures by which all others are measured.
Their history is intertwined, and I suppose it was only destiny that
would lead them together again. Well,
that and a lot of planning alongside great folks like Mike Richardson, Gail
Simone, and Brian Wood, plus the editorial teams from both of our
companies. And the timing could not be
better, as this is a huge crossover to hit as we go into our tenth
anniversary. We couldn't be more pleased
to see the Robert E. Howard legacy made whole again with two Hyboria-shaking
crossover events."
Mike Richardson, President and Publisher of Dark Horse,
says, "I think the fans of these series have been waiting a very long time
to see them together again. I'm happy that we could work this out with the good
folks at Dynamite."
Gail Simone is a multiple award-winning writer of comics
and animation. She began her career
writing the popular comics parody column, "You'll All Be Sorry,"
which led to writing The Simpsons at Bongo Comics, Deadpool at Marvel, and
Killer Princesses at Oni Press. She has
since written for many different publishers, including popular runs on iconic
books like Birds of Prey, The All-New Atom, Secret Six, Wonder Woman, Catwoman,
and Red Sonja. In addition to her comic
book work, Simone has written prose, game material, and animation, including
Tomb Raider, Justice League Unlimited, and Batman: Brave and the Bold. She was also a co-writer of the
critically-acclaimed Wonder Woman animated film released in 2009.
Multiple Eisner Award-nominee Brian Wood released his
first series, Channel Zero, to considerable critical acclaim in 1997 and has
gone on to create hard-hitting original series such as DMZ, Northlanders, The
Couriers, and The Massive. Adding to
that body of work, he's also written some of the biggest titles in pop culture,
with work on Star Wars, Conan the Barbarian, Lord of the Rings, and The X-Men.
More information will be available in coming weeks
regarding the long-awaited Red Sonja and Conan reunion event.