Conan the Barbarian Vol. 5 Twisting Loyalties

Author Jim Zub
Paperback
$17.99 US
On sale Aug 12, 2025 | 112 Pages | 9781787743267

Fans of Robert E. Howard’s legendary hero will devour this next instalment of Conan the Barbarian comics, filled with high adventure, savage combat, ancient gods, and rollicking sword-and-sorcery action!

Volume five of this epic series is masterfully crafted by the critically-acclaimed team of Jim Zub and Doug Braithwaite, with the new addition of this series’ first female artist, Danica Brine!


Featuring two epic tales of sword and sorcery starring Robert E. Howard’s iconic barbarian hero.

Conan the Cimmerian and Bêlit, Pirate Queen of the Black Coast, are in their prime, enjoying a life of decadence and debauchery, but a flagrant flash of wealth brings unwelcome attention from thieves with a taste for danger and agents from Stygia on a dark mission for their serpent god!

In the days following Bêlit’s tragic demise, Conan traveled through jungles of the southern kingdoms but there’s no time for grief – a deadly hunter stalks the Cimmerian, bent on bloody vengeance. Who is this strange foe and what do they know about the ancient power rising in Stygia?

The triumphant new era of Conan continues in this tale of brutal heroic adventure from acclaimed creators Jim Zub (Avengers, Dungeons & Dragons), Danica Brine, and Doug Braithwaite (Punisher, Justice)!

Collects Conan the Barbarian #17-20
Jim Zub Best known, apart from Conan, for Skullkickers which launched in 2010 and ran for 33 issues. He is a writer, artist, and editor who got his break in 2001 with his first comic Makeshit Miracle. He went on to write for IDW, Marvel and Cartoon Network and has written for Street Fighter, Samurai Jack, Thunderbolts, Uncanny Avengers, Dungeons and Dragons, Wolverine and created Wayward. In 2019 Zub wrote Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape which was nominated for the 2022 Eisner ‘Best Graphic Album’. Over his career he has won and been nominated for numerous awards including the Web Cartoonists’ Choice Award, Yalsa, Animex, and the Jos Shuster Canadian Comic Award for Outstanding Writer.

Doug Braithwaite Hailing from the United Kingdom, Doug is wildy considered to be one of the true great comic book artists of the modern era. He started his career drawing Transformers for Marvel UK, before going on to work on Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd for 2000AD, then on to draw Doom Patrol, Batman, The Flash, Green Arrow, and The Brave and the Bold for DC, before moving over to Marvel to draw The Punisher, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Secret Invasion. In 2011, Doug was one of 62 comic book creators to set two Guinness Book of Records – The Fastest Production of a Comic Book, and the Most Contributors to a Comic Book.

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Fans of Robert E. Howard’s legendary hero will devour this next instalment of Conan the Barbarian comics, filled with high adventure, savage combat, ancient gods, and rollicking sword-and-sorcery action!

Volume five of this epic series is masterfully crafted by the critically-acclaimed team of Jim Zub and Doug Braithwaite, with the new addition of this series’ first female artist, Danica Brine!


Featuring two epic tales of sword and sorcery starring Robert E. Howard’s iconic barbarian hero.

Conan the Cimmerian and Bêlit, Pirate Queen of the Black Coast, are in their prime, enjoying a life of decadence and debauchery, but a flagrant flash of wealth brings unwelcome attention from thieves with a taste for danger and agents from Stygia on a dark mission for their serpent god!

In the days following Bêlit’s tragic demise, Conan traveled through jungles of the southern kingdoms but there’s no time for grief – a deadly hunter stalks the Cimmerian, bent on bloody vengeance. Who is this strange foe and what do they know about the ancient power rising in Stygia?

The triumphant new era of Conan continues in this tale of brutal heroic adventure from acclaimed creators Jim Zub (Avengers, Dungeons & Dragons), Danica Brine, and Doug Braithwaite (Punisher, Justice)!

Collects Conan the Barbarian #17-20

Author

Jim Zub Best known, apart from Conan, for Skullkickers which launched in 2010 and ran for 33 issues. He is a writer, artist, and editor who got his break in 2001 with his first comic Makeshit Miracle. He went on to write for IDW, Marvel and Cartoon Network and has written for Street Fighter, Samurai Jack, Thunderbolts, Uncanny Avengers, Dungeons and Dragons, Wolverine and created Wayward. In 2019 Zub wrote Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons: Chapter II: Painscape which was nominated for the 2022 Eisner ‘Best Graphic Album’. Over his career he has won and been nominated for numerous awards including the Web Cartoonists’ Choice Award, Yalsa, Animex, and the Jos Shuster Canadian Comic Award for Outstanding Writer.

Doug Braithwaite Hailing from the United Kingdom, Doug is wildy considered to be one of the true great comic book artists of the modern era. He started his career drawing Transformers for Marvel UK, before going on to work on Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd for 2000AD, then on to draw Doom Patrol, Batman, The Flash, Green Arrow, and The Brave and the Bold for DC, before moving over to Marvel to draw The Punisher, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Secret Invasion. In 2011, Doug was one of 62 comic book creators to set two Guinness Book of Records – The Fastest Production of a Comic Book, and the Most Contributors to a Comic Book.

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