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. n 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.
