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Dark Horse Signs Deal For More Comics Based On 'Conan' Creator Robert E. Howard's Works

28 July 2009 10:37 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Dark Horse expanded the Robert E. Howard wing of their publishing catalog this week with the announcement that they will publish comics based on upcoming films from Paradox Entertainment. Paradox's slate of films featuring characters by the fantasy author include the "Conan the Barbarian" relaunch, now being directed by Marcus Nispel instead of Brett Ratner, and this October's "Solomon Kane."

With Dark Horse's considerable history publishing Conan, Kull the Conqueror, and Solomon Kane comics, the partnership comes as little surprise.

“We’re tremendously excited to see even more of Howard’s work getting a Dark Horse treatment since Dark Horse has made a terrific job with all our existing Howard series,” president and CEO of Paradox Entertainment Fredrik Malmberg told Variety. “We’re now at the point where we can look even deeper into our existing library of properties, as well as looking at new properties, to see what more »

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