Le Roi Kull

Kull is a brooding Atlantean barbarian who fights his way to the throne of the ancient kingdom of Valusia, ruling as a brooding outsider-king haunted by questions of reality and humanity. Robert E. Howard's creation predates Conan and defined the sword-and-sorcery genre.

Stepping out of the Bronze Age pages of a 1974 French publication from Arédit-Artima, Le Roi Kull is a fascinating figure in the international landscape of comics — a character whose very name evokes the sword-and-sorcery atmosphere of ancient, brooding kingdoms. Debuting in Dracula #3 and brought to life by artist Angelo Torres, this character has carved out a surprisingly durable presence across roughly fifty years, with appearances stretching all the way to 2024. Sharing pages with the likes of Brule, Conan, and the menacing Thulsa Doom, Le Roi Kull moves in genuinely legendary company, and at least one of those appearances carries the weight of a collector-recognized key issue. For fans of Bronze Age international comics and the rich tradition of pulp fantasy, this is a character well worth tracking down.