Collection The Savage Sword of Conan #8

This Italian collection edition brings together the work of Roy Thomas, John Buscema, Dick Giordano, Alfredo Alcalá, and Tony DeZuniga in a handsome hardcover package. The cover — signed by Norem — is a visceral piece of painted fantasy art: a muscular Conan in close combat with a massive, spider-like creature, while a fallen figure lies vulnerable at his feet and an enormous, clawed hand looms ominously from the shadows behind him. Titled La Torre dell'Elefante, this eighth installment in Hachette's Savage Sword series is a fine showcase of the brooding, painted aesthetic that made this black-and-white magazine format so distinctive.