Conan #1

Marvel's 1995 relaunch of the Hyborian Age's greatest warrior kicks off with a cover that puts Conan front and center — battered, snarling, and surging forward through rubble with a sword at the ready, his ornate armor and feathered headgear doing nothing to soften the raw ferocity on his face. Barry Crain's pencils and Jim Palmiotti's inks give the Cimmerian a gritty, kinetic energy that feels perfectly matched to Larry Hama's storytelling sensibilities. With "Song of the Death Pits!" waiting inside, this first issue sets an unmistakably savage tone for what promises to be a bold new chapter in Conan's Marvel adventures.