Conan #2

The subtitle says it all — "Into the Arena" — and Barry Crain and Jimmy Palmiotti's cover delivers on that promise with Conan, wild-eyed and adorned with golden bracers, launching himself sword-first into brutal combat against a heavily armored, skull-decorated opponent. The composition crackles with kinetic energy, bodies twisting mid-clash against a backdrop of chaos and fire. Larry Hama's "The Treasure of Harach Gnar" promises exactly the kind of savage, high-stakes adventure this 1995 Marvel series was built for.