Rob de la Torre works plot-style, I wrote an overview of the key action on each page, let him illustrate it and then came back in with the lettering script to match his page art. Since you've all been so patient around new updates, this post also includes the rough letter positioning guide I sent to letterer Richard Star...
2025-06-26 17:12:40 +0000 UTC View Post
With Conan the Barbarian #9 we begin the third story arc of our big Conan the Barbarian relaunch and, without trying to sound too dramatic, really needed to prove that the new series could go the distance. Rob De La Torre is back as our line artist, bringing that incredible classic look, I just had to c...
2025-05-01 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Conan the Barbarian arc 2, Thrice Marked For Death, comes to an explosive conclusion with this issue. Doug Braithwaite's wonderful line art and Diego Rodriguez 2025-04-11 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Conan the Barbarian arc 2, Thrice Marked For Death, continues and this third part has some truly nasty moments of eerie emotion and explosive violence. Doug Braithwaite's...
2025-03-28 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Conan the Barbarian arc 2, Thrice Marked For Death, continues and this second part is jam-packed with heist-laden horrors and action aplenty. Doug Braithwaite's artwork i...
2025-03-04 05:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post
With the second arc of the new Conan the Barbarian series Doug Braithwaite stepped in to handle the line art and, after chatting with him about the story, he asked if I could produce full scripts instead of plot-style. No problem, obviously that's how I was used to working so it was an easy switch to make.
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Continuing with the 'Marvel method' style plot-and-lettering collaboration scripts I've been doing with Rob De La Torre, here's my core writing from issue #4 of the new Conan the Barbarian series for you to check out.
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Years after the battle of Venarium, a weary Conan returns to his homeland to seek rest and s...
2024-12-08 14:28:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Continuing with the 'Marvel method' style plot-and-lettering collaboration scripts I've been doing with Rob De La Torre, here's my core writing from issue #3 of the new Conan the Barbarian series for you to check out.
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Years after the battle of Venarium, a weary Conan returns to his homeland to seek rest and s...
2024-11-28 02:51:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Continuing with the 'Marvel method' style plot-and-lettering collaboration scripts I've been doing with Rob De La Torre, here's my core writing from issue #2 of the new Conan series for you to check out.
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Years after the battle of Venarium, a weary Conan returns to his homeland to seek rest and solitude. Howev...
2024-11-19 14:37:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Last year I was honored to relaunch Conan the Barbarian through Heroic Signatures (the rights holders for Conan and the rest of the Robert E. Howard character library) and Titan Comics. The launch has gone extremely well and the response from readers has been incredible.
I previously posted the plot script for 2024-10-11 12:00:20 +0000 UTC View Post
This two-part Batman story is one of my absolute favorite projects I've ever worked on. Getting the chance to write a Batman story, let alone one with classic Harley Quinn, was an incredible opportunity.
Editor Hank Kanalz (who eventually became a VP at DC Comics), who was handling all the DC digital-first comics at that time, dropped me a...
2024-09-21 14:38:35 +0000 UTC View Post
New on my YouTube Channel, a free lesson from Marvel's The Art of Storytelling course, in partnership with Proko.
If you want to start writing stories for comics, understanding the basic three-act structure is the ideal way to begin.
Start by establishing key characters, their abilities, and the setting. Introduce an inciting inci...
Here's the final part of the Robert E. Howard-centric crossover mini-series I wrote back in 2019. The full script and the mini-series outline.
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At last - AGNES, KANE, and MOON KNIGHT join CONAN in the Hyborian Age for the final showdown between SET, the WYRM, and - KHONSHU?! JAMES ALLISON brought them together, but will KHONSHU te...
2024-06-05 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The big finish to my latest D&D mini-series. Finder's true form has been revealed, along with an interesting tether to one of my previous D&D comic stories.
Attached below is the full script for the final issue and the story outline I used after the initial pitch was approved.
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After the shocking reveal of Finder...
2024-05-13 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's part 3 of the Robert E. Howard-centric crossover mini-series I wrote in 2019. Full script below.
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THE LAST STAND OF CONAN, DARK AGNES, SOLOMON KANE & MOON KNIGHT!
CONAN and DARK AGNES face off against the servants of SET in STYGIA! SOLOMON KANE and MOON KNIGHT encounter a bizarre relic - but will it ...
2024-05-01 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Continuing the Robert E. Howard crossover mini-series I wrote back in 2019. Here's the full script.
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In an unprecedented comics event, Robert E. Howard's characters join forces along with Marvel's Moon Knight, in an all-new saga built on REH and Marvel lore from across the ages! The serpent god SET plans to usher in an eternit...
2024-04-20 14:49:30 +0000 UTC View Post
The full script for the penultimate chapter of my latest D&D mini-series.
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Finder's quest to uncover their true identity leads them to Mechanus, a realm of absolute order that maintains the structure of the multiverse. But when the beings who patrol this realm discover an agent of chaos in their midst, Finder's journey may...
2024-04-15 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Back in 2019, after writing a 3-part Savage Sword of Conan story called" The Gambler", I was offered the chance to develop a mini-series with multiple Robert E. Howard-created characters teaming up on an epic adventure.
Conan the Barbarian was a must, of course. Solomon Kane and Dark Agnes were recommended. I did some digging back into ot...
2024-03-28 03:38:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the full script for Part 3 of my latest D&D mini-series.
The mystery continues...
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Finder, now a part of a group of Dustmen morticians, still has amnesia, but that's far from his biggest problem. A series of corpses found around Sigil have traces of a strange magical energy that's tearing the fabric of reality...
2024-03-11 13:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here it is - the final issue of Conan the Barbarian I wrote over at Marvel. Released in the thick of the pandemic, I was almost 100% certain that it would be my last chance to write the Cimmerian and, feeling awkward and wistful about how it all went down, I still tried to channel something mythic into the ending while struggling with my own dis...
2024-03-04 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
'Until Our Stories End' is a 2-part tale I put together to wrap up my run on Conan the Barbarian at Marvel. The big anniversary issue (Legacy #300) was on the horizon and I knew we were finishing after that, so I tried to use this story as a way to say good-bye and also to say something mythic about the character and his legacy.
This issue...
2024-02-26 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Land of the Lotus kicks into its final confrontation.
Attached here is the full script for the issue and the outline I used to breakdown the story for my editor and the licensor.
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HUNTER OR HUNTED?
• CONAN has been framed for the murder of the emperor and is hunted by the Imperial Guard.
•&n...
Below is the full script for part 2 of my latest D&D mini-series, a mystery set in Planescape.
There's a cameo with Fell's Five (the D&D party from IDW's previous D&D comic series) in this issue, just a fun little nod to past characters.
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After the shocking conclusion of last issue, Finder finds them...
2024-02-10 14:11:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 4 of the Land of the Lotus storyline. I tied in plot material from previous issues here as a way to harken back to the serialized monthly comic stories I enjoyed so much growing up.
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BY THE LIGHT OF THE EMPEROR!
CONAN returns the TOOTH OF THE NIGHTSTAR and is granted an audience with the holy EMPEROR OF KHITAI!
2024-01-29 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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My latest D&D comic story is a wild one that introduces readers to the wonderful setting of Planescape, a place where anything and everything can happen. There’...
2024-01-21 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 3 of Land of the Lotus builds on the momentum we gained in part 2. Lots of action and supernatural twists in this issue as the threat of Heng is dealt with, but the adventure continues.
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THE DEADLY SECRET OF HENG THE INSURGENT!
CONAN must fight for his life against the Bandit King's deadly power! But ...
2024-01-15 16:08:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Here it is at last, the script for SKULLKICKERS #100 (aka. Skullkickers #34) from 2015, the final issue of the ongoing series. It's a meta-commentary on storytelling, fantasy and archetypes, and also a send off for our heroic idiots.
Skullkickers changed my life. Without that run I never would have become a regular comic w...
2023-12-31 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the full script for part 2 of 'LAND OF THE LOTUS', with Conan trapped in Khitai, trying to survive against multiple factions and a land full of danger.
Cory draws some great ac...
2023-12-28 14:21:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the first part of my Land of the Lotus story, with Conan adventuring in the lands of Khitai. After the rocky difficulties of the pandemic we tried to position this issue (and the the storyline as a whole) as a way to bring fan interest back to Conan. Cory Smith stepped in as our new regular artist and, honestly, he drew the hell ...
2023-12-18 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the full script for the second part of the 'Curse of the Nightstar' story that acts as a narrative bridge between 'Into the Crucible' and 'Land of the Lotus'.
Because we received our 'pencils down' order from Marvel midway through production, I genuinely thought this story would never see completion and that my Marvel Conan the Barb...
2023-12-12 00:26:01 +0000 UTC View Post