Jim Zub signs multi-year contract for more Conan.

[salant]

Jim's posted his latest newsletter at  www.jimzub.com/zub-newsletter-73/
with several interesting bits of news, including: 

Speaking of which, I’m ecstatic to announce that I’ve signed a multi-year deal with Heroic Signatures to keep writing the Conan the Barbarian monthly title and related narrative development (event mini-series and Savage Sword in particular, but other stuff too) for the foreseeable future! Working on such an important character and building out this vibrant mythology over a longer span is both an honor and a privilege, one that I don’t take for granted.



The new contract I’ve signed is non-exclusive (so I will have work with other publishers), but it solidifies my commitment to the Hyborian Age going forward. Like I said at our Conan panel, none of this would have been possible without reader and retailer support, so thank you for helping make my dreams come true.



When I was a kid it would have been a dream to meet the people who made Conan the Barbarian or Dungeons & Dragons. Actually being one of those people is stratospherically beyond anything I could have imagined, even in those fantasy worlds.

[johnnypt]

We’re in a good place now.

[Jason Aiken]

Yes, I would like to see some adaptations that Dark Horse did not get to during his future arcs but this is good news.

I'm probably in the minority but I'd also like to see Colin Bunn finish his storyline from Conan: the Slayer featuring the Ghoul. That was the last good Conan book before the unfortunate move to Marvel.

[Erik]

Very promising! I'm confident the quality of these stories will remain high for quite a while.

[cromfelge]

Wow, a contract like this sounds amazing for all sides. Finally someone can work on something bigger again and not just for like 4-12 issues.

[hyrkanian]