Conan and the Songs of the Dead #1

Renowned horror and western writer Joe R. Lansdale reunites with his _Jonah Hex_ collaborator, artist Timothy Truman, to tell the grittiest, roughest, downright meanest _Conan_ story ever seen in comics. This five-part series begins in the wretched wastes of Stygia, a burning, grinding stretch of desert so desolate the only thing more unforgiving is its inhabitants. There, Conan comes to the aid of an old ally, uncovers a scheme to acquire untold-of wealth, and punishes his foolish enemies most cruelly. Yet when his treasure hunt reveals an alluring spirit with long-unsatisfied needs, the Cimmerian knows a gentler touch is required to win the day. Teaming the wild, scathing wit of Lansdale with the unflinching vision of Truman, _Conan and the Songs of the Dead_ is an unprecedented take on the grand hero of sword and sorcerypushing one of the most brutal heroes of literature to new extremes!