Appearing in "Dark Cavern, Dark Crystal"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Lady Serra (First appearance)
- Zubair (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Guptar (First appearance; dies)
- Afghulis
- Pakim (First appearance)
- Dhuul (First appearance)
- Helai (First appearance)
- Chupa (First appearance) (Unnamed)
- Desu (First appearance) (Unnamed)
- Numerous unnamed hillmen
Other Characters:
- Simino (First appearance)
- Asura (Mentioned)
- Lord Fallo (Mentioned)
- Zubair's father (Mentioned)
- Zubair's brother (Mentioned)
- Khoraja Host (Mentioned)
- Red Brotherhood (Mentioned)
- Kozaki (Mentioned)
- Crom (Invoked)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Rats (Mentioned)
- Gods (Mentioned)
- Dogs (Mentioned)
- Jackals (Mentioned)
- Pigs (Mentioned)
- Devils (Invoked)
Locations:
- Earth
- Hyboria
- Ghulistan
- Afghulistan
- Silvagarh (First appearance)
- Himelian Mountains
- Cavern of the Dark Crystal (Mentioned)
- Afghulistan
- Vendhya (Mentioned)
- Ayodhya (Mentioned)
- Corinthia (Mentioned)
- Cimmeria (Mentioned)
- Khoraja (Mentioned)
- Vilayet Sea (Mentioned)
- Turan (Mentioned)
- Ghulistan
- Hyboria
Items:
- Dark Crystal (Mentioned)
Events and Eras:
Synopsis for "Dark Cavern, Dark Crystal"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "The Shadow of Vengeance: Chapter X"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Red Brotherhood
- Dragutin (Freed from being forced to impersonate Conan)
- Karduniash
- Numerous unnamed others
Antagonists:
- The Nine (Sicari) (Disbands)
- "Dragutin" (Karash Khan) (Apparent death)
- Karash's other seven brothers (Death)
Other Characters:
- King Yezdigerd the Grand Monarch (Mentioned)
- Yuetshi (Referenced)
- Death (Referenced)
- Yellow Hand of Death (Erlik) (Referenced)
- Crom, Dark Lord of the Mound (Referenced)
- Ghaznavi (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Lamia (Carving)
- Serpents (Referenced)
- Dogs (Mentioned)
- Gods (Referenced)
- Wolves (Referenced)
- Sharks (Referenced)
Locations:
- Earth
- Hyboria
- Vilayet Sea
- Turan
- Djerda
- Cimmeria (Referenced)
- The Mound (Referenced)
- Hyborian Kingdoms (Referenced)
- Hyboria
Items:
- Cheeseparer's Lament (Behind the scenes)
Vehicles:
- Yilanikadin
Events and Eras:
Synopsis for "The Shadow of Vengeance: Chapter X"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
Nearly 50 years after he first brought the Cimmerian to the pages of Marvel Comics, the incredible ROY THOMAS returns to script the SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN! Teamed with the legendary ALAN DAVIS, get ready for an unforgettable chapter in the saga of Conan, as the barbarian leads a mysterious band of adventurers into the Himelian Mountains in search of a lost comrade. But Conan may get more than he bargained for as the startling truth behind the quest is uncovered! Set before Robert E. Howard’s “People of the Black Circle,” don’t miss the start of this ALL-NEW adventure fleshing out an important period in Conan’s history!
Plus: The next chapter in the all-new novella “THE SHADOW OF VENGEANCE”!Notes
- Chronologically, the events in Dark Cavern, Dark Crystal happen sometime before Robert E. Howard's The People of the Black Circle.
Trivia
- This is Roy Thomas's first new Conan story since his adaptation of Conan: Road of the Kings for Dark Horse Comics in 2012, and his first for Marvel since 2000's Conan: Flame and the Fiend.