Two years.

Twenty-five issues.

Countless battles won and lost, friendships forged in fire, and enemies left bleeding in the dust.

October of this year celebrates the very foundations of why we keep returning to the Hyborian Age, while simultaneously pushing the barbarian’s legend into uncharted territory.

And there is so much uncharted territory.

Conan the Barbarian #25 (October 8)

Jim Zub and legendary fantasy artist Alex Horley unite to unleash a fully-painted, 48-page anniversary spectacular that stands completely alone.

Jump forward in Conan’s timeline to his days as Aquilonia’s king, where a mysterious nomad of immense power arrives bearing a challenge that could rewrite history itself.

While issue #24 concluded the “Nest of Serpents” arc, this celebratory interlude proves you don’t need two years of backstory to experience Conan at his most magnificent.

Savage Sword Omnibus Vol. 10 (October 21)

516 pages of late-’80s savagery arrive as Chuck Dixon and Don Kraar’s tales get the archival treatment they deserve.

Issues #133-145 plus the complete “Conan the Reaver” graphic novel showcase Andy Kubert, Gary Kwapisz, and John Severin at their finest, depicting a seasoned Conan facing deadly cults and ancient evils across treacherous city-states.

This volume picks up immediately where Vol. 9 left off at issue #132, ensuring completists can experience the entire classic run without missing a single blood-soaked panel.

Reforged: Savage Sword #1 (October 22)

Sixty-four pages of transformation as two of Howard’s most celebrated tales receive their first-ever full-color treatment.

John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala’s “Tower of the Elephant” brings cosmic horror to vibrant life, while Barry Windsor-Smith’s “The Frost-Giant’s Daughter” blazes with otherworldly beauty previously confined to black and white.

Roy Thomas adapted both stories with reverence for the source material, and now modern coloring technology reveals details that shadow once concealed.

Call this reforged, sure – or call it resurrection.

Scourge of the Serpent #2 (October 29)

The cosmic chess game intensifies as Set’s influence ripples across three eras simultaneously.

Brule and King Kull battle Serpent Men in the Thurian Age, young Conan grapples with a cursed artifact in the Hyborian Age, and scholar John Kirowan unravels occult mysteries in the 1930s.

But, whereas Issue #1 established the rules of this world, issue #2 breaks them wide open as Jim Zub and Ivan Gil escalate the stakes beyond anything we’ve seen before.

October celebrates heritage while forging new paths forward.

From painted masterworks to colorized classics, from archival completeness to reality-bending crossovers, this month proves the barbarian’s legend only grows stronger with time.