Conan the Usurper – Marvel Comics – 1997–1998 – Volume 1 – Limited Series – #1–3

Quick Summary: This three-issue limited series features a veteran creative team led by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Steve Lieber, with finishes by legendary inker Klaus Janson. The story presents a moral crisis for the Cimmerian: while serving as a mercenary for a ruthless warlord, Conan discovers that the army’s next target is his own homeland of Cimmeria. Forced to choose between his lucrative contract and his tribal roots, Conan turns against his employers to defend the hills of his birth. The series is noted for its gritty, grounded portrayal of Hyborian warfare and served as one of the final Conan projects published by Marvel before the license went dormant for several years.