ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY TP #1
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Matteo Lolli (CA) DALE KEOWN
Spinning out of INFINITY WARS comes an epic space opera! Angela, Thor's half-sister. The hotheaded Valkyrie - and Annabelle Riggs, the human who shares her form. Skurge the Executioner, freshly returned from Hel. Throg, the mighty frog of thunder. Kevin Masterson, the boy who took his father's mace to become the hero Thunderstrike. And the Destroyer, the Asgardian armor built to take down Celestials - its current occupant unknown. A team of murderers, assassins, heroes - and frogs - assembles to save the universe from a weapon even Thor himself would fear to fight! Thanos' deadly granddaughter, Nebula, is out to rule the galaxy - and not even the dead will stand in her way! Allied uneasily with Loki and targeted by the Nova Corps, can the Asgardians possibly triumph over Nebula's armada? Collecting ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1-5. Rated T+
CONAN THE BARBARIAN ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC #2
(W) Roy Thomas (A) John Buscema (CA) DALE KEOWN
The legend of Conan continues! Tired of the thieving life, Conan signs on as a mercenary for the warring kingdom of Turan. The enemy will tell of Conan's legendary skill in battle - if any are left alive - but palace intrigue may prove more dangerous to the barbarian than any foe! After all, it's never wise to bed a wizard's woman... Then, Conan joins Red Sonja for a multipart adventure! Last, but far from least, comes Roy Thomas and Gil Kane's never-before-reprinted adaptation of "The Hour of the Dragon" - the iconic story of how Conan became king and conqueror, and met the woman who would become his wife. And it's all restored to the original, authentic coloring! Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) #27-51 and ANNUAL #1; GIANT-SIZE CONAN #1-4 and material from SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #1, #8 and #10. Rated T