US: Conan Vol.09: Free Companions

By Timothy Truman, Joe Kubert, and Tomás Giorello. Paperback, 184 pgs. Collects Conan the Cimmerian 14 and 16-21. In his short career as a mercenary, young Conan has impressed both Princess Yasmela and military leader Lord Amalric, but an ambitious, rogue prince arrives in Khoraja and blindsides Conan out of the comfortable, courtly situation he's found himself in. Not only is Conan's love affair with Yasmela going south, but rebel Prince Julion immediately challenges Conan's headstrong impulses and military plans, causing a rift between the battered-but-proud forces of Khoraja and Amalric's army of colorful mercs.