Conan the Barbarian is back, and BIGGER than ever! Everyone’s favorite Cimmerian has found a new home, with brand new publishing entity Pan-Universal Galactic Worldwide, or PUG Worldwide. Spearheaded by industry veterans John Nee, John Barber and Nate Murray, PUG Worldwide is shaking up the comic market with their first release Conan The Barbarian: The Colossal Edition. The book launches today, November 8th, on the crowdfunding platform Zoop.
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The Colossal Edition is the first of many planned projects, and is PUG’s version of the oversized Artist Edition that fans have grown to love. The book clocks in at over 190 pages of 11x17 scans of original Conan The Barbarian art from comic masters and legends such as John Buscema, Gil Kane, Barry Windsor-Smith, Neal Adams, Howard Chaykin, and many others. The campaign offers fans the choice between two different covers - one by none other than Jim Lee, and the other by the aforementioned Buscema.
PUG has also partnered with licensor Heroic Signatures for the book and is offering the highest quality printing, with book design by Ian Chalgren. The scans are immaculate, the paper will be the finest quality, and the book itself will stand above the rest. This is a book not to be missed!
Not only that, but the legendary Roy Thomas himself will be signing limited numbers of the book, while limited numbers of high end art prints will also be available. The campaign runs for just 30 days, and this is fans’ only chance to pick up these exclusive collector’s items!
PUG Founder John Nee state, “Conan comics broke artistic boundaries issue after issue, and I’m happy to be a part of presenting that art in a way that highlights its transcendent glory. The only thing I worry about is how the CONAN COLOSSAL EDITION will make all your other books feel self-conscious and sad that they can’t be this amazing!”
Zoop Co-Founder & COO Eric Moss adds, "Zoop is incredibly proud to be the trusted host for this campaign. Collecting this hugely influential original Conan art into one beautiful oversized book is an impressive task, and supporters are in for a real treat!"
About Pan-Universal Galactic Worldwide
PAN-UNIVERSAL GALACTIC WORLDWIDE is a Southern California-based creative production company specializing in custom publishing, talent consulting, and creating the best comics, games, prose, art books, RPGS and more anywhere in this or any other universe. Sometimes we make things for ourselves, sometimes for our partners, but always first, foremost and forever for the fans.
About Zoop
Zoop is the new home for crowdfunding. For publishers and creators, Zoop is the all-in-one pre-order, production, fulfillment, and marketing solution that connects them directly to their fans.
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