Roy Thomas, who wrote Conan the Barbarian for Marvel for ten years, will pen Conan:  Road of Kings, a new 12-issue Conan comic series, for Dark Horse.  The new series will launch in December, with art by Mike Hawthorne. 

The story follows Conan from the easternmost edge the Vilayet Sea to the western shore along the Road of Kings, which winds its way through the civilized kingdoms of the Hyborian Age.  Along the way he’ll encounter inhuman monstrosities, sorcerers, and power-crazed men and women all trying to stall his progress. 

Current Conan creative team Tim Truman and Tomas Giorello will launch King Conan:  The Scarlet Citadel, a new four-issue miniseries, in early 2011.     

Dark Horse will also continue its reprints of classic Conan comic and comic strip material.