Warning: contains preview pages for Savage Avengers #28.

In 2019, Marvel Comics launched Conan the Barbarian and this January, the title will come to end with issue 28, on sale in print and digital January 12. The cancellation comes on the heels of the acquisition of the Conan IP by Norwegian video game company Funcom and a restructuring of the Conan franchise.

A year prior to Savage Avengers debut, Marvel acquired the license to produce new comics the evil sorcerer Kulan Gath. Conan and the Savage Avengers fight against Gath comes to an end this January in Savage Avengers #28.

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A special preview provided to Newsarama provides readers with a first look at the final issue, along with two covers, shared below. Issue 27 is the final battle between Conan’s forces and Gath, and issue 28 will serve as a “coda” to the series. Marvel provided few plot details, other than it would feature a “good old-fashioned stabbing.”

Savage Avengers 28 cover featuring Conan on a horse
Savage Avengers cover featuring Doctor Strange, Majik and Conan fighting

Unfortunately, it is not known if December’s King Conan.  If Marvel does indeed lose the rights to the character, then it is likely Savage Avengers will not return. Part of Savage Avengers' appeal was watching Conan interact with his teammates. Conan’s presence provided an outsider’s perspective on the Marvel Universe, as well as genuinely interesting character moments.

Savage Avengers was one of the most unique Avengers titles on the stands, featuring Conan the Barbarian and a host of Marvel’s fiercest. However, the Cimmerian’s modern-day odyssey will come to an end this January, with Savage Avengers #28.

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Source: Newsarama