In 1982, the same year Conan the Barbarian hit theaters, Edward R. Pressman, a producer for the movie, approached comic writers Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway that same year to begin working on a script for the sequel. Roy had quit writing the Marvel Conan comics two years prior, and was currently working at DC, reviving Golden Age heroes like the Justice Society and All-Star Squadron. Roy had been a consultant on the first movie, and was probably the only living person to have written more Conan material than Robert E. Howard himself, so who on Earth could have been a better pick?

Gerry Conway, an accomplished and celebrated comic writer in his own right, had joined Roy to write the upcoming 1983 Ralph Bakshi-directed, rotoscoped sword-and-sorcery movie Fire & Ice, which everyone compares to Conan with its dark fantasy and Frank Frazetta posters. The talent behind this thing was solid.

This story is based on the Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway screenplay for the second Conan movie, CONAN THE DESTROYER (1984). The plot is similar, but with a more R-rated flair than the PG rated final result.

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https://www.conanchronology.com/home/conan-the-barbarian-the-horn-of-azoth

I have to wonder if the Asian child character in this wasn't carried over into RED SONYA (1985).

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