Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 - June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. Best known for his character CONAN THE BARBARIAN, he is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery genre. Michael Alan Nelson is the author of the critically acclaimed comic HEXED, DINGO as well as FALL OF CTHULHU from BOOM! Studios. He is a winner of the 2004 New Times 55 Fiction contest for his short-short "The Conspirators" and is currently working on several projects for BOOM! Studios including the smash-hit series THE CALLING. He lives in Los Angeles. Dam