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Will Conrad: The Newest X-Man

My framed copy of Will's original art for Kull!

Last October, I got some fantastic news: Will Conrad, the artist who drew my run on Kull for Dark Horse, is the new interior artist for Marvel's X-Men.

It's a pretty big deal – every artist's (and writer's) dream is to work on a high profile ongoing series, and it doesn't get much more high-profile than X-Men. It's the equivalent of moving up to the major leagues in baseball. I've been paired with a lot of great artists, but working with Will was a stand-out experience.

He gave me an original page from Kull, which now hangs on my wall next to my computer – you can check out a cleaner version here. I look at it every day. Kull has always been my favorite Robert. E Howard character, more even than Conan. Bringing him to life with such a talented artist will always be one of the highlights of my career as a comic book writer.

I was sad Will and I couldn't continue on Kull together, but Dark Horse has a great team in place with David Lapham and Gabriel Guzman. In some ways it's better, because I get to just sit back and read!

You can see some of Will's X-Men art on his site. Congratulations, Will. It warms the cockles of my admittedly black and desiccated heart to know you're getting the recognition you deserve.