Roy Thomas is an American comic book writer and editor who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. Along with Elric, he is also best known for his lengthy writing stints on X-Men, Avengers, DC's All-Star Squadron and for introducing Conan the Barbarian to American comics, helping to launch a sword-and-sorcery trend in the field. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2011.

Roberto de la Torre is a Spanish artist who drawn over 235 issues and has worked exclusively for Marvel, working on a variety of titles including Age of Apocalypse, Ms. Marvel, Iron Man and Thunderbolts and now,

CONAN THE BARBARIAN.