Andreyko resurrects REH's Dark Agnes

Marc Andreyko has revived Dark Agnes for Dark Horse Comics' Savage Sword anthology.

The character - also known as Agnes de Chastillon - is one of the lesser-known characters devised by legendary Conan-creator Robert E. Howard.

"I've been a Robert E. Howard fan since I was a kid, so to get to work on one of his characters, especially one who most people aren't familiar with, has been a blast," the Manhunter writer told CBR. "Howard wrote her as a pre-feminist-movement feminist, which played on my attraction to writing strong women in comics.

"She is way ahead of her time. She's a woman who, when faced with abuse and adversity, stands up to it and kicks its ass. [Howard] wrote just enough to make her fascinating, but not so much that I'm beholden to a ton of existing continuity. I'm not retconning her, I'm just playing in the sandbox that REH so beautifully created."

Dark Agnes only appeared in three short stories by Howard.

The story will appear in two eight-page instalments in the first two issues of the series, which launches in December.