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Wulf the Barbarian

As Wolf awaits his flagon of ale at Bashir's Wine Shop, he notices a golden falcon.
The falcon triggers a memory of some ten years ago, as a young Prince Wulf accompanied
his parents and the Royal Hunting Party.

Without warning, out of the tall grass, the Trolls of Drakenroost attack. A feathered shaft
finds the Queens falcon.Another hits it's mark, striking and killing the King, Lord Wulfgar,
Thane of Baernholm. With the King dead, Stavro Dar Kovin seizes command.

Hopelessly outnumbered, Queen Lenore orders Stavro to take young Wulf to safety.

As Stavro escapes the carnage, Wulf looks behind him to see his mother being slain by a grinning
monstrosity. It is a scene that he
will never forget. It is a face that Wulf will come to know as the Grinner.

Many days later, Stavro and Wulf arrive at the city of Azerebaja. With little money,
they struggle to survive, with Stavro juggling knives on a street corner and Wulf holding
a begging bowl.

Every evening however, Stavro would train Wulf in the ways of combat. Stavro is determined
to groom Wulf into a fighting machine.

His thoughts of the past come to an abrupt end when Wulf is informed that three strangers
have attacked Stavro. Wulf races back to his home, only to find Stavro dead, along with
two of the attackers. The remaining assassin has been wounded, leaving a trail of blood.

Sword in hand, Wulf follows the trail and discovers his worst nightmare. He is face to face
with the Grinner, the monstrous troll that killed his mother.

As Wulf attacks, his sword is shattered by the Grinner, who wields the sword of Lord Wulgar,
Wulf's father.

The overconfident Grinner, sensing an easy kill, casually begins flipping his sword between
his two hands. A lightning fast Wulf grabs the sword and plunges it deep into the heart
of the Grinner. He has avenged both his mother and father while facing his greatest nightmare.
His greatest task, however, lies ahead, as he sets out to kill the sorcerer Mordek, who was
behind the troll attack that killed his parents. Wulfgar

While crossing the Desert of Kesh, also known as the Furnace of Hell, a weary and wounded
Wulf has battled a group of nine desperate men. These men desired but one thing, Wulf's water
bag.

As Wulf dispatches the last of the nine men, he is greeted by Berithe of the Free Swordsmen
Guild and her companions Rymstrydle the Blader and Zemba, a magician.

Delirious from thirst and blood loss, he attacks the trio, only to be subdued by the magician
Zemba, whose spell puts Wulf into a well-needed deep sleep.

Wulf awakens in the city of Rama-Kesh. A city, he learns, that has no water.

One of the water merchants, Rasselas, has dabbled in sorcery and killed his competitor,
Melekantis. Not content, he continued to delve deep into sorcery, causing him to become
mad and unleashing strange creatures upon the city. He then proceeded to empty all the
water wells.

The Swordsmen's Guild was offered a fortune in gold for the head of Rasselas, a bounty
that Berithe plans to collect. Wulf agrees to join them in the attack on Rasselas.

The quartet soon invades the fortress of Rasselas where they battle their way thru the undead.
As they enter the Chamber of Rasselas, they find him perched atop the water demon,
Bel-Shugthra. Berithe throws her sword at Rasselas and kills him, but his blood now gives
life to the monstrous water demon, Bel-Shugthra.

In order to combat the demon, Wulf must slay the magician, Zemba, whose blood will bring to
life the fire demon, Sri-Amantra, who will battle the water demon.

Wulf, Berithe and Rymstrydle flee the fortress as the two titans destroy each other and all
around them.

The water has been restored to Rama-Kesh, and Wulf continues on his quest to kill the
sorcerer Mordek.

As Wulf and Rymstrydle continue their journey to Drakenroost, they encounter a caravan
under attack by the hideous Rat Men.

Together, they manage to fight off the Rat Men, but they must move quickly for the
Rat Men will soon return in force. They head for the safety of the Iron Citadel, a huge steel mill.

It is at the Iron Citadel that they encounter Modeo Doh Tyrak, controller of the Citadel
and step son of Mordek Mal Moriak, the man responsible for the death of Wulf's parents.

Modeo, however, has no love for his step father, who exiled him to the Iron Citadel many
years ago. Modeo converted the Citadel from a barely functioning factory into well oiled,
productive steel mill. Modeo foolishly thinks that Mordek is unaware of all that he has
accomplished at the Iron Citadel, including the Iron Colossus, a creature of metal capable
of massive destruction.

It is at that moment that Mordek reveals himself. He controls all in the Citadel, including
the destructive Colossus, which attacks Wulf and the members of the caravan.
As they battle their way to safety, Modeo triggers a self-destruct mechanism on the Colossus.
The explosion will decimate the Iron Citadel.

Modeo leads Wulf and his allies to a secret portal that leads them to the roof of the Citadel,
where a gondola awaits them. The gondola takes them to safety as the Colossus explodes,
completely obliterating the Iron Citadel.

Having abandoned his horse in order to steal past the Bryndish border patrols, Wulf now seeks to replace it.
He sets his sights on a group of thieves, whose raid on Castle Silverkeep was most profitable.

Wulf's attack is a successful one as he rides off with a horse and, unbeknownst to him, a prize jewel, the Golden Star.
The thieves are determined to reclaim the Star and take off after Wulf.

As Wulf approaches a clearing, he does not see a snake-like, fetid, Kill-Demon drain all the blood from a young woman.
After the Kill-Demon is satiated, he transforms back to human form. Wulf arrives soon after the transformation is complete.

He recognizes the man as Makhel, Lord Leksakman, the Royal Toymaster when Wulf was but a small child.

As night approaches, they make camp for the evening. They are not alone. The band of thieves has followed
Wulf and plan to strike and retrieve the Golden Star. They are wary, however, as they recognize the Kill-Demon in
his human form.

Deciding that the creature is weakest in it's human form, the thieves attack. Wulf is able to fight them off and they soon flee.

Later that evening, as Wulf sleeps, Makhel can no longer wait. His blood thirst must be satisfied. He transforms into
the Kill-Demon and attacks Wulf. It is only when Wulf is able to drive his sword thru the heart of the creature that it is
finally stopped.

Transforming back to his human form, the dying Makhel recounts how Mordek transformed him into the Kill-Demon
after he refused to give up the Golden Star, which Mordek somehow feared. As Makhel dies, Wulf vows to avenge him.

Wulf the Barbarian

*Wulf the Barbarian*
^Comic
^Author	Larry Hama
^{Genre (s)}	Heroic fantasy

^Country	United States
^{Original language}	English
^Editor	Atlas Seaboard (editor)
^{First publication}	1975
^Periodicity	bimonthly
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Wulf the Barbarian is an American comic book series created by Larry Hama for the publisher Atlas Seaboard in 1975 and
resumed in France by Editions Lug in his review Titans starting with # 1. Internal dissension within Seaboard, made the company
capota quickly. This explains why only 4 numbers Wulf The Barbarian appeared (February-September 1975).

Summary

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· 1 The creative context

· 2 History

· 3 The original publications

· 4 The French versions

· 5 See also

· 6 External links

· 7 Notes and references

Creative context [ change | change the code ]

In his desire for revenge Editions Marvel who had dismissed his son ¹ , Martin Goodman who remained owner of Atlas
(former name of Marvel) climbed a new publishing house also called Atlas and we now usually call Atlas Seaboard to avoid
confusion with the former name of Marvel.
Through a frontal attack, it was decided to create heroes similar to those of the competitor. As Marvel triumphed with
Conan The Barbarian , two magazines of heroic fantasy were launched in Seaboard. The first Iron Jaw , operated
in a very similar to that of Conan,although set in the post nuclear holocaust future similar to the Mighty Samson- while the second, Wulf the Barbarian, turned more towards a world of medieval type
could be closer to the comic book universe Stalker ² at DC Comics . This is Larry Hama who created (story and drawings)
animated series and the time of two numbers before it is taken up by others.

History [ edit | edit the code ]

Stavro, captain of the blind king of Wulfgar Baernhölm, saved the son of his lord in a humiliating defeat. Chased, he hid the child,
raised him and made him a true warrior. This is the past Wulf. Many years later in the city of Azerebaja time for payback.
But before returning to the Evil Wizard Mordek Moriak Wulf must recruit other
companions who help you in this adventure ³ . Unfortunately bankruptcy Editions Seaboard that the heir has not
yet completed his quest!.One should not aimlessly have there hero wander about,when company is foundered unstale ground.

The original publications [ modify | modify the code ]

All in the journal Wulf the Barbarian ⁴

· # 1 - Wulf the Barbarian -20 boards

· # 2 - The Beast of Famine -20 boards

· # 3 - The Colossus of the Iron Citadel -17 boards (scenario Steve Skeates and
Leo Summers / drawings Leo Summers)

· # 4 - Death Night in the Forest Darkling -18 boards (scenario Mike Friedrich / drawings Jim Craig)

The French versions [ edit | edit the code ]

In Titans

· # 1 - Wulf the Barbarian

· # 2 - The Monster Famine

· # 3 - The Colossus of the Iron Citadel

· # 4 - A Night in the Dark Wood

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