Elric: The Bane of the Black Sword
First · 1988–1989 · 6 issues
About the series
In this six-issue limited series from First Comics (1988–1989), Roy Thomas and Michael Moorcock adapt Moorcock’s classic fantasy novel, with Mark Pacella and Mary Mitchell providing the artwork. The story follows the brooding albino emperor Elric of Melniboné as he wields the sentient, soul-drinking sword Stormbringer in a tale of dark magic and tragic destiny. It stands as a faithful comic interpretation of a foundational sword-and-sorcery saga, capturing the melancholy and high adventure that made Elric an enduring icon of the genre.