Savage Sword of Conan (2019), which both received new #1s but retained the original "Legacy Numbering" continuing where their original Marvel series left off. Conan later appeared in the pages of Savage Avengers. King Conan caused controversy when it included a character named Matoaka, the real name of Pocahontas, and with a sexualized design and a backstory similar to that of the actual Native American woman. There was backlash at what was perceived a disrespectful portrayal, so Marvel announced that name would be changed in later issues, reprints and digital editions. Writer Jason Aaron issued an apology, and pointed that "This new character is a supernatural, thousand-year-old princess of a cursed island within a world of pastiche and dark fantasy and was never intended to be based on anyone from history". Marvel Epic Collections Awards Academy of Comic Book Arts Shazam Awards: 1970 Best New Talent: Barry Smith 1971 Best Continuing Feature: Conan the Barbarian Best Writer (Dramatic): Roy Thomas 1973 Best Individual Story (Dramatic): "Song of Red Sonja" from Conan the Barbarian #24 by Roy Thomas and Barry Smith 1974 Best Continuing Feature: Conan the Barbarian Best Penciller (Dramatic): John Buscema Superior Achievement by an Individual: Roy Thomas Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics began their take on Conan in 2003, which ended in 2018 when the rights were repurchased by Marvel. The first comic series published was written by Kurt Busiek and Tim Truman and pencilled by Cary Nord and Tomas Giorello. This was followed by Conan the Cimmerian, written by Tim Truman and pencilled by Tomas Giorello, Richard Corben and José Villarrubia. This series was a fresh interpretation, based solely on the works of Robert E. Howard and on the Dale Rippke chronology, with no connection to the large Marvel run. Dark Horse Comics also published digitally re-coloured compilations of the 1970s Marvel Comics Conan the Barbarian series in graphic-novel format, by Roy Thomas (writer), Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Ernie Chan (artists), and others. Creative teams Kurt Busiek (writer) and Cary Nord (artist) (2003–2006) Tim Truman (writer) and Cary Nord (artist) (2007) Tim Truman (writer) and Tomas Giorello (artist) (2008) Tim Truman (writer) and Tomas Giorello (artist), Richard Corben (artist 2008), José Villarrubia (colorist) (2008–2018) Awards 2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Best Single Issue or One-Shot: Conan #0: The Legend 2004 Eagle Awards Favourite new comicbook: Conan Glénat In France, the character is under public domain,