Barry Windsor-Smith has been a pop culture icon since his fantastic and meticulous drawings brought Conan the Barbarian to life in the pages of Marvel Comics beginning in 1970. Over a thirty year period since, he has continued to forge new channels of personal expression in the storytelling arts. Barry Windsor-Smith has a past and Opus is that story. Full of beautiful art that will draw you in. This copy is missing the dustjacket and the corners are rubbed. There is a small stain on the back cover near the spine.