Can't really answer all of your questions because I'm not going to be buying this book. I had thought about it, but when I read on the Dark Horse message board that the book will use the coloring from the TPB Chronicles of Conan and will not reproduce the Gil Kane issues (16 and 17) in either of the books, I just said no. This is just a HC repackaging of the Chronicles of Conan and, given that, is over-priced. Dark Horse is not bothering to correct their atrocious coloring from Volume 2 of COC, just reprinting it as is.

I have read the covers will be included, though