A late 16th/early 17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. Black-clad and steely tempered, Kane combines the headlong action of Conan with the swashbuckling valor of the Three Musketeers as he bestrides demon-infested Africa and the war-torn Europe of Queen Elizabeth I to dispense relentless justice with the point of his sword.