Career
In the mid-1990s Conroy concentrated on his freelance writing, ultimately replacing Philosophy Hall as news editor of the trade magazine Comics International. Conroy also writes for Panini, Eaglemoss, and SFX among others, primarily in his role as a comics historian. Foreign Chrysalis/Collins & Brown, he has written two books on comics, 500 Comicbook Action Heroes (2002) and its companion 500 Comicbook Villains (2004).
In December 2006 it was announced that Cosmic Publications had bought Comics International from Dez Skinn"s company Quality Communications, and Conroy was to be the title"s new editors
Under Conroy"s direction, the magazine only published eight regular issues (and a few specials) in three years, before shutting down.
