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Another great volume. These longer format stories really work for Conan. Interesting that most of the stories are adaptations of other material rather than all new, but it works. Art is top notch, stories can be a little wordy, but that's sort of a calling card for this series. The stories also work because the creative teams are allowed more freedom with mature content, which is perfect for Conan.
Another year, another Savage Sword of Conan collection to read. All very same old, same old. This collects the original Savage Sword of Conans from #49-60 and a good number of those deal with a middle-aged Conan on the brink of Kinghood. Must admit I always preferred the younger Conan, the lonesome thief, character and found it a bit irritating that a 40+ year old Conan in a position of power is drawn pretty much the same way as the 20 year younger incarnation.Not bad but it's starting to get a
Roy Thomas adapts all pastiche in this volume. I was eager to read the Andrew J Offutt adaptations. I found his trilogy in a yard sale when I was about 12. I still have them. They were illustrated editions and reminded me so much of my favorite magazine Savage Sword of Conan; however, they don’t hold up well. They are fun adventures, but have un-Conan like qualities that make them less than stellar pastiche. This volume has a multi-part adaptation of the de Camp novel Conan the Liberator; perhap...
I like this series so much. I is formulated, but what great adventure.
The best in the series so far. Great story arcs even though none of them is REH's doing.
[7/10]WYSIWYG What you see is what you get! One barbarian warrior with oversized muscles, one damzel in distress with as little clothing as possible covering her charms, one huge monster about to crush the duo into pulpy bits. Evil wizard with cackling laugh optional.By the fifth collection, the adventures of the hero created by Robert E Howard have become predictable and formulaic, yet I continue to enjoy them. The artwork remains amazing, rich in details and expressivity, and I very much prefe...
Another great installment in the Savage Sword of Conan reprint series. This volume covers a number of pastiche novels, including "Conan The Liberator", and the linked stories "Conan and the Sorcerer" and "Conan and the Sword of Skelos."While none of the stories in this volume are by Robert E. Howard, they're a valiant attempt by other authors to fill in some of the gaps in Conan's career. In this case, his usurpation of Aquilonia's throne and some youthful adventures in Shadizar and Zamboula. Ho...
Marvel Comics had the rights to produce Conan comics in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s, and they had several titles - Conan the Barbarian, which was their main monthly four-colour comic, King Conan, which ran throughout the 80s, and Savage Sword of Conan, which was a larger size black-and-white magazine. There were also a few short-lived titles that lasted 18 months or so during the 90s. When Dark Horse gained the rights to Conan in 2003, they also gained the rights to all the work that Marvel had
Artwork: 3.5 to 4 starsStories: 2 (2.5 on occasion)The artwork is very good (certainly better than the stick figures I could manage) but the stories are non-Howard Conan, and suffer in the comparison.
I never get tired of reading The Savage Sword of Conan whether in this form or in the original magazines. This particular volume covers issue 49-60. You have adaptions of several books, the first Conan the Liberator then Conan and the sorcerer, and finally The Sword of Skelos. A couple other stories follow. The art and stories were as usual a joy to look upon and read. Fun for those Saturday reading sessions.
Incredible. Fantastic language, mind blowing dialogues, lovely artwork too. ! Incredible storylines
Fun adventures of sword and sorcery. The first four-part tale, featuring Conan taking the throne of Aquilonia, is the most enjoyable. The namesake barbarian strategizes with fellow commanders, makes mistakes and recovers from them, showing nuance and depth.The rest are a little lighter--still fun, but more prone to cheesecake and stretching Conan out of character. The art throughout is excellent, with evil wizards, desert vistas and clashings of swords rendered in washes of black ink. Buscema an...
Tedious
Habe ich da Unrecht getan?...indem ich den letzten Band, The Savage Sword of Conan, Vol. 4, als einen den Klimax überschrittenen, müden Abgesang einer toll gestarteten Reihe betitelt hatte? Nein. Tatsächlich sehe ich nun Band 4 immer noch als Ausrutscher, der nach Band 3 und vor Band 5 eine kreative Hängephase darstellt, wie man sie jedem Künstler mal zugestehen sollte. Denn der vorliegende Band 5 reißt viel davon wieder raus: Auch wenn mir immer noch die Kombination Buscema-DeZuniga nicht gefäl...
By Crom! Mitra! Ishtar! Set! Thor! Cthulhu! Flying Spaghetti Monster!
Some of the worst Conan stories ever.I've always felt that De Camp and Carter (who wrote a terrible book on middle earth) did a poor, derivative job on Conan. Andrew Offut who is also represented in this volume does a poor job as well. Conan the Liberator, adapted here as an example, seems to go on forever, uses ideas Howard did far better, and has one of the most uninteresting endings ever. Only one story, the city of skulls, stands out in any way. This hasn't found a home on my kindle.
Classic Black and White Conan tales from the 70's originally published in Marvel Comics legendary "Savage sword of Conan" B&W monthly magazine. Loved this stuff!
