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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2019 2:24:43 GMT -5
Yeah, even the last issues of CtB and SSOC can go for around £30. But, I have also found the last issue of SSOC going for 50p or £1 at the comic mart in London.
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Post by mindboggled on Oct 15, 2019 20:30:32 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice Hun. I almost caved in yesterday morning and bought the series for $40cad plus $20 shipping. I will have to learn to exercise my patience. I feel the same way about the art as you. I'll keep and eye out for you. I've seen Canadian listings for this before and wanted to buy them myself, but balked due to shipping costs. Not sure why shipping costs skyrocketed so high with items going across a border! I used to buy stuff from Canada all the time. I get stuff shipped cheaper from oversea countries! You want, or are only missing #14? The thing is, Hun is indeed right — a lot of comics from the 90's are fairly worthless. And most of this series can indeed be found for $1 an issue. However, #13 and #14 are short prints and go for more. #12 can even be a little tough to find. #1-13 which I had bought went missing at some point during shipping. So now I'am searching for the whole series. I appreciate the help!
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Post by Monster on Oct 15, 2019 22:46:13 GMT -5
Yeah, even the last issues of CtB and SSOC can go for around £30. But, I have also found the last issue of SSOC going for 50p or £1 at the comic mart in London. Oh, if you are incredibly patient there are certainly deals to be found! I had a friend find the first appearance of Swamp Thing for like a $1 or something! And yeah, the last issue of CtB has skyrocketed in past few years. Several of the last 20 -30 issues of SSoC can command a decent amount.
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Post by Monster on Oct 15, 2019 22:50:19 GMT -5
I'll keep and eye out for you. I've seen Canadian listings for this before and wanted to buy them myself, but balked due to shipping costs. Not sure why shipping costs skyrocketed so high with items going across a border! I used to buy stuff from Canada all the time. I get stuff shipped cheaper from oversea countries! You want, or are only missing #14? The thing is, Hun is indeed right — a lot of comics from the 90's are fairly worthless. And most of this series can indeed be found for $1 an issue. However, #13 and #14 are short prints and go for more. #12 can even be a little tough to find. #1-13 which I had bought went missing at some point during shipping. So now I'am searching for the whole series. I appreciate the help! Oh, that sucks. I misunderstood your posts thinking you bought #14 and that was lost in the mail. No problem, glad to help out a fellow Conan fan!
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Post by danieljames495 on Jun 28, 2020 1:40:31 GMT -5
Well this is an old thread but don't mind my input. When I was around 13 or 14 (Which actually wasn't too long ago) I bought my first ever set of comics (Disregarding those my relatives own or like 3 or 4 issues I randomly picked up prior). it was a set of Conan comics from a variety of sellers. I had received 76 issues of Conan Saga, The Conan vs. Rune comic, A few issues of Conan The Savage, 4 Issues of the 1995 Marvel series, All 11 issues of Conan Classic and all 14 issues of Conan The Adventurer.
I did think I paid more for the Conan the Adventurer series than it was worth (about 40 USD) but they were in Very good condition (and they still are) and I was new to comics. Here's my opinion on it:
The series started off really strong and exciting (especially the first 5 issues). After that things began to get crowded. Too many implications were added and the book began to get crowded. Rafael's art was extremely detailed so he had to take a break from like 3 issues which was understandable because I actually liked his artwork but the filler issues were honestly kinda bad. In issue 7 I think, there was a sequel to COnan the Barbarian #3 but it wasn't anything special IMO. The series in the end was cancelled (Because in the letters page, it was evident Roy was actually planning a fifteenth issue and possibly more). So towards the end the story got sloppy and rushed and the final issue was a huge letdown. It was apparent that the final product wasn't anything like Roy initially intended it to be and it was obvious that he had to come up with a rushed and extremely early conclusion to the series.
Overall I do recommend you read it because it is different than most of the earlier stuff (and even different from the 90s stuff). I wouldn't classify the whole series as a fail, it just didn't gain the opportunity to reach its full potential. I'd give the first five issues a rating of 8.5/10, The filler issues a 5/10 and the last few issues a 6/10.
Since then I have extensively expanded my comic collection and I have nearly 700 comics featuring Conan. I am open-minded when it comes to new and alternate approaches and oddly I even liked a lot of the 90s issues. Conan the Adventurer wasn't the best but it was unique to say the least and definitely worth a read. The covers are also pretty catchy (especially the embossed cover for issue 1).
If you haven't gotten these issues as yet I would say you should try to go for maybe 30 dollars at most for these issues.
Peace. Daniel.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jul 6, 2020 21:40:34 GMT -5
I have the first issue of this thanks to my comic shop giving it away back in the 90's. I remember liking the cover and interior art but didn't actually read it back then. I only knew Conan from the cartoon of the same name.
Reading it after getting into the DH stuff I thought it was pretty good writing by Roy, but I didn't read past #1.
As someone who grew up reading comics in the 90s the art doesn't bother me lol. It's not ideal Conan art but I've seen images of far worse Conan art from Marvel in the years following this (prior to Conan going to DH) to the point where it was pure 90s bad Extreme Studios knockoff art. I liked Extreme Studios by the way.
I'll probably check this out for the Clark Ashton Smith Abominations of Yondo adaptation alone.
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Post by danieljames495 on Jul 6, 2020 22:08:54 GMT -5
I have the first issue of this thanks to my comic shop giving it away back in the 90's. I remember liking the cover and interior art but didn't actually read it back then. I only knew Conan from the cartoon of the same name. Reading it after getting into the DH stuff I thought it was pretty good writing by Roy, but I didn't read past #1. As someone who grew up reading comics in the 90s the art doesn't bother me lol. It's not ideal Conan art but I've seen images of far worse Conan art from Marvel in the years following this (prior to Conan going to DH) to the point where it was pure 90s bad Extreme Studios knockoff art. I liked Extreme Studios by the way. I'll probably check this out for the Clark Ashton Smith Abominations of Yondo adaptation alone. The adaptation may have some slight issues with continuation as you may not be able to efficiently understand what was going on and context, etc. but I would still like to suggest that you read the entire series if you have the time because IMO it's actually pretty good once you get pass the minor hitches. And Yes, I actually liked the art from Conan the Adventurer and that embossed cover for issue 1 was truly amazing. When you refer to full out 90s Marvel Conan art, i'm assuming you're referring to the 1995 series by Larry Hama. The cover of issue 9 was quite intricate:
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Post by Jason Aiken on Jul 7, 2020 17:49:24 GMT -5
The adaptation may have some slight issues with continuation as you may not be able to efficiently understand what was going on and context, etc. but I would still like to suggest that you read the entire series if you have the time because IMO it's actually pretty good once you get pass the minor hitches. And Yes, I actually liked the art from Conan the Adventurer and that embossed cover for issue 1 was truly amazing. When you refer to full out 90s Marvel Conan art, i'm assuming you're referring to the 1995 series by Larry Hama. The cover of issue 9 was quite intricate: Attachment DeletedYeah, from what I could gather the issue before the adaptation begins sets it up, and it looks like this title had a serialized storyline going on for a bit. The cover you posted is exactly what I was thinking of. That's overdoing it and I actually like 90's art.
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