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Post by stubbs on Dec 2, 2019 3:45:27 GMT -5
Relevant bit of information from an interview with Zub at Paint Monk's Library ( LINK): "Personally, I prefer Conan in the Hyborian Age so that’s where my focus is. In the upcoming Conan: Serpent War mini-series, he stays in the Hyborian Age and the other characters come to him to complete their quest."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2019 13:34:52 GMT -5
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Post by boot on Dec 2, 2019 18:51:41 GMT -5
It reminds me of that old cartoon where Christopher Columbus is trying to convince the King of Spain that the world is round. Chris says, "It's-ah-round!" And, the King replies, "It's-ah-flat!" CLICK HEREExcept, in this case, the King in my head is saying, "It's ah crap!"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2019 1:38:11 GMT -5
TRUE BELIEVERS: CONAN: SERPENT WAR #0 – THE VALLEY OF THE WORM ON SALE 4th December 2019 Witness one of James Allison’s past lives in this adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s classic! Reprinting Supernatural Thrillers (1973) #3 32 PGS. Rated T+ $1.00 IN STORES TOMORROW!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2019 1:39:21 GMT -5
CONAN: SERPENT WAR #1 Written by Jim Zub Art by SCOT EATON (A) COVER BY CARLOS PACHECO Release Date: December 2019 ISSUE #1 VARIANT COVER BY NEAL ADAMS ISSUE #1 VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE ISSUE #1 VIRGIN CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (1 OF 4) ISSUE #1 VARIANT COVER BY DAVID FINCH ISSUE #1 STONE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE WARRIORS ACROSS TIME DEFY THE ELDER GODS!
JAMES ALLISON will soon die. But it’s not his first death. He’s lived many lives, in many places - lives he can recall in vivid detail. But when an Elder God called the WYRM reaches across time to James, an ages-spanning quest begins! The serpent god SET plans to usher in an eternity of darkness, and only the chosen warriors across time and space have a hope of stopping him:
CONAN THE BARBARIAN, SOLOMON KANE, DARK AGNES, and the man known as MOON KNIGHT! In an unprecedented comics event, Robert E. Howard’s characters join forces along with Marvel’s Moon Knight, in an all-new saga built on REH and Marvel lore from across the ages!
IN STORES TOMORROW!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2019 0:08:48 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2019 13:09:05 GMT -5
Just read this issue. I can honestly say this is the 1st modern REH orientated comic by Marvel. Jim Zub really does an excellent job introducing the reader to all the characters on the cover and Niord is also thrown in for good measure - I'm really glad cos the Gil Kane adaptation sucks - I just can't read a comic adorned with the art of Gil Kane even if it's less than £1.
There's also a deep sense of time in this first issue thanks to the inclusion of James Allison and subsequently feels more like it was written by REH himself. I dunno if it will get any better in the following issues, but this one is fantastic.
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Post by darklordbob on Dec 4, 2019 18:51:51 GMT -5
Just read this issue. I can honestly say this is the 1st modern REH orientated comic by Marvel. Jim Zub really does an excellent job introducing the reader to all the characters on the cover and Niord is also thrown in for good measure - I'm really glad cos the Gil Kane adaptation sucks - I just can't read a comic adorned with the art of Gil Kane even if it's less than £1. There's also a deep sense of time in this first issue thanks to the inclusion of James Allison and subsequently feels more like it was written by REH himself. I dunno if it will get any better in the following issues, but this one is fantastic. Agreed. I even think Moon Knight fits in rather well with the other REH characters. Helps that he's a classic "pulp vigilante" style character in the vein of The Shadow, The Spider and their ilk; makes you wonder what kind of character Howard would have created if he'd written for that market. I'm also curious about what the hell was wrapping itself around James Allison. Friend, foe or something else?
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Post by johnnypt on Dec 4, 2019 20:59:20 GMT -5
Just read this issue. I can honestly say this is the 1st modern REH orientated comic by Marvel. Jim Zub really does an excellent job introducing the reader to all the characters on the cover and Niord is also thrown in for good measure - I'm really glad cos the Gil Kane adaptation sucks - I just can't read a comic adorned with the art of Gil Kane even if it's less than £1. There's also a deep sense of time in this first issue thanks to the inclusion of James Allison and subsequently feels more like it was written by REH himself. I dunno if it will get any better in the following issues, but this one is fantastic. Now see Marvel, that wasn't so tough, was it? THIS is how to do it. Finally we're having a good run of Conans. Solid writing, art that's not scratchy except where needed. Nice to have a book like this again.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2019 1:59:11 GMT -5
Yeah, at last, the Conan comics are getting better.
Looking forward to Jim Zub's run on the main book now.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2019 2:51:39 GMT -5
REVIEW: Serpent War #1 The Crown of Marvel’s Re-Launch by Bob Freeman at Paintmonk's libraryI have, almost unerringly, been against crossovers on principle, particularly when it comes to Conan of Cimmeria. When Marvel began to shoehorn the character into their four-color universe, I stood firmly against it. While there have been interesting moments, by and large, these stories have not worked for me on any level. Conan interacting with the Marvel Universe outside of a “What If?” simply was grating to my sensibilities. The same could be said of Robert E. Howard’s other literary creations… That is, until Jim Zub took the reins.
Conan: Serpent War #1 is a crowning achievement and my favorite comic so far in Marvel’s re-acquisition of the Howard properties.
By Crom, this is how one bloody does it. Future authors, take note.
Using Howard’s James Allison as catalyst and framing device, Zub carefully and meticulously introduces us to the protagonists in his tale. First, Allison, seemingly on his deathbed in 1936 Texas, reaching out across time & space to gather a collection of heroes — Hunter, Knight, Paladin, Fighter, and Adventurer — to combat an ancient and slithering evil called Set.
Yeah. I’m on board.
Allison is a brilliant choice as the instigator. As a 1930s era Texan who recalls his past lives as ancient heroes, the character is a perfect bridge between Niord Worm’s-Bane, Marc Spector/Moon Knight, Solomon Kane, Dark Agnes de Chastillon, and Conan of Cimmeria.
While, to be fair, Moon Knight’s inclusion seems an odd pairing with a collection of Howard creations, I never once felt myself pulled from the narrative. Zub’s words carried the weight, and by freely adapting Howard’s own prose to the page, made the transitions seamless and intoxicating.
I’ve not had this much fun reading a comic in a long time.
Each of Robert E. Howard’s creations rang true, and that is the real test. Kane and Agnes felt lifted right off of Howard’s typewriter and dropped onto the comic page. And Conan himself? Yeah, that’ll do.
As for the nuts and bolts of the issue, the art is fairly solid. While uneven at times, Scot Eaton and Scott Hanna perform admirably, but it is the James Allison sequences by Vanesa del Rey and Jean-Francois Beaulieu that are the most eye-catching, projecting mystical surrealism that elevates the overall work.
Eaton and Hanna’s Conan is the weakest of the characters depicted, but the characterization is right and can be forgiven in the short term.
All in all, I count this as a major success that spotlights Jim Zub’s creative talents and bodes well not only for the rest of Serpent War but for Zub’s 2020 turn on Conan the Barbarian, beginning with issue #13.
As for the 1-10 skulls of my enemies…Crom, take them all. I am well satiated.Source: www.paintmonkslibrary.com/2019/12/04/review-serpent-war-1-the-crown-of-marvels-re-launch/
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Post by eja on Dec 6, 2019 5:47:28 GMT -5
So at what points are Conan, Kane and Agnes in their lives?
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Post by darklordbob on Dec 6, 2019 8:08:29 GMT -5
Conan is just after God in the Bowl, I'd guess Agnes has lived through the Howard stories she appeared in and I don't know about Solomon Kane.
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Post by boboldman on Dec 6, 2019 15:59:10 GMT -5
I really enjoyed this issue. The story and art were great, and I liked the Kane prose story at the end as well.
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Post by Jason Aiken on Dec 7, 2019 18:38:24 GMT -5
I never read this adaptation before and thought it was pretty good. Nothing beats the short story by REH but everyone on this creative team is a comics legend, that definitely helped.
The shaggy pied piper was my favorite part of the story, even more so than the "worm."
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