Conan: the Barbarian #1 (Titan)
Aug 28, 2023 9:13:10 GMT -5
Post by zarono on Aug 28, 2023 9:13:10 GMT -5
Hey guys, it's been a while! I just wanted to chime in and let you know how much the heroic signatures team appreciates the positive reception so far. I know not everybody's going to be happy about everything they do but but I will say that the passion and love for REH's characters and stories is very real. I wouldn't be working with them if that weren't the case.
Scott's right when it comes to a pure interpretation of REH's source text. I guess the comics have always played a little fast and loose with REH's canon and it's kind of expected and accepted to some degree. They are touching base with REH scholar Jeff Shanks on the new Titan series so I'd guess he'd clue them in on any major points, trying to strike a balance between canon and allowing them enough creative freedom to riff on REH's core material.
With regard to Scott's blog post, here's my comment from Facebook:
Just for the record, I have worked with both Scott Oden and Jim Zub and they are both great guys and amazing writers, and both of them are passionate REH fans. And they are both professionals. My take is that there is no true REH Conan other than that which Howard wrote himself -- everything else is pastiche. Some pastiche may be better than others, some may have a different take on the original material than others, some mediums may have different needs and requirements, and all of that is okay. We all have different tastes.
But at the end of the day, what matters is the pure REH texts have been out for 20 years now -- a full generation -- and nobody's taking that away. That war was won a long time ago and no amount of comics or games or movies is going to change that. So have fun and enjoy what you like!
You mentioned;
"Jim absolutely has a narrative reason for why she is a Pict and there is a reason why she doesn't look like your typical HA Pict."
I'm hoping it has something to do with the Bell Of Morni