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Post by Laranga on Feb 8, 2016 15:31:34 GMT -5
Does anyone know if it is possible to get re-prints of the art used on the covers of the old Conan paperbacks, especially those by Vallejo? I saw this one sold for about $9000 if I read the site right... Boris Vallejo Conan the Freebooter Paperback CoverI was hoping for something a bit more economical  I love the Boris Vallejo covers of these books and also his Savage Sword of Conan covers, it would be great to have some on my walls... even reproductions of the covers with the lettering would do... but short of buying the magazines and removing the covers (which I'm not sure I could bring myself to do) I can't seem to find any... Any ideas?  |
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Post by deuce on Feb 8, 2016 18:10:41 GMT -5
Have you checked Boris' website?
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Post by Laranga on Feb 8, 2016 18:47:39 GMT -5
Yep, there's nothing there... considering how many of these paintings he did for Savage Sword alone I'm a bit mystified by the fact that you can't seem to get prints anywhere...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2016 20:09:48 GMT -5
In the UK it was really difficult getting hold of the US editions of Savage Sword of Conan. We had to make do with the UK editions - they usually came with a poster of the cover.  I hope this helps. |
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Post by Laranga on Feb 10, 2016 2:40:28 GMT -5
In the UK it was really difficult getting hold of the US editions of Savage Sword of Conan. We had to make do with the UK editions - they usually came with a poster of the cover. I hope this helps. Thanks for the tip hun, certainly worth investigating... (especially since I'm from the U.K. too) Ebay here I come! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2016 4:24:40 GMT -5
In the UK it was really difficult getting hold of the US editions of Savage Sword of Conan. We had to make do with the UK editions - they usually came with a poster of the cover. I hope this helps. Thanks for the tip hun, certainly worth investigating... (especially since I'm from the U.K. too) Ebay here I come! When you do find them they are usually going for a reasonable price. There is one more thing that I should add - some of the earlier issues had the posters, but I can't remember if they matched the covers, the one I remember the most was the Neal Adams poster from Savage Sword of Conan 2 US edition. Hopefully, the 1st UK issue contains the Vallejo poster inside. I wish you luck in your quest. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2016 9:43:44 GMT -5
I must have been lucky because I never had any trouble collecting the original American Savage Sword issues in the UK (and before that Savage Tales), and I didn't have any missing issues in the first 50-or-so. I suspect it was more difficult later on as the UK editions became available. The problem with the UK editions was that the quality of the printing wasn't as good as the originals, especially the covers where the colouring was often way off. ...... I agree, the overall quality of the UK Savage sword comics was poor. |
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