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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2019 0:12:01 GMT -5
Here's a video by Omar at Near Mint Condition youtube channel looking at the 3rd Volume:
FIRST LOOK- Conan Chronicles Epic Collection: Return To Cimmeria & Man-Wolf: The Complete Collection
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2019 1:55:59 GMT -5
 CONAN CHRONICLES EPIC COLLECTION: THE BATTLE OF SHAMLA PASS TPB Volume #4 in the Conan Chronicles Epic Collections Written by TIMOTHY TRUMAN & BENJAMIN TRUMAN Penciled by TOMÁS GIORELLO, JOE KUBERT, PAUL LEE & TIMOTHY TRUMAN Cover by JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER ON SALE 1st JANUARY 2020 Conan leaves his trials behind for a new life — as a mercenary! Presenting all-action adaptations of classic Robert E. Howard tales, plus original adventures of everyone’s favorite barbarian! Howard’s “Black Colossus” sees Conan face his bloodiest battle yet, when the mercenaries of Amalric clash with the demonic hordes of Natohk! Then, Conan becomes the leader of Princess Yasmela’s Khorajan army! But another princess wants Conan for herself — the immortal and vampiric Akivasha! The Cimmerian spends a tumultuous time fighting and looting with the Kozaki, a wild group of fellow mercenaries also known as the Free Companions! Plus, Conan faces pirate politics and a centuries-old mystery in an adaptation of Howard’s “Iron Shadows in the Moon”! Collecting CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #8-25. 472 PGS Parental Advisory $44.99 ISBN: 978-1-302-92191-0 Release Date: 1 January 2020 |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2020 2:19:40 GMT -5
A good review of the 4th volume collecting issues 8-25 of DH's Conan the Cimmerian series - a very good jumping off point. Marvel should just skip the Road of Kings and Queen of the Black Coast and collect Conan the Slayer in one volume, but of course they won't do that. Review:  Conan Chronicles Epic Collection: The Battle of Shamla Pass Review
Do you love all-out war? Massive monsters? …Butts? I’ve got the book for you!By David Brooke on January 8, 2020 Do you want to see Conan the Barbarian fight in all-out war? How about seeing him slither in the mud to fight off a dinosaur looking monster? Do you like butts? You’ll love the new reprinting of Conan the Cimmerian by Marvel Comics! Running 464 pages, the Dark Horse Comics series Conan the Cimmerian is getting its final issues collected in a new Marvel collection.
Out now in comic shops, this collection, written mostly by Timothy Truman, is all about action. There’s a lot less storybook stuff and a whole lot of blood and battle. The first 144 pages is all one story focusing on Conan joining an army after observing from the sidelines and then rising up in the ranks. He eventually becomes a leader, falls in love with a princess, and fights a sorcerer who has a djinn on his side. No biggie for Conan, though there are close calls. It’s an epic story that will get your blood pumping.
Following this is a shorter story, and then we dive into another epic as Conan must survive in a swamp or die. It’s an interesting take on the character as he’s pushed to his limits never really in control until he’s the last man standing. This leads to him befriending a woman cast out–and wearing some kind of ancient g-string with lots of butt shots–and eventually vanquishing a giant gorilla. This further leads to him fighting a pirate leader, gargoyle’s come to life, and eventually becoming captain of his own pirate ship. It’s a rousing story that shows the mettle of Conan as well as his ability to make the best of bad situations. There are a few good speeches in the story too which shows how good of a leader Conan can be.
The collection ends with 13 pages of covers (one by Rob Guillery!) the original afterwords from the Dark Horse collections and some uncolored and inked pages. It’s a nice bunch of extras that keep the book feeling thorough.
Much of this book is drawn by the excellent art of Tomas Giorello. The man is capable of drawing panel after panel of hundreds of soldiers with heads being lopped off and yet none feel old or recycled. He can draw monsters, gore, and plenty of cheesecake too. The butt shots get a bit overdone in the end–one character is always bent over with her rear end pointed at us–but it’s certainly not an issue for much of the collection.
One negative would be the length of the 144-page battling. It gets old over time with much of the narrative feeling circular as heads are lopped, battles are won, the enemy regains strength, and we start all over. I found myself hoping for more twists, turns, or at least adventure. We don’t get to see Conan drinking in bars, snatching up jewels, or doing the usual things he typically does. There’s a commitment to the war-time story that I respect, but it’s clear they committed to this battle when more of a mix of the story could have done the story well.
I had a blast with the final stories of Conan the Cimmerian. The art by Giorello is impeccable and never boring, and it’s fun to see a longer story for Conan in battle form and eventually the results of such war-time stories when armies are disbanded.
IS IT GOOD?I had a blast with the final stories of Conan the Cimmerian. The art by Giorello is impeccable and never boring, and it's fun to see a longer story for Conan in battle form and eventually the results of such war-time stories when armies are disbanded. +Tomas Giorello does a great job with the art. Interesting to see a war-time Conan and then what happens when the war ends. -The cheesecake can be a bit overdone The first 144 pages can get a bit boring as it doesn't shift enough 9 out of 10 GREAT |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2020 7:34:40 GMT -5
 Conan Chronicles Epic Collection: Horrors Beneath the Stones TPB: Volume #5 in the Conan Chronicles Epic Collections
Written by Roy Thomas & Brian Wood Art by Mike Hawthorne, Dan Panosian, Becky Cloonan & James Harren Legendary Conan scribe Roy Thomas returns to Cimmeria! When the beautiful Olivia appears aboard a captured ship, telling tales of prophetic dreams and great fortunes, Conan is set on a new path - the Road of Kings! It's a route that is full of terrors and that may lead him straight to the executioner's ax! Conan must brave zombie Hyborians, dragons and assassins - as well as the underground catacombs beneath Aquilonia, where lurk creatures more hideous and deadly than anything he's ever encountered on the surface! The Road of Kings is no place for weaklings! Plus, an action-packed adaptation of the classic Robert E. Howard tale "Queen of the Black Coast," in which Conan takes to the high seas with the pirate queen Bêlit!
COLLECTING: VOL. 5: CONAN: ROAD OF KINGS (2010) 1-12, CONAN THE BARBARIAN (2012) 1-6
Paperback: 456 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1302923277 ISBN-13: 978-1302923273 $44.99 Release Date: 23 September 2020 |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2020 23:03:11 GMT -5
Conan Chronicles Epic Collection: Horrors Beneath the Stones TPB: Volume #5 in the Conan Chronicles Epic Collections
Written by Roy Thomas & Brian Wood Art by Mike Hawthorne, Dan Panosian, Becky Cloonan & James Harren Legendary Conan scribe Roy Thomas returns to Cimmeria! When the beautiful Olivia appears aboard a captured ship, telling tales of prophetic dreams and great fortunes, Conan is set on a new path - the Road of Kings! It's a route that is full of terrors and that may lead him straight to the executioner's ax! Conan must brave zombie Hyborians, dragons and assassins - as well as the underground catacombs beneath Aquilonia, where lurk creatures more hideous and deadly than anything he's ever encountered on the surface! The Road of Kings is no place for weaklings! Plus, an action-packed adaptation of the classic Robert E. Howard tale "Queen of the Black Coast," in which Conan takes to the high seas with the pirate queen Bêlit!
COLLECTING: VOL. 5: CONAN: ROAD OF KINGS (2010) 1-12, CONAN THE BARBARIAN (2012) 1-6
Paperback: 456 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1302923277 ISBN-13: 978-1302923273 $44.99 Release Date: 23 September 2020 |
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