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Post by terryallenuk on Aug 2, 2018 2:54:24 GMT -5
Crom! This inaugural volume ushers in Marvel's line of definitive Savage Sword of Conan collections. Full-color covers, letters pages, pinups, extensive articles and reviews on Conan, his world and his creator -everything's included just as no one is spared the vengeance of Conan! After the breakout success of Conan's color comic, Marvel brought the legendary sword-and-sorcery saga of Robert E. Howard's hero to its black-and-white magazine line. In lushly illustrated novel-length adventures with all the drama, violence and allure the comic book medium can off er, writer Roy Thomas and Marvel's greatest artists craft a host of Conan classics like Barry Windsor-Smith's "Red Nails" and John Buscema's "Black Colossus" and "A Witch Shall Be Born" featuring the infamous Tree of Death are just the beginning! COLLECTING: SAVAGE TALES (1971) 1-5; SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) 1-12, SPECIAL (1975) 1 www.hachettebookgroup.biz/titles/marvel-comics/savage-sword-of-conan-the-original-marvel-years-omnibus-vol-1/9781302915322/ |
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Post by johnnypt on Aug 2, 2018 5:55:04 GMT -5
And it’s hefty, almost 1000 pages. It does sound like it will include just the Conan material, which is why they could push it out to issue 12. I thought they would keep them around 11 issues and 700 pages each. But if the push it to around 14 issues, they can get it done in 16-18 volumes.
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Post by jbruel0 on Aug 2, 2018 8:57:02 GMT -5
What is the interest for Marvel to start SSoC and CtB Omnibus whe we have tons of those published by DH? Same for DH Omnibus announced by Marvel.
At 100$+ each, there must be a terrific increase in quality, size....
Your mind ?
Jb
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Post by johnnypt on Aug 2, 2018 10:19:40 GMT -5
What is the interest for Marvel to start SSoC and CtB Omnibus whe we have tons of those published by DH? Same for DH Omnibus announced by Marvel. At 100$+ each, there must be a terrific increase in quality, size.... Your mind ? Jb The quality level will be way higher than the DH phone books. These will be hardcover, omnibus size (but not magazine size) and restored by Cory Siedlmeyer's crew at Marvel. The recent Master of Kung Fu/Deadly Hands of Kung Fu omnis would be a good point of comparison to what the Conan books will look like. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2018 17:45:25 GMT -5
I'm kinda excited about the SSOC omnibus editions. It'll probably be too difficult for me to resist picking these up, especially the initial Roy Thomas run. Great to see they'll reprint the letters pages and articles. But, it's gonna feel weird reading about the Kull, Solomon Kane and Bran Mak Morn adaptations in the letters pages but not actually include them in the volumes. Hopefully we get the John Buscema & Boris Vallejo (SSOC 5) cover for this omnibus edition.  |
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Post by Monster on Aug 6, 2018 22:56:05 GMT -5
I thought they would keep them around 11 issues and 700 pages each. But if the push it to around 14 issues, they can get it done in 16-18 volumes. But will they really do all of the issues? It'd be great if they did, but, someone at Marvel stated that their was never any intent of reprinting everything as far as the premium omnibuses go. This was in reference to The Amazing Spider-Man. |
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Post by johnnypt on Aug 7, 2018 7:32:10 GMT -5
I thought they would keep them around 11 issues and 700 pages each. But if the push it to around 14 issues, they can get it done in 16-18 volumes. But will they really do all of the issues? It'd be great if they did, but, someone at Marvel stated that their was never any intent of reprinting everything as far as the premium omnibuses go. This was in reference to The Amazing Spider-Man. Since this is a licensed property, Master of Kung Fu is probably a more apt comparison (even though it's way shorter). They can do anything they want with Spider Man at any time. I think they'll definitely reprint all of the Conan content from the 235 issues plus extra issues like the Marvel Super Specials. Whatever extra content we get regarding other stories, articles, etc., we'll have to wait and see. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 1:54:14 GMT -5
I'm kinda excited about the SSOC omnibus editions. It'll probably be too difficult for me to resist picking these up, especially the initial Roy Thomas run. Great to see they'll reprint the letters pages and articles. But, it's gonna feel weird reading about the Kull, Solomon Kane and Bran Mak Morn adaptations in the letters pages but not actually include them in the volumes. Hopefully we get the John Buscema & Boris Vallejo (SSOC 5) cover for this omnibus edition. One of the better Boris covers. Fortunately, Conan being nailed on the cross meant that he couldn't have him adopt yet another bodybuilder pose. The Buscema layout probably helped, too. ......  Yeah, one of Boris' better covers thanks to Buscema. Certainly better than the omnibus cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto (even though it's a vast improvement in comparison to the awful Cassaday cover for the CtB Omnibus).  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2018 16:16:40 GMT -5
Here's the 2 covers:  GABRIELE DELL’OTTO cover.  Boris Vallejo cover (Direct Market only) |
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Post by johnnypt on Aug 21, 2018 17:51:56 GMT -5
Um...was the proofreader off that day? Where’s ‘of’? (h/t Alan at the Masterwroks board)
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Post by boot on Aug 21, 2018 20:23:54 GMT -5
Um...was the proofreader off that day? Where’s ‘of’? (h/t Alan at the Masterwroks board) Besides "of", where is "The Barbarian"? |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Aug 21, 2018 21:11:18 GMT -5
Part of me wants these...but the other part of me thinks it might be more fun to collect them in magazine format. How hard are decent reader copies to procure? I have about a dozen or so already that I acquired back in my comic collecting days. Conan and REH aside, this has to be the most popular sword-and-sorcery magazine of all time, right?
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Post by Monster on Aug 21, 2018 22:48:55 GMT -5
I suspect those covers as shown must be bad mock-ups by an overzealous fan. The Boris cover seems to have lost part of itself on all sides, and it seems hard to believe that they would stick the Thomas, BWS, Buscema credits down in the corner of the new one like that - especially not using that font. ...... Indeed. They more than likely would not have the Curtis logo or the price, either. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2018 0:56:57 GMT -5
Part of me wants these...but the other part of me thinks it might be more fun to collect them in magazine format. How hard are decent reader copies to procure? I have about a dozen or so already that I acquired back in my comic collecting days. Conan and REH aside, this has to be the most popular sword-and-sorcery magazine of all time, right? I agree, can't beat the original mags. I've had the first 60 issues for years and recently managed to pick up around 180 issues at a very reasonable price. |
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Post by johnnypt on Aug 22, 2018 6:15:20 GMT -5
Um...was the proofreader off that day? Where’s ‘of’? (h/t Alan at the Masterwroks board) Indeed, we must all be vigilant ... especially when posting from our mobiles. I suspect those covers as shown must be bad mock-ups by an overzealous fan. The Boris cover seems to have lost part of itself on all sides, and it seems hard to believe that they would stick the Thomas, BWS, Buscema credits down in the corner of the new one like that - especially not using that font. ...... From mobile AND without glasses! 😁 |
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