World Famous Comics: Conan Volume 1: The Frost Giant's Daughter And Other Stories (Conan (Graphic Novels))
Conan Volume 1: The Frost Giant's Daughter And Other Stories (Conan (Graphic Novels))
By: Kurt Busiek Publisher: Dark Horse Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Dark Horse Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 192 Publication Date: April 13, 2005
Product Description: When the internationally famous barbarian hero returned to comics, with an all-new fresh start by award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) and dynamic artists Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, and Dave Stewart, the result was instant sell-outs and multiple printings to keep up with the demand. Now Conan's earliest adventures are collected in a handsome 192-page collection. Catch all the action and savagery as he wars with the murderous Vanir, meets the Frost Giant's Daughter, and is taken as a slave by the ancient sorcerers of Hyperborea! This top-selling new series faithfully expands on original author Robert E. Howard's literary creation.
Superb! Dark horse have outdid themselves with this outstanding first story arc from their Conan series. The concept of this relaunch is to adapt Robert E. Howard's stories in chronological order while revealing the stories set before and after each, and connecting to the next Robert E. Howard adaptation. Kurt Busiek respectfully adapts the first story, the Frost Giant's Daughter, while building an epic tale of Conan's first foray out of Cimmieria, subsequent capture by the Hyperborians and escape, setting up the rest of the series while firmly establishing Conan and his world for new readers. Artist Cary Nord provides some outstanding artwork in the vein of Frank Frazetta's beautiful covers from the 1960's and, coupled with Dave Stewart's coloring, creates a truly unique book. Some readers were upset that Dark Horse chose to adapt Howard's work rather than continue where the old Marvel series left off, but as great as many of the Marvel adaptations were, some adaptations were not that faithful, or were condenced to fit within a tight one or two issues. Dark Horse have allowed the creative team breathing space to tell their stories and have picked a spot on creative team to bring modern storytelling sensibilties to Robert E. Howard very storng body of Conan work. Excellent!
Conan is the Man Conan is so exciting and exhilirating. His world is so rich and vibrant, and often even feels real- like some kind of lost history. I heartily recommend this graphic novel. The story-telling is really strong and the art is simply exquisite.
Excellent start to a new Conan series from Darkhorse!! I have had only limited exposure to graphic novels in general, and Conan in particular, but find it hard to believe that this new adaptation isn't one of the best of the genre. Kurt Busiek's original stories fill in the time around one of the most famous Conan stories from Robert E Howard, THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER. Cary Nord's drawings portray Conan just as I have always pictured him and the coloring is absolutely beautiful, bringing the story to life. These new stories of Conan's early days are everything I hoped they would be and more. Can't recommend this volume enough for old Conan fans or new readers looking for a good place to start.
This first volume of the new Darkhorse 'Conan' series includes a prelude, 'THE LEGEND' that sets the scene for the entire series and is itself adapted from another of REH's original tales. When an ancient statue of Conan is discovered, along with a scribe's history of the hero, a ruler of the 'future' demands to know more about the mysterious king. In this way, the stories presented in this series are meant to actually be the scribe's writings of Conan's adventures.
This volume includes: 'Out of the Darksome Hills', 'The Frost Giant's Daughter', 'At the Back of the North Wind', 'The Gates of Paradise', 'Ashes and Dust', 'Day of Farewell', and 'Blood for Blood'. These stories combine chronologically to tell a greater tale of Conan's initial experience in Hyperborea, a land that he had longed to visit but which sorely disappointed him (to say the least). Each of the first seven 'chapters' of this new Conan series by Darkhorse is very pleasing, with violence, danger, intrigue, and of course, beautiful women.
At the end of this trade paperback edition, there is a stirring and sad recount of Robert E Howard's life. His amazingly short but productive career is a story worth knowing.
Maybe its because of my limited exposure to previous Conan works, but I thought this volume was just plain excellent. Highly recommended. Can't wait to get the next one.
Conan Rules The Art here is unbelievable, and the storytelling is excellent. I highly recommend this book, and this series. This is Conan, the way it should be told. The creators have made a beautiful and fitting tribute to one of the greatest fantasy characters of all-time. This is compelling, page turning adventure on the highest level.
Graphic SF Reader The stories here are ok--they should be, as one of them is a straight Howard take.
However, I have a big problem with the artwork. The painted, somewhat pastel at times indistinct style makes Conan look like an eyeless kobold at times, and at others like big-eyed wild madmen all over the place. Non-inked fuzzy style looks crappy, to me.
Growing up with Barry Windsor-Smith this is a change much for the worse.
I won't be reading any more of this with the same art style.
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