World Famous Comics: Savage Sword of Conan Volume 3 (Conan (Graphic Novels)) (v. 3)
Savage Sword of Conan Volume 3 (Conan (Graphic Novels)) (v. 3)
By: Roy Thomas, Various Publisher: Dark Horse Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Dark Horse Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 544 Publication Date: May 28, 2008
Product Description: Conan's phenomenal popularity in the early comics series Conan the Barbarian would soon reach new heights thanks to a supplementary publication whose very name would come to represent quality in epic-fantasy storytelling - The Savage Sword of Conan! These pulp tomes would become an inspiration to generations of Conan fans, containing some of the best adaptations and pastiches of Robert E. Howard's work ever to be seen in sequential form.
Can't get enough of the Savage Sword More awesome Conan stories with great artwork!!! Thanks Dark Horse. Tons of reading material at a great price... can't go wrong with these large paperbacks.
There has been some slippage The artwork is not as incredible, nor is the writing as good as in Volume 2. Most of these stories are short, abrupt, somewhat unsatisfying. They begin to be a bit formulaic in this volume (except for Chapter 6, "Child of Sorcery" which is told from the perspective of one of the women Conan encounters - a very sweet story.) This volume feels hasty, like a rushed production schedule was affecting the quality. There was a noticeable profusion of scribal errors: Words not misspelled, but just wrong (for example, writing "namor" instead of "armor".) One panel had frames for narration, but no words written therein! And I noticed a few times where narration did not match the pictures - for example, the narration says "touched his tunic" when the character is wearing a vest and the touch is obviously on his bare shoulder - or "grasped his throat" when the picture clearly shows the character being grasped by the wrist.
Inattention to detail, slack writing, artwork not up to par; Of three volumes so far, it would seem that _Savage Sword_ hit its peak in volume 2 and is now declining. Still, it is enjoyable and well worth the purchase price.
I also noticed that the last 100 pages of my copy are printed on a different paper, whiter and slightly thicker than the dull newsprint that has been used up till now.
EXCELLENT STORIES,ART & GREAT VALUE!! Back during the Seventies Roy Thomas kept the legacy alive of Conan and Robert E. Howard. The book is a tremendous value and a great treasure! All of the stories and art is outstanding. Roy Thomas and John Buscema are my favorite duo! If you can find Conan The Barbarian #275, scarce, which is the last comic (1993)in the series read the last page testimonial by Roy Thomas. He gives credit to his his team members during the years and the last paragraph goes like this "But--did I say "last"? Nay, the ultimate place on this illustrious list, be it written first or last, is that of Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Cimmerian, and who has been, as the contents page of Savage Sword has ever proclaimed, the "Soul and Inspiration" of everything we've tried to do. We're only sorry he hasn't been around to enjoy the fruits of his labors during the 1930s, and we'll never quite forgive him for taking himself away from us far too soon. With his talents like these behind him, is there any doubt that Conan, in one form or another, will be a Marvel mainstay for a long, long time to come? Thus, no tears-just a parting reminder: Conan The Barbarian in Savage Sword of Conan #218, by Mike Docherty and - Roy Thomas" Kudos to Roy Thomas. Job well done!! Conan is now in Dark Horse comics along with Solomon Kane, Kull, and a recent story Pigeons From Hell. Get on board at Dark Horse you'll be glad you did.
Must Reads: Conan Hardcover by Roy Thomas and Conan The Phenom, Blood & Thunder, The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard by Mark Finn, One Who Walked Alone by Novalyn Price, Conan The Dark Barbarian by Don Herron, The Last of the Trunk, Selected Letters of REH, All Weird Works by Paul Herman, all by Rob Roehm, The Never Ending Hunt - Wildside Press a complete Bibliography of REH by Paul Herman, The Black Stranger & Other American Takes that has the scariest story ever - Pigeons from Hell, Two-Gun Bob, Almuric, Solomon Kane, Bran Mac Morn, The Best of REH 1 & 2, Red Nails and Beyond The Black River, Lord of Samarcand, and all Conans by Marvel and Dark Horse.
to tread the jeweled thrones... When I was young, mid to late 70's, I would read issue after issue of Savage Sword more than any other comic or magazine. It was my favorite, and I had quite a large number of issues. Unfortunately, I lost my collection in a fire in the late 80's. When I found that Dark Horse was re-printing the issues of Savage Sword as volumes, and that those volumes would be available here at Amazon, I jumped at the opportunity of obtaining and re-reading those amazing stories again.
The sorcerer Thoth-Amon, Red Sonja, Captain Boraq D' Sharaq, the list goes on and all of them, fantastic characters and some of the greatest fantasy stories that were ever written! I became a 12 year old again.
If you collected and read Savage Sword, any of the other Conan comics, novels, or are just a casual fan, then by all mean, I HIGHLY recommend these volumes (currently, as of Aug. 26, 2008, one through three, with volume four to be released in October 2008)! The stories are just as we remember them in all of their black and white savagery, sorcery and plundering greatness!
Robert E. Howard is by far one of the greatest fantasy writers who ever lived.
Enter the Hyborian Age, and you will not want to return.
Conan... the man This is a good volume - so far. I received it damaged from Amazon, but that has nothing to do with the content. The issue of The Savage Sword of Conan that introduces Red Sonjia is in this one. The art is excellent, although in Black and white and really, there is very little to say about the quality of writing, it's macho, violent, and barbaric fun. Great bathroom reading.
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