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Bookish D, Reviewer
Conan the character that is now into its 10th decade. The character has changed over the decades in various publications, books, movies and this slugfest series shows us an unfettered raw and rough Conan who is judicious and blunt on the use of force but shows discretion where necessary and fights hard with the objective of winning and not bothered by use of underhand techniques. In many ways this character reverts and stays true to Robert E. Howard's original which over the decades of use and rewrites was transformed into a hero. The use of Howard's original storylines too help. The authors need to be commended for bringing these stories to life and into the modern era where even rough characters are polished to a shine and sometimes appear as chocolate versions of their original self's.
The stories show loud doses of magic and the stories are dark. The action set pieces are brutal and filled with blood and gore just as the creators had claimed.
There are two story arcs with a jungle romp starring a favorite adversary the Picts. The adventure is dark and filled with action. the art is dark and excellent in patches. In some places the art leaves the reader unsatisfied. Conan himself looks a bit decrepit and way different from the image that one harbors. But over all the story is interesting.
The second ark is a time when Conan is a king and is about his efforts to reclaim his kingdom after it has been snatched by an ancient malevolent wizard.
The story canvas is huge and features armies and fantastic creatures of magic coupled with a grounded Conan who evokes loyalty and devotion from his subjects.
The art work in this story is of a superior level and with the story delving in fantasies the art takes on various tones of light and shimmer which are extremely pleasing to look at.
The book is of medium length for a graphic novel and with the story and art is a decent read.
4 stars for this book and I would recommend this to readers.
I thank NetGalley for providing and advance copy for review.
This review is based on my reading of this book. All views are my own and based on my experience while completing this volume.
The stories show loud doses of magic and the stories are dark. The action set pieces are brutal and filled with blood and gore just as the creators had claimed.
There are two story arcs with a jungle romp starring a favorite adversary the Picts. The adventure is dark and filled with action. the art is dark and excellent in patches. In some places the art leaves the reader unsatisfied. Conan himself looks a bit decrepit and way different from the image that one harbors. But over all the story is interesting.
The second ark is a time when Conan is a king and is about his efforts to reclaim his kingdom after it has been snatched by an ancient malevolent wizard.
The story canvas is huge and features armies and fantastic creatures of magic coupled with a grounded Conan who evokes loyalty and devotion from his subjects.
The art work in this story is of a superior level and with the story delving in fantasies the art takes on various tones of light and shimmer which are extremely pleasing to look at.
The book is of medium length for a graphic novel and with the story and art is a decent read.
4 stars for this book and I would recommend this to readers.
I thank NetGalley for providing and advance copy for review.
This review is based on my reading of this book. All views are my own and based on my experience while completing this volume.
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