Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring

by Patrick Zircher, Pete Pantazis (Color Artist), Richard Starkings (Letterer)

One of Robert E. Howard’s iconic heroes returns with furious vengeance in his own solo comic series.

The mighty Solomon Kane hunts for the Serpent Ring in this spectacular adventure that fans of Howard and supernatural historical fiction are sure to love.

Solomon Kane, along with a mismatched group of companions an old scholar, his beautiful daughter, a disgraced Knight of Malta, an Italian rogue, and an African guide, search for the lost Serpent Ring of Thoth-Amon in the valley of the Serpent Men.

Legend says that the ring grants great power, and each of the treasure hunters, bar Kane himself, begin to be seduced and corrupted by the promise of that great power.

But the ring is guarded by a sorceress, the Serpent Men, and the snake god itself, Yiggseth.

The ‘Sword of Vengeance’ slashes into his own new series, THE SERPENT RING! Kane battles from the Barbary Coast, across Southern Europe, to the canals of Venice, as a band of rogues forms around him in their quest for the fabled Serpent Ring of Set! It’s the much-anticipated return of Solomon Kane from Patrick Zircher (Superman, Iron Man, Savage Avengers, Moon Knight).

Collects Solomon The Serpent Ring #1-4.

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Horror, Graphic Novels, Comic Book

112 pages, Paperback

First published October 14, 2025

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exceptionally well done adaptation and story telling of this Pulp Era character. Reads just like an original Robert E. Howard Story. Very recommended

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

to be honest this comic as a collection has not been published but the 4 seperate installments have been. So I read all four comics that make up the book.
It seems that the Serpents Ring used to be the property of one Thot Amon which is recognisable by any Robert E Howard fan. This Thot Amon fellow was stopped by a lonely barbarian who did not care too much about the old wizards reputation.
Anyhow the puritan Solomon Kane ends up with a group of people whose quest is this infamous ring. But there is no common purpose but treachery galore, demons and whatnot about. However they finaly will meet their match in the puritan.
Aa a story not as dark as earlier stories from the Savage Sword Of Conan B/W past. The art is fine. So for the fans of REH enjoyable as always. I Will not double dip for this collection as I already have installments. There is so much REH going around and published by Titan and you can only spend an euro once.

[Jim Kuenzli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This trade collects the 4 issue series of Solomon Kane-The Serpent Ring by Titan Comics. Zircher does a fabulous job with storytelling and the artwork. Pantazis does fantastic work with the lush coloring. If you’re a fan of Kane, you should enjoy this young version of the character. Kane vs Serpent men, a high priestess of Set, a gallery of rogues, mentions of Kull, Thoth Amon, Conan, and of course the Serpent Ring! What’s not to enjoy? Highly recommend!

[Khurram · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. There is a lot more religious and racial references in this book than I thought there would be, but I understand that that is part of Solomon Kane's character, faith and the time period of the story.

Solomon Kane has three masters, his God, his Queen and his word. On a mission for the Queen (England), he gives his word to a dieing man to deliver a relic to his family. However this leads Kane to a new expedition to Africa in a new and old war.

A very good story, good artwork that matches the story perfectly, and the right amount of action. I am looking forward to the Conan connection from this story and definitely what is next for Solomon Kane. The book finishes with the background of the publishing of the original story. A sketch book and a varient cover gallery.

[Tobin Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

For whatever reason, of all of Robert E. Howard's characters, it's always been Solomon Kane who captured my attention the most. Maybe because he was just a touch more of a restless soul than the others.

Whatever the reason, I like him the most, but have usually found his stories never quite captured that restlessness, that unease.

And then along comes this story, and and it seems to have every single element I ever looked for in a Kane story. The overall plot, the cast of characters, Kane trying to overcome guilt and do what he can to cleanse himself of the sins that are thrust upon him...

Just a fantastic story and, even better, equally fantastic art to carry that story along.

[Bertazzo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think my favorite thing about Zircher's Solomon Kane is how Kane sees the world around him. He is adding tons of personality to the character.

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read before release thanks to publisher and Edelweiss

Dark but lushly detailed story of Solomon Kane that is as good or better than REH’s original stories because of the amazing art and story told together by Patch Zircher here!

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a huge fan of Solomon Kane. I actually like the character even better than Conan (blasphemy, I know) and I'm a big Conan fan as well. I think one reason is because Solomon Kane's stories were mainly horror stories as much as adventure stories, and the character works so well in that setting.

This series features Solomon Kane on a quest for the legendary serpent ring as he battles the serpent men you may remember from King Kull. Great story and great art. I hope we see more like this.

[Κεσκίνης Χρήστος · Rating 5 out of 5]

Νέο κόλλημα το κόμικ του Solomon Kane. Απίστευτο σχέδιο, πολύ δυνατό σενάριο, επικά καρέ γεμάτα δράση.

[Theediscerning · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yet another "man of few words" from the early days of genre fiction comes back to our attention with a pretty wordy comic. Here, Solomon Kane is not liking life as a pirate, so takes a message from one of his victims to a Jewish scholar and his gorgeous daughter, living in the Venice ghetto. The message, the presence of other characters, and a lot more besides, forces them to form a small party to go to Africa, and to search for the truth behind the last people who, well, formed a small party to go to Africa, and searched for the truth behind a mystical, ancient serpent cult.

I guess this is well-balanced, as being something that is a new story and yet sounding authentic to the Robert E Howard world. The titular ring has cropped up in stories featuring other Howard heroes, and they get a nod later on here to remind us that Kane and this kind of legend are both part of a larger oeuvre. But in being beholden to the classics it only raises doubts about this doing enough that is new and different – from the end-matter it would appear there are few real Kane stories, and this suitably fills in a gap before we 'officially' have met him before. But does it do enough to make him fully satisfactory to the modern reader?

I'll leave that to said reader. What is clear is that while he is a touch one-note, the daughter is a very decent creation, not just relying on her décolletage, and intent on seeing the world for what it can teach her and not for the men in it. And the comic has some very good-looking scenes, making it no surprise our one-man team behind so much of it had to call in help for some of the colouring. All told I think it's a certain audience that still wants more Howard-adjacent fantasy in this day and age, and they will be very happy with this piece, for the way it positions itself in the larger mythos if nothing else. It won't be universally satisfactory, though – and to me four stars seems too generous. Three and a half it is, although I know many will think me stingy at that reckoning.

[Stefan Nordin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in return for an honest review.

I might be struck down by Crom for blasphemy for this but I actually think that Solomon Kane is a more interesting character than Conan. I love the cimmerian but the brooding puritan is my favorite Howard character.
It seems that Patrick Zircher shares my sentiments. In the afterword to this collection he tells the story of how he was offered the chance to write a Kane story after his work with Conan in Savage Avengers for Marvel.
It’s obvious Zircher is well acquainted with Kane and his world. The story is a classic adventure tale set early in Kanes life and it takes the puritan to Africa for the first time in his life. It features a lot of things that connects it to the greater Howardverse like the ring of Set that belonged to Conans old arch enemy Toth Amon and the serpent people that Kull fought. I like how Titan and Heroic Signatures is building a greater story with all the Howard characters they are adapting.
This is the first solo Kane comic for 15 years and I hope we’re getting more of them because I really liked this one!

[Ángel Javier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sólida historia del héroe puritano con espléndidos dibujos de un Zircher que ha evolucionado en unos cuantos años un disparate. El guion, sin ser nada del otro mundo, es de lo más entretenido, la acción nunca decae, y, sobre todo, se halla al servicio de las ilustraciones: Zircher conoce sus fuertes, y, obviamente, los explota, con unos navíos maravillosos, unos combates perfectamente coreografiados, y ese elefante del número tres... madre mía, qué elefante. Las serpientes también se le dan bien, y, hala, a meter ofidios por todos lados (lógicamente, puesto que los malos son hombres serpiente de los del rey Kull). Nada, que muy buen trabajo, señor Zircher. A ver si nos deleita con más aventuras de este interesantísimo héroe howardiano.

[Dan Blackley · Rating 5 out of 5]

A new Solomon Kane Story!!! Rejoice!! I've read all of the Robert E. Howard Kane stories which are wonderful but I was saddened that there were so very little written for this character. Not anymore! The graphic novel is wonderful and there are two more stories that you can download at titanbooks. I think you can download them here also: The Hound of God and the Banquet of Souls.

Either way, its an exciting read and the art is exceptional.

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always knew Patrick Zircher could draw (he's one of the best in the game.) but who knew he could write too. This fits right in with one of Robert E. Howard's pulp stories. It has Solomon Kane and a group of people headed to Africa on the hunt for the Eye of Set. And Good Lord! Zircher's art is so detailed and lush. I just love it. Someone put him back on a monthly book so I can see it every month.

[Riccardo Ball · Rating 5 out of 5]

I collected the comics as they came out and then read them all in one sitting (4 books). Pat Zircher has done a fantastic job on Kane, he’s captured the essence of REH but also added his own spice. The historical research to flesh the world out in this story is amazing too and it ties up beautifully into the Howard-verse - someone buy that man a beer!!

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

The amount of time Zircher has spent on this is blatantly obvious and all there on the page. His professionalism is clearly a byproduct of his passion for the medium and the character.

Respectful to the source material, detailed and entertaining pulp fantasy.

[Álvar García · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buenísimo, que le dejen hacer a Patrick Zircher lo que quiera.