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Conan the Barbarian (1970-1993) #122-126, Annual #4-5
The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 16: The Eternity War and Other Stories
Following a renowned writer like Roy Thomas was no easy task, but J.M. DeMatteis (Justice League) found himself fit for the job when he became Conan the Barbarian's next regular writer with Conan #118! This volume continues the period when DeMatteis worked with legendary artist John Buscema, collecting five of their regular series issues, as well as Conan Annual #4 and #5, which were created by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Ernie Chan! Enjoy the continuing story lines, while getting a look at an older Conan's fight for his throne and queen in the unbeatable Thomas/Buscema/Chan Conan Annual collaborations: "The Return of the Conqueror" and "Bride of the Conqueror!"
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 15, 2008
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J.M. DeMatteis
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J.M. DeMatteis was a professional musician/singer and rock music journalist before entering comics in the late 70's.
Credits include Spider-Man, Moonshadow, Brooklyn Dreams, Justice League, Abadazad, Hero Squared, the Life and Times of Savior 28.
Created I, Vampire , Creature Commandos, Moonshadow, Hero Squared (co-creator), Abadazad, Stardust Kid, Savior 28 and more.
DeMatteis, John Marc
Ellis, Michael
Lombego, Wally
Bio:
J.M. DeMatteis was a professional musician/singer and rock music journalist before entering comics in the late 70's.
Credits include Spider-Man, Moonshadow, Brooklyn Dreams, Justice League, Abadazad, Hero Squared, the Life and Times of Savior 28.
Created I, Vampire , Creature Commandos, Moonshadow, Hero Squared (co-creator), Abadazad, Stardust Kid, Savior 28 and more.
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May 12, 2019
I had a feeling the quality of the series would drop once the Thomas/Buscema run ended, and while I was right, I have been pleasantly surprised that the drop in quality so far wasn't as bad as expected. For one thing, Buscema is still doing the art, or at least some of the art, so that half of the team is still around. And while I've always been hit and miss regarding DeMatteis, so far I like what he's done with Conan. I personally loved the formula Roy Thomas used with the adapting Howard's Conan stories, adapting Howard's non-Conan stories as Conan stories, adapting novels starring other characters and turning them into Conan stories, and finally writing totally original stories. The formula kept things interesting and never allowed the stories to stale. Now that the comic is being written in the traditional manner, I have a feeling it may not feel as fresh. But for now, I'm still enjoying it.
March 27, 2018
Do not like the new author in the the last 2 volumes. Conan seems to be an afterthought. All the stories involve Conan being forced to do favors for wizards. Has an anti-violence tone that does not fit Conan at all. One has some barbarian should be a pacifist ending. WTH?
The redeeming factor is the King Conan stories done by Roy Thomas.
I've read 1-16. Might skip 17 and jump to 18. Too many DeMatteis tales that just aren't Conan. I think the author even admitted that he didn't like Conan.
The redeeming factor is the King Conan stories done by Roy Thomas.
I've read 1-16. Might skip 17 and jump to 18. Too many DeMatteis tales that just aren't Conan. I think the author even admitted that he didn't like Conan.
May 6, 2014
DeMatteis just don't seem to get Conan. These are pointless. Even the ever-trustworthy art by John Buscema seems..... bored.
June 24, 2020
Volume 16 mainly continues DeMatteis run as writer on Conan in "The City Where Time Stood Still" with our hero and his tall mute companion Atreah entering the city of Pergona in Ophir after being dropped off by the winged horses from the end of the last collection. A city full of mystery in which the duo come across the young brothers Jonnwalli and Dukenrik who reminded me of the elves Jingle and Jangle from the holiday animated feature "The Year Without a Santa Claus".
In "The Horror Beneath the Hills" Conan crosses paths with Murilo from "Rogues in the House" and last seen in Conan issue #55 and a search of some mines leading to "The Eternity War" which is a battle/ love affair between a bewitching brunette and her former lover and an ending worthy of Shakespeare with a major loss.
"The Witches of Nexx" gets the band back to Pergona and answers some questions in regards to the brothers past and a quest Conan and the brothers have to take along with the eventual departure of the brothers. "The Blood Red Eye of Truth" opens with Conan stuck in the outskirts of Stygia with the most interesting dwarf guardian Liirix ( DeMatteis seems to love his repeating letters in names ) who can get Conan transportation out of the wastes if he completes a mission for him in finding an "eye" for him which is a gem.
Overall, the stories are okay. The brothers have been compared to Cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch and at times come off as undisciplined brats to Conan's stern fatherly figure.
The gems of this collection by far are the two reprinted King-Size Annuals each written by Thomas and drawn by Buscema and Chan. Annuals a year apart from 1978 and 1979 that act as sequels to "Conan the Conqueror" ( "Hour of the Dragon") in which Conan becomes King. "The Return of the Conqueror" has Conan and his army heading to the Capital city Belverus of Nemedian with deposed ruler Tarascus in tow in order for Conan to get Zenobia who aided him in his escape from the city's dungeon in the original story. Naturally, things do not go as Conan plans with a double cross, an interesting half-man/half-bull monster and a fateful heart wrenching twist.
The third story centers on Conan's marriage to Zenobia and the machinations behind the scenes to not only disrupt that from happening but the return of a sorcerer Tsotha-Lanti from the Howard story "The Scarlet Citadel" that was adapted in Savage Sword of Conan #30. Thomas provides two very Howard-like tales of King Conan with the goal of marrying Conan and Zenobia properly and introducing a wide assortment of Conan's palace and military friends in Pallantides, Trocero, Prospero, and Publius who factor more into the King Kull ongoing series that Marvel came out with and collected.
In "The Horror Beneath the Hills" Conan crosses paths with Murilo from "Rogues in the House" and last seen in Conan issue #55 and a search of some mines leading to "The Eternity War" which is a battle/ love affair between a bewitching brunette and her former lover and an ending worthy of Shakespeare with a major loss.
"The Witches of Nexx" gets the band back to Pergona and answers some questions in regards to the brothers past and a quest Conan and the brothers have to take along with the eventual departure of the brothers. "The Blood Red Eye of Truth" opens with Conan stuck in the outskirts of Stygia with the most interesting dwarf guardian Liirix ( DeMatteis seems to love his repeating letters in names ) who can get Conan transportation out of the wastes if he completes a mission for him in finding an "eye" for him which is a gem.
Overall, the stories are okay. The brothers have been compared to Cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch and at times come off as undisciplined brats to Conan's stern fatherly figure.
The gems of this collection by far are the two reprinted King-Size Annuals each written by Thomas and drawn by Buscema and Chan. Annuals a year apart from 1978 and 1979 that act as sequels to "Conan the Conqueror" ( "Hour of the Dragon") in which Conan becomes King. "The Return of the Conqueror" has Conan and his army heading to the Capital city Belverus of Nemedian with deposed ruler Tarascus in tow in order for Conan to get Zenobia who aided him in his escape from the city's dungeon in the original story. Naturally, things do not go as Conan plans with a double cross, an interesting half-man/half-bull monster and a fateful heart wrenching twist.
The third story centers on Conan's marriage to Zenobia and the machinations behind the scenes to not only disrupt that from happening but the return of a sorcerer Tsotha-Lanti from the Howard story "The Scarlet Citadel" that was adapted in Savage Sword of Conan #30. Thomas provides two very Howard-like tales of King Conan with the goal of marrying Conan and Zenobia properly and introducing a wide assortment of Conan's palace and military friends in Pallantides, Trocero, Prospero, and Publius who factor more into the King Kull ongoing series that Marvel came out with and collected.
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March 1, 2013
Das wars für mich...
Dies wird wohl der letzte Band der "Chronicles of Conan" sein, den ich mir gekauft habe. War schon Band 15 ein extremer Einschnitt in Qualität, wird dies in diesen 5 Ausgaben der Reihe, die in diesem Band gesammelt sind, nochmals getoppt.
Die Charaktere sind nur noch Karikaturen, die Handlung völlig entkoppelt von dem Conan, wie R.E. Howard (oder auch Roy Thomas) ihn darstellte. Immer wirrere Storylines, immer noch außerirdischere und bescheuertere Gegner.
Das schlimmste aber ist, dass diesen Band nichtmal mehr die Zeichnungen retten, denn John Buscema macht hier nur noch die groben Breakdowns und die Detaillierung bleibt Bob McLeod überlassen, den ich zwar als Comiczeichner schätze, aber die Heftserie dann halt doch nur noch generisch langweilig aussehen lässt, wie jeder andere Marvel-Titel der Zeit halt (was sich den völlig belanglosen und langweiligen Storylines anpasst). Nichts ist von dem Conan von Roy Thomas übriggeblieben.
Die zwei Sterne gebe ich nur, weil man in diesem Band wenigstens noch die Annuals 4 & 5 zu sehen bekommt - gescripted von Roy Thomas, gezeichnet von Buscema & Chan (ohne diese Annuals hätte ich nur 1 Stern gegeben). Wen das noch interessiert, sollte nur die lesen - die regulären Heftausgaben in diesem Band kann man getrost überspringen.
Dies wird wohl der letzte Band der "Chronicles of Conan" sein, den ich mir gekauft habe. War schon Band 15 ein extremer Einschnitt in Qualität, wird dies in diesen 5 Ausgaben der Reihe, die in diesem Band gesammelt sind, nochmals getoppt.
Die Charaktere sind nur noch Karikaturen, die Handlung völlig entkoppelt von dem Conan, wie R.E. Howard (oder auch Roy Thomas) ihn darstellte. Immer wirrere Storylines, immer noch außerirdischere und bescheuertere Gegner.
Das schlimmste aber ist, dass diesen Band nichtmal mehr die Zeichnungen retten, denn John Buscema macht hier nur noch die groben Breakdowns und die Detaillierung bleibt Bob McLeod überlassen, den ich zwar als Comiczeichner schätze, aber die Heftserie dann halt doch nur noch generisch langweilig aussehen lässt, wie jeder andere Marvel-Titel der Zeit halt (was sich den völlig belanglosen und langweiligen Storylines anpasst). Nichts ist von dem Conan von Roy Thomas übriggeblieben.
Die zwei Sterne gebe ich nur, weil man in diesem Band wenigstens noch die Annuals 4 & 5 zu sehen bekommt - gescripted von Roy Thomas, gezeichnet von Buscema & Chan (ohne diese Annuals hätte ich nur 1 Stern gegeben). Wen das noch interessiert, sollte nur die lesen - die regulären Heftausgaben in diesem Band kann man getrost überspringen.
January 9, 2020
The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 16: The Eternity War and Other Stories carries on straight on from the previous book with Conan having to deal with moral dilemmas left right and centre but at the same time keeping the sword swinging at the max! :D The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 16: The Eternity War and Other Stories we also get to leap forward in time and see Conan at 40 where he has claimed a Kingdom and is about to get married but more is afoot than you would expect! :D The plot twist and actions keep you guessing from the start and the characters are out through the ringer from the start! :D The art is crisp and clear! :D The recolouring really works well and you can see every detail clearly! :D The locations change place all the time and the creatures are varied and different keeping Conan and Zenobia on their toes! :D The action is epically portrayed and meted out by the two of them! : At the same time the book has background information as well really giving the story of the creation process! :D The Chronicles of Conan, Volume 16: The Eternity War and Other Stories never lets up for the start! :D It is full of plotting, Grand Standing, Action and Adventure! :D Crisp High Five! :D Great and Edge of the seat! :D Get it if you can! :D
August 29, 2012
A collection of Conan stories based on the Robert E. Howard character.
This time with J.M. DeMatteis at the helm along with Roy Thomas and John Buscema doing the art.
The stories are complete and well written and do justice to the iconic character created by Howard.
Once again I still have problems with the difference between a graphic novel and a comic book, but if it entices a young person to read I am all for it at any name.
This time with J.M. DeMatteis at the helm along with Roy Thomas and John Buscema doing the art.
The stories are complete and well written and do justice to the iconic character created by Howard.
Once again I still have problems with the difference between a graphic novel and a comic book, but if it entices a young person to read I am all for it at any name.
August 2, 2017
Gosh, after the foreword written by the author, in which he gushes about how much he loves Conan, you think you're going to get something written with love and skill.
HA! Nope. What you get is pretty crap by a guy who might love Conan, but clearly doesn't know squat about writing the character.
The art is surprisingly dodgy for John Buscema, which I thought strange.
HA! Nope. What you get is pretty crap by a guy who might love Conan, but clearly doesn't know squat about writing the character.
The art is surprisingly dodgy for John Buscema, which I thought strange.
November 4, 2020
Perfect book to read while obsessively checking election returns every fifteen minutes or so.
Certainly better than the last installment.
Certainly better than the last installment.
November 22, 2024
Robert E. Howard okumanın değişik tatları vardır. Kendisini iyi tanımak gerekiyor. Aksi taktirde yarattığı fantezi dünyasının içinde kaybolabilirsiniz hatta kim bilir sığ olduğunu düşünecek kadar sizi körleştirebilir de. Howard'ın kendisi de oldukça iri ve güçlü bir adamdı. Erken öldü. Marvel Conan işini ciddiye aldı iyi ki bu kadar çok sayıda içerik okuyabiliyoruz. Birçoğu Conan hikayelerinden yola çıkılarak yapılıyor. Howard çok yazdı evet ama bu kadar yazamadı. 16. ciltte 122-126 arası sayılar var, yanında da annual 4-5 var(yani hikayenin dışında ilerleyen sayılar).
Sislerin prensesi Eleynia'nın tuzağına düşen Conan yer altında büyük bir dertle uğraşır. Prensesin goblin vari köleleri çok fazladır ve Conan'da ellerine geçmiştir. Conan'ı isteme sebebi de onun yenemediği Mayella isimli sevgilisini ele geçirmektir. Fakat Conan prensesin etkisinde olsa da fazlasını yapar. Ve pişmanlık dolu anlar... Vadiden çıktıktan sonra Neksis cadısının tuzağı ile yüzleşir. Bir süredir yanında olan 2 genç aslında bildiğimiz insan değilmiş. Elde ettikleri hazine onlara güç verse de akıl oyunlarını ve büyünün lanetini çok iyi bilen Conan için kolay lokma olmuşlardır. 2 annual sayıda ise Akilonya Kralı Conan'ı ve onun evliliğini okuyoruz. Zenobia ile evlenene kadar intikam isteyen eski kafası kesik büyücünün dönüşü çok can sıksa da çözüm uzakta değildir.
Sislerin prensesi Eleynia'nın tuzağına düşen Conan yer altında büyük bir dertle uğraşır. Prensesin goblin vari köleleri çok fazladır ve Conan'da ellerine geçmiştir. Conan'ı isteme sebebi de onun yenemediği Mayella isimli sevgilisini ele geçirmektir. Fakat Conan prensesin etkisinde olsa da fazlasını yapar. Ve pişmanlık dolu anlar... Vadiden çıktıktan sonra Neksis cadısının tuzağı ile yüzleşir. Bir süredir yanında olan 2 genç aslında bildiğimiz insan değilmiş. Elde ettikleri hazine onlara güç verse de akıl oyunlarını ve büyünün lanetini çok iyi bilen Conan için kolay lokma olmuşlardır. 2 annual sayıda ise Akilonya Kralı Conan'ı ve onun evliliğini okuyoruz. Zenobia ile evlenene kadar intikam isteyen eski kafası kesik büyücünün dönüşü çok can sıksa da çözüm uzakta değildir.
August 16, 2024
J.M. DeMatteis and John Buscema continue a string of mostly middling stories. Lots of fantasy stories, some creativity, but mostly forgettable. It feels like the team is on auto-pilot, even Buscema really isn't bringing his A-game.
I appreciate that DeMatteis is bringing back characters from earlier Marvel stories.
I appreciate that DeMatteis is bringing back characters from earlier Marvel stories.
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