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Conan the Barbarian
The life and death of Conan the Barbarian! The greatest sword-and-sorcery hero of all returns to Marvel, but how long will he survive? Conan's travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unknown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all lands in between - but just as his fighting prowess lets him carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death! And few are more deadly than the Crimson Witch and the terrible wizard Thoth-Amon! As beasts from the past rear their fearsome heads, the Barbarian fights his final battle and meets his ultimate fate - but what lies beyond the veil of life? Could it be...Crom?! Robert E. Howard's legendary barbarian's days are numbered in an allnew saga, and Conan's destiny is forever changed!
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296 pages, Hardcover
First published July 16, 2019
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Jason Aaron
2,359 books1,679 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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August 7, 2024
Marvel Comics held the rights to publish comics based on Conan the Barbarian for over 30 years, starting in 1970 with the iconic Conan the Barbarian series (written originally by Roy Thomas and pencilled, in career-defining runs, first by Barry Windsor-Smith and then by John Buscema), to the adult-oriented, black and white Savage Sword of Conan, up to the short-lived series of the nineties¹.
The rights (which at the time included reprints of the classic Marvel material) were snatched by Dark Horse in 2003 and reacquired by Marvel in 2018, only to be sold again in 2022 to Titan Comics, whose owner in turn produces videogames based on the character.
Conan's return to Marvel Comics was therefore brief, but heralded with great pomp: the House of Ideas restarted both Conan the Barbarian and Savage Sword of Conan with new numberings, along with various miniseries. A new Renaissance which, most notably, produced this run.
Writing was unsurprisingly given to Jason Aaron, who at that point had already proven his hand at sweeping, dark epic fantasy on Thor (probably the best run of the decade in all of comicdom); the connection was then rounded up with the gorgeous pictorial covers provided by Esad Ribić, the first artist to be paired with Aaron on Thor. Pencils (what influencers nowadays call "interior art") are here handled by Turkish star Mahmud Asrar, whose take on Conan is at once clean and gritty, conveying the passion, violence, horror, lust, and all other emotions that make for brilliant sword and sorcery. Gerardo Zaffino sits in for a couple of episodes and, by the time he's gone, you wish he'd stayed longer (tip: his Instagram account is amazing). Matt Wilson's colour are spectacular as usual. In brief, the artistic team is at the top of the game.
Classic sword and sorcery has been often accused of sexism, despite Robert E. Howard's own feminism and the female contribution to the genre, both with pen and sword; I don't think anybody writes damsels in distress anymore, but these guys surely don't. The women in these stories are skilled, cunning, resorceful, and ready to use their (often great) beauty to their own ends.
The greatest quality of this run, however, is Aaron's ability to plot the whole cycle like a novel (incidentally, he makes a cameo as a character... look out for him!). The two opening panels show Conan's birth on a Cimmerian battlefield and his crowned head on the throne of Aquileia, by then the most powerful man of this time; but the narrative then promptly shifts back to his youth, as he battles in the arena as a gladiator. And the story goes on and on, each episode showing a different moment in his life, in non-chronological order: Conan as thief, spy, pirate, mercenary, general; up and down the lands and kingdoms of the fabled Hyborian Age created by Robert E. Howard, in caverns, deserts, forests, taverns, open sea². And yet all episodes are brought back to a common thread that ties them together, all part of a single narrative containing the great variety granted by this type of fantasy. And the conclusion is, wisely, open-ended, allowing for yet more adventures, more excitement, more wonders.
I'm not a fan of Conan (reportedly, Barack Obama is), but this is an excellent run, and a great comeback for Marvel.
¹ Among which was Conan the Adventurer, pencilled by a Filipino artist named Rafael Kayanan, who made a deep impression at the time as Windsor-Smith's heir but in retrospect seems very much steeped in the worse excesses of the '90s, not ultimately in his utter inability to keep up a monthly schedule.
² I would recommend a map, such as this one.
The rights (which at the time included reprints of the classic Marvel material) were snatched by Dark Horse in 2003 and reacquired by Marvel in 2018, only to be sold again in 2022 to Titan Comics, whose owner in turn produces videogames based on the character.
Conan's return to Marvel Comics was therefore brief, but heralded with great pomp: the House of Ideas restarted both Conan the Barbarian and Savage Sword of Conan with new numberings, along with various miniseries. A new Renaissance which, most notably, produced this run.
Writing was unsurprisingly given to Jason Aaron, who at that point had already proven his hand at sweeping, dark epic fantasy on Thor (probably the best run of the decade in all of comicdom); the connection was then rounded up with the gorgeous pictorial covers provided by Esad Ribić, the first artist to be paired with Aaron on Thor. Pencils (what influencers nowadays call "interior art") are here handled by Turkish star Mahmud Asrar, whose take on Conan is at once clean and gritty, conveying the passion, violence, horror, lust, and all other emotions that make for brilliant sword and sorcery. Gerardo Zaffino sits in for a couple of episodes and, by the time he's gone, you wish he'd stayed longer (tip: his Instagram account is amazing). Matt Wilson's colour are spectacular as usual. In brief, the artistic team is at the top of the game.
Classic sword and sorcery has been often accused of sexism, despite Robert E. Howard's own feminism and the female contribution to the genre, both with pen and sword; I don't think anybody writes damsels in distress anymore, but these guys surely don't. The women in these stories are skilled, cunning, resorceful, and ready to use their (often great) beauty to their own ends.
The greatest quality of this run, however, is Aaron's ability to plot the whole cycle like a novel (incidentally, he makes a cameo as a character... look out for him!). The two opening panels show Conan's birth on a Cimmerian battlefield and his crowned head on the throne of Aquileia, by then the most powerful man of this time; but the narrative then promptly shifts back to his youth, as he battles in the arena as a gladiator. And the story goes on and on, each episode showing a different moment in his life, in non-chronological order: Conan as thief, spy, pirate, mercenary, general; up and down the lands and kingdoms of the fabled Hyborian Age created by Robert E. Howard, in caverns, deserts, forests, taverns, open sea². And yet all episodes are brought back to a common thread that ties them together, all part of a single narrative containing the great variety granted by this type of fantasy. And the conclusion is, wisely, open-ended, allowing for yet more adventures, more excitement, more wonders.
I'm not a fan of Conan (reportedly, Barack Obama is), but this is an excellent run, and a great comeback for Marvel.
¹ Among which was Conan the Adventurer, pencilled by a Filipino artist named Rafael Kayanan, who made a deep impression at the time as Windsor-Smith's heir but in retrospect seems very much steeped in the worse excesses of the '90s, not ultimately in his utter inability to keep up a monthly schedule.
² I would recommend a map, such as this one.
March 10, 2021
Aaron brings Conan to present days in new, modern coat by telling stand-alone story, that serves as introduction to Cimmerian barbar for new readers, but I think it will be interesting also for old fans. On the first few pages we learn that Conan is facing inevitable death, but shortly we are brought to the past. Every single issue tells different story, showing Conan's life from different angle. From careless drunkard fighter to king bearing weight of all kingdom on his shoulders. Even though some stories suffer from being stripped to bare minimum to fit into 20+ pages, over and all they create interesting mosaic of colorful Conan's life, interwined with his fight for life in present. Last two issues brings epic finale, which resembles Greek myths, when hero must set face against god himself.
March 23, 2021
This volume contains the first major story arc since Conan the Barbarian returned to Marvel, after more than 20 years at Dark Horse. I usually like Jason Aaron’s writing and it does not disappoint with this tale, which takes place at different times in Conan’s life, from when he was young to when he was a King. The connective tissue between all of these one and done stories is “The Life and Death of Conan” where you see his eventual downfall planned by a sorceress villain. The artwork was very good, I appreciate it much more in this oversized hardcover format than I did in regular comics form. There are nods to previous Conan/Marvel continuity throughout the stories. One of my favorite one-off stories was about Conan as a King, bored with duties to the state, going out at night with a Lion at his side to fight evildoers in the capital of Aquilonia. I took a gamble buying this book and I was quite pleased with it.
June 8, 2025
"After fifteen winters, Conan wandered, leaving the hardscrabble land of his birth to search for adventure in the wild and wondrous regions beyond. And adventure he found. And sword fights and sorcerers, wine and wanton women, mounds of gleaming treasure and the darkest, most mind-boggling monsters. And ultimately even a crown. From the woods of Cimmeria to the throne of Aquilonia, proudest kingdom of the world. Such was the life of Conan the Barbarian. Conan the King. But this is not just a tale of how Conan lived. This is the story of how he died."
"Ah, Crom, you useless bastard."
When Marvel regained the rights to Conan in 2019, the first thing they did was relaunch their flagship Conan the Barbarian title. This trade paperback collects the first 12 issues of that reboot, the "Life and Death of Conan" arc written by Jason Aaron.
Each issue relates an original, never-before-told tale from the various stages in Conan's life--wanderer, mercenary, reaver, thief, and king--leading up to his death at the hands of the crimson witch.
The art by Mamud Asrar throughout the series is vibrant and colorful. He draws mostly closeups and interior scenes with tight angles, rather than expansive outdoor settings.
The new stories are interesting and often reference the original Robert E. Howard tales. Standouts include:
#2 "The Savage Border" -- Conan fights Picts and ghost snakes in the wilderness, but he has more in common with the savages than the men of the civilized outposts he is supposedly fighting for.
#3 "Cimmerians Don't Pray" -- Conan's life is spared due to a lightning strike. Is it divine intervention or mere chance? The themes of this issue set up Conan's climb up Crom's mountain in #11 "By Crom".
#5 "The Captain of the Ship of the Dead" -- Conan is the last survivor on a ship struck with pestilence.
#7 "Barbarian Love" -- Conan hires five ladies of the night, not for love but for revenge on the man who killed Bêlit's father.
There are callbacks to earlier Marvel adventures from the original 1970-93 run:
The return of Thoth-amon in #8 "Homecoming" falls flat in an illogical story. However, Prince Conn's appearance in #12 "Power in the Blood" lands more successfully.
#9 "God Below" features cameos from the great monsters of Roy Thomas' stories--Yog-Kosha, Thak, frost giants, and the man-eating spiders of Zamora.
The only failing of this arc how it handles Conan's death. From the outset, it is clear this will be a temporary comic book death. No way Conan's demise is going to unleash the blood demon Razazel to feed on humanity for eternity. This whole arc should have built up to a real death, featuring a very old Conan, perhaps even in a never-before-explored post-King Conan era.
Not perfect, but an overall successful relaunch for Marvel.
4 stars.
"Ah, Crom, you useless bastard."
When Marvel regained the rights to Conan in 2019, the first thing they did was relaunch their flagship Conan the Barbarian title. This trade paperback collects the first 12 issues of that reboot, the "Life and Death of Conan" arc written by Jason Aaron.
Each issue relates an original, never-before-told tale from the various stages in Conan's life--wanderer, mercenary, reaver, thief, and king--leading up to his death at the hands of the crimson witch.
The art by Mamud Asrar throughout the series is vibrant and colorful. He draws mostly closeups and interior scenes with tight angles, rather than expansive outdoor settings.
The new stories are interesting and often reference the original Robert E. Howard tales. Standouts include:
#2 "The Savage Border" -- Conan fights Picts and ghost snakes in the wilderness, but he has more in common with the savages than the men of the civilized outposts he is supposedly fighting for.
#3 "Cimmerians Don't Pray" -- Conan's life is spared due to a lightning strike. Is it divine intervention or mere chance? The themes of this issue set up Conan's climb up Crom's mountain in #11 "By Crom".
#5 "The Captain of the Ship of the Dead" -- Conan is the last survivor on a ship struck with pestilence.
#7 "Barbarian Love" -- Conan hires five ladies of the night, not for love but for revenge on the man who killed Bêlit's father.
There are callbacks to earlier Marvel adventures from the original 1970-93 run:
The return of Thoth-amon in #8 "Homecoming" falls flat in an illogical story. However, Prince Conn's appearance in #12 "Power in the Blood" lands more successfully.
#9 "God Below" features cameos from the great monsters of Roy Thomas' stories--Yog-Kosha, Thak, frost giants, and the man-eating spiders of Zamora.
The only failing of this arc how it handles Conan's death. From the outset, it is clear this will be a temporary comic book death. No way Conan's demise is going to unleash the blood demon Razazel to feed on humanity for eternity. This whole arc should have built up to a real death, featuring a very old Conan, perhaps even in a never-before-explored post-King Conan era.
Not perfect, but an overall successful relaunch for Marvel.
4 stars.
July 3, 2021
Aaronovi sa podarilo hneď niekoľko vecí. V prvom rade odštartoval éru Conana v Marvel Comics vo veľkom štýle. Conan v jeho podaní je moderný a prístupný pre každého, koho láka prostredie sword & sorcerery. ⚔️
Ak ste Conana nikdy nečítali, vôbec to nevadí, Aaron vám Conana dokonale predstaví. V každom zošite sledujeme samostaný príbeh, ktorý legendárneho barbara ukáže ako zlodeja, bojovníka, piráta, vojvodcu, kráľa, žoldniera... skrátka vo všetkých podobách v akých sme Conana mohli vidieť v rámci jeho bohatej minulosti.
Ústredný motív, ktorý sa nesie celou knihou ma tiež bavil a vyvrcholenie príbehu je dostatočne akčné, prekvapivé a hlavne krvavé a celé dianie povýši ešte o level vyššie. 🩸
Kresba sa často mení ale vôbec to nevadí. Jednotlivé príbehy majú rôznu náladu a kresba je k nim veľmi vhodne zvolená.
Ak chcete Conana skúsiť, toto OHC je dokonalá voľba. Niekto by mohol namietať, že väčšina príbehov je tak trochu o tom istom, ale Conaj je jednoducho taký. Jeho príbehy sú o boji proti presile, mágii a monštrám v ktorom tečie krv potokom a kde Conan dokazuje, že bol pre boj jednoducho zrodený.
Vrelo odporúčam. 👍
Ak ste Conana nikdy nečítali, vôbec to nevadí, Aaron vám Conana dokonale predstaví. V každom zošite sledujeme samostaný príbeh, ktorý legendárneho barbara ukáže ako zlodeja, bojovníka, piráta, vojvodcu, kráľa, žoldniera... skrátka vo všetkých podobách v akých sme Conana mohli vidieť v rámci jeho bohatej minulosti.
Ústredný motív, ktorý sa nesie celou knihou ma tiež bavil a vyvrcholenie príbehu je dostatočne akčné, prekvapivé a hlavne krvavé a celé dianie povýši ešte o level vyššie. 🩸
Kresba sa často mení ale vôbec to nevadí. Jednotlivé príbehy majú rôznu náladu a kresba je k nim veľmi vhodne zvolená.
Ak chcete Conana skúsiť, toto OHC je dokonalá voľba. Niekto by mohol namietať, že väčšina príbehov je tak trochu o tom istom, ale Conaj je jednoducho taký. Jeho príbehy sú o boji proti presile, mágii a monštrám v ktorom tečie krv potokom a kde Conan dokazuje, že bol pre boj jednoducho zrodený.
Vrelo odporúčam. 👍
March 6, 2021
Crom! Jason Aaron really delivers in this series, and the art is great.
The blessed (or cursed?) life of Conan as he confronts all sorts of enemies and adventures, and even Crom the god.
The surprise at the end was great, and delivered on the premise of the series, from a certain point of view.
I am a huge Conan fan, and that probably contributed to my enjoyment of it as well. I think if you are new to the Conan stories you will enjoy this as well, and be intrigued to go back and read the novels and stories that were first published of this sullen eyed barbarian.
The blessed (or cursed?) life of Conan as he confronts all sorts of enemies and adventures, and even Crom the god.
The surprise at the end was great, and delivered on the premise of the series, from a certain point of view.
I am a huge Conan fan, and that probably contributed to my enjoyment of it as well. I think if you are new to the Conan stories you will enjoy this as well, and be intrigued to go back and read the novels and stories that were first published of this sullen eyed barbarian.
December 31, 2022
Really enjoyed this Conan adventure filled with the expected swords, snakes and sorcery.
I just wish that we could get an actual Conan novel from Jason Aaron, which would eliminate those jarring, narrative gaps between issues which are an unfortunate symptom of the episodic structure of comics.
If we finally/eventually get more Conan movies, I hope they use this as source material.
I just wish that we could get an actual Conan novel from Jason Aaron, which would eliminate those jarring, narrative gaps between issues which are an unfortunate symptom of the episodic structure of comics.
If we finally/eventually get more Conan movies, I hope they use this as source material.
December 30, 2021
My first ever serious attempt of reading comics AND Conan comics nonetheless and.. It was pretty cool!
It took a while for me to appreciate that typical comic style art but the stories were at points really really great. Different from the Robert E Howard stories but good in their own way.
*Spoilers ahead*
At first I kinda liked the theme going on with the Crimson Witch and her children but as it moved along it felt dull and a bit silly.
The fact that almost every story contained themes of Conan being the best, strongest and most unreal human being ever got boring pretty quickly. It could sound something like "He had a cold which would kill almost every man out there.. but Conan was no ordinary man", no one could survive this, or do that, or kill this or survived an attack by... but Conan could do it all and is some kind of übermensch with super powers to survive everything.
I know Conan is a bad ass but there were too much of that crap here and it got old VERY quickly.
We know Conan is a bad ass barbarian, we love Conan because he is such a cool character, an adventurer and a survivor. We don't need to be told 700 times how super powerful he is because we already know. And we don't need him to have super powers or shit like that, we like him because he represents the pure raw nature of man. I believe that's why we call him Conan the Barbarian..
All in all, the right word to describe Aaron & Asrars work is cool, and when it's good it's really fucking great. It got me interested in reading more Conan comics and was a good introduction for me, so I will try to check out some more stuff.
It took a while for me to appreciate that typical comic style art but the stories were at points really really great. Different from the Robert E Howard stories but good in their own way.
*Spoilers ahead*
At first I kinda liked the theme going on with the Crimson Witch and her children but as it moved along it felt dull and a bit silly.
The fact that almost every story contained themes of Conan being the best, strongest and most unreal human being ever got boring pretty quickly. It could sound something like "He had a cold which would kill almost every man out there.. but Conan was no ordinary man", no one could survive this, or do that, or kill this or survived an attack by... but Conan could do it all and is some kind of übermensch with super powers to survive everything.
I know Conan is a bad ass but there were too much of that crap here and it got old VERY quickly.
We know Conan is a bad ass barbarian, we love Conan because he is such a cool character, an adventurer and a survivor. We don't need to be told 700 times how super powerful he is because we already know. And we don't need him to have super powers or shit like that, we like him because he represents the pure raw nature of man. I believe that's why we call him Conan the Barbarian..
All in all, the right word to describe Aaron & Asrars work is cool, and when it's good it's really fucking great. It got me interested in reading more Conan comics and was a good introduction for me, so I will try to check out some more stuff.
June 1, 2021
Jason Aaron is and has been one of the best writers in comics for a while now and he's done it again with Conan. I've never read or watched anything about Conan and honestly, it just didn't seem like something for me. It seemed kind of mindless, maybe a bit too macho, and trying too hard to be violent or edgy or at least that's what I thought. Leave it to Jason Aaron to take a fairly simple and straightforward character and make him extremely likeable and appealing. Conan is simple. He likes alcohol, women, and fighting. At the same time, his exclamations to Crom and reluctance to be the good guy make him quite likable, especially in a world somewhat similar to Game of Thrones where there are many cruel people who care only about themselves.
This large volume features short stories that build upon each other to tell a larger Conan narrative. Most of the short stories are extremely satisfying to read on their own but when they link up, it gets even better which makes Conan stand out above other short stories I've read in this format. I really liked how each issue was in a different part of the world and there was a great sense of adventure. I would imagine that is a staple of the Conan stories in general but it reminds me of what makes fantasy great. The art is fantastic and really brings the world to life as well. The ending doesn't pack a lot of surprises but it is satisfying. I not only plan but look forward to reading more Conan stories in the future thanks to this book and that is as high of a compliment as I can pay to it.
This large volume features short stories that build upon each other to tell a larger Conan narrative. Most of the short stories are extremely satisfying to read on their own but when they link up, it gets even better which makes Conan stand out above other short stories I've read in this format. I really liked how each issue was in a different part of the world and there was a great sense of adventure. I would imagine that is a staple of the Conan stories in general but it reminds me of what makes fantasy great. The art is fantastic and really brings the world to life as well. The ending doesn't pack a lot of surprises but it is satisfying. I not only plan but look forward to reading more Conan stories in the future thanks to this book and that is as high of a compliment as I can pay to it.
June 25, 2021
An entertaining, hyper-macho, ridiculous romp. Jason Aaron really knows how to have fun with characters like these in pulpy fantasy settings. It's nothing thought-provoking and it shan't be breaking any literary boundaries but it's Aaron firing on all his kick-ass cylinders. He did it in the time-hopping God of Thunder series with multiple Thors; young as-yet-unworthy Thor in the past, our present day Thor and older Kind Thor far in the future. By using the 3 versions of Thor, he got to show real progression and development of character in a relatively short story that was not quite a episodically disconnected as it seemed.
Take a very similar approach/concept and apply that to Conan, a character I'm only familiar with through the 80's Arnie films.
It works!
Take a very similar approach/concept and apply that to Conan, a character I'm only familiar with through the 80's Arnie films.
It works!
July 4, 2021
Majstorski odrađeno. Aronu nije nepoznanica da piše priče bogate mitologijom, ali ni u ludilu nisam mogao da pretpostavim koliko dobro poznaje Konanov svet. U ovih 12 brojeva, pružio nam je jednu kompletnu priču, prebogatu referencama na knjige i ranije Konanove avanture u Marvelovom univerzumu. Prvih devet epizoda su samostalne i pružaju nam uvid u neke od najepskijih avantura Simerijanca. Kulminacija u poslednje tri epizode je maestralno odrađena, pre svega jer tačno pogađa Konanov svetonazor. Crtači mi nisu bili poznati do sada, no i oni su odradili odličan posao, što kroz "klasičan" američki crtež sa dozom autentičnih boja, što kroz "prljaviji" crtež u Konanovom poznijem periodu života. Za kraj, pohvalio bih još i prevod Skrobonje. Iskrena preporuka za ovaj run.
July 14, 2022
Pleasant surprise to see a modern take on Conan that matches up to the classic 70's comics. Art is done in the current modern style in that if the theme was more scifi than fantasy it would look like a modern X-Men comic. Weaves what could be a one-off story into a threat that reoccurs in Conan's life. Call me a traditionalist, but I don't like the concept so much about one enemy who has had a profound affect on most of the hero's life. I prefer the mostly disconnected adventures that Howard originally wrote for him.
May 27, 2021
Bloody, violent, tons of fun. I really enjoyed this revitalization of Conan. He's very much the definition of macho but extremely enjoyable because of that. Each issue has different tales throughout his life, never growing dull and giving a good idea of what drives this character and how he arrives to certain points in his life.
May 3, 2021
¡Qué maravilla de historia y cómo la disfruté! Para los amantes de Conan estoy seguro que es una delicia, pero para los novatos como yo no se queda atrás. Una modernización en cierta medida del personaje, pero según entiendo profundamente enraizada en su historia previa. Sin pérdida.
June 26, 2021
Plot to kill Conan, when he's ripe to kill him. Plot to revenge, and to do it when it's least expected. Great story, not one of the best I ever read in the Conan universe, but I've thoroughly enjoyed it.
September 30, 2021
Aaron should stick with gritty characters honestly his team books falter hard but this and his short run on Punisher hell even scalped show he's a really good pulp adjacent writer. Asrar' art is just incredible, can't wait for King Conan.
July 23, 2022
Great individual stories. I wasn’t sold on the linking narrative until the penultimate issue, then POW!
The artist does a terrific job of switching eras of Conan comics and Conan’s age without ever being derivative.
A terrific job all round.
The artist does a terrific job of switching eras of Conan comics and Conan’s age without ever being derivative.
A terrific job all round.
April 1, 2021
Jason Aaron does good Conan.
June 29, 2021
Conan is back at Marvel and Jason Aaron is a writer born to write these kind of stories. The artwork reminds me of later Dark Horse Conan comics so a classic in the making.
November 8, 2022
Not as good as the Kurt Busiek comics but it's still a great read with gorgeous art.
March 24, 2024
1. Enemies Crushed? Check.
2.) Enemies driven before Conan? Check.
3.) Lamentations of women? Check.
A perfect Conan story.
2.) Enemies driven before Conan? Check.
3.) Lamentations of women? Check.
A perfect Conan story.
April 29, 2025
Conan rules
April 5, 2021
Brilliant. Have not read original stories this good since the golden Savage Sword of Conan era. In addition the artwork is excellent, and the large format Hardcover edition is a Must Have for any Conan fan! The only negative, is the very very thin paper. I hate this super thin paper everyone uses these days.
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