Конан. Королевский выпуск

Conan: One-Shots

by Roy Thomas, Kurt Busiek, Chris Claremont

Варвар, вор, наёмник, мститель, пират... Всё это он: Конан из Киммерии! Рождённый фантазией писателя Роберта Говарда, Конан, сойдя со страниц литературных журналов, со стремительностью вихря завоевал индустрию комиксов; в прошлом году в Marvel отметили 50-летие этой славной победы, и вот теперь к празднованию присоединяемся и мы!

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Genres: Comics

58 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2020

About the author

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.

Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Reviews

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was looking forward to this comic when I first heard about it if for no other reason than to have Roy Thomas writing one of the stories and naturally it is among the best of the bunch. Steven McNiven channeling his best Barry Smith along with Roy's script present a prequel to the original Conan the Barbarian #1 setting up Conan's fight with the Vanir.
I was also interested in Conan's tale with Belit since his comic book adventures with her were easily among my favorite in the original series.
The Eastman story to me was the weakest of the set. It just didn't work for me and I wasn't enamored with the art.
Busiek returns to Conan and Claremont even submits a tale.
Very impressive effort from Marvel. I wouldn't mind seeing a quarterly from Marvel akin to this.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eastman was the only weak point for me. Roberto De La Torre's work totally looks like classic John Buscema.

[Clint · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Aftermath and Beginning”. Superb art. I enjoyed seeing Conan in his old horn head helmet and I thought giving the helmet an origin was a nice touch. Ultimately, the story was too slight. I was hoping for more of a Roy Thomas treat. For what it was, it was good, but it broke Roy’s rule: it was all swords and no sorcery. 

I enjoyed “In the City of Thieve’s” more than the opening story; but I am in the camp of fans that enjoyed Busiek’s Conan run for Dark Horse. It wasn’t all gold, but there was enough to glisten. I like Pete Woods art and had no issue with it. The sorcery in this one is slight, but it is present. I enjoyed the nods given to other Conan tales and loved the closing panel with the Tower of the Elephant looming. 

“Die by the Sword”, the art was top notch. The story was brutal, but more grim dark than S&S. Again, the element of sorcery was missing. Too grim for me. S&S is Great Mirth and Great Melancholy. It can’t be all melancholy or it drifts away from S&S into grim dark. 

“Requiem” was drawn and written by Kevin Eastman, the colors were by Neeraj Menon. I was curious to see if Eastman’s indie style of art would match Conan. It did not. Like Claremont’s story and Roy Thomas’ it was all sword and no sorcery. It wasn’t as grim as Claremont’s, but it missed the vital ingredients of good S&S. 

“The Ship of the Damned” had great art, but Jesus Saiz style reminds me of Alex Ross a bit. It’s pretty, but does not portray action well; however, I enjoyed the Lovecraftian touches to the creatures. This story had all the elements of sword & sorcery, but I never liked the idea that Conan was fated to be king. Conan became a king because he choked the damn fool of a king and took the crown. 

Overall, this is the best Conan comic put out since the 2019 relaunch and that includes Ablaze comic’s Cimmerian titles. 

I am excited for King Conan, and I hope Jason Aaron does a better job of it than he did with “The Life and Death of Conan”

[Brian Rosenberger · Rating 3 out of 5]

King-Size Conan
MARVEL

By Crom!

50 years in the making. This one-off celebrates everyone’s favorite Barbarian’s comic history with loads of guest writers and artists. Five stories overall.

Roy Thomas penned “Aftermath - and a Beginning.” We get to see Conan in the old-school Horned-Helmet.

Kurt Busiek wrote “In the City of Thieves.” A nice, compact story dealing with Demons and Conan’s wisdom with such dealings. I’d hire Conan as my personal stock advisor. Nice nod to the Tower of the Elephant in the final panel.

Chris Clairmont’s “Die by the Sword”, is another short on the realty of combat. A mother and daughter in combat with Conan. Solid writing with an emotional impact.

TNMT’s Kevin Eastman is the artist and writer of “Requiem.” Short but not bad.

“The Ship of the Damned” had my favorite art of the issue. Kudos to Jesus Saiz. This one is a pirate’s tale, featuring Belit and a Lovecraftian element.

Nice art and very diverse throughout. Most of the stories are very brief – You just get a taste of possibly a greater story.

I’d recommend as a jumping on point for new Conan readers.

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

There were five stories in here and all were excellent showcases of aspects of Conan. I enjoyed some artists more than others, and some of the nuances were very deep, while others were basic and cliche, but if felt as if every creative team on this had applied their best to the iconic character.

37/50

[Sergi Oset · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un king-size de celebració dels 50 anys de Cònan a Marvel acolorit i força diversificat. Destacaria "Morir por la espada" de Chris Claremont i Roberto de la Torre i "El final y el principio" de Roy Thomas i Steve McNiven. Els llapisos de Kevin Eastman a "Réquiem" (amb aquest aire a Richard Corben) m'han sobtat de forma favorable.

[Amanda Majasaari · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a pleasure to read this as a long time Conan fan. Like meeting old friend in familiar situation and learn and something new. Great short stories and totally loyal to earlier Conan stories. Crom - this is great <3

[RG · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some decent short storys here. The artwork was probably better than the storys for the most part

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can we get a whole Conan story arc with Eastman’s art? His style is so well suited to the atmosphere and character of Conan stories.

[Iván Pedro · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡Disfrutado a tope!