Conan the Barbarian: The Official Marvel Comics Adaptation of the Movie

by Michael Fleisher (Script)

This is the official Marvel comic books adaptation of the first Conan movie.

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels

159 pages, paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Michael Lawrence Fleisher's comic-book writing career spanned two decades in which he authored approximately 700 stories for DC, Marvel, and other comics publishers. His work on series such as The Spectre and Jonah Hex is still highly regarded, as is his work on the Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes. After a widely reported libel case his comic output declined, with his last published comic assignment appearing in the UK anthology 2000AD in 1995.

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK so the movie wasn't perfect Conan adaptation but the comic was just as well done. Recommended

[Jason Waltz · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best version of the 1982 movie (including the actual movie)! I very much enjoyed this Marvel Illustrated Book version with great Norem and Buscema art.

[Stefan Yates · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun comic-style adaptation of the film. It follows the plot line of the movie fairly closely, but for some reason changes up the ending a bit. Overall a good read, has a bit more of a narrative than the film that explains a bit more here and there.

[Andrew Hale · Rating 5 out of 5]

John Buscema's art and Michael Fleischer's script represent the comic era well but they give me a nostalgic feel for the movie also. The length of this once-60¢ comic is also refreshing in comparison to the $4-5 comics these days that are half the length.

[Charles · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't care that much for it.