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    Conan » Conan #1 - Out of the Darksome Hills released by Dark Horse Comics on February 2004.

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    Out of the Darksome Hills last edited by fesak on 11/18/19 02:23AM View full history

    One of the best-selling comics writers of all time, Kurt Busiek, who revitalized the superhero world with Marvels and Astro City, turns his attention to one of the greatest heroes of all time. Teaming with Cary Nord, whose stunning art redefines sword and sorcery with every panel, Busiek presents Conan's story from day one, in the manner it was meant to be told. Drawing largely from the original Robert E. Howard stories, the legend of Conan is brought to vivid life for the modern audience. Decades ahead of its time, Howard's stories can finally get the graphic treatment they deserve in this on going series.

    Growing restless of village life, and thirsting for adventure, Conan travels north to snowy regions of Asgard. There he comes across an Aesir villages being plundered by Vanirmen. When he intervenes to rescue an Aesir woman, Conan finds himself single-handedly fighting off the Vanir invaders.

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    Everything Old is New Again. 0

    Reading this issue of Conan, one can almost feel (or remember) what it was like to first read one of those Roy Thomas Conan comics back in the early 70s. It sweeps you away into another time and place like only the best fantasy stories do. The art here is more Frank Frazetta than Barry Windsor-Smith which really helps tie the stories even more to the Lancer paperback Conan series as well.  The story (aside from a brief description of the supposed denizens of Hyperborea) is strictl...

    3 out of 3 found this review helpful.

    By CROM! 0

    From the very beginning of this first issue, you really do get a sense of "man, that was awesome". The first thing you see Conan doing is decapitating some raider, and not only do you think "man, that was awesome", but it looks awesome too, because the art is phenomenal. I don't know what the art team had to do to get this just right, but they did it (probably prayed to Crom). I can see absolutely no better way for this series to look. Whether Conan is chopping some fool's head off or resting b...

    3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
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