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Posted by Irn12 on 6/5/2006, 8:06 pm, in reply to "really?"
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I'm not sure. I liked the art as well, but the stories were kind of slow. Then, I don't know what, but I had a hard time picking up the title and reading it. So, when it got laborious, I'd drop the title. Then, after a while, I'd go pick it up again, then, drop it. I'm not sure what the problem is. --Previous Message-- : i'm totally digging the new title. it's the : closest thing to "savage sword" : that i've seen. i was never a big fan of : king conan. and the first creative team : just had the best art i've ever seen in a : mag. : : what do you think the title suffers from? : : sheridan : : --Previous Message-- : Nice review. : : Thank you. : : I've picked up this title off and on since : it restarted, but there is something that I : can't verbalize that I just haven't meshed : with. : : Hopefully, we can get some discussion, here : or we might have to look at that as well. : :-( : : --Previous Message-- : STORYTELLER : : First the summary, then the review. : : SUMMARY : This is a story which, to the best of my : understanding, pulls is back a few issues to : the adventures of Conan, Kalanthes (priest : of Ibis), and Janessa. : : The story opens w/ the tale of a young man : named Rovann who tells tales at the local : tavern after a hard day's work. He dreams : of a life beyond his daily toil, but family : duties require him to work at home. : : The patrons suffer the lad his stories, and : even pay the lad in ale from time to time. : Rovann, however, pays travelers for their : knowledge, so he can tell more fantastic : tales from time to time. : : Conan and crew find themselves on the run : from demon bat like creatures, and the ride : inside the town walls where the priest casts : a spell to keep the demons out. : : Of course, the demons find cracks in the : spell, and begin to pour in. Conan has : convinced the towspeople to follow him, and : a battle ensues. : : Only Rovann knows that the demons can come : through the mine, and tries to warn the : people. None listen to him, and he goes to : the mine to face the demons alone. : : There he battles, and there he dies. : Sometime later, two lovers go to the cave : and find his body. The townspeople assumed : he committed suicide rather than fight. : : Review : : 1. writing. this issue has some of the best : writing to date. the story is told from a : narrator's point of view, which is slightly : more personalized than the typcial caption : writing in most comics. this is set up from : the open page, where the narrator invites : you to relax, and hear the tale. : : 2. art. the inking really ties the art : together. the pencils look "shrek : like," but it suit the characters well. : i would prefer a less angular looking conan : face, and more drawings with his eyes : visible. most of his portrayals have him : with a dark visage that obscures the eyes. : : 3. overall drama. this is a great story. : it's the "nobody knows but us" : heroic tragedy. i wonder if this story was : influenced by some of the lines in "age : of conan" books, where statements like: : "only conan survives his tales" : are found. : : 4 Rating. i give it a 4 out of 5. the : issue is more compelling than your standard : one shot conan book, perhaps b/c it focuses : on an unheralded hero. it also gives us : another shot to see janessa, one of my : favorite conan characters (recent or : otherwise). : : YOUR THOUGHTS....... : : sheridan : : : : :

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Message Thread: CONAN #28, review (major spoilers) let's get this board going again....reply!! - sheridan 6/1/2006, 6:07 pm Re: CONAN #28, review (major spoilers) let's get this board going again....reply!! - Irn12 6/3/2006, 2:35 am really? - sheridan 6/5/2006, 11:31 am Re: really? - Irn12 6/5/2006, 8:06 pm Re: really? - sheridan 6/6/2006, 9:02 am « Back to thread

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