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The logo needs to be changed. The first issue was way below average of SSoC v1. From your review in the vid I can see that the series is limping along and will not be attracting many new readers. I don't see it lasting more than another year...you can only lose so much money before you call it quits. A valiant effort but you have to make money and get better artists and even that might not work for a genre like Swords & Sorcery which is rather disdained now. 💀🗡
The original SSoC is my favorite comic of all time. This iteration is...just okay. Fine to read each month, but nothing compelling. For every good story, there's a so-so story; for every tale with excellent artwork, there's one that misses the mark. I do agree that the Solomon Kane stories have been consistently good, both story and art. Still, I'll stick with Titan. They're doing their best to take us back to the glory days of Conan comics. That alone is awesome. And that Rascally Roy and De La Torre strip is going to have Roy-Buscema vibes, I can feel it!
I have no problems with the art or story telling, it's not all for me, but it's broadly enjoyable. I dislike the choices made concerning the paper and cover stock and the lack of consistency with the printing. I'd say the Savage Sword gets a 7/10 for me, while year one of the main series got a 9.5/10.
Easy to notice that warhammer took inspiration from many others Dune, Howard and many more. But i agree that rainbow and fluffy unicorn Fantasy is of little interest to the average Conan enthusiast
The Ungol tribe lore, and some Norsca lore are lifted directly from Conan, a few names of chaos and undead characters have been lifted from Kull the Conqueror (such as Krell) and the Witch Hunters of Warhammer are based far more on Solomon Kane and Witchfinder General than historical inquisitions. The old Chaos Warrior and Chaos Knight models had some figures based on the Schwarzenegger movie and the Hero Quest chaos sorcerer model with a skull face is based off of Thusla Doom from the Kull books (not the film version)
Intrigued about who or what is behind the black stone. Art is good. But usally Mish mash and time travel saves don't jive. They did it once already on CTB. Marvel did it to. Howard did it once. Serpent war is crap.
Well fans were worried about Marvel's going to turn Conan not the same character we all knew and loved like they did with there are masculine characters from their comic books.
Yeah, that came quite unexpected. But this is comics, so I'm positive he'll be back.But kudos to Zub not being afraid of being cruel to the characters. That was quite the death scene, was it?
Solomon Kane is one of my favorite characters. He is , as George Clooney put it, a mean MotherF***ing Man Of God. And if you can't find the stories for free, Amazon has all of REHs stuff for real cheap. Like .99 cents for a collection.
Nice video :) I honestly think one of the reasons she never reached the popularity of Conan and others is because of her origin. Or at least that's why I found her the least interesting of the women in this genre. Instead of actually gaining her abilities through work and learning like Conan and others, she's gifted by a goddess and has no real weakness associated with it, which I don't think works very well for protagonists in this genre. So her biggest strengths were red hair and hotness, not enough to sustain interest in the character. I also find Valeria and Beilit much more interesting characters, they are heroines who really deserved their position and status, including respect, it wasn't just given to them because something terrible happened to them. Just as she is a somewhat uninteresting female archetype today. An abused woman who thereby gains the strength to move in a man's world. Pretty lazy cliché and the origin just hasn't aged well enough and isn't going to win many new fans.
I don't know why... But this video was not just that... Maybe because of the hard times I'm going through but for sure it touched my heart... Thank you... It was not just lore for me or the history of a fictional faction... For me... This video was.. "keep on fighting" "never surrender" "till the end... March on!" I hope it gets more people that needs it... Ones again... Thank you
There a few references to flintlocks in the stories. Presumably these are the earlier types and not the "true" flintlock of the 17th century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flintlock The Moon of Skulls: "in an instant Kane's pistol was in its owner's hand. A second's investigation showed that it was still loaded and the flint still in place." The Hawk of Basti: "Kane's cold eyes roved among the trees; one lean iron hand hardened on the carved sharp - pointed stave he carried, the other hovered near one of the flintlock pistols he wore." The Footfalls Within: "Some carried in their wide girdles long, silver - chased pistols of more effective pattern - flintlocks of Moorish and Turkish make."
It's a really cool looking sword. Played a big part in why I've spent 20 years learning to use & make swords. Though I'd be lying if i said it was a good sword as far actual use. It's way too overbuilt & heavy even for a huge guy like Arnold to wield in combat effectively. However rule of cool obviously trumps this in film. Lol
