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Conan, Vol. 1: The Frost Giant's Daughter and Other Stories by Tom Yeates, Cary Nord, Kurt Busiek
zare_i's review against another edition
5.0
This was a wonderful collection of early Conan's adventures. It starts with exquisite introduction given through small group of foreign conquerors (unfortunately Stygia - or some elements of it - seems to be in full force yet) roaming Cona's remote lands hundreds of years after his death. While investigating the newly conquered lands this group comes across what looks like to be Conan's final resting place and story starts.
And what a story. We follow Conan as he seeks adventure in the far north seeking the ancient world of Hyperborea. We follow him as he assists Aesir against Vanir warrior bands that ravaged Aesir's land during the ever lasting feud between two. In these stories Conan meets the true Northerners, their way of life, meets strange monstrous giants in the far north and gets enchanted [to border of madness] by beautiful yet bloodcurdling daughter of the ancient gods and finally reaches the mythical Hyperborea where he will learn that myths and stories are sometimes so different from the reality.
Stories are usual Conan action story, we follow him as he makes pacts with honorable men and fights the treason and cowardice, suffers from the betrayal and great loss and has one of his first encounters with the magic that ends especially bad for him (which explains his dislike for magic and wizards). I especially liked the story arc placed in Hyperborea, land of dark-magic immortals that have grown tired of .... life itself.
Entire story is full of links and references to ancient myths and people and these just add to the [already great] overall experience.
Art is excellent and what is more important consistent throughout the story arcs. Panorama's of the wild North and various creatures - be it ones encountered by Conan or those we learn about from the stories about creation of Hyperborea - are so wonderfully drawn, they are truly epic.
Recommended to all fans of heroic fantasy and Conan in particular.
And what a story. We follow Conan as he seeks adventure in the far north seeking the ancient world of Hyperborea. We follow him as he assists Aesir against Vanir warrior bands that ravaged Aesir's land during the ever lasting feud between two. In these stories Conan meets the true Northerners, their way of life, meets strange monstrous giants in the far north and gets enchanted [to border of madness] by beautiful yet bloodcurdling daughter of the ancient gods and finally reaches the mythical Hyperborea where he will learn that myths and stories are sometimes so different from the reality.
Stories are usual Conan action story, we follow him as he makes pacts with honorable men and fights the treason and cowardice, suffers from the betrayal and great loss and has one of his first encounters with the magic that ends especially bad for him (which explains his dislike for magic and wizards). I especially liked the story arc placed in Hyperborea, land of dark-magic immortals that have grown tired of .... life itself.
Entire story is full of links and references to ancient myths and people and these just add to the [already great] overall experience.
Art is excellent and what is more important consistent throughout the story arcs. Panorama's of the wild North and various creatures - be it ones encountered by Conan or those we learn about from the stories about creation of Hyperborea - are so wonderfully drawn, they are truly epic.
Recommended to all fans of heroic fantasy and Conan in particular.
twstdtink's review against another edition
4.0
Gorgeous illustrations with a nice, bloody story worthy of the Conan name. :)
goondocks's review against another edition
4.0
There's a lot to like about this book, but it comes with a bit of a warning. It's hyper violent. Though, that should probably be expected. But, maybe more importantly, this story is definitely filled with some --- let's say patriarchal views of gender relations. And not just as background, but as part of the protagonists own relationships. That may be too much for some readers. But if you can get past that, the story and the world-building here are really good. I was always wanting to turn the page to find out what happened next. And so, ultimately, I think it's a worthy read.
lanzajr26's review against another edition
4.0
As loathe as I am to admit it, this is the first Conan book/comic I've ever read. I'm very glad I took the chance and have been introduced to our Cimmerian through the more than able hands of Busiek and Nord. Both story and art are enthralling and rich, they meld with each other perfectly. I've read many other books from Busiek and I enjoyed this more than any of his other works from recent memory. I'm ready make my way through the rest of this series and then backtrack to where it all started with the original Howard novels. This first trade is highly recommended!
krystofsubr's review against another edition
4.0
This is exactly how I imagined a Conan Comic and it's great. Cary Nord's art goes from mediocre to kinda bad but I got used to it and it fit the story. Also it gets better and better as you progress through the book. The first three issues are good. The 4-6 issues are great and the last one is phenomenal. I will definitely read more Conan.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty well done as befits the author of [b:Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City|72111|Astro City, Vol. 1 Life in the Big City|Kurt Busiek|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1468008741s/72111.jpg|97133]. But in the end it was still Conan, with the limitations expected from the subject matter. Mayhem and magic and then the girl dies. And the friends. And Conan wanders on. But never boring.
paul_arzooman's review against another edition
5.0
Finally getting around to reading the Dark Horse Comics version of Conan and have to say that it is a spectacular take on the character. No complaints.
rhganci's review against another edition
5.0
Busiek is true-to-form with this visual and linear adaptation of Conan's adventures in Asgard and Hyperborea here, and all the visceral energy that infuses Howard's writing carries through into this comic version of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER. That tale is nestled in between six other chapters of Conan's adventures, told sequentially into a comic-friendly story arc, but all the tenets and linchpins are here. Highly recommended for anyone looking to get into Conan stories, and even more so who are already familiar with Howard's work. A superb collection.