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A review by harlando
Conan the Barbarian Vol. 1: The Life and Death of Conan Book One by Jason Aaron
3.0
This is Conan being Conan. I liked it. It definitely emphasizes the gore soaks slash-fest aspect of Conan, but that is one of his more winning qualities.
I was sorry that this was grim Conan and not fun Conan. He is supposed to be a fun guy, at least as fun as a hardened killer with a lifetime of PTSD can be. He isn't the Punisher. He does not go through life driven by revenge, even if the occasional feckless monarch or nefarious sorcerer can drive him to fits of vengeance. Conan likes a joke. Robert E. Howard describes him as a man of "titanic mirth." He also likes the ladies. He wanders the world because he loves life, not because he's a homicidal maniac (though the frequent killing probably does cause him to wear out his welcome faster than most).
This was fine, but not all that Conan can or should be.
I was sorry that this was grim Conan and not fun Conan. He is supposed to be a fun guy, at least as fun as a hardened killer with a lifetime of PTSD can be. He isn't the Punisher. He does not go through life driven by revenge, even if the occasional feckless monarch or nefarious sorcerer can drive him to fits of vengeance. Conan likes a joke. Robert E. Howard describes him as a man of "titanic mirth." He also likes the ladies. He wanders the world because he loves life, not because he's a homicidal maniac (though the frequent killing probably does cause him to wear out his welcome faster than most).
This was fine, but not all that Conan can or should be.