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A review by zare_i
Conan the Barbarian Vol. 1: The Life and Death of Conan Book One by Jason Aaron
4.0
Interesting collection of short stories from Conan's life - from the earliest days to the days when Conan became the king (each story begins with the map depicting area where story takes place, very nice touch). I like that Marvel decided on keeping up the direction established by DarkHorse - these are heavy-duty action stories (I especially like the story with the lion) and much more mature/serious (at least as much as it can be done in comics).
Main thread connecting all of these stories is Conan's arch-enemy, Red Witch. He manages to stop her machinations but it seems like she (like evil in general) just cannot be brought down and has her own fate intertwined with Conan's own.
Ending is a cliffhanger, I hope they will continue with this story-thread in future releases.
Art is great. I especially like Esad Ribic's covers but art of the stories themselves is truly beautiful. There is a mix of styles here (i.e. first story from Zamora and the story with king Conan feeling caged by his court) but each and every truly add to each other giving us us in overall a beautiful book.
Recommended to all fans of high-fantasy action adventure and Conan in particular.
Main thread connecting all of these stories is Conan's arch-enemy, Red Witch. He manages to stop her machinations but it seems like she (like evil in general) just cannot be brought down and has her own fate intertwined with Conan's own.
Ending is a cliffhanger, I hope they will continue with this story-thread in future releases.
Art is great. I especially like Esad Ribic's covers but art of the stories themselves is truly beautiful. There is a mix of styles here (i.e. first story from Zamora and the story with king Conan feeling caged by his court) but each and every truly add to each other giving us us in overall a beautiful book.
Recommended to all fans of high-fantasy action adventure and Conan in particular.