Conan: Cimmeria

Truman and Giorello do better on their second collaboration.

I liked Cimmeria better than the the Hand of Nergal. The writing seemed more in line with traditional Conan tales and the art wasn't as murky. I still prefer Busiek and Nord, but this is still do-able. I still got into the tale...

And what an epic tale it is. We see Conan leave behind the Eastern cities filled with kings, whores, ale and adventure, and return northbound to the dark hills of his home town. It's a big deal for Conan. He meets up with some old characters we recognize from other tales, and things get shitty for a whole lot of people, including our dark-haired protagonist.

Conan's come full circle, but I'm excited to see him take off and head for the cities again. I see many more decapitations and many more curvaceous women in Conan's near future...