Picked up another Conan TPB. This is part of the Nemedian Chronicles, but it's not part of the Dark Horse volumes I've been collecting. This is a collection of five issues unto themselves.
This was a classic tale. Actually a pretty good introduction to Conan for the uninitiated. He battles necromancers and snake monsters. He decapitates. He avenges someone's death. And he bangs a hot chick, in this case it happens to be his wife. For Conan is 45 now and King of Acquillonia.
On that note, things are a bit different. Conan is a King and as such he's part of the powers that he's typically fought against. Seems a bit weird for him to be King, to be honest. But at 45, what ya gonna do. You have to settle down at some point. Might as well be a revered ruler of a nation and live in a sweet castle.
The art has its ups and downs. Sometimes the computer colorization gets on my nerves. Looks a bit too Photoshopped for me. At other times the perspectives are just plain wrong or it doesn't look like he's actually holding a sword (it looks like he's making a fist and someone drew in a sword afterwards). But I can live with it.
The story has a good arc and it's non-stop action. Gets pretty dark and oppressive at times. It's a good yarn. Recommended.
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