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The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 4 (Conan (Graphic Novels)) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Roy Thomas, Various
Publisher: Dark Horse
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 67877
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.7 x 1.5
ISBN: 159582149X
EAN: 9781595821492
ASIN: 159582149X
Publication Date: October 15, 2008
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Product Description
Editing and charting Conan's course in the influential Savage Sword of Conan magazine, Roy Thomas led a phenomenal assemblage of talented illustrators boldly through the end of the seventies and into the eighties, unfettered by page counts and the limiting thumb of the Comics Code. Thomas scripted the continuing adventures of Conan, drawing from Robert E. Howard's original tales - along with other Conan adventures - and working with such esteemed artists as John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Ernie Colon, Klaus Janson, and the amazing Gil Kane! The Savage Sword of Conan brought the world thrilling adaptations of "Sons of the White Wolf," "The Legions of the Dead," and "The Treasure of Tranicos."
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Great collection and easier than tracking down original magazines. November 23, 2008
The artwork and writing in Savage was some of the best ever produced in comics. If you have any interest in Conan and don't have the original magazines you ought to get this. I will say I enjoyed the 1st 3 volumes a little more than this one as some of the artwork in this volume does seem a little rushed, but as a whole I'd still rate it excellent artwork.
Excellent November 11, 2008
Great collection of Conan stories with true-to-the-original artwork. "The Savage Sword of Conan" is by far the best among many other Conan prints available. Number 4 in this collection is in keeping with the previous 3 in this regard.
Series redemption November 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
There was a slight slippage in quality of art from volume 2 to volume 3, and a noticeable deterioration of the writing. Thankfully, the writing has improved again, and volume 4 has some good, satisfying stories with clever, intricate plots and appealing (if somewhat two-dimensional) characters. It contains a 4-issue adaptation of a novel which is big enough to really sink your teeth into, and I found this volume overall more enjoyable than the previous one. The art is not as good as it was in volume 2, but is still mostly great. I noticed that this volume is significantly thicker than the previous three, but the page count is nearly the same. This is because volume 4 is printed on a harder, thicker, brighter paper - much better than the gray newsprint of the earlier volumes.
If you like comics and / or sword & sorcery fantasy then you really can't go wrong with these _Savage Sword_ collections. You get a LOT of material for a very reasonable price here. All of it is fun to read and look at. Not recommended for children because of nudity and violence. I'm pretty sure this stuff would have troubled me deeply if I had read it when I was a kid (impressionable youth that I was...)
Quintessential Conan October 26, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Man, what can be said about these issues?
The Savage Sword Magazine was a classic, and showcased what could only be described as the first truly "mature" mainstream works by artists normally associated with standard super hero fare. Yes, they had the occasional T&A shot - which were almost always tastefully done and fully fit within the context of the story - but the overall pacing, often brilliant inking, and oversize format of the storytelling (to say nothing of the tremendous violence) enabled the artists to convey a sense of realism and credibility not found in staple books at the time. Despite the outre and fantastic elements so often present in these tales, the early Savage Sword stories consistently managed to present Conan as more than a larger-than-life warrior - his sense of superstition, incredulity, harshness and raw cunning are present to flesh him out and draw the reader into the story; if this isn't exactly Howard's Conan, he's at least a figure we're willing to follow through a myriad of adventures.
One of those adventures is the non-REH "Conan the Buccaneer," a BEAUTIFULLY drawn tale reprinted within this volume that is a sheer visual delight. Though I have always preferred Buscema's Savage Sword stories inked by Alfredo Alcala, Tony DeZuniga really shines through on this, which blew me away when I saw it as a kid (probably squat down on the clammy linoleum floor of some random 7-11).
Due to the nature of the stories, this is a black and white "essential" collection that you can (and should) pick up which is actually good for more than waxing nostalgic about the post-Silver Age or admiring the stunning artwork - they can actually be read without vomiting. Sure, Roy Thomas is as ham-handed as Stan Lee ever was, but this can be forgiven due to the era in which these were published and by the simple fact you can tell by reading that he was making a genuine effort to get Conan out there in a form somewhat similar to what REH had in mind, aided considerably by the strong artistic talent enlisted to delineate these tales early on.
There are some misses throughout the entirety of the Savage Sword run, especially in the later years, but these early tomes collect the series in its heyday and are not to be missed by fans of the Conan franchise who missed them when they came out, or people like me who just plain miss them.
Ahhhh, Classic Conan!! October 15, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I owned all of these originals when I was a teen back in the mid-to-late 70's. Back then, Savage Sword of Conan was cutting edge in comics.
Both in size and scope, as well as edgy violence and nudity, something the comics code was ALL against back then, Savage Sword was eye-catching, non-stop action/adventure fantasy that brought together top-notch artists and writers that broke new ground.
And these old ones are STILL better than the newr Conan comics. (That's how great they are!) They still hold up in all areas.
Why can't Hollywood handle Conan like they now do with Batman and The Hulk and Ironman? With an all-new movie, hopefully fully computer animated like Beowulf, it would be a major blockbuster if it were rated R and done like it's creator, Robert E. Howard wrote it.
Collect all of these titles. You won't be sorry.
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