KING CONAN REIGNS AS "THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CONAN" CONTINUES!
• A hard-fought life has rewarded CONAN with the crown of Aquilonia...
• But even a monarch must face the cold embrace of death!
• The legendary adventure continues as the CRIMSON WITCH makes good on her threat to King Conan!
• PLUS: The next chapter in the ALL-NEW Conan novella "BLACK STARLIGHT," begun in issue #1!
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The quality of this book transcends genre, publisher, and our current times to become a complete reading experience. Whether you've read issues prior or this is your first taste, this book is pure quality. Jason Aaron's guiding hand has been the perfect first touch to entrust the newly licensed character with. Marvel is really succeeding with the titles that it's taking different turns with and this sits comfortably, if not slightly above, Immortal Hulk and Daredevil as the company's must-read titles. With work this great, it's no wonder there's four other Conan titles on release. Read Full Review
This is by far the most unconventional Conan story that Aaron has told and the best issue of the new series to date. Read Full Review
Gerardo Zaffino's art is detailed, beautiful and brutal. There are so many amazing action panels throughout that the savagery of the character is brought forth for the reader. Read Full Review
The art by Gerardo Zaffino is stellar, just great. It was a little sketchy at points but looks great. The lion in particular looks so good, I love it. There are a couple splash pages that I would seriously consider poster worthy, and the panel with Conan flying through the air attacking the guys on the dock is totally getting snagged as a new cover photo. Read Full Review
This book is an entertaining one shot that fits in nicely with the reams of Conan stories that have come before it. Read Full Review
Conan The Barbarian (2019-) #4 gives us an entertaining story of Conan acting as a vigilante, with great art that matches the tone. Read Full Review
Jason Aaron's script is forged of the Howard mold, with its central idea taken from the first line Conan ever spoke in any short story. Alas, the art is less inspired, and is barely legible even at the best of times. Read Full Review
At first the art change really bothered me, especially the first page. But as the issue went on, it really worked for this story. Which was great, yet again. This series knocks every issue out of the park and this is one of the best.
THE GOOD:
-I think I like Gerardo Zaffino's art better than Mahmud Asrar's. Especially for the tone of this issue.
-For once, I found Conan a super compelling character. He was such a good character this issue.
-The lion was such a cool part of this issue.
-I think this is my favorite issue so far.
-The storyline this issue was great. I was compelled all the way and never bored.
-The end was everything I ever wanted out of this comic. This series got off to a rough start, but has more than made up for that.
THE BAD:
-I don't think I found anything wrong with this issue. It's not a full ten, but it's close. Too bad there isn't a 9.8 rating I can giv more
He left the northern hills to seek his fortune
A lone barbarian with only death lust to guide
He carved a kingdom of stone
King Conan, sitting on his bloody throne
I love Conan and his best friend, a lion, and I respect their deep and abiding need for murder.
Cool issue. This comic is getting better and better.
Conan demonstrates why he can't be civilized.
Lion part could of been cool if he caught it in a pit barehanded. This turned into a Batman story. Very week!
Some good action pages.