Years after the battle of Venarium, a weary CONAN returns to his homeland to seek rest and solitude. However, a mysterious scout rides in to warn the Cimmerians of an imminent threat on the march from the Pictish wilderness. Will CONAN and his new ally be able to hold off this new horde of invaders?
Jim Zub's first story arc of Conan with Titan comics comes to a crushing conclusion with Conan and his men doing what must be done. However, we do get a bit of a tease on the last page that suggests that the threat from the vanquished black statue isn't quite over. So it will be interesting to see how this all pans out as the series moves forward. Read Full Review
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #4 ends the perfectly crafted first arc on a high note with action, mythos, adventure, and excitement. Zub should be proud of his near-flawless take on the worlds most famous barbarian, and De la Torres art is an exquisite pairing. Read Full Review
Im pretty fresh on conan, I read a few of his adventures with tie ins to the marvel stuff but this is my first real venture into his solo stories and this arc was pretty great to me. Classic style, filled with epic prose and absolutely gorgeous brushwork from Rob de la Torre. Zub has proven himself to be a passionate writer of Conan, and he does research on the character to draw stories from. This plays put like an old fable which is very cool.
The art continues to be amazing and a throwback to the 70s and 80s. However, with this being the end of the arc, it doesn't stick the landing. Conan meets a God, who talks him into continuing to fight. They get out of the sanctum, but Brissa is not seen in the entire issue and we find out that she was killed off-screen trying to help Conan. Kind of a letdown and the story was very light. I hope the next one is better.
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