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Midwest Book Review
Conan V. 1
Roy Thomas & Barry Windsor-Smith
Dark Horse Comics
10956 SE Main St., Milwaukee, OR 97222
9781595824417, $49.99 www.darkhorse.com
Conan V. 1 is an outstanding survey: it's an all-color graphic novel based on Robert Howard's pulp character Conan the Barbarian and it offers outstanding comic adventures in hardcover book form. Any fan of comics or graphic novels in general or Conan in particular will find this an outstanding collection packaged in a keepsake edition perfect for lending libraries.
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Suspended Animation Review
Conan The Barbarian: Conan The Reaver, published by Marvel Comics, copyright 1987, 64 pages, cover price $6.50.
In The Reaver, Conan is leader of the Thieves Guild, and intent on looting a king's treasure trove, while eluding a much-feared creature called "The Mother of Darkness". A straightforward tale, to be sure. As is common in Conan yarns, however, it isn't the intricacies of the story that are the highlight, but the intensity, purity and realism of the characters, as well as the action and artwork.
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Suspended Animation Review
Conan The Barbarian #'s 1-24, published by Marvel Comics, 32 pages, back issue prices vary.
One of the best series ever produced by Marvel Comics was, in my opinion, Conan The Barbarian. Begun in 1970, Conan was the first adaption of Robert E. Howard's wandering Cimmerian to comic books. It made an instant splash among what became rabidly loyal readers, most likely due to the ready-made fan base inspired by the novels.

