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Burning Angel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries)
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A BRUTAL LEGACY OF CRUELTY AND HATE IS AWAKENED IN THE BAYOUWhen Sonny Boy Marsallus returns to New Iberia after fleeing for Central America to avoid the wrath of the powerful Giacana family, his old troubles soon follow. Meanwhile Dave Robicheaux becomes entangled in the affairs of the Fontenot family, descendants of sharecroppers whose matriarch helped raise Dave as a child. They are in danger of losing the land they've lived on for more than a century.As Dave tries to discover who wants the land so badly, he finds himself in increasing peril from a lethal, rag tag alliance of local mobsters and a hired assassin with a shady past. And when a seemingly innocent woman is brutally murdered, all roads intersect, and Sonny Boy is in the middle.With the usual James Lee Burke combination of brilliant action and unforgettable characters, Burning Angel is the author at his best -- showing that old hatreds and new ones are not that far apart.
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Another Dave Robicheaux Winner.......2007-04-10
This series is SOOOOOOO good! Remember to read the titles in order, however. It is definitely a progressive series. See my review of Crusader's Cross for a general view of the series.
Unfortunately, a lot of this sounds like the same old story.......2006-09-30
Once again JLB has Dave dealing with people he knew back in New Orleans and Vietnam. Again it's some one who grew up around the Mafia in NO and he dealt with when he was in NOPD. Again it's a member of the local mafia and gentry that is behind a problem that doesn't ever seem to go away (a bad upbringing and abuse of them or their mother or both).
What makes this one different is the inclusion of drugs for guns in south america and the american government involvement with both. An old friend from 'Nam shows up and gives a 'diary' to Dave which is purported to have info that will tie people in souteastern Louisiana to war crimes committed in Nicaragua. At the same time, one of the local gentry who has fallen onto hardtimes because of his involvement with a 'woman of color' is looking for a way out and big score. The big score is over use of his ancestral land for environmentally damaging industry which is nothing new in the polluted swamp-lands and marshes of the area around New Iberia.
There is also the touch of the 'supernatural' when after his friend Sonny is killed; he seems to turn up all over the area, and is seen by Alafair, Clete and Batiste. A nudge from Sonny, saves Dave's life and determines that one of the bad guys will take his own life.
There's a nice piece about Dave and Alafair, and dealing with your baby girl becoming a teenager and all that that implies to a parent. I thought he handled it very forthrightly and with honesty. Dave's as confused as to what to do as the rest of us mortals.
For me, at least, it seemed that he walzed through this one, getting ready for something big in the next.
James Lee Burke's Trip to the Dark Side.......2006-08-05
The Dave Robicheaux novels by James Lee Burke have always had a spiritual component --see IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD-- but in BURNING ANGEL the supernatural darn near takes center stage with the presence of a real, honest-to-gosh no-doubt-about-it ghost. I loved the series before...now I'm really hooked.
BORING, IRRITATING.......2006-05-25
I thought "Black Cherry Blues" was bad, until I read this one. At least "Black Cherry Blues" has an ending.
I wanted to give it zero stars but it was not one of the choices. First of all, I think James Lee Burke is a horrible writer. He tried too hard in his description of things throughout the book. Here's an example in one of the last pages:
"...his GI haircut resembles a peeled onion under the sun....."
Why bother with such description? It serves no purpose. Besides it doesn't make sense!!
The above would have been tolerable if the story is good. There are too many subplots. In the end, all the subplots do not come together, like a good mystery is supposed to.
It is the first book I have ever read (I read tons) where I did not know what happened in the end, not to mention the question to the following:
1. What is in Sonny's notebook?
2. Who is Charlie?
3. What is Moleen hiding?
4. What is the construction company trying to build, or dig up? Treasures?
5. And what is up with different people seeing Sonny alive after he has been killed?
I don't know if it's just me, but how can anybody give this book a 4 or 5-star, like some of the reviews I read. Maybe these same people can explain the book to me. Then again, I don't think I want to know. If James Lee Burke can be a best-selling author, then the standard of today's contemporary writers are dropping..........fast. Now that I am sufficiently depressed, maybe a good Agatha Cristie mystery will cheer me up.
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Plot a little murky..........2005-09-26
I love almost everything about James Lee Burke including his prose, his characters and especially, the locations he writes about. But Burning Angel is the second book in a row where I had a problem with the plot.
As usual, Dave Robicheaux (deputy with the New Iberia Sheriff's Department) has way too much going on. First, Robicheaux runs into a "friend" who grew up in New Iberia and ended up being a Canal Street fixer in New Orleans. Sonny Boy Marsallus has dabbled in almost everything including being a Latin American mercenary and an independent working for the DEA. Marsallus thinks his life is in danger and asks Robicheaux to hold a notebook with damaging information. A plantation owner is trying to gain possession of land that his grandfather deeded to the families of former slaves. Why he wants the land is a big mystery, but the mob also seems to be involved. It is also rumored that Jean Lafitte buried treasure there. Lots of bad guys hover on the edges and there always seems to be a hit out on Robicheaux.
There were too many things going on in Burning Angel, and I had a hard time keeping them all straight. I'm ok with the the local crimes, the mob plots, and even the Viet Nam angle. But Burke gets very murky when delving into the world of clandestine operations in Latin America. Usually Burke wraps things up at the end, but there were an awful lot of loose ends hanging here. Even the epilogue wasn't much help.
Despite the plot, there is still enough in Burning Angel to keep me reading. Burke regales us not just with the beauty of Louisiana, but also her ugliness (her racism, exploitation of the environment, the mob influence, poverty, the crime, etc.). Robicheaux's new partner, Helen Soileau, is also a good fit. She's unlike any woman he has teamed up with in the past. She's not always very politically correct and sometimes shows less restraint than Robicheaux. Clete Purcell and Helen loathe each other, but a grudging respect develops when they pull together to assist Robicheaux. It's rather comical.
Even though the plot of Burning Angel was not as polished as previous books, Burke is still a better writer than most mystery writers today. I'm still determined to read them all and I have five more to go.
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It's summertime in Sunnydale, and Salma de la Navidad, a friend of Buffy's from Sunnydale High, needs help. She and her family immigrated to America, and now she fears her brother, in an attempt to gain social acceptance, has stumbled into supernatural gang warfare. To make matters worse, an unknown creature has been doing a little night stalking. Buffy is certain that this new demonic presence has its roots in L.A. -- Angel's turf. So with the help of the Slayerettes, she heads off to battle demons -- both actual and personal.
Meanwhile, in the City of Angels, Cordelia stumbles upon a vampire-worshiping cult of runaways as Angel investigates an invisible presence wreaking havoc in the local prisons.
Now Buffy and pals must deal with identity crises of their own. Buffy may be the Chosen One, but she is, ultimately, expendable. Angel is unique, yet his particular status isolates him from humanity and monsters alike. So while all wonder -- do I make a difference? -- the humans and demons who surround them answer that question in astonishing ways...
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Super Reader.......2007-08-06
Take some shadowy unseen monsters, add in a young gang of vampire worshippers, two poltergeists in a family, some of the Russian mafia, some gangs into magic, a few bent cops, and nobody is quite sure where this is going. It all starts when a rich girl tells Buffy her dilettante brother is missing, and Cordelia runs into some stray girls who want to be vampires.
At the end of the book, many monsters start appearing, and no-one knows why. A bit all over the place, this one.
Not what I was expecting.......2004-05-25
When I first read the back of this book, I was so excited. It sounded like an excellent read. I waited until all three books came out and then I bought them. And then I read them, and was extremely disappointed.
Nancy Holder is my 2nd favorite Buffy/Angel book writer behind Christopher Golden. I hadnt read a book of hers that I hadnt liked, until this one. I was just so surprised at how poorly they were written. It seemed as if the author had only seen one or two episodes of the show and based their writing on that which confused me because Holder had written so wonderfully in the past.
The characters just didnt seem right. Buffy would say stuff that I just didnt see Buffy saying. All of the characters personalities were just so off. And Faith wasn't really in the series at all until the 3rd book.
I love Nancy Holder and I would recommend that you buy any of her other books, just not this one.
Burning.......2003-12-23
"Unseen" is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel crossover triligy focusing on a group of kidnapped teenagers. Salma, a privliged Mexican at Sunnydale Collage, goes to Buffy and Willow to help with her brother who went missing. Meanwhile back in Los Angeles, Angel gets involved with a man who was framed by crooked cops, and his psychic son. Cordelia and Wes track down a bunch of vampire worshiping teenagers. All of these stories do not come together in this book. But there is a lot of conflict; Angel seems at odds with Riley (Buffy's new boyfriend), LAPD detective Kate Lockly, and even Buffy herself. Xander get envious of Spike because of him and Anya having so much in common; Giles and Wesley have a battle of the experts. I liked this book, and I couldn't wait until the next one. One little problem is that the "Unseen" series isn't as good as "The Gatekeeper Triligy" or "The Lost Slayer" series, but still pretty good.
The Burning.......2002-04-29
After reading this book I got hooked on the u.p.n. drama BuffyThe VampireSlayer and you will to. I don''t want to go into detail because I might give away the ending so my advice to you BUY IT...
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wicked.......2002-02-28
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DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying in sixty feet of water off the Louisiana coast, some troubled ghosts are ready to be released. A local businessman is offering Detective Dave Robicheaux big money to bring the wreck to the surface, but he is not the only one after the submarine and its cargo. A new spirit of hatred is abroad, and its embodiment is stalking Robicheaux's wife... BURNING ANGEL When Sonny Marsallas entrusts a mysterious notebook to Dave Robicheaux, a series of violent events is set in train. What did Sonny's girlfriend know that results in her murder? What are Sonny's connections with the Mob that finally lead them to send a hitman after Dave? Burning Angel outstrips its crime thriller label to produce a rich, sardonic and terrifying portrayal of contemporary America. PURPLE CANE ROAD Detective Dave Robicheaux embarks on a painful journey to a murky past, when he his told that his mother, Mae, was a hooker and ended her life drowned in a puddle by two cops working for the Mob. Dave learns to confront and accept his mistakes as he tries to track down his mother's killers and bring them to justice.
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In Angels for the Burning, David Mura examines the experience of contemporary Asian-Americans and the various aspects of familial history between first-, second-, and third-generation Japanese-Americans. Mura believes one of poetry's tasks is to explore the challenges to our identities as we encounter various "others" and other visions of ourselves and our world. Mura's new collection of poems attempts to accomplish this task.
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A novel written about a family with the manifestations of life s hopes and dreams A love that can never stop the bleeding in Vanessa s heart even as she lives her life to the fullest. Her beloved George disappears in Europe during the Second World War. With her strength and determination she accepts responsibilities of a marriage with Damian and the managing of their three children. At the same time she builds a marina that was at one time her father s small boatyard in this quiet village of Noank on the rock bound coast of Connecticut. Peter, a strong character in the story, must live with the cause of the burning secret that plagues the family. The secrets that will always be locked in the walls of the house on the hill. The hurricane of 1938, with the devastation that a storm of this magnitude had brought death to many people in the northeast but to this family it opened a path to romance.
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For more than 70 years, fantasy fans have followed the exploits of Conan through novels, comic books, and movies. This book, the first-ever illustrated guide to Robert E. Howard's most beloved character, is a genuine treasure chest of Conan lore, following Conan through the ages, through his different careers, as he meets friends and foes and travels across the Hyborian continent.
Click through on the images below to see sample pages from Conan: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Savage Barbarian:
Includes a foreword by Todd McFarlane. Created in full cooperation with Conan Properties International, LLC. Features character profiles, maps, art from original paperbacks, comic books, video games, and more.
"Conan of Cimmeria remains as vital today as he did when he first emerged from the pages of Weird Tales three quarters of a century ago to trample the jeweled crowns of earth under his sandaled feet. This gorgeous new volume, lavishly and beautifully illustrated, is a testament to his enduring popularity, a treasure for fans of Robert E. Howard, and a splendid introduction to the Hyborian Age for new readers. If you don't know Conan, you don't know fantasy."
--GEORGE R.R. MARTIN, author of #1 New York Times bestseller A Feast for Crows
"Robert E. Howard dreamed Conan the Cimmerian for himself, and set him free to roam the world of his own Hyborian soul; but first in his years at Marvel Comics and now with this encyclopedic culmination, Roy Thomas dreamed him for all of us, and made that world come vividly to life within our own."
--MICHAEL CHABON, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and Wonder Boys
"No one has done more to popularize Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian than Roy Thomas, whose thrilling stories and brilliant editing propelled the world's favorite barbarian to the list of Marvel Comics' best-sellers for more than a decade. And now Roy has brought his knowledge and skills to bear in this ultimate guide, a fan's dream come true."
--STAN LEE, creator of The Amazing Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four
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A probable outline on Conan's career.......2007-10-09
Very nice illustrations from all the Conan's greatest authors of all time. The text is good and Thomas puts order on the multiple Characters and adventures of the cimmerian.But we miss Red Sonja, never mentioned on the book (maybe for questions of copyrights).
Graphic SF Reader.......2007-08-02
A very nice, bigarse square book, by Roy Thomas of Conan comics fame. It goes chronologically through Conan's adventures in the comics format, and is profusely illustrated throughout as it details his history, as well as the history and geography of the lands of the Hyborian Age.
Fans of Conan comics will dig it, but Conan fans in general should be happy to have a look at this.
Roy Thomas' Ultimate Guide to Conan.......2007-02-19
Roy has put in one place the reasons why Robert Ervin Howard will live forever in the hearts of fans of the Heroic Pulp Fiction.It is an excellent 'Baron's Review'for cribbing for an exam on the Conan Saga (which should be a course in college along with courses in Stephen King's literary world).For both the fan and the novice this is a must have on the shelf with all of Howard's Works.
3 and1/2 stars For Comic book Conan fans... only........2007-01-08
I hate to be the naysayer in the lot because this book is, for the most part, beautiful to look at. However, this is not for the serious reader of Robert Howard's Conan. From an artistic perspective I'm glad to see this book, but there are some considerable exceptions which keep me from endorsing it. There is a lot of representation from comic books, which is fine but there are a considerable amount of images missing, and too many from both old and recently reprinted art that is below the quality a book like this one should require. There is a lot of Cary Nord's artwork from the current Dark Horse series. While I like his work it seems to pad the book out more than it is highlighting the subject. There are reprints of some very nice Barry Windsor Smith art, which is unfortunately culled from the recent Dark Horse reprints featuring horrendous new digital color (some obscures Barry's original linework so badly as to blot it out entirely with garrish results). What is missing are the stellar talents of artists like Michael Kaluta (he did stunning cover art for the comics and the magazine), more Gil Kane, Val Mayerick, more Neal Adams (again, a vivid cover artist for the magazine line), the weird and wonderful pin-ups and illustrations done by Armando Gil and countless others. Instead we get a lot of the current artist and old John Buscema who, while a decent to sometimes great Conan artist he is not represeented well in these pages since his bread and butter pages, proofed from newsprint pages, make up the vast majority of his work. He did better work, particularly when he inked his own pencils.
On the plus side, the recent illustrations from the new Del Rey editions are also presented here. Those artists, Mark Schultz, Gary Gianni and Gregory Manchess are joined by older Conan artists like Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo, the late Nestor Redondo, Doug Beekman, Earl Noram and others.
The forward written by Todd ("I can't remember what Conan I read first")McFarlane is not terrible exciting or indicative of his love for the character. It's more like the editors decided to go with a name related to comics as opposed to someone who really sank his teeth into the subject. This brings me to the decent but altogether less than stellar writing by former Conan comic scribe, Roy Thomas. His descriptions of Conan and his world are quite good, unfortunately a lot of the things included in this book are stories straight out of Roy's scripts and not part of Howard's written work. Will this book be updated later with Kurt Busiek's filler strories from Dark Horse as well? Well, no update will be required yet because a Busiek creation named Janissa is in this book.
What can I say? This is not a terrible book. It is a another in a line of missed opportunities.
For people who are Conan fans and only read the comics, well this book was made for you. The rest of us will still be left waiting for the real deal to come along.
I liked it - but I didn't like it........2007-01-07
I so wanted to enjoy this illustrated guide into the world of Conan yet, even after reading it, I still have my reservations. The artwork and imagery alone is a blast! I've always loved the grand mythos of Howards characters as seen or dreamed through the eyes of top-noch artist. But it's the so called chronological events of Conans life-long saga that leaves me with a rather bitter taste in my mouth. Much like the "Star Wars" expanded universe, I find it hard to validate these additional stories of Conans travels. I have nothing against the musing of Conans high adventures by other various story tellers. I've read many Conan books in my time that were not written by howard but I have always seen them as "Separate Works" of fiction.
Anyone could write a story about what happens to Odysseus after he returns home to Ithica to reclaim his throne but no one would ever dare to officialize it as part of the original Homeric myth. You don't see anybody writing additional stories to JRR Tolkiens "Lord of the Rings" trilogy or Stephen Kings "The Dark Tower" sereies either. If Marvel decided to continue the exploits of these characters through the medium of comics, I don't think anyone would complain. Certainly not me. Yet the events of these comics would never be added to any kind of visual companion guide of the original stories. I don't see how Robert E. Howards work should be excluded from this norm. A book of artwork involving Conan is a great idea but three quarters of the chronology that can be read from "Conan: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Savage Barbarian" just doesn't hold weight for me. So I'am definitely torn here.
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After a gambling dispute erupts into violence and death, Conan of Cimmeria is condemned to the hellish mine pits of Brythunia where no man has ever escaped--or survived. But Conan breaks free and disappears into the wilderness, far from civilization, and into the eager arms of Songa, a forest maiden. Still the demon-goddess Ninga has seized control of Brythunia and her insatiable appetite for human sacrifice threatens to devour the world. Only one man can strike at the very heart of Ninga's religion of blood. A man who carries death in his eyes.
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Two Plot Lines: One Boring; The Other So-So.......2007-05-27
Carpenter is not one of my favorite Conan authors, but the way this tale started off I thought I might have a different opinion of him in the end. But not so. In one story arch, Conan is living off the land, drawing on all his survival skills in the wilderness, sort of like Les Stroud in "Survivorman" on Discovery Channel. This, I thought, is a great idea for a story setting. It fizzles when Conan meets a forest maiden and basically settles down and gets married! Conan's relationship with this maiden is not keeping in character with the Conan created by Robert E. Howard. The other story arch is about a girl, her god-possessed doll and her rise to queen of Brythunia. It is pretty dull, cliche in many ways. The archs intersect in the last few pages. It's not an anticlimax, but it's not a terrific climax either. It just sort of happens. Then it's over. You won't hate this book, you won't love it either.
Nifty little entry in the series.......2004-06-29
So I'm a fan of Conan, a big fan. Got a lot of the books, have a feel for the various authors that have tried their hand at writing him. Leonard Carpenter can be sketchy when penning the mighty-thewn Cimmerian. This time out, he turns in a pretty damn good yarn. Conan is in some town, gambling, drinking and wenching away the goods from his last escapade when he gets sent off to a slave mine on trumped up charges.
He wins free of the slave mine through sheer physical prowess, and washes up on the shores of a river...somewhere. Cool idea: he has no earthly idea where he is. West of a lot of places, east of more and so on. So he gets busy and survives. Really good character development as he hunts, traps and outfits himself reasonably well from nothing. Literally buck nekkid.
He then suffers another setback and winds up somewhere else. I should mention that these interludes are as a result of purely natural, non-freakish causes. So he starts over and is getting down to business when he runs across a rather stone age hunter/gatherer tribe. They're very believably primitive and naive, but Conan rises to a position of relative prominance and winds up as a noteworthy hunter. All's going well again, but then a calamity befalls the tribe and he heads out on a mission of vengance.
All the while this is happening, a truly creepy supernatural figure is rising to power elsewhere. Now, in the majority of Conan stories, there's this wizard, or sorceress, and they live in a castle, and they want to raise a demon, or retrieve a lost book of spells (e.g a first edition, virgin skin-bound copy of the Book of Skelos), or some damn talisman/jewel (Eyes/Teeth/Fangs/Heart of BelCarNatRagTharizmYarNok) or another which will give them power unknown since they fall of the dark kingdom Acheron. And so on. So they hire, beguile or somehow ensnare Conan into their plot, and he eventually kills the demon and/or the wizard (unless its Thoth Amon, who never gets around to killing Conan) and rides off with a horse, some loot and a chick. Good stuff, no doubt.
What you have here is a truly spooky-ass...character. Just plain creepy. Stephen King/Clive Barker creepy. Good job. It really isn't obvious at first, either. That brings me to one of the things I like about this novel: it's unpredictable. All of a sudden, Conan (of all people) is LOST! Credibly, but lost all the same. Big river, empty plain for miles, a few hills, not a soul in sight. You don't know how it will end, or what will happen next. It's good to go off the beaten path so long as you don't get lost, and this novel stays on-mission: the auther opens up the character and adds new layers, all the while staying true. So forget Carpenter's Conan the Gladiator (a.k.a. Conan Frigging Faints), and disregard Conan Goes To The 'Nam (I actually couldn't finish it): my man Leonard delivers the goods herein. You get sides of Conan you don't normally (suffering setbacks), doing unusual things (living in the wilderness) and all of the things you like: being strong, smart, cunning and forthright. Feral, sly, indefatigable, and above all: barbaric. Damn fine Conan, buy it.
The best it's going to get.......2003-10-16
"Conan the Savage" is probably the best these Conan books are likely to get. Conan is imprisoned and manages to escape. There he begins a life all alone in the wilderness, sort of Tarzan style. Then he meets a wild tribe that has never been in contact with civilization. He is content as a hunter / gatherer and with his common law wife. Then a Voodoo sorcerous comes along and destroys Conan's good life, and he vows revenge. This is one of the better books, fighting with bears, Conan's ingenuity with his wits and nature, and a truely spooky villianess. It's really good.
Good, but not the best.......2000-10-07
As my title says, I thought this book was good, but not the best.The villain was rather unique and as the book progressed, I was wondering how Conan would ever come into contact with her.The whole thing with the mine in the beginning was pretty cool, and I liked how the author showed Conan's outdoor survival knowledge.Too bad this story hasn't been made into a movie or comic-because of Songa.It was good, but not one of the best.
Conan the Savage .........excellent story!.......2000-06-27
One of the best Conan adventures, a quality story from beginning to end. All Conan fans will be pleased to own and read this book! You will be reading this book at every moment possible and sad that you finished it. Hail Conan!
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Conan has won the throne of Aquilonia and the hand of the beautiful Zenobia. With a kingdom to rule and an heir on the way, will the Cimmerian finally put up his sword for good? Don't bet on it.When his bride and country are attacked by a sinister Stygian sorcerer, Conan strikes back at Stygia with all his might-and the might of Aquilonia-in a move that threatens to throw all Hyboria into chaos!Written by Joshua Dysart (Swamp Thing, Violent Messiahs) and drawn by upcoming Kull artist Will Conrad (Serenity; Buffy The Vampire Slayer).
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Conan the Savage, Volume 1, #1. August 1995.
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In the mid 1970s following the colossal success of Conan the Barbarian, Roy Thomas helped expand the universe of Conan to showcase further stories and the talents of some of the comics industry's best with the equally popular Savage Sword of Conan magazine. Now, for the first time in over thirty years, these primal tales, featuring Robert E. Howard's most popular character, are available in this, the first in a series of massive trade paperbacks, collecting all Savage Sword Conan stories beginning with issue one. Included in this volume are tales by Roy Thomas, featuring the breathtaking art of such legends as Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Pablo Marcos, Walter Simonson and more. But that's not all. Also included in this tome are Conan's few appearances in the title Savage Tales - for the complete Conan collection!
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pages illustrations & drawings are in black & white
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pages illustrations are in black & white
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