The epic 4-issue adaptation of Howard's THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE is the highlight of this second collection, although there isn't a slow story in the lot. Roy Thomas was on fire when he wrote these early issues (here from 1976-77) and it's easy to see why he inspired so many others (I understand he was intepreting Howard, but MAN did he do it good!). Fantastic art throughout, too. ( )

If you are a comic-book fan, this is probably your best chance of liking Conan. If you are a Conan fan, these is are possibly the best comic-book adaptations you'll find, those which defined the Golden Age of popularity for the Cimmerian and eventually spawned the Schwarzenegger movies. However, if you are not interested in swords&sorcery classics, and you don't like comics, you should probably give this a miss. ( )