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Conan Omnibus Volume 4 by Timothy Truman
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Conan Omnibus Volume 4 (original 2018; edition 2018)

by Timothy Truman (Author), Timothy Truman (Illustrator), Tomas Giorello (Illustrator), Joe Kubert (Illustrator)

Series: Conan Omnibus - Dark Horse (4), Conan - Dark Horse (Omnibus of 9-11)

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Dark Horse's critically acclaimed Conan series continues with more acclaimed dark fantasy tales of hot blood and cold steel, Including Timothy Truman's adaptation of Robert E. Howard's 'Iron Shadows in the Moon' and the long-awaited return of the original Conan the Barbarian comics scribe, Roy Thomas, in 'Road of Kings.' Featuring the dazzling artwork of Tomas Giorello, Timothy Truman, Darick Robertson, Mike Hawthorne, and comics legend Joe Kubert.… (more)
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Title:Conan Omnibus Volume 4
Authors:Timothy Truman (Author)
Other authors:Timothy Truman (Illustrator), Tomas Giorello (Illustrator), Joe Kubert (Illustrator)
Info:Dark Horse Books (2018), 456 pages
Collections:Your library, Fantasy
Rating:**1/2
Tags:Conan, Dark Horse, Timothy Truman, Tomas Giorello, Jeo Kubert, cartoon, comic, sword and sorcery, graphic novel, omnibus, fantasy, read, mercenary, general, king

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Conan Omnibus Volume 4: Mercenaries and Madness by Timothy Truman (Author) (2018)

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Normally, I really enjoy reading Conan. With this omnibus, I have mixed feelings.

On the positive side, the quality of the art is very good. A lot of detail goes into important images, he uses the page changes well and mixes the image formats on each page in a pleasing manner.

I also like the pacing. I find most comics paced too fast. The authors don’t make good use of timing or pacing.

The stories are decent, I wouldn’t rate them much above that. It’s moderately typical of Conan stories and they can become generic. These stories had a lot of the generic qualities.

On the negative side, I didn’t really feel like this is the same Conan as the Robert Howard stories. There is much more emphasis on the violence and his relationship to Crom is completely different. That doesn’t detract from the value of the story unless you are looking for a traditional Conan.

The other element that bothered me was a setting error. In a place where clocks are a rare wonder and, if I remember correctly, never appears in the original stories, Conan casually blurted out “I’ll be back in an hour or two.” Although minor to many, this really detracted from the setting for me. I doubt Conan has ever nor would ever have need nor understand mechanical time.

Overall, the book is a mild diversion, I can’t recommend it if you like the original Conan. ( )
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Truman, TimothyAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Giorello, TomásIllustratormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Thomas, RoyAuthormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Aviña, TonyColoristsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Betancourt, JimmyLetterersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bowland, SimonLetterersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gorder, JasonIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hawthorne, MikeIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Howard, Robert E.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jackson, DanColoristsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kubert, JoeIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lee, PaulIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lucas, JohnIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Nord, CaryCover artistsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Robertson, DarickIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Starkings, RichardLetterersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Stewart, DaveColoristsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Stewart, DaveCover artistsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Villarrubia, JoséColoristsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Dark Horse's critically acclaimed Conan series continues with more acclaimed dark fantasy tales of hot blood and cold steel, Including Timothy Truman's adaptation of Robert E. Howard's 'Iron Shadows in the Moon' and the long-awaited return of the original Conan the Barbarian comics scribe, Roy Thomas, in 'Road of Kings.' Featuring the dazzling artwork of Tomas Giorello, Timothy Truman, Darick Robertson, Mike Hawthorne, and comics legend Joe Kubert.

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