Conan Volume 2: The God in the Bowl and Other Stories

Great art and a thrilling story. I admit I still hold a candle for the original Roy Thomas story that was my first introduction to the amazing world of Conan, but this version ROCKS, too!

What can I say? This volume and the previous volume are, other than Arnold Schwarzenegger, my first introductions to Conan and his world. I must say that I love it. Action. Adventure. Intrigue. Magic. It's got it all. He is so simple and yet not. He is powerful, yet cunning and even, at times, wise in his native actions. Bottom line for me: it's just plain fun, exciting, and awesome. The art is really good, and so is the story-telling. Pick it up if you love sword and scorcery!

This could not be better! The drawings are fantastic! Storyline is very good, great characters. Brutally fantastic! You should have this in your comic collection, it will be worth to have it.

A big part of this book is a murder mystery, it's a change of pace to the usual Conan; but a very fun read. Cary Nord manages to keep the story interesting with his fantastic art. Another book that won't disappoint.

Having never having read comic books as a youngster, the new Conan series was the hook that set my newfound enjoyment of a weekly trip to the local comic shop. The writing and the artwork led me to purchase some of the other compilations of the writings of Robert E. Howard. Truly, Howard as an author was ahead of his time, both in the prose and the scope of creating a fictional world where men of "...gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth..." roamed the land. Having now read many of the new comics, as well as the older Howard writings, I can attest that they comics are faithful adaptations to the original works. I would think that Howard would approve of them. Truly, these comics look to me to have a dirty, grimy, and realistic feel to them, compared to other current comics, where clean lines and ink move from one panel to the next. I would like to think that you will enjoy these compilations as much as I have. I now return to the Hyborian age...