Conan The Barbarian #20

If anything, the biggest knock against this issue is that it suffers from many of the usual tropes of a mid-arc installment, but it still proves to be a relatively enjoyable read. Read Full Review

Psycamorean

Apr 16, 2021

This issue was a bit too wordy for my tastes. It made the start of the issue slow, and I really didn't get much enjoyment of it until we got to the revolutionaries. I liked that a lot, so there's kind of a whiplash for me.

Brion Salazar

Apr 07, 2021

With might and fury and sharpened steel, doth Conan rage against both the forces of nature and man. Writer Jim Zub gives us an excellent take on the Cimmerian adventurer in this action-packed issue. I’ve always felt Conan is best when he is not simply portrayed as a muscle-bound brute and Zub does not disappoint giving us a charming and self-reliant Conan that faces both beauty and beast with the same intensity. Clever, distrustful of authority, and supremely confident in his abilities to the point of getting himself into trouble; Zub’s Conan is highly entertaining while remaining more than capable of getting himself back out of trouble as well. While this issue is part 2 of the current storyline, it is easy enough to pick u p and enjoy without having to have read the previous chapter. Conan is trapped in a foreign land of Khitai (think ancient China or Mongolia) trying to protect a noble woman who has run away from her own prison. A bloody battle with two large jungle cats opens the action before Conan and Meiwei try to figure out a way across the country without attracting attention. Unfortunately for them both, maintaining a low-profile is not one of Conan’s greatest skills which leads to a clash in the streets between imperial guards and a revolutionary uprising resulting in the pair joining up with the revolutionaries in order to get out of town. Zub gives us a very likeable Conan in a very different setting than you might be used to seeing him. While not groundbreaking or unique in any way, we’ve seen this “stranger-in-a-strange-land” tale before, I found it to be refreshing while at the same time natural and fun. A great combination of action, adventure, with a few surprises made this book an enjoyable read from start to finish. more

Spacey Medicine

Sep 16, 2021

Okay.