The Savage Sword of Conan #9
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| Writer | Patrick Zircher, Fabian Nicieza |
| Artist | Patrick Zircher, Sean Chen |
| Cover Price | $6.99 |
Patrick Zircher slashes into the Hyborian Age with a tale of high adventure starring Conan and Valeria, whilst Fabian Nicieza and artist Sean Chen craft a high-stakes assassination story starring Kull. Also featuring instant-classic covers from Alex Horley and the late Neal Adams, incredible pin-ups, and more!
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The main story follows on from the classic Red Nails, with Valeria staying with Conan for a rip-roaring adventure to the Sunless Isle. Patrick Zircher is the perfect storyteller for this kind of tale. His artwork is incredibly detailed on the locations and people, giving you a real feel for Conan's world, and when it comes to the action he roughs things up enough to make it feel wild. In many ways it's a typical Conan tale - there's only so far you can move away from Robert E Howard's vision before it stops being Conan - but told with sufficient pace and flair to make it enthralling. The back-up story is quite a slight tale of Kull, well-drawn, but a touch too slick for me. Kull and his warriors should look more primitive than th more
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