Savage Sword of Conan Volume 3 (Conan (Graphic Novels)) (v. 3) (Paperback)

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Conan's phenomenal popularity in the early comics series Conan the Barbarian would soon reach new heights thanks to a supplementary publication whose very name would come to represent quality in epic-fantasy storytelling - The Savage Sword of Conan! These pulp tomes would become an inspiration to generations of Conan fans, containing some of the best adaptations and pastiches of Robert E. Howard's work ever to be seen in sequential form.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse; First Edition edition (October 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593079605
• ISBN-13: 978-1593079604
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #251,070 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars There has been some slippage, October 31, 2008

By	J. W. Kennedy "in statu uiae et meriti" (Richmond, VA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

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The artwork is not as incredible, nor is the writing as good as in Volume 2. Most of these stories are short, abrupt, somewhat unsatisfying. They begin to be a bit formulaic in this volume (except for Chapter 6, "Child of Sorcery" which is told from the perspective of one of the women Conan encounters - a very sweet story.) This volume feels hasty, like a rushed production schedule was affecting the quality. There was a noticeable profusion of scribal errors: Words not misspelled, but just wrong (for example, writing "namor" instead of "armor".) One panel had frames for narration, but no words written therein! And I noticed a few times where narration did not match the pictures - for example, the narration says "touched his tunic" when the character is wearing a vest and the touch is obviously on his bare shoulder - or "grasped his throat" when the picture clearly shows the character being grasped by the wrist.

Inattention to detail, slack writing, artwork not up to par; Of three volumes so far, it would seem that _Savage Sword_ hit its peak in volume 2 and is now declining. Still, it is enjoyable and well worth the purchase price.

I also noticed that the last 100 pages of my copy are printed on a different paper, whiter and slightly thicker than the dull newsprint that has been used up till now.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars to tread the jeweled thrones..., August 26, 2008

By	Choco - See all my reviews

When I was young, mid to late 70's, I would read issue after issue of Savage Sword more than any other comic or magazine. It was my favorite, and I had quite a large number of issues. Unfortunately, I lost my collection in a fire in the late 80's. When I found that Dark Horse was re-printing the issues of Savage Sword as volumes, and that those volumes would be available here at Amazon, I jumped at the opportunity of obtaining and re-reading those amazing stories again.

The sorcerer Thoth-Amon, Red Sonja, Captain Boraq D' Sharaq, the list goes on and all of them, fantastic characters and some of the greatest fantasy stories that were ever written! I became a 12 year old again.

If you collected and read Savage Sword, any of the other Conan comics, novels, or are just a casual fan, then by all mean, I HIGHLY recommend these volumes (currently, as of Aug. 26, 2008, one through three, with volume four to be released in October 2008)! The stories are just as we remember them in all of their black and white savagery, sorcery and plundering greatness!

Robert E. Howard is by far one of the greatest fantasy writers who ever lived.

Enter the Hyborian Age, and you will not want to return.

5.0 out of 5 stars Black line bonanza, November 7, 2009

By	A. Christian - See all my reviews

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If you like inked art these savage sword conan collections are the way to go. No need to buy each individual issue. These conan collections are huge. The paper could be of a better quality however. It doesn't matter much because it's line art but durability could be an issue over time.