Sword & Sorcery Comic Books
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It’s a good time to be a comic book Sword & Sorcery fan:
Conan continues its strong run at Dark Horse, and Red Sonja is good more often than not.
Skye Runner, despite the improbably dressed heroine (though I’m not sure it’s really any worse than Red Sonja), has been getting better with each issue.
Eberron: Eye of the Wolf and Ptolus both had fascinating storylines, though the art could be a little less manga-tastic.
Speaking of manga, there are many good sword & sorcery titles from a variety of publishers with Scrapped Princess being my current favorite of that genre.
So what have been your favorite Sword & Sorcery comic books? And I’m using the term loosely so you can define it how you want (for instance, I’d count Brath, but not Meridian or Mystic). My top five are:
1. Warlord (DC)
2. Conan (Marvel)
3. Conan (Dark Horse)
4. Red Sonja (Marvel, first volume)
5. Spelljammer (DC)
November 6th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
I was a big fan of the Forgotten Realms comic, put out by DC around the same time as the Spelljammer book. I felt it had a strong start, got lost a bit in the middle, and improved near the end.
November 6th, 2006 at 7:46 pm
DC’s Sword and Sorcery.
November 10th, 2006 at 10:40 am
I found an old box of my Dad’s that had the old Savage Sword of Conan run. It was fantastic. The current Dark Horse run brings back a lot of warm memories.
November 12th, 2006 at 12:25 am
For me, DC’s Sword of Sorcery, featuring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Lasted all of five issues back in 1973-74.
November 12th, 2006 at 12:30 am
Oh, and of course, Beowulf: Dragon Slayer…
November 13th, 2006 at 8:29 pm
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And how could I forget the Mike Mignola drawn Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, published my Marvel’s Epic imprint?
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