I Reads You Juniors: June 2026 - UPDATE #40

by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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TREATS - From AnotherCookie:  There is a new online cookie retailer. It is called "AnotherCookie?" and the cookies are delicious.

NEWS:

DC STUDIOS - From THR:  Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios are developing an animated series based on the smash-hit "Batman" comic book series, "Absolute Batman."  Series creators, writer Scott Snyder and artist Nick Dragotta, are involved in the development.

From TheWrap:  Currently starring in the film, "Supergirl," "Krypto the Super-Dog" is about to receive an animated series set outside the adventures of Superman and Supergirl.  "Krypto" will be executive produced by C.H. Greenblatt and is from Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios, and the series will be aimed at younger viewers.  Greenblatt created Cartoon Network's "Chowder" (2007-10) and Nickelodeon's "Harvey Beaks."

From DCBlog:  Jason Momoa talks bringing swagger as "Lobo" to the new film, "Supergirl."

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COMICS TO ANIMATION - From TheWrap:  "Conan the Barbarian" is becoming a new animated series from animation legend Genndy Tartakovsky, Cartoon Network Studios, and Amazon Prime Video.

IMAGE COMICS - From CBR:  Prime Video's animated hit, "Invincible" (based on the Robert Kirkman's Image Comics series), just wrapped up its fourth season (May 2026).  Season 5 is being prepped for 2027. Now, comes word that Prime Video has apparently renewed the series for a sixth season, presumably for 2028.

DYNAMITE - From BleedingCool:  Actress Cassandra Peterson, also known as "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark," has a memoir, "Yours Cruelly: Becoming Elvira."  Now, it is being adapted into a new graphic novel from Dynamite.  It is the production of Cassandra and her frequent collaborator, writer David Avallone.  Mariano Benitez-Chapo is joining this team as the artist to help bring Elvira’s real-life story to comics.  "Yours Cruelly: Becoming Elvira" arrives in hardcover on September 16, 2026, expanding Elvira’s comics legacy.

MARVEL - From YahooEntertaiment:  Writer-artist Dan Panosian will take Wolverine into the Miami criminal underworld in an upcoming four-issue miniseries, "Wolverine: Paradise."  "Wolverine: Paradise #1" was due October 14, 2026.

ARCHIE - From 9fin:  I didn't know that there was some kind of mega-legal drama going on concerning the ownership of Archie Comics, media rights, borrowed money, and debt.

DARK HORSE/MARVEL - From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics is launching "Marvel Black & White." It is a line of oversized, archival editions that will present iconic Marvel Comics stories in black and white.  The first book in the line will be "Marvel Black & White: Barry Windsor-Smith's Weapon X," which will reprint writer-artist Barry Windsor-Smith's iconic Wolverine origin story, "Weapon X," that was published in Marvel Comics #72-#84 in 1991.  The new book is due November 2026 and will retail for $60.

COMICS - From Popverse:  Rob Liefeld has decided to NOT write his tell-all memoir about his mercurial career in comic books and media. [Sigh]

EN MEMORIAM - From BleedingCool:  The French and Iranian graphic novelist, comics creator, film director, children's book author, Marjane Satrapi, has died at the age of 56, Thursday, June 4, 2026.  Satrapi was best known as the author of the autobiographical graphic novel series, "Persepolis."  The first volume of Persepolis was published by L'Association in 2000. "Persepolis: The Story of Childhood Vol. 1" was published in 2003 by Pantheon.  She was also known for her 2006 graphic novel, "Chicken with Plums."  Satrapi co-directed an animated feature film adaptation of "Persepolis" (2007), which earned an Oscar-nomination for "Best Animated Feature."  Among her live-action films was also an adaptation of "Chicken with Plums" (2011).

DC STUDIOS - From ThePlaylist:  James Gunn has revealed an image of Lex Luthor's "Warsuit" that will appear in the "Superman" (2025) sequel, "Man of Tomorrow" (2027).

COMICS - From ComicsBeat:  Mad Cave Studios will release "Denver."  It is a dystopian, post-climate change thriller written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray; drawn by Pier Brito; and lettered by the late Bill Tortolini (who died of a heart attack in 2021 at the age of 46).  The series is set in a future where the capital of Colorado has become one of the few safe cities after most of the planet was devastated by rising oceans.  "Denver #1" is set for a August 26, 2026 release.

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MAY 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Ignition Press for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Invader Comics for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Drawn & Quarterly for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot Entertainment for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for May 2026

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for May 2026

JUNE 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Abrams for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  AMP Comics for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Devil's Due Studios for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Drawn & Quarterly for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  HarperCollins for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal Magazines for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Hoffman International and Warrant Publishing for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave Studios for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Captain America" for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Massive Selects for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Midnight Factory for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for June 2026

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for June 2026

JULY 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Abrams for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  American Mythology for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  AMP Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  AWA Studios for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Comics! The Magazine for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Cosmic Lion for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Absolute Batman #22" for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Superman" for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Devil's Due for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Drawn & Quarterly for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dstlry Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Fantagraphics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Heavy Metal Magazine for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Ignition Press for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics Todd McFarlane titles for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Iron Age Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Keenspot for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Armageddon" for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Queen in Black" titles for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Massive for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Midnight Factory for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Part-Time Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Rae Media for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Rebellion/2000 AD for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Rekcah for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Red 5 Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Rocketship for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Ruptura Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Scholastic for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  SHP for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Storm King Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Udon Studios for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Warrant and Hoffman for July 2026

From BleedingCool:  Wise Acre Comics for July 2026

AUGUST 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  AMP for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Antarctic Press for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Archie Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Asylum Press for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Bad Idea Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Mad Cave for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Armageddon" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "X-Men DNX" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "Queen in Black" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "What If" titles for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Titan Publishing for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Valiant Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Vault Comics for August 2026

From BleedingCool:  Z2 for August 2026

SEPTEMBER 2026 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:

From BleedingCool:  DC Comics "Wonder Woman Wonder War" titles for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Avengers Armageddon" titles for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Doctor Strange" related titles for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics "Queen in Black" titles for September 2026

From BleedingCool:  Marvel Comics' "X-Men DNX" titles for September 2026

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#IReadsYou Review: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #11

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #11 (2023)

TITAN COMICS/Heroic Signatures

STORY: Jim Zub

ART: Roberto de la Torre

COLORS: Diego Rodriguez

LETTERS: Richard Starkings and Tyler Smith of Comicraft

EDITOR: Chris Butera

COVER: Alex Horley

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Richard Pace; Sean Galloway; Alex Horley

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (June 2024)

Suggested for mature readers

“The Age Unconquered” Part III: “Call From the Depths”

Conan the Cimmerian was born in the pulp fiction of Robert E. Howard (REH), first appearing in the magazine, Weird Tales (1932).  In 1970, Marvel Comics brought Conan to the world of comic books via the title, Conan the Barbarian. With only a few pauses, Conan comic books have been published for the better part of five decades.

Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures are the new producers of Conan comic books, and they launched a new Conan the Barbarian series in 2023.  The current story arc is written by Jim Zub; drawn by Roberto de la Torre; colored by Diego Rodriguez; and lettered by Richard Starkings and Comicraft.  Entitled “The Age Unconquered,” this arc finds Conan's body and/or soul transported 80,000 years into the past

Conan the Barbarian #11 (“Call From the Depths”) opens in the dreams and reveries of Conan, where he converses with Yag-kosha.  The wise alien, worshiped by some as a god, has a lot to say about Conan's fate.  It is a fate that has found Conan tens of thousands of years in the past – back to the time of Kull of Atlantis (also known as “Kull the Conqueror”) and Brule the Spear-slayer, a time know as the “Thurian Age.”

Now, Conan finds himself swept up in Kull's journey to find the source of the darkness that threatens his kingdom.  Kull believes the source of the darkness is in Atlantis, the land of his birth, but upon arrival, Conan and Kull found an abyss into which they now travel.  Unexpected terrors await, including one of Kull's most infamous adversaries.

THE LOWDOWN:  Titan Comics has been providing me with PDF copies of their publications for review for several years now.  Conan the Barbarian #11 is one of them.

I am so far behind in my reviews of Titan and Heroic Signatures' Conan the Barbarian comic book series that some of you, dear readers, already know what fate awaits Conan, Kull, and Brule.  However, I am enjoying my slow roll through the narrative wonders of writer Jim Zub.  The confab he fashions between Conan and Yag-kosha is one of the best sequences in a Conan comic book that I have read in years.  Patience and conversation can be a good thing even in a violent fight comic book such as Conan the Barbarian.

Artist Roberto de la Torre, with his haunted illustrations, makes this series hum with his storytelling that recalls the vintage wonders of weird fiction.  Mixing the aesthetic elements and graphical styles of Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, and John Buscema, de la Torre has made “The Age Unconquered” seem as if it is a story arc that has really been called from the depths of time.  Diego Rodriguez's colors enhance the Stygian and infernal wonders of this third chapter of the arc, and I love that Richard Starking's stark lettering completes the classic comic book vibe.

“The Age Unconquered” may end up conquering us, dear readers, as it carries us to a new direction for Conan the Barbarian.  I believe that I should be begging you, dear readers, to read this series.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Conan comic books absolutely must read Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures' Conan the Barbarian.

[This comic book includes the essay, “The Real Thulsa Doom: Skull-Faced Sorcerer of the Thurian Age” the eleventh installment of Conan/Howard essays by Jeffrey Shanks.  The second text piece is “Know, O... Er... Oh Prince...” by Shanks.]

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★★★★ out of 4 stars

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

This story arc is collected in the trade paperback, CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE AGE UNCONQUERED VOL. 3, which you can obtain at Amazon.

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#IReadsYou Review: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #10

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #10 (2023)

TITAN COMICS/Heroic Signatures

STORY: Jim Zub

ART: Roberto de la Torre

COLORS: Diego Rodriguez

LETTERS: Richard Starkings and Tyler of Comicraft

EDITOR: Chris Butera

COVER: Alan Quah

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: E.M. Gist; Roberto de la Torre; David Aja; Alan Quah

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (May 2024)

Suggested for mature readers

“The Age Unconquered” Part II: “Far Shores & Fearless Men”

Conan the Cimmerian was born in the pulp fiction of Robert E. Howard (REH), first appearing in the magazine, Weird Tales (1932).  In 1970, Marvel Comics brought Conan to the world of comic books via the title, Conan the Barbarian. With only a few pauses, Conan comic books have been published for the better part of five decades.

Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures are the new producers of Conan comic books, and they launched a new Conan the Barbarian series in 2023.  The current story arc is written by Jim Zub; drawn by Roberto de la Torre; colored by Dean White and Diego Rodriguez; and lettered by Richard Starkings and Comicraft.  Entitled “The Age Unconquered,” this arc finds Conan's body and/or soul transported 80,000 years into the past

Conan the Barbarian #10 (“Far Shores & Fearless Men”) opens in the dreams of Kull of Atlantis (also known as “Kull the Conqueror”).  Once awakened, Kull must confront the blind rage and mania that caused him to turn on his his loyal Pict fighter, Brule the Spear-slayer, and also caused him to engage Conan in fierce battle.

Conan!  Kull!  Brule the Spear-slayer!  How can this be when tens of thousands of years separate the time of Conan from the time of Kull and Brule?  Well, the result of Conan's encounter with a shard of the “Black Stone” has thrown him thousands of years into the past and has him currently located in Kull's capital, Valusia, “the City of Wonders.”

Now, Conan finds himself swept up in Kull's journey to find the source of the darkness that threatens his kingdom.  Kull believes the source of the darkness is in Atlantis, the land of his birth.  It will be a hard journey, however, and Conan, Kull, and Brule may find death before they reach their destination.

THE LOWDOWN:  Titan Comics has been providing me with PDF copies of their publications for review for several years now.  Conan the Barbarian #10 is one of them.

Writer Jim Zub has moved the Conan the Barbarian comic book series in a new direction.  Zub has transported Conan out of “the Hyborean Age,” the age in which Conan's creator, Robert E. Howard, set his adventures.  Zub has moved Conan into the past to “the Thurian Age,” the time in which Howard sets the adventures of Conan's precursor, Kull of Atlantis, another of his creations.

It is a big change, but it allows Zub to make Conan a stranger in a strange land, and that itself presents new opportunities for conflict and tension.  This tenth issue quickly resolves the conflicts of issue #9 and Zub begins to hypnotize his readers with an alluring journey into darkness.  Great action, great mystery, and great darkness and sorcery:  Zub makes it hard to stop reading.

I must admit that artist Roberto de la Torre, with his haunted storytelling, is the big star on this creative team.  Mixing elements and graphical styles of Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, and John Buscema, de la Torre guides this second chapter from the mists of lost time and gleam of shining cities into darkness, death, and sorcery.  It is nice to see de la Torre recall the Conan comic books of yesteryear in telling this fantastic story, and it is nice that Diego Rodriguez's colors enrich the shadows and gloom.  Richard Starking's stark lettering is the pounding audio track to this fine opening chapter.

“The Age Unconquered” may end up conquering us, dear readers, as it carries us to a new direction for Conan the Barbarian.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Conan comic books will want to try Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures' Conan the Barbarian.

[This comic book includes the essay, “Kull of Atlantis: Barbarian King of an Antediluvian Empire” the tenth installment of Conan/Howard essays by Jeffrey Shanks.  It also includes a Q&A with Roberto de la Torre.]

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

This issue is collected in the "Conan" trade paperback, "CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE AGE UNCONQUERED VOL. 3, which is available at Amazon.

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#IReadsYou Review: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #9

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #9 (2023)

TITAN COMICS/Heroic Signatures

STORY: Jim Zub

ART: Roberto de la Torre

COLORS: Dean White

LETTERS: Richard Starkings of Comicraft

EDITOR: Chris Butera

COVER: Mike Deodato with Jão Canola

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: E.M. Gist; Mike Deodato; Ickpot, Roberto de la Torre; Chris Moreno; Francesca Baerald

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (April 2024)

Suggested for mature readers

“The Age Unconquered” Part I: “Suffer Not the King of Wonders”

Conan the Cimmerian was born in the pulp fiction of Robert E. Howard (REH), first appearing in the magazine, Weird Tales (1932).  In 1970, Marvel Comics brought Conan to the world of comic books via the title, Conan the Barbarian. With only a few pauses, Conan comic books have been published for the better part of five decades.

Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures are the new producers of Conan comic books, and they launched a new Conan the Barbarian series in 2023.  The current story arc is written by Jim Zub; drawn by Roberto de la Torre; colored by Dean White; and lettered by Richard Starkings.  Entitled “The Age Unconquered,” this arc finds Conan's body and/or soul transported 80,000 years into the past

Conan the Barbarian #9 (“Suffer Not the King of Wonders”) opens in the wake of the incidents related to Conan's involvement in the theft of the artifact known as “Tarim's Touch.”  Conan recognized the artifact as a shard of the cursed “Black Stone,” which he'd once broken with the help of a Pict blade.  The theft led to the death of Conan's cohorts, the “Gloryhounds”...

… and left Conan apparently transported eighty thousand years into the past, to the time of Kull of Atlantis, also known as “Kull the Conqueror.”  Conan also meets the legendary figure, Brule the Spear-slayer, a Pict.  After proving his mettle, Conan is allowed to travel with Brule and his men to Valusia, “the City of Wonders.”  There, Conan will meet King Kull, but it will be like nothing he expects.

THE LOWDOWN:  Titan Comics has been providing me with PDF copies of their publications for review for several years now.  Conan the Barbarian #9 is one of them.

Writer Jim Zub has moved the Conan the Barbarian comic book series in a new direction.  Conan has been transported from “the Hyborean Age,” the age in which Conan's creator, Robert E. Howard, set his adventures, to “the Thurian Age,” the time in which Howard sets the adventures of Conan's precursor, Kull of Atlantis.

It is a big change, but it allows Zub to make Conan a stranger in a strange land, and that itself presents new opportunities for conflict and tension.  This ninth issue delivers on that potential with a showdown between Conan and Kull.

What really makes this story work is Roberto de la Torre's haunted storytelling.  Mixing elements and graphical styles of Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, and John Buscema, de la Torre guides this first chapter from the mists of lost time to the brutal death match between the two beasts of Howard's oeuvre.  It is nice to see de la Torre recall the Conan comic books of yesteryear in telling this fantastic story, and it is nice that Dean White's colors amplify the mystery rather than brighten it.  Richard Starking's stark lettering is the pounding audio track to this fine opening chapter.

“The Age Unconquered” may end up conquering us, dear readers, as it carries us to a new direction for Conan the Barbarian.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Conan comic books will want to try Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures' Conan the Barbarian.

[This comic book includes the essay, “Shining Cities and Stone Age Kingdoms: Robert E. Howard's Thurian Age” the ninth installment of Conan/Howard essays by Jeffrey Shanks.]

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

The CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE AGE UNCONQUERED VOL. 3 trade paperback is available at Amazon.

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The text is copyright © 2024 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for reprint and syndication rights and fees.

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#IReadsYou Review: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #8

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #8 (2023)

TITAN COMICS/Heroic Signatures

STORY: Jim Zub

ART: Doug Braithwaite

COLORS: Diego Rodriguez

LETTERS: Richard Starkings of Comicraft

EDITOR: Chris Butera

COVER: Ashleigh Izienicki

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Patch Zircher; Greg Broadmore

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (March 2024)

Suggested for mature readers

“Thrice Marked for Death!” Part IV: “Sacrifice”

Conan the Cimmerian was born in the pulp fiction of Robert E. Howard (REH), first appearing in the magazine, Weird Tales (1932).  In 1970, Marvel Comics brought Conan to the world of comic books via the title, Conan the Barbarian. With only a few pauses, Conan comic books have been published for the better part of five decades.

Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures are the new producers of Conan comic books, and they launched a new Conan the Barbarian series in 2023.  The current story arc is written by Jim Zub; drawn by Doug Braithwaite; colored by Diego Rodriguez; and lettered by Richard Starkings.  Entitled “Thrice Marked for Death!,” the arc finds Conan taking up with a thieves guild known as “The Gloryhounds,” and the target of their latest act of larceny is a fine-cut, dark stone that only Conan realizes is dangerous.

Conan the Barbarian #8 (“Sacrifice”) opens with Conan alone, wandering the streets, and possessed.  Only recently, he ran with the thieves guild known as the “Gloryhounds.”  They wanted to steal an artifact known as “Tarim's Touch,” but only Conan recognized it as a shard of the cursed “Black Stone,” which he'd once broken with a Pict Blade.  Now, all the Gloryhounds are dead, their violent deaths caused by the spirits within Tarim's Touch.

Now, it's Conan's turn.  All the spirits of the shard are inside him, and they want him to find the blade he once used against the stone.  Because he'd sold it, Conan must now go on a rampage through darkened Shadizar in order to find it.  When he finds it, will that bring him peace and freedom or more trouble and damnation?

THE LOWDOWN:  Titan Comics has been providing me with PDF copies of their publications for review for several years now.  Conan the Barbarian #8 is one of them.

Writer Jim Zub spends the narrative of his script for issue #8 working himself and the story into a corner.  “Thrice Marked for Death!” must come to an end, but it doesn't seem that Zub will come up with an end that makes sense in the context of the situations in which he has placed Conan.  But, of course, Zub does it.  He saves the day and sends Conan on a new adventure, with the kind of tremendous surprise I would never expect.

Artist Doug Braithwaite continues to summon the ghosts of Conan's greatest comic book artist, John Buscema, with strong storytelling.  Issue #8 is a sound and fury signifying a storm of trouble for Conan, with powerful, brutal and violent action that boggles the mind even of a longtime Conan reader like myself.  The art shines brilliantly under Diego Rodriguez's remarkable colors.  All the while, Richard Starking's lettering maintains a soundtrack of doom.

People looking for good comic books should be reading Titan Comics' Conan the Barbarian.  This is the real Conan deal, and dear readers, I think you will enjoy this as much as I keep enjoying it.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Conan comic books will want to try Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures' Conan the Barbarian.

[This comic book includes the essay, “Robert E. Howard and His Ages Undreamed Of,” by Jeffrey Shanks.  Although labeled as “Part Six,” it is also the eighth installment.]

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★★★★ out of 4 stars

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

The CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THRICE MARKED FOR DEATH! trade paperback is available at Amazon.

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#IReadsYou Review: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #7

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #7 (2023)

TITAN COMICS/Heroic Signatures

STORY: Jim Zub

ART: Doug Braithwaite

COLORS: Diego Rodriguez

LETTERS: Richard Starkings of Comicraft

EDITOR: Matt Murray

COVER: Alex Horley

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Patch Zircher; Jessica Fong, Dan Panosian

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (February 2024)

Suggested for mature readers

“Thrice Marked for Death!” Part III: “Haunted”

Conan the Cimmerian was born in the pulp fiction of Robert E. Howard (REH), first appearing in the magazine, Weird Tales (1932).  In 1970, Marvel Comics brought Conan to the world of comic books via the title, Conan the Barbarian. With only a few pauses, Conan comic books have been published for the better part of five decades.

Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures are the new producers of Conan comic books, and they launched a new Conan the Barbarian series in 2023.  The current story arc is written by Jim Zub; drawn by Doug Braithwaite; colored by Diego Rodriguez; and lettered by Richard Starkings.  Entitled “Thrice Marked for Death!,” the arc finds Conan taking up with a thieves guild known as “The Gloryhounds,” and the target of their latest act of larceny is a fine-cut, dark stone that only Conan realizes is dangerous.

Conan the Barbarian #7 (“Haunted”) opens as Conan dreams of what a wonderful, fierce, and deadly piece of ass the late Belit, captain of the Trigress and Queen of the Black Coast, was.  He awakens to find that his current piece of ass, Chaundra, fellow member of the “Gloryhounds” thieves guild, wants to emphasize how deadly poon can be.  Before long, Conan finds all his fellow thieves in the throes of something supernatural and murderous.  Can Conan survive the onslaught or will he too become a haunted plaything of evil?

THE LOWDOWN:  Titan Comics has been providing me with PDF copies of their publications for review for several years now.  Conan the Barbarian #7 is one of them.

In my review of Conan the Barbarian #6, I wrote... “Halfway through this new Conan the Barbarian story arc and writer Jim Zub is still throwing down like he's been throwing down.”  Zub is still in puttin' it down, and issue #7 is a fierce penultimate chapter to this second story arc that promises a fearsome end.  This is especially true because, thus far, this arc, “Thrice Marked for Death!,” is constantly going towards the unexpected.

Doug Braithwaite, the artist for this story arc, continues to summon the ghosts of the shadowy textures and muscular storytelling that the late great artist, John Buscema, brought to all his Conan comic books.  This issue, however, Braithwaite is at his most brutally imaginative and imaginatively brutal, and the result is some serious bloodletting.  The art shines brilliantly, cursing Conan's foes, under Diego Rodriguez's remarkable colors.  All the while, Richard Starking's letters give this Conan the Barbarian comic book a soundtrack of (Thulsa) doom.

People looking for good comic books should be reading Titan Comics' Conan the Barbarian.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Conan comic books will want to try Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures' Conan the Barbarian.

[This comic book includes the essay, “Robert E. Howard and His Ages Undreamed Of” Part Seven, by Jeffrey Shanks, although it is mistakenly listed as “Part Six.”]

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★★★★ out of 4 stars

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

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#IReadsYou Review: CONAN THE BARBARIAN #6

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #6 (2023)

TITAN COMICS/Heroic Signatures

STORY: Jim Zub

ART: Doug Braithwaite

COLORS: Diego Rodriguez

LETTERS: Richard Starkings of Comicraft

EDITOR: Matt Murray

COVER: Mike Deodato

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Patch Zircher; Dan Panosian; Joey Spiiotto

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (January 2024)

Suggested for mature readers

“Thrice Marked for Death!” Part II: “The Cursed”

Conan the Cimmerian was born in the pulp fiction of Robert E. Howard (REH), first appearing in the magazine, Weird Tales (1932).  In 1970, Marvel Comics brought Conan to the world of comic books via the title, Conan the Barbarian. With only a few pauses, Conan comic books have been published for the better part of five decades.

Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures are the new producers of Conan comic books, and they launched a new Conan the Barbarian series in 2023.  The current story arc is written by Jim Zub; drawn by Doug Braithwaite; colored by Diego Rodriguez; and lettered by Richard Starkings.  Entitled “Thrice Marked for Death!,” the arc finds Conan taking up with a thieves guild known as “The Gloryhounds,” and the target of their latest act of larceny is a fine-cut, dark stone that only Conan realizes is dangerous.

Conan the Barbarian #6 (“The Cursed”) opens with what happens when Conan is ignored.  One of the Gloryhounds has touched their quarry, the dark stone known as “Tarim's Touch,” which only Conan realizes is a shard of the dreaded “Black Stone.”  Now, malevolent specters have emerged from the stone, and they are ready to possess some unwary human flesh.  The thieves will have to use all their skills to escape these dark spirits, but only Conan's savage swordsmanship can save them from the guards of the Temple of Bel.

Also, Conan ruminates on the loss of Belit, captain of the Trigress and Queen of the Black Coast.  Haunted by memories of his greatest love, Conan may not realize that the heist of Tarim's Touch may have caused him to plunge ever deeper into chaos.

THE LOWDOWN:  Titan Comics has been providing me with PDF copies of their publications for review for several years now.  Conan the Barbarian #6 is a recent arrival.

Halfway through this new Conan the Barbarian story arc and writer Jim Zub is still throwing down like he's been throwing down.  His first Conan the Barbarian story arc was a brawny jewel true to the tradition of the weird fiction that spawned Conan over nine decades ago.  This second arc, “Thrice Marked for Death!,” is downright murderous and is unremittingly dark.  And I like it.  I like that Conan is also vulnerable and lost in a kind of grief that is as unrelenting aggressive as he is.

Doug Braithwaite, the artist for this story arc, recalls all the shadowy textures and muscular storytelling that the late great artist, John Buscema, brought to all his Conan comic books.  Braithwaite made the first chapter of this arc, “The Heist,” dark, creepy, dirty, and nasty.  For “The Cursed,” Braithwaite goes full action movie with daring escapes and a kinetic sense that thrums between the panels.  Diego Rodriguez's colors make the action pop all the more.

Once again, Richard Starking's letters give this Conan the Barbarian comic book an audio track so that the reader might imagine to hear the clash of swords.  So, dear readers, you must give this comic book a try.  Every page is a pure Conan joy to read.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Conan comic books will want to try Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures' Conan the Barbarian.

[This comic book includes the essay, “Robert E. Howard and His Ages Undreamed Of” Part Six, by Jeffrey Shanks.]

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

The trade paperback that collects this issue, CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THRICE MARKED FOR DEATH VOL. 2, is available at Amazon.

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