trike's review
3.0
These are the kind of kooky team-ups Marvel used to do all the time with Marvel Team-Up (Spidey & guest star) and Two-in-One (The Thing & guest star), but with a LOT more blood and gore. Basically Dark Age team-up, but now it’s Conan the Barbarian & guest stars. Conan and Punisher, Conan and Dr. Doom, Conan and Dr. Strange.
I’m all about the Savage Land, which was the focus of the first book, but here they exit pretty quickly, traveling through South America then New York then Latveria then Hell then weirder places. The stuff between Doom and Conan is fun, as they have a meal together then do the buddy cop thing. I like how Duggan is subverting expectations here, giving all the violent bloodletting some nuance. But not a lot. This is “savage” after all.
I’m all about the Savage Land, which was the focus of the first book, but here they exit pretty quickly, traveling through South America then New York then Latveria then Hell then weirder places. The stuff between Doom and Conan is fun, as they have a meal together then do the buddy cop thing. I like how Duggan is subverting expectations here, giving all the violent bloodletting some nuance. But not a lot. This is “savage” after all.
subhamroxx's review
4.0
This was a fun volume.
It starts off with Conan helping Punisher transport his family body to America through Antartica and its one of the best single stories. the way they travel and you can see the honor and the word of the Cimmerian and how he does what he says. I loved that moment of friendship between them.
There is a team up between Hellstorm, Black Widow and Conan fighting human traffickers which is alright for the most part.
Then the big story where Conan meets with Dr Doom and then Dr Strange comes in and they find whats wrong with the amulet and all and thus comes forth Kulan Gath and we see his plans for summoning the god he is working for and its interesting. Seeing the three team up is wild and weird and crazy but the way they take him out and the whole fight sequence is the part of the book and the things that follow afterward is hilarious. The art was a delight in this volume and it reads so fast and is just a breezer of fun!
It starts off with Conan helping Punisher transport his family body to America through Antartica and its one of the best single stories. the way they travel and you can see the honor and the word of the Cimmerian and how he does what he says. I loved that moment of friendship between them.
There is a team up between Hellstorm, Black Widow and Conan fighting human traffickers which is alright for the most part.
Then the big story where Conan meets with Dr Doom and then Dr Strange comes in and they find whats wrong with the amulet and all and thus comes forth Kulan Gath and we see his plans for summoning the god he is working for and its interesting. Seeing the three team up is wild and weird and crazy but the way they take him out and the whole fight sequence is the part of the book and the things that follow afterward is hilarious. The art was a delight in this volume and it reads so fast and is just a breezer of fun!
xanderbernhard's review
4.0
I feel like I shouldn;t be enjoying this titke a smuch as I am. I've never been a Conan fan. Nor am I much of a Worlverine, Venom or Ounisher fan. But tis book is FUN and silly and I can't wait to read the next issue.
willdrown's review
4.0
An even higher dose of ridiculous action with a capital-d Delightful detour in #6, which isn't drawn by Zircher and thus looks and feels radically different: a bright, colorful romp through Savage Land that features Conan bashing a dinosaur's brains in with a machine gun and Punisher sparring with a wild wolf. It's all very silly and fun, which seems to be the trend for the series as the 5 other issues in the trade are just as insane. From Conan having a casual feast with Doom to the long, long, loooong beatdown of Kulan Gath, it's easy to tell just how much Duggan relishes writing every punch, every spell, and every witticism. It's loads of fun, let's just hope it won't get stale as the issue count goes up.
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