tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post6195001136568631324..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: By Drox! It's You-Know-Who, The Barbarian!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-36634661416389912482019-04-13T06:05:35.262-04:002019-04-13T06:05:35.262-04:00Murray, perhaps the decadence and corruption in Te...Murray, perhaps the decadence and corruption in Terragonia can be found in Dragonus, who cannily hitched his wagon to Kronak while acting behind the scenes to cement his rule and, in so doing, assure the continuance of his own status as advisor (and no doubt instigator). The two certainly seem to be made for each other--while Dragonus seems perfectly content to have Kronak take the brunt of the blame for the plight of his subjects.<br /><br />M.P., I enjoyed those checklists, as well, though I can't say they ever motivated me to pick up other titles that I wasn't yet reading; honestly, browsing the spinner rack was more of a factor for me in that regard!<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-35817817206756839522019-04-13T00:51:15.249-04:002019-04-13T00:51:15.249-04:00I loved those Mighty Marvel Checklists!
They'd...I loved those Mighty Marvel Checklists!<br />They'd have a couple shots of the best covers that month, with a brief, exiting description. They were entertaining to read just by themselves.<br />The sheer bombast of it. You always felt like you were missing something earth-shattering, if you didn't get a copy of those mags!<br />Talk about a hard sell...<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-32699058345387699902019-04-12T19:42:31.829-04:002019-04-12T19:42:31.829-04:00Only a few special Conan Annuals and the like ever...Only a few special Conan Annuals and the like ever featured him as King of Aquilonia. Every issue of Kull the Conqueror featured with that barbarian on the throne. So, a hearty helping of Conan with a heavy dash of Kull is the recipe I'm seeing.<br /><br />In both of those cases, the barbarian usurper was a blast of cold wind in a decadent and corrupt system. Seems this story is not too respectful to that trope, making the freebooting barbarian as a truly miserable freebooting barbarian.Big Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-6928231721095636512019-04-12T18:19:31.983-04:002019-04-12T18:19:31.983-04:00I wouldn't try suggesting to Kronak that he...I wouldn't try suggesting to Kronak that he's a rip-off of <i>anybody</i>, Colin. ;)<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-22270568438874271322019-04-12T09:15:54.154-04:002019-04-12T09:15:54.154-04:00Gosh, Kronak is almost like AN EVIL CONAN !!!
We...Gosh, Kronak is almost like AN EVIL CONAN !!! <br /><br />Well, Ka-Zar was already a shameless rip-off of Tarzan...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com