tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post8803824288837560097..comments2024-03-29T09:02:42.450-04:00Comments on Rip Jagger's Dojo: Your Friendly Neighborhood Barbarian!Rip Jaggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-57725211750363944072018-01-23T04:36:47.082-05:002018-01-23T04:36:47.082-05:00I personally was a bit taken aback at Marvel reacq...I personally was a bit taken aback at Marvel reacquiring the rights to Conan. It feels like Cabinet Entertainment, who hold the rights to Conan, have given a disservice to Dark Horse Comics who took a discarded character and made him a critical and financial success. There was a lot of love given to the character from some absolutely amazing creators. I can only assume it was likely that Marvel seriously outbid the much smaller Dark Horse Comics for the rights. Leaves a bad taste in the mouth.<br />On a separate matter... great blog! I've been visiting for a while now. Always entertaining and insightful.Aaron Stackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071097740615499564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-80972128779732169382018-01-23T01:00:13.020-05:002018-01-23T01:00:13.020-05:00I rather like the Dark Horse reprints, but I under...I rather like the Dark Horse reprints, but I understand the criticisms. Having another one in the marketplace won't hurt my feelings at all. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-43979788895298795912018-01-23T00:59:05.624-05:002018-01-23T00:59:05.624-05:00I have little hope for new stuff. Frankly I think ...I have little hope for new stuff. Frankly I think Marvel's original take was the best (Big John was the ideal artist for the feature) and I doubt we'll see much which rivals that. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-67814536227795977062018-01-23T00:57:41.606-05:002018-01-23T00:57:41.606-05:00I spent a lot of dough on the Dark Horse reprint s...I spent a lot of dough on the Dark Horse reprint series and so won't likely buy them again. One of my favorite books is the Essential Conan volume Marvel released just before they lost the license. It's a neat readable tome. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-33537797721563518142018-01-23T00:56:17.248-05:002018-01-23T00:56:17.248-05:00I'm a big fan of Solomon Kane but he's nev...I'm a big fan of Solomon Kane but he's never really caught on despite several decent efforts to get him over. He works for me and REH's original stories are among his scariest. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-45353674071557743432018-01-23T00:54:59.008-05:002018-01-23T00:54:59.008-05:00I found the REH novel The Hour of the Dragon at my...I found the REH novel The Hour of the Dragon at my local library just before Marvel got the license and knew Conan first there, but got to know the Cimmerian best in Marvel's books. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-90316053732518199022018-01-22T19:14:24.220-05:002018-01-22T19:14:24.220-05:00I'm hoping for a decent reprinting of the BWS ...I'm hoping for a decent reprinting of the BWS Conan, which was tragically botched by Dark Horse, in my opinion. A hardcover omnibus would be nice, and it could be enhanced by all of the later art Windsor-Smith produced for Conan's magazine reprintings and his own art for Conan prints and portfolios. Of course I'm just hallucinating here, but if something can be imagined, it can happen...Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04809592629762693427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-28156328591754445452018-01-22T14:43:34.300-05:002018-01-22T14:43:34.300-05:00Sorry shoud have said "WITHOUT" Big John...Sorry shoud have said "WITHOUT" Big John and Alfredo.."paul Mcscottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982725171182221096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-67824163316577995302018-01-22T14:42:15.656-05:002018-01-22T14:42:15.656-05:00Great to see Conan back where he belongs (it would...Great to see Conan back where he belongs (it would be even better to have Kull and Sonja back a well) as Conan was my favourite Marvel comic for many a year. I’m not sure how they will re-energise the character all the same with big John (and Alfredo) and Roy Thomas may not be up for another stint on the character - maybe BWS? - Anyway let’s hope they treat him better that some of their own creationspaul Mcscottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982725171182221096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-44210315987495455652018-01-22T08:48:47.452-05:002018-01-22T08:48:47.452-05:00I suspected that Conan may be heading back to Marv...I suspected that Conan may be heading back to Marvel when I saw a BWS drawing of the Cimmerian in the 2018 Marvel calendar (which I acquired back in December), so it's good to have it confirmed. I'll be looking forward to seeing the Epic Collections of the early Conan The Barbarian tales. (Even though I spent a small fortune buying the first issue several months back.)Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-910265026305276842018-01-22T08:31:01.835-05:002018-01-22T08:31:01.835-05:00Wow, this is great news - I always hoped Conan wou...Wow, this is great news - I always hoped Conan would return home to Marvel. Like Tim Field, I first discovered Conan thanks to Marvel UK - Savage Sword of Conan weekly No.2 in March 1975 to be precise ("The Lair Of The Beast-Men" by Roy Thomas and Barry Smith/Sal Buscema). Last year I decided to re-read all of the R.E.H. Conan stories (in e-book format) and also all six of the Solomon Kane stories. I could only dimly recall Solomon Kane from the UK Savage Sword monthly so I was looking forward to getting re-acquainted with the character. I really enjoyed the Solomon Kane stories and it's a pity he's not better known. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-7381017933749887602018-01-22T07:39:47.631-05:002018-01-22T07:39:47.631-05:00Reading the reprinted Conan tales in the UK Mighty...Reading the reprinted Conan tales in the UK Mighty World of Marvel weekly directly led to my first books bought with my own money as a young kid when I found four of the REH novels in a second-hand shop. I will always have a soft spot for Marvel's take on the barbarian.<br />TimTimothy Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455609500395912042noreply@blogger.com