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The Cimmerian Vol 2

The Cimmerian Vol 2

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BY CROM！ Robert E。 Howard's famous Cimmerian UNCENSORED！ Discover the true Conan， unrestrained， violent， and sexual。 Read the story as he intended！ The Cimmerian Vol 2 includes two complete stories， The People of The Black Circle， and The Frost-Giant's Daughter， plus bonus material， including the original prose stories， in one hardcover collection！ In The People of the Black Circle， the king has just died in the kingdom of Vendhya， struck down by the spells of the black prophets of Yimsha。 The king's sister， Yasmina， decides to avenge him。。。 and contacts Conan， then chief of the Afghuli tribe。 But several of Conan's warriors have just been killed by the men of the kingdom of Vendhya， further complicating the matter。 The princess thought she could use the Cimmerian， but rather it is she who will serve his interests。。。 Sylvain Runberg and prodigious designer/illustrator Jae Kwang Park adapt one of the most ambitious and complex Conan stories of Robert E。 Howard。 An adventure where epic battles， witchcraft and plots mingle in a mystical and scary Orient。 Where revenge is an art。。。 In The Frost-Giant's Daughter， Conan， the only survivor of a ferocious battle， sits in the midst of a bloodstained snow field。 When the fight is over， the Cimmerian suddenly finds himself overcome with deep weariness and disgust。 Until the moment he meets a redheaded woman of supernatural beauty， blinding like the glow of the sun on the snow。 Moved by a burning desire， Conan decides to follow her but finds himself caught in a trap， attacked by two titans。 In his ardor， he was not suspicious。。。 he did not imagine for a second that his bride was none other than Ymir's own daughter: the frost-giant！ A mythical tale both in both form and substance， The Frost-Giant's Daughter is masterfully adapted by Robin Recht， who manages to capture the essence of this whirlwind tale of violent desire。。。 a true love trap in which the force of will of the Cimmerian is put to the test。

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Reviews

Chad ，

Two of Conan's more famous stories adapted for comics。 People of the Black Circle was set in Afghanistan actually and one of the many groups of people chasing Conan were Iraqi。 That was a bit odd。 This story did have too many factions involved。 It was difficult to keep track of who was who and which side they were on。 Still it was OK。The Frost Giant's Daughter was better。 The art was gorgeous with a sexy element to it。 There was a weird moment in the story that is not in the original Robert E。 H Two of Conan's more famous stories adapted for comics。 People of the Black Circle was set in Afghanistan actually and one of the many groups of people chasing Conan were Iraqi。 That was a bit odd。 This story did have too many factions involved。 It was difficult to keep track of who was who and which side they were on。 Still it was OK。The Frost Giant's Daughter was better。 The art was gorgeous with a sexy element to it。 There was a weird moment in the story that is not in the original Robert E。 Howard story where Ymir's daughter is getting herself off while Conan fights for his life。 Still I did like this story better。 It modernized some of the language where People of the Black Circle just pulled out the exposition verbatim。 The original prose stories are also included。Received a review copy from Ablaze and NetGalley。 。。。more

Geoff ，

I liked this a lot more than volume 1 - the stories were a lot more interesting。 The Norse myth story was sexy and got to the core of Conan's will and the story set in an Afghanistan analog felt relevant to today's geopolitics with some nice magic interwoven in the story。 The art was really engaging from both artists， but Conan's very different stature across the two stories was a bit distracting。 Interesting repackaging of the original pulp stories。 **Thanks to the artists， publisher， and NetGa I liked this a lot more than volume 1 - the stories were a lot more interesting。 The Norse myth story was sexy and got to the core of Conan's will and the story set in an Afghanistan analog felt relevant to today's geopolitics with some nice magic interwoven in the story。 The art was really engaging from both artists， but Conan's very different stature across the two stories was a bit distracting。 Interesting repackaging of the original pulp stories。 **Thanks to the artists， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Ron ，

Two tales of Conan the Barbarian！ "The People of the Black Circle" has Conan pitted against a kingdom and a magician wielding demons。 Conan has warriors to ransom， so he steals the ruler of the kingdom only to lose her to a band of evil magicians。 Plenty of intrigue and magic ensue。 "The Frost-Giant's Daughter" tells the tale of Conan's exploits in the Northlands when he encounters a beauty after a battle。 Be very careful what you chase since you might catch it。 In addition to the comics， the or Two tales of Conan the Barbarian！ "The People of the Black Circle" has Conan pitted against a kingdom and a magician wielding demons。 Conan has warriors to ransom， so he steals the ruler of the kingdom only to lose her to a band of evil magicians。 Plenty of intrigue and magic ensue。 "The Frost-Giant's Daughter" tells the tale of Conan's exploits in the Northlands when he encounters a beauty after a battle。 Be very careful what you chase since you might catch it。 In addition to the comics， the original prose tale is provided after the comic adaptation。 A very nice feature！Thanks Netgalley for the opportunity to read this volume！ 。。。more

Wayne ，

Always enjoy any stories with Conan。 This was an adaptation of two Robert E Howard Conan stories， and even included the original stories。 These were great with making the two stories more visual。 Loved the artwork。 #TheCimmerianVol2 #NetGalley

Lou Jacobs ，

In my youth （ long since gone ） Robert E Howard was one of my favorite three writers 。。。 along with Philip K Dick and Fritz Leiber。 Howard's signature character blossomed from his depiction of Conan The Barbarian。 These stories had their origin in the coveted pages of Weird Tales。 Howard almost single handedly gave rise to the subgenre of sword and sorcery。 This wonderful compilation brings together two classics。。。 "People of the Black Circle" 。。。 a long novella originally published in three par In my youth （ long since gone ） Robert E Howard was one of my favorite three writers 。。。 along with Philip K Dick and Fritz Leiber。 Howard's signature character blossomed from his depiction of Conan The Barbarian。 These stories had their origin in the coveted pages of Weird Tales。 Howard almost single handedly gave rise to the subgenre of sword and sorcery。 This wonderful compilation brings together two classics。。。 "People of the Black Circle" 。。。 a long novella originally published in three parts in Weird Tales in 1934 。。。。 and "The Frost-Giants Daughter" 。。。 a short story， that probably was the first story chronologically of the Conan of Cimmerian saga， that appeared in 1953。 It was a great to re-read the original prose stories which accompany this volume。 The power and majesty of these stories still amaze with Howard's descriptive narrative， his characterizations and high-octane actions scenes and epic battles。 Including the prose stories certainly magnified the pleasure of this offering， but also reveals the excellence of the color adaptation rendered in graphic art form。 People of the Black Circle， was adapted expertly by Sylvain Runberg and illustrator， Jae Kwang Park。 The shorter， Frost-Giants Daughter， was masterfully adapted by Robin Recht。 Extras included were a Cover and Sketch Gallery。 People of the Black Circle: a notable classic from Howard's oeuvre 。。。 the king of Vendhya has been slain by the magic of the four evil prophets / "seers" of Yimsha， and in an effort to seek revenge his sister Yasmina tries to blackmail Conan to enlist his aid。。。 and instead， is kidnapped by Conan， leading to a twisted chase and eventual encounters with wizards and sorcerers， and resultant epic battles in the presence of swirling miasma's of magic The Frost-Giant's Daughter:: the setting 。。。 Conan appears to be the sole survivor， and stands alone in the aftermath of a ferocious battle， surrounded by a legion of gore and blood-stained corpses 。。。 suddenly a gorgeous ， red-headed beauty appears， scantily clad in only a flimsy， diaphanous loin cloth 。。。。 Conan's desire is ignited。。。。 he haphazardly pursues the supernatural beauty ， only to be led into a trap 。。。 Is she real or only imagined？ This volume proves to be a masterful addition to the Conan of Cimmeria canon。 Depicted are gorgeous graphic narratives of two classic tales 。。。。 well adapted and maintaining the original intent and power of Howard's writings。 Thanks to NetGalley and Ablaze Comics and Diamond Book Distributors for supplying an Uncorrected Proof in exchange for an honest review。 Publication Date is scheduled for April 27， 2021。（ at readersremains。com ） 。。。more

Michael Lee ，

The Cimmerian Volume 2 is ok。 It’s not quite as good as Volume 1 But I still liked the second story in this graphic novel。This volume is not as good of a read as Volume 1。 The two stories in this tome aren’t as beautifully adapted as the Volume 1 stories。 The Vol 2 stories are written in a way that sounds more modern and less like a Barbarian or a Sorcerer should sound。 As a result of the writing I found this volume much harder to become lost in and really engross myself in the world of Conan。 V The Cimmerian Volume 2 is ok。 It’s not quite as good as Volume 1 But I still liked the second story in this graphic novel。This volume is not as good of a read as Volume 1。 The two stories in this tome aren’t as beautifully adapted as the Volume 1 stories。 The Vol 2 stories are written in a way that sounds more modern and less like a Barbarian or a Sorcerer should sound。 As a result of the writing I found this volume much harder to become lost in and really engross myself in the world of Conan。 Volume 1 was so good so I was disappointed by Volume 2 of the Cimmerian。The artwork in The Cimmerian Volume 2 is also not as beautiful as the art in Volume 1。 The artwork in Volume 2 is way too dark and hard to follow。 The artwork was so dark in some frames that I couldn’t figure out what was going on which helped didn’t help me follow the story。The artwork in the second story in Volume 2 is much better than in the first story。 The artwork in The Frost Giants Daughter can be beautiful and striking at times。 The daughter is beautiful， sexual， and alluring。 The art of her is much like you would picture a beautiful， alluring， and dangerous Siren from mythology。 As I read the second story I found myself falling under her spell along with Conan。I enjoyed this story very much because the artwork and story really complimented each other very well。 The final frame of second story is just a beautiful and heart breaking image。 I really enjoyed reading The Frost Giants Daughter。In short I liked The Cimmerian Volume 2。 The first story is not very good and is hard to understand。 I would recommend skipping right to the second story， The Frost Giants Daughter and enjoy a great story full of barbarian action scenes and sorcery。I hope a Volume 3 is published and that they try hard to keep the writing flowery and over the top。 The writing and artwork are the keys to helping the readers become fully enveloped in a good Barbarian / Sorcery fantasy story。 Both the art and writing need to be beautiful to help the readers become lost in a great Barbarian epic tale。Also， the artwork needs to be big， bold， bright， beautiful， and violent to really hook the readers。Stay awesome and keep reading！ 。。。more

John Dodd ，

Hither came Conan， the Colourful， Inked and Lettered， possessed of bright tableaus， with epic stories told anew， to devour upon the jeweled previews of Netgalley。 People of the Black Circle and The Frost Giant's Daughter， two of Robert E Howards more famous stories， each reimagined in the form of a graphic novel， and with the full text of the original story included so that those who have never read them can see how close they are to the originals。Interesting way of presenting the book， with the Hither came Conan， the Colourful， Inked and Lettered， possessed of bright tableaus， with epic stories told anew， to devour upon the jeweled previews of Netgalley。 People of the Black Circle and The Frost Giant's Daughter， two of Robert E Howards more famous stories， each reimagined in the form of a graphic novel， and with the full text of the original story included so that those who have never read them can see how close they are to the originals。Interesting way of presenting the book， with the graphic novel first， and the story second， and while I understand the inclusion of the full story so that someone new to the material could verify that all of it has been included， or so see if any nuance has been missed， it does seem strange to have essentially the same story delivered twice within the same book。 That said， good clear illustrations， a little chaotic when it came to the battle scenes （which fits well with the nature of battle in Conan）， but it wasn't hard to follow the story， and while some of the language has been adapted， most of it is true to the original， and the story does not suffer for the changes made。Certainly recommended for those new to the Cimmerian stories， but those who've been there before may not find much new to whet their appetite。 。。。more

Stephen ，

NOTE: I received a free preliminary， and likely unedited copy of this book from Netgalley for the purposes of providing an honest， unbiased review of the material。 Thank you to all involved。By Crom！ Conan The Cimmerian has appeared in comics almost nonstop since the 1970s （even a few appearances beforehand）。 Whether it be Marvel Comics， Dark Horse Comics， or Dynamite Comics， there is always some company producing their take on the legendary， thief， barbarian and king。 In the U。S。， I’m pretty sur NOTE: I received a free preliminary， and likely unedited copy of this book from Netgalley for the purposes of providing an honest， unbiased review of the material。 Thank you to all involved。By Crom！ Conan The Cimmerian has appeared in comics almost nonstop since the 1970s （even a few appearances beforehand）。 Whether it be Marvel Comics， Dark Horse Comics， or Dynamite Comics， there is always some company producing their take on the legendary， thief， barbarian and king。 In the U。S。， I’m pretty sure that Dynamite still has the Conan rights （I could be wrong）， but in Italy， Ablaze Publishing had an interesting option: they could freely publish comics related to Conan， without specifically calling them “Conan” or “Conan the Barbarian” comics， even though that’s what they are。 Thus “The Cimmerian” was born。This series is a pretty cool alternative to the other Conan Comics out there。 About half of the book is comprised of adaptations of classic Conan stories The People of The Black Circle， and The Frost-Giant’s Daughter。 The rest of the book， aside from the typical art section and cover gallery， found in most trade editions， are the entire prose versions of the same stories， originally printed in pulp magazines such as Weird Tales or Fantasy Fan Magazine nearly 100 years ago。 Due to the properties interesting status in Europe， they have the freedom to do something like this without dealing with multiple rights holders， and I absolutely LOVED it。This is as true to a “true” take on Conan can be。 All of the heavier stuff such as gore and sex， that other comics might avoid， is here in the open just as Robert E， Howard intended。 The dialogue can be a bit verbose in places， especially in The People of the Black Circle， but that can be directly tied to the size of the comics that were published and the amount of dialogue in the original story。I went into this without reading the first volume， but plan to go back now that I see the quality of this is en pointe。 While the typical issues that arise from translating a comic are there a bit， its not bad， nor does it detract from the story。 As a HUGE Conan and Red Sonja fan， I’m glad I had the opportunity to read this。 。。。more

G。 Connor Salter ，

The original Conan stories can be hard to adapt because a） the writing style is melodramatic and b） there's a lot of bawdy material， not always handled in a way we find politically correct today。 The adaptors find a way to translate both those elements， partly by expanding the female role in the "Frost Giant's Daughter" story， capturing the idea that Howard's stories are about a barbarian world where men and woman both feel the pull of blood， lust and brutality。Altogether， a very good Conan adap The original Conan stories can be hard to adapt because a） the writing style is melodramatic and b） there's a lot of bawdy material， not always handled in a way we find politically correct today。 The adaptors find a way to translate both those elements， partly by expanding the female role in the "Frost Giant's Daughter" story， capturing the idea that Howard's stories are about a barbarian world where men and woman both feel the pull of blood， lust and brutality。Altogether， a very good Conan adaptation。 。。。more

Jake ，

There are very distinct differences in depictions of Conan。 The first story has very slow pacing with how much they tell instead of show。 Frankly looking at the original pulp texts by Robert E。 Howard this is attached with was a better read。 The Frost Giant's Daughter on the other hand used the illustrative strengths to its fullest to display the epic levels Conan can be depicted。 The way most things are seen by the goddess' perspective is certainly good enough way to use simpler words to juxtap There are very distinct differences in depictions of Conan。 The first story has very slow pacing with how much they tell instead of show。 Frankly looking at the original pulp texts by Robert E。 Howard this is attached with was a better read。 The Frost Giant's Daughter on the other hand used the illustrative strengths to its fullest to display the epic levels Conan can be depicted。 The way most things are seen by the goddess' perspective is certainly good enough way to use simpler words to juxtapose so much atmospheric detail。 。。。more

Theediscerning ，

This volume contains part 8 and part 5 （seriously， don't ask） of the original French adaptations of the Robert E Howard Conan novellas。 Perhaps we're seeing them in the order Howard put them out， but as before we have such a jolting difference from one story to the other and I can't see that being the case。 We start clearly in this universe's Hindu Kush area， where lie cities called the likes of Khorbhul， and we go from one -Stan to another， and witness a wronged princess， Conan， and some magica This volume contains part 8 and part 5 （seriously， don't ask） of the original French adaptations of the Robert E Howard Conan novellas。 Perhaps we're seeing them in the order Howard put them out， but as before we have such a jolting difference from one story to the other and I can't see that being the case。 We start clearly in this universe's Hindu Kush area， where lie cities called the likes of Khorbhul， and we go from one -Stan to another， and witness a wronged princess， Conan， and some magical types who've crossed over to the dark side， all battling against each other。 No sooner said that done， and we're in the icy realms where Howard was able to crib off Norse myth – although I certainly don't recognise the source of the story whose hero becomes overcome with lust for a girl with floor-length red hair wearing half a teabag round her crotch。This latter story is certainly one where the downright unsubtle qualities of these tales come good – it's such a distinctive diversion from the usual blunt hack and slash。 Also， courtesy of these books publishing the relevant original prose of Howard， we see that it's been padded out in this instance， and some quite startling things have been done to the text – she would never get away with doing that to herself on the London underground， that's for sure。 It's no wonder then this is deemed to be Conan the Uncensored。 And perhaps it's a good thing this story got the treatment it did， for the previous three hadn't really done anything for me， so verbose and generic at the same time were they。 And through this digital file I became of the opinion that the artwork is not dreadful， and it's the reproduction us humble reviewers get stuck with that makes everything look poorly defined。 So I think I will be back in the future – and of course there's always the guessing game as to what stories we'll get next time！ Three and a half stars。 。。。more

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