Conan the Barbarian Comic Book Collection

[@RegieCollects]

Wow. I knew you were a Conan fan but I didn’t realize how deep the collection was. Well done, bro.

[@chrisblanchette457]

Thanks for sharing that Matt. Quite the collection you got there for Conan. Alot of the books you were pulling out, brought me back to when I was a little kid, going through one of my baby sitters collection of Conan and looking at all the cool art work those books had.

[@stefanosprokopis6974]

What an awesome collection. I bought my first conan comic book in 1987. Issue 192. Up until a few years ago I had around 700 conan comics but ended up losing 90 % of the collection due to gambling. It not easy looking at this video as I see so many issues I use to own. I have been able to buy a few back but I've still only got a fraction of what in use to own. Don't ever gamble.

[@stefanosprokopis6974]

@@MattWoodsComics yeah I'm looking forward to this Netflix adaption of conan. It can go either way, either mediocre or really great. It's a shame only 3 movies have been made. There is so much you can do with Conan and the world he lives in. They were even contemplating making a movie in the 1930s. Almost a hundred years later and we only have 3 movies. Shame.

[@silveragesurfer_COMICS]

Matt..what a great Conan collection. I have to say I really like the Conan #1 from 1970. It's impressive how many u have. Reminds me of of my Hulk and FF collection..but it's not completed yet.. but I have quite a few Silver/Bronze age Hulk and a good run of silver age FF 20-85. Always appreciate seeing the room and the 'artistic license' your camera man takes and shows parts of the room when your looking for books lol. Might as well make the best use of footage 😀. Always good to see some videos from u and all the cool things the background offers. That Ghost Rider book on the blue wall, the ASM 129 on the front of one of the drawers just to name a couple. And I like how u showed the first comic book u ever bought. I still have mine also. Talk to u soon. 😀

[@tinakaranson6964]

Thanks for showing Conan. Haven't seen too many so this was nice.

[@best9642]

Beautiful Conan collection, love the history details

[@GenomePresents]

Man, I'm jealous! You have more books in your Conan collection than I have books overall, heh. Really though, sweet, sweet collection man! Great stuff and everyone be sure to enjoy their Man-Things to the fullest!!!

[@jamesdalton7763]

That's some collection! A and beautifully displayed and conserved.

[@MattWoodsComics]

When these Conan books started to stack up is when I realized that I was more than just a comic book reader. Can’t have that many books and not be a collector.

[@stevenschaller1672]

How did I miss this vid?!? Awesome! Love your passion!

[@stevenschaller1672]

@@MattWoodsComics I'm about 3/4 of the way to completing my Silver Surfer appearance collection!!There are almost 1000!!

[@jimmyjonga8048]

Wow! That is awesome. I am trying to get there but it is hard. Also some issues that I wasnt even aware existed. Fantastic! Thank you so much for showing your amazing collection.

[@MattWoodsComics]

Thanks for watching. Being a completionist collector. Collecting every issue of a series or character can be a fun journey. It can also be hard on the wallet. 😂

[@Alwaysdoubt100]

That's a wonderful collection. I have many of these in Brazilian Portuguese.

[@Toypapi]

Beautiful collection

[@williamtilton4469]

Dude, you got a sick collection. 😮

[@MattWoodsComics]

Thank you, appreciate that

[@best9642]

One more thing, I have the Savage Avengers and I think it's a great story. Electra and Doctor Strange hooking up, Thor is fearless, Dr. Doom cannot handle the way the Thor talks him, just a great comic series.

[@bobbicatalano]

This video popped up in my feed. Funny because I’ve been reading a Conan book

[@MattWoodsComics]

You can never go wrong with a Conan book!!!😀

[@johnjenkins8918]

Dang, that is one beautiful collection!

[@johnjenkins8918]

@@MattWoodsComics I agree, not all are gold, but i love them all anyways. I have a majority of the paperbacks, and a few hardcovers as well of Robert E. Howards. I love that Marvel is doing all the Omnibuses as well, now I can leave my singular issues alone and still read them in those. I am also a gigantic Frank Frazetta fan, so I have a ton of his stuff as well. They almost go hand in hand. I seriously need to do some cabinets like you have, because space is at a premium and the collection has been growing for so many years that I am running out of room, haha.

[@johnjenkins8918]

@@MattWoodsComics I'll have to look those cabinets up, they would make my life so much easier! I collect Red Sonja's older books, but i just can't do the ones from Dynamite. It isn't that i don't like them, it's that there are a million variants. So i pick them up when I catch them in the dollar bins. I get Kull, Solomon Kane and some other Howard properties. Well, honestly I collect a little of everything comic wise, but I have been trying to slim down the collection some. I don't have that Hildebrant cover, I believe it was your 1 in 500. I'm in the same boat with you on the Skottie Young covers. He has done some amazing work, but i just don't like his Conan stuff. I recently found 2 Conan books that I didn't know existed. One was from Funcom, and another I think was an Age of Conan from the old PC Game maybe? I think i saw on one of the old posts that I was reading that you have an IG account? I think mine is jvjenkinsiii . I don't have much on mine, but I can take some photos and put them on there.

[@overeasymode]

Wow you are a Conan fan. I wish I had half of what you’ve got. Nice collection.

[@overeasymode]

@@MattWoodsComics Thanks, it's always a pleasure to talk to an another comic fan.

[@rayloobzer298]

Enjoyed this video. I have been a Conan collector since the 70s, so I particularly enjoyed seeing your collection. You have done a great job collecting what looks like full runs of all the original series as well as the Dark Horse and new Marvel runs. Do you also collect any Conan/REH books or the original Weird Tales as well? Love your cabinet work too by the way.

[@rayloobzer298]

​@@MattWoodsComics Ha, that's funny. Hope you entered already, this week's book is pretty sweet (as they always are). I had a similar experience to yours as a kid. My Mom brought me home a couple of the original Conan Del Ray paperbacks from the library...probably mid-70s. I devoured them and read all 12 along with all the subsequent books from other authors. I was always primarily a comic collector as a kid so at that point it was natural to start picking up the Marvel Conan books as well. I always loved the cover art on SSOC, but couldn't afford those mags along with all the comics I was always getting. Thus my SSOC is nowhere near complete, though I am going to fix that eventually. Like you, I did keep up with all the Dark Horse stuff and am doing so with the new Marvel lines too. Also like you, I have NOT obtained every single variant. Its amazing you managed to track down all 25 for that first issue. That Hildebrandt one is not easy or cheap. There are just too many to keep with, so I haven't really tried. I was so glad to see Conan come back to Marvel though. A UK company (now defunct) called Wandering Star published all of Howard's original Conan stories (with extras) in 3 gorgeous slip-cased volumes a number of years ago. Those are worth looking at for any Conan collector. You might like them. The Weird Tales books would be nice...but those are basically all golden age, so not easy to obtain. Maybe some day! Its always a pleasure to talk with a fellow comic AND Conan collector! Keep up the good work on the channel. Good stuff so far Matt.

[@kenkenshiro6779]

Awesome collection sir

[@MattWoodsComics]

Thank you!!! This might be a video that I redo. This was one of the first videos on my channel. Poor video quality.

[@phillise1]

The one with Conan crucified, and the one with him fighting the ape are from adaptations of Howard stories. You took much better care of your Conans than I did.

[@MattWoodsComics]

Howard did an amazing job at storytelling. He has so many other non Conan characters that are just as good. Many of these Conan comics have been read over and over from when I was a kid.

[@stevenschaller1672]

I only buy the variants that attract me or are from a favorite artist.

[@RexmanJ]

Completed my Savage sword collection this year! Crom count the read!

[@MattWoodsComics]

That run is in my humble opinion the best writing in comics. It doesn’t get a lot of the attention that it deserves. I think a lot of modern collectors don’t realize that magazine sized comics are a big part of comic book history. Congratulations on finishing that epic run.

[@RexmanJ]

​@@MattWoodsComics I agree! Savage sword has one of the best collection of artists and that mixed with Howards epic stories are a match made in Croms court! B&W is my favorite style because it allows the artists to really shine. (I believe its what spurred my interests in manga). And I gotta say yours is an awesome collection and those comic drawers are top notch!

[@chriselhombrequecomo1610]

I have so many classic ones

[@chriselhombrequecomo1610]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpSvfYGVqqaeosU there are mostly ones from 1970s to 2000

[@jonathanhodapp8735]

Do you have the what if Conan comics? I have a few and love them

[@not.jack.sparrow334]

In my best Darth Vader voice....."Impressive"

[@Wabin22]

Really cool stuff man! But now when I'm here I feel the need to ask, where should one begin if interested to read these? I love Conan and the Robert E Howard stories, but I've NEVER been a fan of comic books. In fact, it's something that I've always had a rough time taking seriously, but in recent years I've grown a more interest in them and I would like to give them a chance and explore what people like about them so much :) Could you help me out a little? :)

[@Wabin22]

@@MattWoodsComics Hey man, thanks for sharing your info and experience with comics :) Well my old prejudice was also that comic books were mostly for children but I also knew there were adult stories, it was just the comic book format with speech bubbles and to me art that really didn't appealed to me. But I love art so I took an art analytics class which opened my eyes to more stuff that I didn't like before, like Anime and Manga. And since I read a lot of novels and like I said before love the original Conan Stories, I feel like a fool if I wouldn't give the comic Conan a chance. I've seen that there are some collection which goes for about 40 dollars here in Sweden, which I think is perfectly all right, seems like some of the cheapest and best ways to get the stories if you're not a die hard collector? I've also been interested in the Savage Sword of Conan since people say they were a bit more graphic and "adult", what are your thoughts on those? I really appreciate you taking the time, thanks man :)

[@Wabin22]

@@MattWoodsComics I truly appreciate it Sir. I'm looking around KZbin and I appreciate people like you who takes the time to show off your collections and talking about it, you learn so much and get more invested into it :) It got me into reading Battle Angel Alita when I watched another guys videos and it's gotten me really interested in getting the Conan comics :) So thanks for sharing :)

[@fredkelly6953]

We use to colour-in the Savage Swords. Best b&w comics with great linework, probably B.W Smith was best but big John and Ernie Chan was more iconic. Seems a sin defacing them now but we did actually read them as well.

[@MattWoodsComics]

No wrong way to enjoy a comic book. Big John is my favorite Conan artist.

[@DH-WarRoom]

CRROOOMMMMM!!!

[@victorhugosanchez166]

Do you know that the collection Saga of Conan have the same adventures tha the savage sword of Conan and Conan the Barbarian, so You have them twice. I colection Conan and Spider man too. but I started late and is no easy get them now. of course you have much more than me. felicitacions

[@victorhugosanchez166]

those of conan the leyend from dark horse were missing.

[@joshbolton5624]

How by crom! could you leave out the Queen of the black coast saga!!!!???? #58-100? Best Conan there is! stories and covers are tops! Hopefully you learn the errors of your ways

[@mutantcrewmeta]

Awesome Conan books! I would love to help you grow, liked, and subscribed! Come by the channel to guest appear! Again awesome work!

[@mutantcrewmeta]

@@MattWoodsComics Thank if you ever would like to come on a guest let me know!

[@stefanosprokopis6974]

And ii thought I had an extensive collection.

[@MattWoodsComics]

Just a love of reading and a lot of years went into my collection. Thanks for watching

[@stefanosprokopis6974]

@@MattWoodsComics I've been a comic book Fanatic since 1987. Conan was my favourite. A few years ago I lost my entire collection due to gambling but managed to buy most of the books back. . Your collection has many variants which I have never even seen with amazing covers. Your video was fantastic I really enjoyed it.

[@MattWoodsComics]

I appreciate the kind words. That video was one of the first that I ever did. At the time I really had no idea on how to make videos. I feel like it is pretty choppy.

[@travissteffen2673]

If you aren't going to open them up and handle them what's the point.... mine get read.

[@MattWoodsComics]

Who said I don’t read them? They all get read. But once they are read they get stored properly. Thanks for the ignorant comment have a great day.

[@papertownbooks9670]

Have you actually ever taken the time to read the actual Conan stories written by Robert E. Howard? Dell publishers has his entire published oeuvre in trade paperback. His original stories are far better than these pastiches.

[@papertownbooks9670]

@@MattWoodsComics I have enjoyed the various pastiches, and they serve a purpose and certainly help to keep at least Conan alive. I've recently completed and finished and it about to go to publication by The University of Texas Press, a definitive biography about Robert E. Howard. Here is a link: www.amazon.com/Renegades-Rogues-Legacy-Robert-Howard/dp/1477321950/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39A0OPP1CSWLA&dchild=1&keywords=todd+b+vick&qid=1599842537&sprefix=todd+b+vick%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1

[@papertownbooks9670]

@@MattWoodsComics You're welcome, thanks for the support. I did write it. I've been a Howard fan since 1981, and spent the last 17 to 19 years researching his life and works and publishing articles in various journals and magazines about REH.

[@philliprodrigues7317]

Hey Matt that's a incredible Conan collection you should hit me up on FB I'd love to show you mine. Phill, Rodrigues

[@MattWoodsComics]

Sorry, I don’t have Facebook. You can find me on Instagram at matt_woods_comics