Titan Comics, CONAN The FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER !!!

[@bullseye8841]

Any day a new Titan Conan book is released at the shop, is a holiday for me! I absolutely love what they have been doing.

[@GrammaticusBooks]

It's been a solid series so far. I have some minor quibbles with it. But overall I can't complain!

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Great discussion, Grammaticus! I really like the comparisons you make between the comics and the original Robert E. Howard texts. Well done!

[@GrammaticusBooks]

Thanks for checking it out Pat! Especially since I know (or strongly suspect!) that this probably isn't your cup of tea. I do appreciate it!

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

@@GrammaticusBooks you are right that I don’t know anything about Conan, but I always enjoy your videos, regardless of the subject matter, and I always learn something new! Hope you’re doing well!

[@2plus2isfive]

Oh yeah, Titan run is back! Also, Gleant out of France did an adaptation as well with their "Cimmerian" series. The art in that one is phenomenal! And I agree, the angle that Jim Zub took was really good. I love the retelling of famous stories from different perspective. Like how good would Star Wars be from Vader's or the Emperor's POV!? I would be interesting to see if and when he does any other REH stories in the same vein. I think seeing what Conan is doing in A Witch Shall be Born or perhaps a development of Akivasha in Hour of the Dragon is ripe for exploration. Anyways, I am looking forward to the last issue of this arch to see how this affects Conan's quest for faith.

[@deeebeee1758]

For sure on the Gleant series. It is way better than anything Titan has squirted out.

[@GrammaticusBooks]

Star Wars from Darth Vaders perspective...now THAT would be interesting! I'll track down Gleant's series 225 and thank you for the tip!

[@2plus2isfive]

@@deeebeee1758 Well, that's unfortunate. Though art is subjective. But with that said, I would have to strongly disagree with you.

[@2plus2isfive]

@@GrammaticusBooks for sure, most are translated to English from French by Ablaze. The trade paper backs are readily available.

[@MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn]

Great review, and you're not wrong regarding Doug Braithwaite's expressions for Conan throughout. Other than that, I enjoy his artwork. I've been enjoying Titans' take on the character for the most part.

[@GrammaticusBooks]

I agree Jim. Overall I give Titan a thumbs up. And I do appreciate what they're doing. While I still have some differences (as to be expected) with some of the directions they go.

[@jeffmanjarrez1087]

Loved the new adaptation by Titan, and the issues that preceded it. Glad to have a new adaptation, with a twist, to add to the Marvel and Dark Horse issues.

[@GrammaticusBooks]

It's a solid entry.

[@DDB168]

Looks pretty good. And the different perspective sounds interesting.

[@GrammaticusBooks]

It's solid DDB. Not great but good.

[@SleepyBookReader-666]

Spot on about those colors. Ablaze comics also put out an adaptation recently, in their series The Cimmerian. It was bad 🤣

[@GrammaticusBooks]

Noted Sleepy! I'll avoid the Ablaze edition. I'm learning about numerous other adaptions in the comments section. I'm a bit amazed so many other companies were able to license the story...public domain maybe?

[@SleepyBookReader-666]

@@GrammaticusBooks It’s weird. Conan is in public domain in Europe…so Ablaze reprints European graphic novel editions, but just doesn’t put the name Conan on the cover. Some of those Euro adaptations are great and some stink…

[@jamesabbiati5775]

Crom! Another great Conan vid. Didn't realize this arc is only 3 issues. Thanks! Off to visit the great digital devil to score my copies.

[@GrammaticusBooks]

Thanks James and I'd love to hear your opinion on them as well!

[@HobbiesofaMan]

It's not. issue 16 still covers stuff relating to the Frost Giant's Daugther, the next arc starts in issue 17.

[@GrammaticusBooks]

@@HobbiesofaMan You are correct. In that they are going to continue this story line out. But 15 does cover the entire original REH story.

[@johnwalsh4857]

I think the best one is the Ablaze comics version of Frost Giants daughter called the Cimmerian Frost giants daughter 3 issue limited series which came out in 2020.

[@GrammaticusBooks]

That's a new one to me John. Now I have to go track it down!

[@Krommer1000]

Agreed all around.

[@GrammaticusBooks]

Thank you sir!

[@joaoelvas8951]

At this point we got frost giant's daughter original story, marvel, dark horse, ablaze, titan comics and also, a little unkown fact, there are heavy metal song adaptations of the story aswell, I would 100% recomend the three part manilla road one, frost giant's daughter 1, 2 and 3 from the album gates of fire, it's amazing work indeed.

[@GrammaticusBooks]

I will definitely check that out Joaoelvas! Thank you for the tip!

[@joaoelvas8951]

@@GrammaticusBooks enjoy :D remember to check the lyrics! Try Manilla road's road of kings and flaming metal systems. Great songs.

[@pavel21slama]

I know it's a little bit off topic... but have You also read Howard 's Boxing stories?? Love to hear Your opinion... :))

[@GrammaticusBooks]

Until recently, I didn't even know Howard did boxing stories! Word on the street is that they aren't quite up to the quality of his Conan tales.

[@pavel21slama]

@@GrammaticusBooks might be truth :P bunch of short stories which make bup its

[@pavel21slama]

...own boxing universe And with mostly surprising ends... but likes You said in one of Your video that no one writes action scenes likes Howard -- herec it's the samé, the actual boxing scenes are written great, So realistic (in a way)... You really in it... watching heavyweight box after this Is a whole new experience! :D

[@DoctorFriday81]

Don't know if you have seen UHF with weird Al yankovic but he does a parody of Conan called Conan the librarian you can probably find the clip on KZbin

[@kathykuecker]

There is also Cohen the Barbarian from "The Last Hero" by Terry Pratchett.

[@GrammaticusBooks]

I think I have seen that...but I'm definitely going to go find it again now!

[@DoctorFriday81]

@@GrammaticusBooks awesome enjoy

[@deeebeee1758]

Hey, man, I am glad you covered this; it confirms my feeling that steering wide of Titan's Conan comics is just fine, I ain't missing anything. 😁I grew up with Conan the Barbarian and Savage Sword so I'm a spoilt Gen Xer, but when I first started looking at Titan's attempt at Conan I was not into it at all. Zub's take broke your number one rule right off the bat (also my number one rule) and the decision Robert De La Torre made to basically ape John Buscema rather than put his own stamp on the work was kinda weird and smacked of both necrophilia and desperation. Nothing I saw in this glimpse into these few issues looks all that compelling to me. On the plus side Braithwaite isn't tracing a dead artist's work, but he isn't bringing anything particularly exciting either. The story by Howard has a female villain using Conan's lust to draw him into a trap, so of course Zub has to fart around with the story to make the villain less of a villain, coz that's edgy... right? Why? More to the point, multiple comic versions of the story already exist so why do it at all? You know what I'd like to see, Grammaticus, tell me I am wrong here, I'd like to see Daniel Warren Johnson do a Conan story. I think that would rock. Anyway, too much typing. Sorry, dude. Rock and roll!

[@GrammaticusBooks]

I cannot say you're wrong DB! I too grew up on the outstanding original Marvel series and the Savage Swords. The greatest graphic novel art (art and story) ever put down on paper. And that's a TALL order for anyone to live up to. Titan is trying hard to please the fans while doing their own thing. Zub, and Titan, do listen to fans reactions. Along with making changes to appeal to the fan base. Which I appreciate. But you bring out some good points with Atali's motivations. If you go down that rabbit hole, then it creates some inconsistencies in the story. Such as, why did she call on her father in the issue to kill Conan if she's attempting to lure him into a tryst? And why did she call on her father a second time to save her from what she originally was seeking? Great comments DB! I think bottom line for me is, I'm grateful Titan is keeping Conan alive. Potentially brining him to a new audience. And trying to make a decent go of it. Because there are a lot of companies out there that would happily eviscerate Conan if given half the chance. Stay Frosty my friend (see what I did there with Frosty...Frost Giant...ah I'll shut up now!)

[@ottohoulihan2743]

As much as i love Doug's work, I've got to agree that Conan's face often just doesn't look quite right. Almost as if Conan's had a stroke in the past. A small quibble in an otherwise still great comic

[@GrammaticusBooks]

I agree, a minor point in an otherwise solid comic book.

[@General_reader]

I know you like Conan, but at this point you may want to consider renaming your channel. For the uninitiated it’s just too much barbarian content

[@GrammaticusBooks]

I hear you General Reader, and there will be a steep drop off in Conan material going forward. The reason for so much Conan during September was the Booktube Reading event, Cimmerian September created by Michael K. Vaughan.

[@General_reader]

@@GrammaticusBooks good to know. Im Still enjoying the show!