Savage Sword of Conan: REFORGED #6 review

80 restored and fully colored pages of barbaric savagery!

Inside this magnificent full-color magazine you will find the following:

Classic revitalized art pin-ups in stunning color:

Conan the Barbarian by Tim Conrad from Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #18

Conan ad by Tim Conrad from Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #4

Conan the Barbarian by Tim Conrad from Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #12

Original Cover Painting by Dan Adkins for Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #18

THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE Chapters 3 & 4 by Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas, John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala. (New Colors by GFB Group/GFB.it)

Khemsa (a wizard who works for the Master of Yimsha) gives Conan his Stygian girdle (of great magic powers) and dies.

Conan teams up with Kerim Shah (a spy of King Yezdigerd of Turan) to rescue Queen Yasmina of Vendhya (who wants the see the Black Seers of Yimsha dead).

Conan uses the girdle to kill The Black Seers (the Four rakshasas of the Black Circle).

The Master of Yimsha kills Kerim Shah.

Conan saves Yasmina from a giant snake (The Master of Yimsha transformed). The Master flees.

Conan and his hillmen + Queen Yasmina's army defeat the Turanian army.

Conan saves Yasmina from a giant vulture (The Master of Yimsha transformed once again). The Master tumbles down to a river a thousand feet below.

THE HYBORIAN AGE, Chapter 3: The Hyborian Kingdoms by Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas and Walter Simonson. (New Colors by GFB Group/GFB.it)

Adapted from the Essay by Robert E. Howard (Conan's creator) from Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #12.

What I did like:

Someone at Heroic Signatures is a fan of Tim Conrad.

Yasmina is based on cosplayer and belly dancer Maureen Wise.

A NEW cover by Tony Harris!

A vintage cover by Dan Adkins from Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #18.

Another vintage cover by Kenneth Morris from Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #19.

Fabled Robert E. Howard adaptations from the 1970s!

What I did not like:

Tony Harris does not draw Princess Yasmina!

No new essay by Roy Thomas!

Only reprints. I wanted at least one fresh new exclusive continuing story in color.

I give it a 9.5/10. Did somebody say super-sized? 80 pages in one mag! That's a lot of Robert E. Howard for the buck.

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