MINOR KEY ISSUES
Welcome to Savage Digest — Minor Key Issue Comic Book Reviews. Here you’ll find reviews of Robert E. Howard’s worlds in comic book form. We cover Conan the Barbarian, Red Sonja, Kull, and other legendary heroes. Our focus is on comic books consider minor key issues, a time when Howard’s stories were adapted into bold, unforgettable adventures.
Red Sonja – Volume 01 Issue 01
My Rating ★★★★ “The Blood of the Unicorn” Andar of Bezfarda was a young boy when he first caught a glimpse of one. The sleek white body of a horse. The tail of a lion. And the horn. What a …
Conan The Barbarian – Volume 01 Issue 07
My Rating ★★★★★ “The Lurker Within!” Kallian Publico, proprietor of the Numalia House of Relics, lies dead at Conan’s feet. The blade of the Cimmerian is undrenched. Something strangled the Numalian and made way with the treasure Conan had been …
Marvel Feature – Volume 02 Issue 07
My Rating ★★★★★ “The Battle Of The Barbarians!” Into the mouth of Ibis! Conan and Bêlit chase Red Sonja across the Hyrkanian plains only to be thwarted by a mysterious avalanche. Both pursuers are quickly cut off and Sonja escapes …
Marvel Feature – Volume 02 Issue 06
My Rating ★★★★★ “Beware The Sacred Sons Of Set!” A mysterious sorcerer named Karanthes has offered Red Sonja a king’s ransom in gemstones. But what task must the Hyrkanian She-Devil do to earn this life-changing fortune? Simple. Infiltrate a heavily …
Creatures On The Loose – Volume 01 Issue 10
My Rating ★★★ “The Skull of Silence!” Kull and his men had traveled for several days towards Valusia without prolonged rest. The borderlands were treacherous, indeed, but the Tiger King had filled the time contemplating a recent debate between Ka-Nu …
Kull The Conqueror – Volume 01 Issue 01
My Rating ★★★★ “A King Comes Riding!” A seditious plot begins to unfold inside the backrooms of the royal palace. As King Kull debates his own Councilor Tu from the Topaz Throne, a group of Valusian saboteurs lay plans to …
Chamber Of Chills – Volume 01 Issue 02
My Rating ★★★★ “The Monster On The Mound!” Adapted from the story “The Horror From The Mound” by Robert E Howard. The Sheriff of Coyote Wells must be told about the murder near the old Indian Mound! But in the …
Journey Into Mystery – Volume 02 Issue 01
My Rating ★★★★ “Dig Me No Grave!” Dan Kirowan fled the decrepit mansion of his friend John Grimlan as the old man lay dying from some unknown illness. The sight of the moribund man did not unnerve Dan as much …
Supernatural Thrillers – Volume 01 Issue 03
My Rating ★★★★ “The Valley of the Worm” Bragi’s clan had been slaughtered there in the place of broken stone. Niord, the warrior Gorm had called yellow-hair, stood upon the crest looking down at the carnage. This was no man …
Conan The Barbarian – Volume 01 Issue 04
My Rating ★★★ “The Tower Of The Elephant!” The Heart of the Elephant, what mystery does it hold? According to the loudmouth Zamourian, drunk on Artesian wine, immortality. Or, was it the key to Yaga’s sorcery? Conan was going to …
Savage Sword Of Conan – Volume 01 Issue 01
My Rating ★★★★★ “Curse Of The Undead-Man” The cut-purse thugs had swarmed Conan in a darkened alleyway by chance, but what the Cimmerian had found on the cobblestone moments ago was worth killing for. The Maul district of Zamora had …
Marvel Feature – Volume 02 Issue 01
My Rating ★★★★ “Red Sonja – She-Devil With A Sword” “The Temple Of Abomination!” Not many dare to travel the heavily forested region inside Nemedia known as the Darkwood. Only the bravest of warriors have explored there, less of them …
