BRONZE AGE (1970-1985)
Welcome to Savage Digest — Bronze Age 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 the Bronze Age of comics, a time when Howard’s stories were adapted into bold, unforgettable adventures.
Kull The Conqueror – Volume 01 Issue 02
My Rating ★★★★★ “The Shadow Kingdom” Above the ancient city of Valusia, a golden moon hangs in the midnight sky. Outside the city gates, a massive pavilion has been erected in honor of the king who now sits in celebration …
Red Sonja – Volume 01 Issue 02
My Rating ★★★★ “The Demon Of The Maze!” Trapped in an underground maze filled with magic and monsters, Red Sonja must find her way back to the sewers from which she was kidnapped. Why, oh why, did she choose to …
Marvel Treasury Edition – Volume 01 Issue 04
My Rating ★★★★★ “An Informal History Of The Thomas/Smith Conan” Roy Thomas provides a two-page history of his work with Barry Windsor-Smith. Without these two pioneers, surely Conan the Barbarian would never have reached the success that it did in …
Conan The Barbarian – Volume 01 Issue 09
My Rating ★★★ “The Garden Of Fear” Conan and Jenna have escaped the cult of the Night-God. The city of Shadizar soon fades into the distance. Days later, in the mountains to the east, the two travelers will have their …
Conan The Barbarian – Volume 01 Issue 08
My Rating ★★★★ “The Keepers Of The Crypt” On the run from Corinthian Soldiers, Conan seeks shelter inside an abandoned city. Unknown to the Cimmerian, an old adversary from the Battle of Venarium is following from the shadows. The Corinthian …
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 …
Conan The Barbarian – Volume 01 Issue 06
My Rating ★★★★ “Devil-Wings Over Shadizar” Why does the towering Minaret stand open to the sky? This is one of many questions Conan had as he raced through the darkened streets of Shadizar. The men in red robes had abducted …
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 …
Marvel Feature – Volume 02 Issue 05
My Rating ★★★ “The Bear God Walks!” Somewhere in the woods near a Zingarian Hamlet, death stalks the local residents. Every hunter that has ventured into the deep pines has never returned alive. Now a mere child has been ravaged …
Conan The Barbarian – Volume 01 Issue 05
My Rating ★★★★ “Zukala’s Daughter” On the road to Shadizar. It has been weeks since Conan survived the tower of Yara the sorcerer. Now the Cimmerian faces a new threat even more dangerous than magic spiders. A shapeshiftering tiger woman …
