MARVEL COMICS
Welcome to Savage Digest — Marvel Comics 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 Marvel Comics, 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 …
Solomon Kane – Volume 01 Issue 02
My Rating ★★★★ “And Faith, Undying…” Satan has brought death to the small village of Aubermach! As Solomon Kane reconciles with an old friend and fellow Englishmen, a savage beast slaughters under the full moon light. A curse has fallen …
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 …
Solomon Kane – Volume 01 Issue 01
My Rating ★★★★ “Red Shadows” Solomon Kane chased the homicidal Frenchman across two continents only to be foiled by the dark. Under a vast canopy of jungle, running along the African coastline, a towering native from the nearby tribe had …
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 …
Marvel Feature – Volume 02 Issue 04
My Rating ★★★★ “Eyes Of The Gorgon” The noose tightened around Sonja’s neck as the Zingaran villagers cheered on from the market square. Why did they continue to call her monster? Why the term Gorgon? Red Sonja was not even …
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 …
