MODERN AGE (1985-PRESENT)
Welcome to Savage Digest — Modern 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 Modern Age of comics, a time when Howard’s stories were adapted into bold, unforgettable adventures.
Conan The Barbarian (TB) – Volume 01 Issue 32
My Rating ★★★ “A Sacred Task” Recovering from his battle with the Son of the Tooth, Conan has come to know some of the locals in Khoraja. The woman who he had helped escape Shuma-Gorath’s sorcery, now aided the Cimmerian …
Conan & Dragonero – Volume 01 Issue 02
My Rating ★★★ “Part 2: The Gems Of Aquilonia” There are two moons! Conan knew this wasn’t his world, but it concerned him little. He had met beings from distant stars in the past, it would seem to be his …
Red Sonja: She-Devil With A Sword – Volume 01 Issue 02
My Rating ★★★ “She-Devil With A Sword” Prince Eaymon has fallen! As Red Sonja races for the city of Khorshemish, revolutionaries known as the Rising Sun continue to slaughter the kingdom’s ruling class. Sonja must find a way to cleanse …
Sword of Red Sonja: Doom of the Gods – Volume 01 Issue 04
My Rating ★★★ “Doom Of The Gods – Part 04” Sonja has survived the disease which ravaged the Picts. Now, in her right mind, she must make one final decision: attack the immortal Thulsa Doom or bow down and serve …
Sword of Red Sonja: Doom of the Gods – Volume 01 Issue 03
My Rating ★★ “Doom Of The Gods – Part 03” Mucasa has fallen. Another god destroyed by Thulsa Doom and his Hyrkanium Scepter. Shall none stand before his might? A flash of steel rips his arm to the bone. Red …
Conan & Dragonero – Volume 01 Issue 01
My Rating ★★★★ “The Shadow Of The Dragon” A bright flash pierced the eyes of Conan’s men, then a brief sensation of falling racked their nerves. In seconds their bodies impacted the ground. It was a cold, sandy substance where …
Conan The Barbarian (TB) – Volume 01 Issue 31
My Rating ★★★★ “Ghosts & Echoes – Part 03: Relentless” The duel burst forth from the alleyway. One Khoraja guard lay dead, a bloody victim of his own intervention. The man had none of the skills required to apprehend the …
The Savage Sword Of Conan – Volume 01 Issue 14
My Rating ★★★★ “Dwellers Of The Oasis” Conan, Hetman of the Zuagir Tribe, had tracked the merchant caravan through the scorching desert only to find a host of unattended pack animals. Then the sands gave way under his men’s feet …
Sword of Red Sonja: Doom of the Gods – Volume 01 Issue 02
My Rating ★★★ “Doom Of The Gods – Part 02” The Pictish city of Siket has fallen to the cannibal plague brought by Thulsa Doom. With the death of their water-god, Dosuma, there is no recourse for those dying of …
Solomon Kane 3-D – Volume 01 Issue 01
My Rating ★★★★ “Perceptions” The men set a drift upon the flotsam, bobbing in the Mediterranean Sea as their ship sank beneath the waves. For days their thoughts lingered in desperation. Would another ship venture into the trade route bound …
Red Sonja: She-Devil With A Sword – Volume 01 Issue 01
My Rating ★★★★ “She-Devil With A Sword” The Kothian Aristocracy has had it too good for far too long! Generations of their subjects have lived under increasing taxes, starvation, and even the plague. Now the kingdom of Koth is in …
Conan The Barbarian (TB) – Volume 01 Issue 30
My Rating ★★★★ “Ghosts & Echoes – Part 02: Trail Of The Warrior” Across desert plains and rain-soaked fields, the assassin tracked Conan. First on foot, then by horseback. It mattered little. The Cimmerian made no effort to hide his …
