COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Conan 1 Signature
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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0804717011
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Owner:
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Lee K
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
I have to admit to mixed feelings about this particular cover. I just don't like the white - there's no sense of place. Is it supposed to be a snowfield? The bodies and the artfully applied blood splatters look like an afterthought - why? because none of them overlap the image of Conan and the sword. It's almost as if the cover would be better if everything not Conan was removed - but without centering Conan. Leave him off center and low in the image area. I do love his pose - staring up as if to challenge Crom himself.
But lets take a look at what he's doing, OK? I'm going to be honest, nobody holds a sword in their bare hand like that. Even if the blade isn't sharp, the edges get very sharp spurs in the course of a swordfight, from other weapons, from metal edged shields, just about from everything the sword comes in contact with. Plus, the webbing of your thumb? Can you imagine a place on your hand with fewer callouses? It's just going to cut you and be annoying until it heals. Now - if he had a rag in that hand and he was wiping off the blood? 100% Absolutely. Because blood will start your blade oxidizing. And even if it doesn't it will turn it black (yay iron content).
Overall - the cover gets a mixed grade from me. Love the eye contact & bird's eye POV; not impressed with the remainder.
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