COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Kull the Conqueror 1 Universal
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Grade:
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9.6
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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2019199005
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Owner:
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Lee K
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
And on his third appearance, Kull gets his own title - hey, good job! I mean, way faster than Red Sonja, amirite? Once again, it's Severin's handiwork that is most obvious in the cover art. Something about her line work is just identifiable. Well, let's give that cover art a look. First off - what the actual hell with the tiger head? I though it was part of the wall behind Kull at first glance, but it is also clearly in front of the back corner of the throne, so that's not a thing. Is it just the great tigerish power of Kull? Usually we use lions for that imagery. Oh, and we don't make them almost the same color as the back wall. Looking at the main image, Kull and the dead king, that's a strong image with great draftsmanship which also really tells a story about what is going on. Really good choices there. The colors really pop against the blue/grey background, and the crown on the blade of the sword is sweet. Kull looks really uncomfortable though - his sword arm is straight with his shoulder raised and he's gripping his sword with his thumb on top of the hilt - which when done together is really uncomfortable and a crappy way to hold up the weight of something made of gold. But, if he simply lowered his shoulder and bent his elbow, he could be supporting the weight of the sword & crown in a lifting motion - way more real and far, far more comfortable. At least he's not wearing plate armor on his arm, that weight would really suck in that position. Also in the spotlight of the primary scene on the cover is the plate bikini chick on the throne. What is she doing? Upgrading from a redhead to Kull? I'm not sure, though she definitely seems interested. And finally, in the far background we have some royal guard (yeah, they sucked), in front of a nicely detailed wall. I'm not real certain about the royal guard, like why are they already wearing Kull's colors instead of the purple of the dead king? Aesthetically I understand the need to make them stand out from the wall - but - it doesn't make sense. Finally, we have a word balloon. Oddly, I'm not overwhelmingly dissatisfied with it. Probably due to the yellow color instead of white. Because if that balloon was white it would stand out soooo bad - so I'm going to give a pass on it this time.
Overall - damn, I think I really do like it when I take it all in. It feels very Conan-esque and that is the goal right?
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