Zub Tales

• Comic Culture: “Jim was able to do that delicate dance of using the legacy omnipresent narration to perfectly complement the dialogue and action on each page without making it feel like a chore to read, a balance that a lot of comics today can’t make work. He does a perfect job of portraying Coan and his archetype of human exploration, survival and unrelenting power and bravery.”

• Cupcake Comic Reviews: “It is brilliant, it is awesome, it is everything you wanted from a Savage Sword book…The thing with Conan is he transcends time. Whether you read him in the 70’s, whether you read him in the 80’s, or you’re reading him in 2024. Conan is constant.”

• Frank Zanca: “I’m a big sword and sorcery fan and I think that Jim Zub has been doing an amazing job. The artwork in the first run looking like it was a complete throwback was amazing.”

• Mandy’s a Geek: “Jim Zub gets to the heart of Conan but he doesn’t he doesn’t doggedly adhere to how Conan should be in the books he gives it the fine blend of a classic Marvel Conan from the 70s but updates it for the modern times, throws in some adult content, and brings in the energy from the books as well and this is why it’s just brilliant.”

• Near Mint Condition: “This book is so freaking awesome…This is the type of Conan that I think a lot of people have missed out on and if you’ve ever wanted to try Conan out, whether you like the movies, the cartoon, the video game or you might have seen one of the old comics and you’re like ‘Oh there’s a lot of issues’ check out this first collection because it will blow your mind.”

• Pop Culture Philosophers: “It brings me back to when I was a kid but at the same time it’s nice, it’s chunky, it’s definitely worth it. One of the most valued comics out there for me because for its price you get a lot of content, a lot of content that’s really great. I was never necessarily the hugest Conan fan, but after 2024 I definitely am.”

• Professor Frenzy: “I think this is a great reimagining-republishing-restart of the Conan books. It’s like they never stopped for me.”

• Rue Morgue Magazine: “Best Ongoing Comic Series 2024 – Conan the Barbarian”

• Thinking Critical – Drew: “This comic is the gold standard in how to have the very best writer, artists, colorists, letterer, and editor. What do you get with these guys? The best comic in the industry.”

• Thinking Critical – Wes: “Jim Zub, for the most part, is doing brand new Conan the Barbarian stories and they feel like they’re written by the hand of Robert E. Howard himself. It feels like you’re in Cimmeria, in the Hyborian age written by Robert E. Howard himself and I don’t think there’s a bigger compliment that I could give.”

• World At War Comics: “Fans are obviously digging this and if you’re not reading Conan the Barbarian, what is wrong with you?…It’s as close to having Robert E. Howard write stories as you could get.”