COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Marvel Feature 7 Modern
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Grade:
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9.4
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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3815827005
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Owner:
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Lee K
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
The final issue and an excellent cover clash between Red Sonja and Conan on the cover. This is peak Thorne art - and this might be my favorite of the short run. Skulls and spiders and the weird ibis headed guy - total Thorne awesome, and it really sets the scene. Look at our couple on the cover, their legs intertwined. That seems weird, but it is totally something that happens mid-combat. More than you'd think. I really like that Frank's got Conan committed to that two handed stop block on Sonja's overhead strike - it implies that her strike is strong enough that he has to give it his full attention, a fierce blow, if you will. I don't like that he's got the dagger in her off-hand as if she's going to overhand stab with it, it's just not a good move - but she's in that post to show off her body to the viewer, not to strike effectively, right? Really the blade should be low, held in a cupped hand, and being quietly thrust into Conan's liver or kidney or whatever is on his right, low on his torso. Particularly since he's looking at the sword blow and not the off hand.
Their footing looks terrible - which matches the uneven ground that they stand on and Conan seems off balance, with his weight in his heels - although that could be reacting the the strong sword strike. Sonja, on the other hand, looks pretty well in balance, although her right hip seems a little forced particularly if she's supposed to be pushing Conan back with the strength of her strike.
Overall - yeah man - we got both Conan & Sonja on the cover together, which hasn't happened since Kull & the Barbarians 3 and that awful cover by Michael Whelan, and it is one sweet cover - so yeah - This one is 100% worth the 30 cents based on the cover art alone
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