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The Savage Sword of Kull #2
The Savage Sword of Kull Volume 2
This volume contains over forty-five action-packed stories starring the barbaric Atlantean exile, King Kull Robert E. Howard expert and legendary scribe Roy Thomas details Kull's mysterious early life - from the time he was born to his enslavement by Lemurian pirates This tome also includes stories from when Kull was king The Commorian's provoke all out war with Valusia, and, since their clandestine plan of overthrowing King Kull failed in "The Shadow Kingdom," the snake-men take a different tact
448 pages, Paperback
First published October 18, 2011
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Chuck Dixon
2,971 books1,059 followersCharles "Chuck" Dixon is an American comic book writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s.
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
July 29, 2019
King Kull is one of my top 3 favorite Robert E. Howard characters, above Conan even! Most of the time comics translate novels in just an OK manner but these are the exception. Great art and perfect translation of the Kull stories. Very recommended
September 10, 2016
I didn't like this one quite as much as Volume 1, but still a really good volume.
For one thing, this volume is made up almost entirely of short back up stories from The Savage Sword of Conan magazine. While there are several multi-part stories, unlike the first volume there are very few book length tales which were very entertaining. Also, the numerous short stories lead to some inconsistency with the story and art.
Finally, there's some retconning in this volume as well as an attempt is made to go back literally to Kull's birth and tell the story of his life from there. That's a neat idea, and quite ambitious, but unfortunately they tried to change some things and add some things along the way which didn't seem true to the character.
Overall, even though the book had a few minor issues, I still really enjoyed it and it's definitely worth a read if you're a Kull fan.
For one thing, this volume is made up almost entirely of short back up stories from The Savage Sword of Conan magazine. While there are several multi-part stories, unlike the first volume there are very few book length tales which were very entertaining. Also, the numerous short stories lead to some inconsistency with the story and art.
Finally, there's some retconning in this volume as well as an attempt is made to go back literally to Kull's birth and tell the story of his life from there. That's a neat idea, and quite ambitious, but unfortunately they tried to change some things and add some things along the way which didn't seem true to the character.
Overall, even though the book had a few minor issues, I still really enjoyed it and it's definitely worth a read if you're a Kull fan.
October 18, 2024
Set in 18000BC
This collection of Kull’s later adventures is full of sword fights, dark magic, and non-stop action. The black-and-white artwork gives it a cool, old-school feel that matches the intense vibe of the series. It even makes you wish all the colored stories were in B&W too.
Besides the battles, there’s a deeper side where Kull deals with questions about power and destiny. If you're into classic sword-and-sorcery with some thoughtful moments, this one’s a solid read.
Ka Nama Kaa Lajerama
This collection of Kull’s later adventures is full of sword fights, dark magic, and non-stop action. The black-and-white artwork gives it a cool, old-school feel that matches the intense vibe of the series. It even makes you wish all the colored stories were in B&W too.
Besides the battles, there’s a deeper side where Kull deals with questions about power and destiny. If you're into classic sword-and-sorcery with some thoughtful moments, this one’s a solid read.
Ka Nama Kaa Lajerama
March 25, 2019
Very interesting collection of black-and-white comics from various publications that used to run Kull's stories.
I especially liked the John Bolton's "Demon in a Silvered Glass" - after this story all other stories cannot match when it comes to beauty of illustrations. This multi-part story is gorgeous.
Keep in mind these are all collections of short stories that act as fillers for King Kull. We follow him as he fights Thulsa Doom (again), Snake-men in general but especially treachery from within his own borders.
Recommended to all fans of sword-and-sorcery, fantasy and of course Kull's epic stories.
I especially liked the John Bolton's "Demon in a Silvered Glass" - after this story all other stories cannot match when it comes to beauty of illustrations. This multi-part story is gorgeous.
Keep in mind these are all collections of short stories that act as fillers for King Kull. We follow him as he fights Thulsa Doom (again), Snake-men in general but especially treachery from within his own borders.
Recommended to all fans of sword-and-sorcery, fantasy and of course Kull's epic stories.
September 29, 2017
Excellent artwork and carefully crafted re-tellings of Robert E. Howard pulp fiction sword and sorcery tales in the tradition of Conan the Barbarian.
February 20, 2017
These stories are smaller than the previous volume but seem to flow from one to the other better.
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