Kull And The Barbarians #1

by Roy Thomas

HAIL THE BARBARIANS!
Kull the Conqueror! Solomon Kane! Bran Mak Morn! Red Sonja! The swords, the sorcery, the savagery of Robert E. Howard live again!
Story by Roy Thomas, art by Neal Adams.

A KING COMES RIDING
Once, Kull roamed the hills of untamed Atlantis. Now, he sits on the throne of ancient, decadent Valusia. And who can truly say which holds the more hidden terror?
Script by Roy Thomas, art by Ross Andru and Wally Wood.

THE SHADOW KINGDOM
Within the City of Wonders itself, the deadly Serpent-Men strike! And only Kull and Brule the Spear-Slayer may hope to stand against them.
REH's immortal tale of tales, scripted by Roy Thomas, art by Marie and John Severin.

THE VALLEY OF THE WORM
His name was Niord—and, in a world now long forgotten, he fought the most dreaded monster of all, in the name of justice—and revenge. Perhaps Robert E. Howard's greatest story—retold by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, illustrated by Gil Kane and Ernie Chua.

KING KULL
Better late than never! Fred Blosser's review of the thrill-fraught paperback which restored Kull to his full glory. Art by Roy G. Krenkel.

46 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 4, 2021

About the author

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.

Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Reviews

[Drew Canole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cool idea. Like Savage Sword but focusing on the non-Conan REH characters. Roy Thomas is the editor and primary writer for these. Overall a disappointing first issue, really only 1 new comic here the underwhelming Valley of the Worm.

Hail the Barbarians
- text article about the characters. Portraits by Neal Adams

A King Comes Riding
reprint from color Kull comics, art by Ross Andru and Wally Wood

The Shadow Kingdom
reprint from color Kull comics, art by Marie and John Severin

The Valley of the Worm
Featuring Niord, a sort of Beowulf style story about Niord facing down a giant serpent. Adaptation of the REH story. I wasn't really into this character.
Art by Gil Kane and Ernie Chua (Ernie Chan)

King Kull
short retrospective of the character. illustration by Roy Krenkel.

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 3 out of 5]

Set in 18.000BC

Reprinted stories from previous adventures of Kull, but, this time in black and white glory.