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Dec 30, 2021
Jason Ray Carney
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This is a pretty standard Conan "pastiche" (i.e. not written by Robert E. Howard, the character's creator). It is sometimes fun but mostly forgettable and will only appeal to Conan fans with a completionist impulse. The villains are a duo: a cruel khan, Akter, and his plotting sorcerer, Zafra. There are some interesting episodes that showcase Conan's ability to interact with a different cultures, the character's "cosmopolitan" nature. For example, there is the "Shanki" desert tribe, who become C
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One of the better Conan pastiches, although most of them weren't that great.
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Not bad for a pastiche. Quite a bit better than most of them.
Jun 24, 2009
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