Savage Sword of Conan #1: Flawless Savagery

I was dubious when Gerry Duggan, best known for his Deadpool run, was announced for SSOC, one of my favorite series of days gone by. But soon after I started paying attention, Duggan wrote the stellar Dead Rabbit (which was cancelled at no fault of Duggan’s due to a copywrite snafu) and the seriously unbelievable Doctor Strange Best Defense issue (which I loved) and my excitement began to build. I mean, I KNOW I like Jason Aaron but suddenly I’m a Gerry Duggan fan too? What I’m saying is I really really liked this issue, possibly more than Aaron’s premiere issue! How did this happen?!

Ok I’m being a bit silly but what I’m really getting at is this book is great, a bit wordy without being overly dense, interesting without getting convoluted, and the end had a hook to keep my interest. Rock solid start to what I hope will be a long running series.

I thought the art by Ron Garney was great. I love the way he draws monsters and I appreciated the detail in his background work. The ship felt very organic at times with crew working and slaves groaning.