Lord Samper's Library

I was going to say that I wasn’t sure how it happened but… I know exactly what happened :o) I returned to work, a few weeks ago, and then I had to sort myself out for Christmas. Nothing that I couldn’t handle but there was only room in my brain for so much so I totally forgot to keep on with my streak of buying single issue comics. Not the worst thing in the world and it ended up not really mattering anyway; I went to Forbidden Planet and found everything I needed anyway (still forgot to pick up ‘Conan the Barbarian #27’ though, stupid brain fog...) Sometimes it pays not to follow the ‘usual series’ too closely ;o) Anyway, a slightly different post from normal… With a couple of the titles, I’ll be doing ‘two issues in one’ (as it were). I’m still up to date with ‘Event Horizon: Dark Descent’ so, lets start there first… ‘Event Horizon: Dark Descent #4’ – Ward, Jones, Martin (ID Dark) ‘Event Horizon’ is a movie that just loves to get right in your face and shock; one of those moments (t...

It has taken me a little longer, than planned, to get to these two comics but yesterday ended up being the day I finally opened them for a read. I am a good way into Keith Rosson’s ‘Fever House’ (which has been brilliant so far) but there was no way I was going to finish it, for a post today, so I took a short break to catch up with ‘Skinbreaker’ and ‘Savage Sword of Conan’ instead. Quick thoughts follow (yesterday was a little heavy going and today could well be more of the same)… ‘Skinbreaker’ #2 – Kirkman, Finch (Image) The challenge has been made and a new Elder will be chosen through trial by combat. Can Anok do the right thing for his tribe though? And whatever the outcome, what will the future hold…? Okay, I did not see that coming… The fight between Anok and Enor is handled just right; it has to end one way but there is a lot of subtext happening that fleshes things out and says a lot about Anok’s character. This approach dovetails with more superb artwork to create a really co...

Yesterday morning was spent at the hospital (blood tests etc) and then I had a Doctor’s appointment in the afternoon; I spent the bit in between trying not to fall asleep… Not the best day but I finally settled on a book to read so that’s a tick in the ‘Positive Column’ ;o) In case you’re wondering, my haphazard journey through the ‘Siege of Terra’ series has jumped to ‘The End and the Death – Part 1’. It’s a thick old book so there was no way I was going to finish it in a day. I made a little time then, for a couple of comic books, so I had a post for today :o) Lets take a quick look then at what I picked up, in Forbidden Planet, on Saturday… ‘Conan The Barbarian’ #24 – Zub, Dagnino, Rodriguez (Titan Comics, Heroic Signatures) Conan and Zula have faced down Thoth-Amon in his own lair; now they must escape the Stygian city of Keshatta but not until certain promises are kept… I’m not sure what’s happening at the moment. Four consecutive issues bought has to be a record for me ;o) It cer...