Conan the Barbarian enters the age of Titan Comics… Over the last few months Titan Comics have really been pushing the hype on social media for their newest series; Conan the Barbarian . While Robert E. Howard ’s Cimmerian barbarian has had a lengthy stay over at Marvel, his adventures did start to lose their touch. However, with Titan Comics taking over and retaining veteran Conan scribe Jim Zub, Conan is set to rediscover his (shall we say) more mature side. With fan expectations at an all time high (I’m looking at you Ed Doyle!), does Conan the Barbarian #1 tick the boxes? Let’s enter the world of Hyboria and find out. Plot wise and this opening seems to play things pretty safe. We get a lot of substance that’s very similar to the characters early exploits, and fans will most certainly see som of the classics. While there is plenty of undead hordes, and roaming bands of fiendish mercenaries, Zub does use the familiarity to move his narrative forward into unexpected terri...
