Conan was always a smart character, and Simone presents this best in the opening. While the role of Conan might perhaps best be known to comic readers through the famous films, the celluloid depiction of the character played to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stoic masculinity more than it did the character of Conan’s opportunism as was present in the novels and short stories he first appeared in. Right out of the gate, Simone (who has had history with the kind of genre Conan is part of, thanks in no small part to her work with Red Sonja) nails the best aspects of Robert Howard’s Conan. Hopefully, future issues will expand on this part of the plot and turn what appears to be ‘shortcomings’ into the kinds of issues that always tend to be resolved when a plot is read in its entirety. While the plot is not without some minuscule shortcomings, they seem more to be issues with setting up ‘how’ Diana and Conan can be in the same time and space. Gail Simone is writing Wonder Woman again! And Conan! Together! Just hand over your money, now, because this book is shaping up to be some of the best aspects of what makes both characters exciting, and it is in the hands of a writer who has handed Diana well in the past. Published by DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics Art by Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, and Wendy Broome
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