ComicConnoisseur Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 This looks cool. 1950's war comics, Ken Aldred and nepatkm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 2 hours ago, ComicConnoisseur said: Huge news! I expect Conan #1 to get a bump just like Star War #1 did! Because of all the "new" Conan fans and old? Conan hasn't been relevant in two decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I am excited. As long as I have Conan stories to read. Jordysnordy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 21 minutes ago, ygogolak said: Because of all the "new" Conan fans and old? Conan hasn't been relevant in two decades. Fox has the movie rights to Conan. Disney owns Fox now. I think this news will somehow be tied into a new Conan movie somehow in the future with Marvel Studios in on it. So I think this news will lead to new Conan movie with Marvel's stamp all over it sometime in the future. nepatkm and Key Largo Comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 hour ago, ygogolak said: Because of all the "new" Conan fans and old? Conan hasn't been relevant in two decades. Conan graded books have been steadily climbing in the past year. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 28 minutes ago, nepatkm said: Conan graded books have been steadily climbing in the past year. All books have been in a small vacuum. Conan has been down for the most part. The comparison was made to Star Wars. SW has remained relevant by producing programming for all ages. I feel only older generations have a relation to Conan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adampasz Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 2 hours ago, ygogolak said: Because of all the "new" Conan fans and old? Conan hasn't been relevant in two decades. Would you say that to his face?? ygogolak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 14 minutes ago, adampasz said: Would you say that to his face?? Only if I knew his hearing aid was down. PKJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 hour ago, ygogolak said: All books have been in a small vacuum. Conan has been down for the most part. The comparison was made to Star Wars. SW has remained relevant by producing programming for all ages. I feel only older generations have a relation to Conan. Sorry, is that a demographic of Star Wars books or Conan? I agree that Conan has an older Audience, but the values have risen recently, and wouldn’t you think that a new marvel movie,or Netflix ( or another media venue) series may increase interest in a younger audience (also rekindle the memories of older viewers) increasing more interest in the original Conan #1 issue? ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 37 minutes ago, nepatkm said: Sorry, is that a demographic of Star Wars books or Conan? I agree that Conan has an older Audience, but the values have risen recently, and wouldn’t you think that a new marvel movie,or Netflix ( or another media venue) series may increase interest in a younger audience (also rekindle the memories of older viewers) increasing more interest in the original Conan #1 issue? That's Conan #1. No, I don't think slapping "Marvel" on a Conan movie does anything. Marvel movies do well because they are superhero movies. Also, not sure if you were aware, but they have been talking about a King Conan movie with Arnold as recent as 2017. That surely won't bring anybody below 30, maybe even 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Just now, ygogolak said: That's Conan #1. No, I don't think slapping "Marvel" on a Conan movie does anything. Marvel movies do well because they are superhero movies. Also, not sure if you were aware, but they have been talking about a King Conan movie with Arnold as recent as 2017. That surely won't bring anybody below 30, maybe even 35. Yeah I’m aware of the talks of the king Conan movie, and I’m also aware that the budget for that movie will be bigger under Disney/Marvel. Hope it goes through. ?? ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 hour ago, nepatkm said: Yeah I’m aware of the talks of the king Conan movie, and I’m also aware that the budget for that movie will be bigger under Disney/Marvel. Hope it goes through. ?? I just don't see how it appeals to the masses. Especially if they use Arnold. Give me Jason Momoa and we may have something. Von Cichlid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Key Largo Comics Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 No argument really. Conan is not relevant and is likely to remain that way for a while. I won't bore anyone hear with arguments to the contrary (GOTG, GOT, LOTR, Fox/Disney ). I may keep stashing away Windsor-Smith Conans on the cheap however. Beautiful art and classic storylines if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sneeze Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Brian48 said: Wow. Quite a surprise. Not sure if I should be happy or worried about this. I think Dark Horse has done a great job with the license since acquiring it. I hope Marvel doesn't screw the pooch on this one like they did years ago. The quality at the end was really bad. Not sure what to think either. Dark Horse has done well with the comics. Marvel is probably only interested in movie rights so I'm afraid the comic writing will tank. As a fan of the comic and Howards stories this is not great news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 29 minutes ago, Mr Sneeze said: Not sure what to think either. Dark Horse has done well with the comics. Marvel is probably only interested in movie rights so I'm afraid the comic writing will tank. As a fan of the comic and Howards stories this is not great news. Don't mean to sound like a jerk, but 2k buyers a month is hard to keep afloat for a decent size publisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Sneeze Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, ygogolak said: 7 hours ago, Mr Sneeze said: Not sure what to think either. Dark Horse has done well with the comics. Marvel is probably only interested in movie rights so I'm afraid the comic writing will tank. As a fan of the comic and Howards stories this is not great news. Don't mean to sound like a jerk, but 2k buyers a month is hard to keep afloat for a decent size publisher. That's fair. Maybe Marvel will do fine with it but I can say that another reboot with endless variants (light on substance) is not something I'm terribly interested in. I hope to be proven wrong. On the plus side, Marvel could potentially add Conan to the masterworks and go back to the original colouring - that would be awesome! I never liked the remastered colouring in the Dark Horse reprints. Another potential plus is that it's fans that have a lot of the Conan 1's stashed away so if a boom ever hits because of a Marvel movie announcement they should make a few bucks. I do love the property so I wish it all the best. Also, if you've never read Howard's originals, go do yourself a big favour. Edited January 13, 2018 by Mr Sneeze KirbyJack, Brandon Shepherd and grebal 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FineCollector Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Key Largo Comics said: I may keep stashing away Windsor-Smith Conans on the cheap however. Beautiful art and classic storylines if nothing else. Speculation has ruined sales on this title. If It's not a #1 or a first Red Sonja, people around here look at it like stinky cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Mr Sneeze said: That's fair. Maybe Marvel will do fine with it but I can say that another reboot with endless variants (light on substance) is not something I'm terribly interested in. I hope to be proven wrong. On the plus side, Marvel could potentially add Conan to the masterworks and go back to the original colouring - that would be awesome! I never liked the remastered colouring in the Dark Horse reprints. Another potential plus is that it's fans that have a lot of the Conan 1's stashed away so if a boom ever hits because of a Marvel movie announcement they should make a few bucks. I do love the property so I wish it all the best. Also, if you've never read Howard's originals, go do yourself a big favour. I think that's the plan. Marvel Masterworks and Omnibuses. Brandon Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmeta Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 1/12/2018 at 8:21 PM, ygogolak said: That's Conan #1. No, I don't think slapping "Marvel" on a Conan movie does anything. Marvel movies do well because they are superhero movies. Also, not sure if you were aware, but they have been talking about a King Conan movie with Arnold as recent as 2017. That surely won't bring anybody below 30, maybe even 35. I wish Netflix would do either a Conan movie or a series like they do with the Punisher, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist. It would be mostly like the Punisher. It would be gritty with cool fighting scenes. I love those Netflix shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian48 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 If the studios can treat this property seriously like LOTRs, it would take off. All the same elements are there. And by God, we DON'T need an origin story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
