Published: February 25th, 2020

Written by: Meredith Finch

Art by: Aneke

Based on: characters by Robert E. Howard

Marvel Comics, 112 Pages

Review:

Since Age of Conan: Bêlit didn’t tickle my fancy too much, earlier this year, I was a bit apprehensive about getting into this miniseries. Plus, it felt really similar as both main characters from both series are basically swashbuckling princesses that have mostly only been accessories in the larger Conan lore.

However, I’m all for both characters getting some focus and taking on bigger roles now that the Conan I.P. is back at Marvel. Plus, who doesn’t want more sword and sorcery comics? Well, probably a lot of people but a lot of people also buy Drake albums and tickets to Transformers movies.

Anyway, this was a better miniseries than the similar one starring Bêlit. It just had a better story, the heroine’s journey felt more organic with real struggle while she was searching for her own sense of worth. Plus, this had better art.

I wouldn’t say that either Age of Conan miniseries has been as good as the two regular Conan books Marvel’s been putting out since the start of 2019 but they add more context to the bigger picture, which ultimately, is a good thing.

I wouldn’t say that this was a waste of time but it also isn’t a must read. It’s enjoyable if you don’t expect much, want some decent escapism and already have a love for the Conan universe.

If these miniseries have been attempts at trying to attract girls to sword and sorcery comics, I doubt that these are capable of doing that. Especially when any sword and sorcery female character will never outshine Red Sonja, regardless of who her publisher is.

That doesn’t mean that I don’t want to see Marvel try to develop these ladies into something better, along with Dark Agnes, who they have added to a different Conan book just this month.

Rating: 6/10

Pairs well with: Age of Conan: Bêlit and other recent Marvel Conan comics.