Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Black and White Wednesday: The Savage Sword of Byrne

Look upon yon greatness and weep at what might have been, Groove-ophiles! Why, oh, why, didn't Roy Thomas ever tap John Byrne to draw a Conan, Kull, Red Sonja, or Solomon Kane epic for Savage Sword of Conan? (Especially after the bang-up job he and Terry Austin did on the Spidey/Red Sonja tale in Marvel Team-Up #79!)

The above masterpieces, by the way, hail from Savage Sword of Conan #'s 9, 15, and 29.
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8 comments:

  1. BlazeAugust 25, 2010 at 10:05 AM

    That makes two Marvel titles significant in their lack of Byrne attention: "Conan" and "Thor". He dabbled in just about every other publication the company had. Maybe he just didn't like to draw swords?

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  2. AnonymousAugust 25, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Aye Laddie!

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  3. Mike MikulovskyAugust 25, 2010 at 1:59 PM

    Hey Groovy one!
    I love B & W Wednesdays! It is odd John Bryne never did do Conan. Or Thor's title, even if he did draw Thor in the Avengers & a issue or two of Marvel Team Up. The only thing I never really cared for Bryne's art was his faces, especially his woman. All seemed to look the same.He's improved over the decades. But his early art this was very noticable.

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  4. Sean StrangeAugust 25, 2010 at 3:41 PM

    An off-topic question for Mr. Groove: what is the origin of that incredible Kirby picture at the top of this blog?

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  5. Albie The GoodAugust 25, 2010 at 8:51 PM

    Hey Groove I love that rendering of the Puritan Powerhouse! Too cool!

    Love me some Solomon Kane!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 26, 2010 at 9:30 AM

    byrne does a cracking version of red sonja in a commission i've seen

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  7. The Groovy AgentSeptember 2, 2010 at 3:53 PM

    Add Dr. Strange to the list of Marvel Comics not Byrne-d, Blaze.

    The Kirby pic in the header comes from the 1971 Kirby Portfolio, Sean!

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  8. DeuceFebruary 20, 2011 at 12:57 AM

    For what it's worth, Byrne told me in '94 that he would've loved to do Conan, but that the money just wasn't there.
    Deuce

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