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    Conan The Slayer #4
    Released by: Dark Horse Comics
    Released on: October 26th, 2016.
    Written by: Cullen Bunn
    Illustrated by: Sergio Davila
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    "Held captive by a pack of hideous troll brothers and their amorous sea-witch mother, Conan carved a gruesome swath through his foes and won his freedom. Then, with the Kozaki hetman's inexperienced son Taraslan and the battle-proficient Oksana the only other survivors, the Cimmerian set out to return to their village. Meanwhile, a ghostly apparition seeks out Conan, following the trail of blood and carnage the barbarian has left in his wake..."

    The Zuagir Raiders lay dead, their corpses littered across a battlefield surveyed by The Ghul. This 'Eater Of The Dead' witnessed the battle and wants more, he wants the singular survivor of the battle, a lone warrior who staggered away on his own, a man responsible for the death of hundreds. When The Ghul comes across a shipwreck on a rocky coast and finds there a sea hag cursing this man named Conan who slaughtered her sons, The Ghul knows he's getting closer.

    Elsewhere, Conan rushes a weakened Taraslan much to the dismay of Oksana. Conan knows they don't have time to rest and that they must get home. When they do, they arrive to a funeral pyre - Taraslan's father, the one who admitted Conan into the village in the first place, has died and likely at Kyrylo's hands so that he could claim the throne in Taraslan's absence. Conan has no patience for this and while Taraslan's is weak and unfit to do so, Conan musters up the bravado to confront Kyryslo in front of his own men and to accuse him then and there of conspiracy and murder. Some of the Kozak's obey Kyryslo when he orders them to attack the Cimmerian and those that do pay the ultimate price. After the battle the surviving Kozak's seem to see things from Conan's point of view and refuse to fight on his behalf, leaving Kyryslo to take on Conan by himself.

    And then there's the matter of a certain bargain that Kyryslo in the last issue, one that will clearly have ramifications before this issue is finished.

    If you've yearned to see a naked Conan fight flying demon monsters in the middle of the night then this is the issue for you! On top of that remarkable set piece, however, the plot definitely thickens in this issue. We get a resolution of sorts to the battle over the Kozak throne and a new subplot wherein this Ghul character is clearly stalking our favorite barbarian - that'll matter soon enough if this issues opening scene is anything to count on. It's fast paced sword and sorcery action done with a hardboiled approach, Conan is no softee here, he's a tough guy - though he shares a tender moment with a green-eyed female Kozak 'healer' in this issue, the lucky dog. This forth chapter in Cullen Bunn's run builds off of what came before it and keeps us hanging on to see what comes next.

    Sergio Davila's artwork and Michael Atiyeh's coloring work combine for some great visuals. There's lots of detail in the human and inhuman characters as well as in the backgrounds here. The colors are bright and vibrant without being overcooked and there's a great sense of movement and action to the battle sequences.

    It's great stuff, a really fun read and one that should appeal to any Conan fan, old or new.





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