Conan and the Midnight God #2
By Geoff Hoppe
March 3, 2007 - 16:27
Dark Horse Comics
Writer(s): Joshua Dysart
Penciller(s): Will Conrad
Cover Artist(s): Juan Ferreyra
His son stillborn, the Lion of Aquilonia marches for the river
Joshua Dysart continues to give the reader an interesting interpretation of Conan, despite this issue serving mostly to move the story along. Dysart concerns himself admirably with the politics of the Hyborian age, and lends his story a universal angle that would have pleased Howard. He also finds a way to include a passel of Stygian demons.
Will Conrad’s pencils maintain the high level of quality established in Midnight God #1. There’s a particularly impressive scene in this issue where a group of Aquilonian soldiers does battle on the river
The sepia tones used in the flashback sequences are effective, if not a little trite. The rest of the coloring is excellent; Juan Ferreyra excels at making subtle, understated tones convey meaning with the one-two punch of a post-impressionist.
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