The Savage Sword Of Conan: Reforged #6 Cover Preview

 

Cover A: Tony Harris

The Cimmerian stole her away from her people to ransom his own. Their trail has been plagued by sorcery and bloodshed. After the death of her brother, Yasmina is the leader of Vendhya. Conan thought her a goddess when dressed in her finery. Yet when she traded clothes with a servant, the Cimmerian sees her a flesh-and-blood woman. Then dark sorcerers pull Yasmina into a crimson cloud, and carry her off to their stronghold. 

Will Conan follow the Black Seers? And will the war party from Vendhya storm the mountain of Yimsha when they learn where Yasmina is? Here's all the info from Titan Comics and Heroic Signatures. 

     

The Savage Sword Of Conan: Reforged #6 Cover Preview

Writer: Roy Thomas

Artist: John Buscema

Cover Artists: Tony Harris, Dan Adkins & Kenneth Morris

Publisher: Titan Comics

Issue Description: 80 Pages, Full Color

Price: $14.99

Release Date: August 12, 2026

  

 

Brace yourself for the riveting conclusion of one of Robert E. Howard's greatest Conan adventures ever!

 

Yasmina is gone, taken by the vicious acolytes of the Black Circle, and only Conan can save her. But the road to their inner sanctum is treacherous, and the horrors that await Conan inside are darker than the Cimmerian can possibly imagine. The epic "People of the Black Circle" concludes in this special super-sized issue of Savage Sword of Conan: Reforged.

 

 

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Cover B: Dan Adkins

 

 

Cover C: Kenneth Morris

Cover D: Tony Harris - Virgin Foil Variant ($19.99)

Thanks to Titan Comics for sharing this cover preview with us.

Conan The Barbarian #19 Review

 

Writer: Jim Zub

Artist: Doug Braithwaite

Colorist: Diego Rodriguez

Letterer: Richard Starkings & Tyler Smith

Editor: Chris Butera

Cover Artists: Roberto de la Torre, Marco Rudy, Tony Harris, Eryk Donovan & Doug Braithwaite

Publisher: Titan Comics

Price: $3.99

Release Date: March 19, 2025

 

Bêlit and Conan planned a heist with Tarnasha. But when the Snake priest stabbed Conan, the thief fled with the Fangs Of The Serpent, while Conan and Bêlit returned to the Tigris. With Kyros in an uproar, the lovers set sail for calmer waters and new challenges.

 

Conan and Bêlit hoped for a long life together. But after a year together, Conan watches the Tigris depart without him. What will Conan do now that his seafaring days as Amra The Lion are behind him? Let's grab our swords and battle axes, shout “By Crom,” venture into Conan The Barbarian #19, and find out!

 

Story

Bereft of his lover and his purpose, Conan wanders through the remote land. He endures the elements, trudges through swamps, and hacks through jungles. It is an exhausting journey, and while grieving, Conan wishes for friends to help him. But he faces the danger alone. And even though his mind argues otherwise, Conan senses danger in Conan The Barbarian #19.

 

When the Snake Priest stabbed him in Kyros, he told Conan that if he lived, he would serve the serpent god. As with the woman Conan met in the Temple Of Kallian Publico, the Stygian priest transformed before his eyes. Conan has likely forgotten the priest's dying words after all his adventures with Bêlit. Yet others in the Black Kingdom sense Set's lingering mark.

 

In Conan The Barbarian #19, Jim Zub paints a dire portrait of our hero lost and alone. Conan sought the truth of his soul when he ventured north into Asgard after the Battle Of Venarium. Now, Conan wonders where he stands with life. What point is there in going on when the person who gave your life meaning has died? What value is there in continuing to live when the world seems empty?

 

Art

Conan stands on the shore and watches the blazing Tigris set out to sea. Despite his mighty scar-covered thews, he could not handle the wooden vessel alone. So, clutching a sword, Conan trudges through grasses at the water’s edge before venturing into the jungle. The trees and branches reach toward him, and roots twist and curl across the ground like snakes. He hunkers under a ledge amid the driving rain like The Incredible Hulk. But no Bêlit or Betsy Ross crouches beside him in Conan The Barbarian #19.

 

Diego Rodriguez lavishes a loaded palette on Doug Braithwaite’s moody and atmospheric art. Yellow eyes watch as Conan tumbles into the murky swamp. Scarlet fills the air when danger threatens. Blue smudges and streaks fill the background when the wind tosses Conan’s dark mane. Amid the verdant greenery, Conan knees to study marks in the brown sand.

 

Richard Starkings and Tyler Smith conjure uppercase lettering into white dialogue balloons and yellow narrative boxes. The words grow bold for intonation, occasionally enlarge, and never shrink. Shouts turn red and threaten to burst balloons as Conan races for safety while a giant purple word accompanies a sorcerous event. Thanks to Titan for providing a copy for review.

 

Final Thoughts

As Conan mourns the death of Bêlit in Conan The Barbarian #19, he seeks a reason to live. He encounters someone in the jungle who could prove a boon companion. But first, Conan can convince him he is not irrevocably tainted with evil.

 

Rating 9.4/10

 

For more covers and look inside see my preview of Conan The Barbarian #19.

Amazing Spider-Man #51 Review

 

Writers: Zeb Wells

Pencilers: Ed McGuinness & Todd Nauck

Inker: Mark Farmer, Todd Nauck, Cliff Rathburn & Wade Von Grawbadger

Colorists: Marcio Menyz, Erick Arciniega & Bryan Valenza

Letterer: Joe Caramagna

Cover Artists: Ed McGuinness & Marcio Menyz; Ivan Bigarella; Tony Harris; Skottie Young

Publisher: Marvel

Price: $4.99

Release Date: June 5, 2024

 

The Beyond Corporation turned Ben Reilly's life into a bad dream. Queen Goblin tried to help him with the Hobgoblin's Winkler Device. But since Ben used it, he's suffered from a recurring dream. Is his broken mind trying to tell him something, and will it benefit Ben or others? Let’s thwip into Amazing Spider-Man #51 and find out!

 

Story

Doc Ock burns for revenge. Among the Sinister Six, Electro, Mysterio, and Sandman are up for anything. But Vulture is concerned. Kraven seems lost in a world of his own. Will the Hunter be an asset or a liability if they storm Norman's palace?

 

King Norman’s not bothered by anything. He’s reassumed the throne as a goblin born. He calls Doc Ock to boast of his imminent triumph. Norman even accuses Ock of telegraphing his plans when warning the eight-limbed wonder that his days of living the good life in his underground lair are nearing the end.

 

The Living Brain killed itself. But before it committed suicide, it gave birth. Composed of a smaller brain in a metal body, the Walking Brain leads Dr Curt Connors on a call to arms in Amazing Spider-Man #51. But is the entity that gave them the code phrase to turn Norman back into the Green Goblin on Peter’s side?

 

 

 

As for Ben Reilly, he's sat where many have sat before. Dr Ashley Kafka, Ned Leeds, Roderick Kingsley, and Peter Parker have used the Winkler Machine. Can Ben take something from Peter's time in the chair to make himself whole? At least, now that Dr Kafka told Ben that Beyond stole his memories, Ben should feel more kindly disposed toward Peter. Perhaps he can even help Peter. But is Peter even Peter Parker anymore?

 

Amid so many uncertainties, one fact is beyond doubt in Amazing Spider-Man #51. Peter Parker is not Spider-Man. He’s Spider-Goblin. Unfettered by convention or sentiment, he'll do anything to help others achieve their full potential. 

 

 

 

Art

Electro worries that someone has discovered the Sinister Six's landline in the sewers. The phone cord unites fractured panels to portray both sides of the conversation before Spider-Goblin swoops in via a two-page spread. Slanted panels showcase a frantic fight with Doc Ock before the camera returns to Oscorp, where the Living Brain resembles a used tin of Jiffy Pop. Kamala gives Norman a ring. Her smile suggests she's no longer traumatized over dying. But the icon on her shirt signals the approaching storm.

 

Ed McGuinness, Mark Farmer, Todd Nauck, Cliff Rathburn, and Wade Von Grawbadger deliver strong visuals in the action-packed Amazing Spider-Man #51. They also imbue the characters with personality, as Electro sticks out his tongue, Sandman monsters out, Kraven expresses remorse, and Spider-Goblin can’t wipe the grin off his face. But standout honors belong to the Walking Brain. Did our Mars Attack visitors fuse Dr Johann Krauss with one of their cool cerebrums?

 

 

 

Marcio Menyz, Erick Arciniega & Bryan Valenza bring bright, bold characters that stand out amid the darkness of Ben Reilly’s mind, the gray-blue sewers, white-suited workers in the no-longer-clean Oscorp laboratory, and Kamala’s pale green room. But no one, not even Kraven, who wields a spear with a red gem, outshines green-skinned Spider-Goblin in his black and purple suit. “Calm your worried mind,” Spider-Goblin urges, cradling Kraven’s tanned face in his purple gloves. “Be at peace.”

 

Joe Caramagna thwips uppercase black lettering into dialogue balloons and narrative boxes in Amazing Spider-Man #51. The font grows bold for inflection, swells for increased volume, gets italicized for machine-speak, and shrinks for lowered voices. Immense letters help us hear Otto’s Octoids go wild, Spider-Goblin shatter a fragile person’s illusions, and his joyous, overwhelming laughter.

 

Thanks to Marvel for providing a copy for review.

 

 

 

Final Thoughts

It’s Phone A Friend Day for Norman Osborn, Spider-Goblin makes Sandman shine, J. Jonah Jameson goes wild with a red pen, and two spectacular Spider-Men have broken minds in Amazing Spider-Man #51.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To preview interior art see my review at Comic Book Dispatch.