Comments on: The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives volume 1 HC http://www.animerated.com/the-barry-windsor-smith-conan-archives-volume-1-hc anime, manga and comics reviews Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:48:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andrei http://www.animerated.com/the-barry-windsor-smith-conan-archives-volume-1-hc/comment-page-1#comment-2248 Andrei Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:44:41 +0000 http://www.animerated.com/?p=5207#comment-2248 I hope that will teach Dark Horse a proper lesson regarding bad reprints. I hope that will teach Dark Horse a proper lesson regarding bad reprints.

]]> By: Peter Richardson http://www.animerated.com/the-barry-windsor-smith-conan-archives-volume-1-hc/comment-page-1#comment-2238 Peter Richardson Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:31:50 +0000 http://www.animerated.com/?p=5207#comment-2238 This book looked like it was going to follow much in the manner of Marvel's Omnibus series insofar as restoring the original color palette and linework to what should have been one of the most exciting reprints in recent comicdom. Dark Horse have now abandoned that idea and are going to source the book from their hideously re-coloured "Chronicles of Conan" series. Overwrought colours with Barry Smith's linework wrecked in the process. So save your money, if you actually go and buy this book your endorsing stupid publishers. There were people at Dark Horse who tried to stand out against this decision but bean counters citing economic considerations won the day. My advice would be to seek out the original comics themselves or some of the Marvel reprints either of which would be better in terms of fidelity to Smith's original linework and colour guides than this ghastly compromise is going to be. If short term economics are what Dark Horse execs respond to than just leave them with a pile of unsold books as the final response to their short term thinking. This book looked like it was going to follow much in the manner of Marvel’s Omnibus series insofar as restoring the original color palette and linework to what should have been one of the most exciting reprints in recent comicdom.

Dark Horse have now abandoned that idea and are going to source the book from their hideously re-coloured “Chronicles of Conan” series. Overwrought colours with Barry Smith’s linework wrecked in the process.

So save your money, if you actually go and buy this book your endorsing stupid publishers. There were people at Dark Horse who tried to stand out against this decision but bean counters citing economic considerations won the day.

My advice would be to seek out the original comics themselves or some of the Marvel reprints either of which would be better in terms of fidelity to Smith’s original linework and colour guides than this ghastly compromise is going to be.

If short term economics are what Dark Horse execs respond to than just leave them with a pile of unsold books as the final response to their short term thinking.

]]> By: Andrei http://www.animerated.com/the-barry-windsor-smith-conan-archives-volume-1-hc/comment-page-1#comment-2069 Andrei Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:59:58 +0000 http://www.animerated.com/?p=5207#comment-2069 Oh! Is like Blade: The Vampire Slayer black and white volume that screwed up all the linework of Tony DeZuniga. I was regretting for buying it. Thanks for the info :D Oh! Is like Blade: The Vampire Slayer black and white volume that screwed up all the linework of Tony DeZuniga. I was regretting for buying it. Thanks for the info :D

]]> By: Ilkka http://www.animerated.com/the-barry-windsor-smith-conan-archives-volume-1-hc/comment-page-1#comment-2068 Ilkka Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:34:06 +0000 http://www.animerated.com/?p=5207#comment-2068 Just to point out that this will NOT use the original color palette but the ghastly Chronicles of Conan colors. So it's a sham and will not show the delicate linework of Barry Smith. Don't buy it. Just to point out that this will NOT use the original color palette but the ghastly Chronicles of Conan colors. So it’s a sham and will not show the delicate linework of Barry Smith. Don’t buy it.

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