I think his lady friend with the dagger’s right arm is a prosthetic attached at the bicep cuff, and I think she may have grabbed one from the man arms pile this morning in her rush to get to the shore leave picture.
@Anna T.—Not sure if he’s about to kill the girl or split his own skull on that backswing. It also appears that with his last stroke, the one that bloodied his axe, he shaved off the tip of dagger damsel’s nose.
Well, I see a grumpy face. It’s on the second attacker from our left. It’s on the right side of his back. Could be the unhappy ghost of Frank Frazetta.
This is the second one in a month that shows Conan’s inability to carry women in a balanced position. Conan, no matter how strong you are, gravity is stronger!
@BC: Agreed on both the WTF flat knees, and the need for “faux-zetta”.
This has new and different anatomical issues than we’ve seen. And plenty of ’em.
The two guys on the left look less like they’re about to attack than they’re dying of leprosy or something, what with the peculiar skin colors, slumped position of one and the beseeching pose of the other (“reaching for Conan”, you say? What the hell is that supposed to accomplish aside from getting your arm chopped off?) Maybe it’s that peculiar mist that’s killing them?
The guys on the right seem healthier, but they seem more “crouched in wide-mouthed awe” than posed for an attack. “Sitting down (judging from the way his leg is sticking out in front of him) with your spear by your side” isn’t an attack position, and neither is “crouching over your buddy with your knife arm resting across his shoulders.”
@Bruce: Yes, the farthest left guys are begging for help and the ones on the right are agog. I picture them all saying “Save us from the fog, Conan!” and Conan replying “No, I am only heeya for da wimmen.”
October 9th, 2018 at 12:20 pm
Actually the tag should be ‘muscle’, for his left calf.
October 9th, 2018 at 1:07 pm
“Bloody tourists are ruining Venice – let’s go!”
October 9th, 2018 at 1:12 pm
And as the last echoes of valor fade away, we’re left with this.
October 9th, 2018 at 1:43 pm
@fred—Calf? What’s up with his knees? They look like they’ve been sanded perfectly flat.
Needs a “Faux-zetta” tag.
October 9th, 2018 at 1:51 pm
I think his lady friend with the dagger’s right arm is a prosthetic attached at the bicep cuff, and I think she may have grabbed one from the man arms pile this morning in her rush to get to the shore leave picture.
October 9th, 2018 at 2:43 pm
Conan had to abduct and smaller woman this time, to balance out the giant one he abducted in the last Conan cover.
October 9th, 2018 at 3:55 pm
More like “Hoes of Valor”. Amirite?
October 9th, 2018 at 6:31 pm
It looks like he’s about to kill that girl he’s holding, rather than swinging his axe at the horde of bad guys.
October 9th, 2018 at 6:44 pm
“Hey! I caught this woman trying to sneak off of this cover! As punishment, I say we hand her over to Rowena Morrill!”
October 9th, 2018 at 7:20 pm
@Anna T.—Not sure if he’s about to kill the girl or split his own skull on that backswing. It also appears that with his last stroke, the one that bloodied his axe, he shaved off the tip of dagger damsel’s nose.
October 9th, 2018 at 7:23 pm
@B.- I believe I see a faint nude female torso on his left knee. Yay Cimmerian knee pads.
October 9th, 2018 at 10:14 pm
Well, I see a grumpy face. It’s on the second attacker from our left. It’s on the right side of his back. Could be the unhappy ghost of Frank Frazetta.
October 10th, 2018 at 4:26 am
This is the second one in a month that shows Conan’s inability to carry women in a balanced position. Conan, no matter how strong you are, gravity is stronger!
@BC: Agreed on both the WTF flat knees, and the need for “faux-zetta”.
This has new and different anatomical issues than we’ve seen. And plenty of ’em.
Also bad weapons handling and a very 80s font.
October 11th, 2018 at 12:47 am
The two guys on the left look less like they’re about to attack than they’re dying of leprosy or something, what with the peculiar skin colors, slumped position of one and the beseeching pose of the other (“reaching for Conan”, you say? What the hell is that supposed to accomplish aside from getting your arm chopped off?) Maybe it’s that peculiar mist that’s killing them?
The guys on the right seem healthier, but they seem more “crouched in wide-mouthed awe” than posed for an attack. “Sitting down (judging from the way his leg is sticking out in front of him) with your spear by your side” isn’t an attack position, and neither is “crouching over your buddy with your knife arm resting across his shoulders.”
October 11th, 2018 at 2:51 am
@Bruce: Yes, the farthest left guys are begging for help and the ones on the right are agog. I picture them all saying “Save us from the fog, Conan!” and Conan replying “No, I am only heeya for da wimmen.”
October 11th, 2018 at 3:34 am
Well, we *know* it isn’t “Echoes of Velour”….
October 11th, 2018 at 12:56 pm
“By Crom, I have my hands full! Don’t just stand there, help me hold this wench!”
This cover SO BADLY needs a Benny Hill soundtrack.