Thursday, June 25, 2009

Conan Comics from Spain are Yours to Download for Free!

This is a big one, fellow Conan fans! A CROM! reader that goes simply by the name Cromsblood sent me an e-mail the other day explaining how he has spent the last 6 months or so translating a series of Spanish comic books he found on a now-defunct website which feature our favorite Cimmerian. The comics were called "Sword!" and showcased stories and artwork never before seen in America!

Here's a little background information sent to me by Cromsblood...

"Sword Studio is a comic book studio run by Carlos Yañez. Carlos Yañez is the editor of a spanish magazine called Sword.
"Bloody ice" was done in 1999 for the Spanish Conan editor, Editorial Planeta, because Editorial Planeta (under contract with Marvel Italia/Panini Comics) began a project named "Conan made in Spain" to publish new Conan comics made by Spanish artists. This project was cancelled due to economic problems, and "Bloody Ice", and a lot of other Spanish Conan adventures (like "The Treasure of Akem-Lizar", a 55 pages Conan adventurer) can not be published in Spain or in other countries. "
Here are some of the new covers, which I believe are completely new redesigns by Cromsblood...

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Now for the good part! Not only is Cromsblood sharing this information with everyone (hell, I'm just thrilled to even hear of this comic book!), Cromsblood has been kind enough to post every issue online for free!

They are all hosted by Rapidshare and can be downloaded individually as .cbr files, which you will need a comic book reader program in order to read these. I prefer Comical, it's also free and small and easier than a Zamoran trollop to use.

Click the links below to download the books! And once again, much heart-felt thanks to Cromsblood for doing this! You have truly added something big to all of Conan fandom!

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9 comments:

  1. Dave TackettJune 25, 2009 at 8:09 PM

    Huzzah!

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  2. KikeJune 26, 2009 at 9:35 AM

    Hi!
    I´m Enrique, from Spain. I made a little parody about Conan, using a famous spanish brand of cakes named "CODAN". The story is based on "frost giant´s daughter"... I hope you like it!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNKCJ1tXMJ8

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  3. AcorndogJune 26, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    Dude, that's a seriously awesome video! You deserve your own post!

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  4. sandySTCJune 27, 2009 at 12:05 PM

    Hey thanks for these and thanks for the link to Comical! I didn't even know there was such a thing. Okay, I didn't check, but still, thanks!

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  5. CromsbloodJune 28, 2009 at 10:08 PM

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  6. CromsbloodJune 28, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    OK, I admit I have a love/hate relationship with rapidshare...try this ONE:

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=57WP99SW

    Megaupload, count the dead!

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  7. AnonymousApril 8, 2012 at 11:04 PM

    "The Death of Conan" and "Mound of the Gray Giant" links don't fuction.

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  8. CalydonMarch 17, 2015 at 12:35 PM

    A couple of years later and these links are all dead. Has anyone preserved these comics for posterity?

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  9. AnonymousMarch 17, 2015 at 7:45 PM

    Here is a working link. I hope this helps people who have an interest in this defunct series.

    https://www.mediafire.com/?z68y2vsoydnnzmr

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