The CONAN Relaunch - Exclusive Interview with writer Jim Zub and head honcho Fredrik Malmberg

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  • Опубликовано: 2 дек 2024

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  • @FracturedO1
    @FracturedO1 Год назад +57

    Midnight's Edge started as a channel for gritter comics and Andre is a big fan of Conan. This is ME legacy.
    The continuous coverage and dedication to informing everyone about Robert E Howard in print or film is greatly appreciated. Cheers.

  • @carlmanvers5009
    @carlmanvers5009 Год назад +40

    Rob De La Torre is a great choice. He makes his art dynamic, powerful _and_ believable. Which is no mean feat.

  • @smackroscoe
    @smackroscoe Год назад +7

    Feels like Conan is in the right hands & the true fans will have our hero with us every month. And a BIG thanks to Andre for all the work you do for us! Respect & all the glory to you Brother Andre!

  • @Jalapeno_Chorizo
    @Jalapeno_Chorizo Год назад +7

    Rob's work is Buscema personified! Awesome!

  • @Avarn388
    @Avarn388 Год назад +21

    Awesome. I loved the first interviews with Fredrick and Jim Zub. As someone who recently gotten into reading Conan(and Sword and Sorcery) I'm excited to see where Conan goes. Because Conan as a TV series would be so awesome. Just look at the HBO animated series, Primal or Spartacus?

  • @marcturmel924
    @marcturmel924 Год назад +7

    Rob's art brings me back to original run of the comic, time to dust mine off and re-read them once again! Thanks André.

  • @JarJarBinks4ever
    @JarJarBinks4ever Год назад +6

    I hope they also do Solomon Kane

  • @williamegan6756
    @williamegan6756 Год назад +14

    Great interview as always, Andre! I’m hopeful for the comic’s future under Titan. Still holding out for an Epic TV series - Mr. Malmberg, please make it happen!

  • @michaeljamesmccabe
    @michaeljamesmccabe Год назад +12

    The best Conan coverage out there! Great stuff, and great news. More Conan, and keep it coming.

  • @rabronin
    @rabronin Год назад +1

    I am pumped for Conan! Issue 0 was a great big tease.

  • @thehumancomet
    @thehumancomet Год назад +2

    loved watching this. Your reviews and interviews of Jim Zub's Conan runs over at Marvel got me to collect all the trades. And it's a damn good time. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction, Andre!

  • @average_joe4558
    @average_joe4558 Год назад +1

    My jaw dropped as the many layers of this video unfolded. Been a long time fan of Conan in the 70's and the realities of parenthood in the 80's caused me to drift away.
    I've been rereading the 70's Marvel era again thanks to reprints [I could never replace the original ones I had] and all those memories of what he meant to me, especially the books of the 60's, has me feeling younger and wanting more.
    Now you're telling me that there will be so much more for the fans, made by fans, and I can't be any happier.
    Who would have ever thought that Crom would show us mortals mercy?
    Thank you for this video.

  • @jadapandy
    @jadapandy Год назад +3

    Now THESE are the best Midnight's Edge's episodes!!
    Just Andre and great interviews like this. Especially about one of the biggest, most iconic characters of literature - Conan!
    Been reading the comics since 1971, which led to the reading of ALL of REH'S novels. Same with Tarzan and ERB'S other iconic series.

  • @MyCoollection
    @MyCoollection Год назад +1

    Excellent interview! I was already onboard , but this video confirms that Conan is in the right hands. Thanks for posting this.

  • @comicbookninja5268
    @comicbookninja5268 Год назад +1

    Thanks Andre and Midnight's Edge!

  • @QuestforaMeaningfulLife
    @QuestforaMeaningfulLife Год назад +1

    Star Trek brought me to this channel but now I'm staying for the Conan

  • @curiositycloset2359
    @curiositycloset2359 Год назад +2

    Can't miss mignights edge when it comes to conan.

  • @matthewlongo6404
    @matthewlongo6404 Год назад +3

    Massive Conan fan, the most important character in fantasy history. Robert E. Howard was a genius, its tragic he never realized his importance and took his own life. The Darkhorse run was pretty great, pre woke comics. True Conan. Also, Robert Jordan, the creator of Wheel of Time, did some pretty great Conan books, six of em.

  • @emmajade9507
    @emmajade9507 Год назад +5

    Please be good please be good please be good

  • @jordangreen4518
    @jordangreen4518 Год назад +6

    100% excited for a new wave of Conan comics. I'll be looking forward to issue #0 and July 2023.

  • @9148H2
    @9148H2 Год назад +2

    The one thingsI would love to see coming forward for the future of Conan and the Hyborian universe. I would love to see a Conan Death Dealer crossover. Even though Death Dealer is not a Robert Howard creation. Frank Frazetta is forever intwined with Conan as Howard is for defining the look of the character. And in the original Death Dealer novels they were set in a time before the rise of Atlantis. So in theory, Death Dealer could be in the Hyborian world of Conan. A Conan Death Dealer story would be so awesome. Two of the biggest bad asses ever fighting hordes of demons and undead would be amazing. The people in charge of both the Howard and Frazetta Estates need to get together, work out a deal to license out crossovers for books, comics, even video games and animations. They would both make alot of money if they worked together

  • @r.r9999
    @r.r9999 Год назад

    yeaaaaaa feel a home after 54 Years started with Conan books at 10 years age ;)

  • @TheMountainBeyondTheWoods
    @TheMountainBeyondTheWoods Год назад

    I'm a big fan of Conan, I used to have all the savage swords of the 80s and 90s, but I haven't read anything in many years. This interview makes me want to start reading Conan again, and it sounds like he is in good hands.

  • @davidm6751
    @davidm6751 Год назад +6

    Excited about this! Hope to see more original stories! Would love to see more early Conan.. upbringing in Cimmeria/etc.

  • @metalmoviesbrewskys
    @metalmoviesbrewskys Год назад +6

    I love these Conan videos you do. I'm extremely excited that Fredrik pulled the trigger on self-publishing the Cemmerian. This is the best news of the year for me🍻🗡🤘

  • @BanjoSick
    @BanjoSick Год назад +2

    Love the Busik/Nord run from the 2000’s.
    Some great Conan comics there.

  • @Aikurisu
    @Aikurisu Год назад +3

    Conan is really the last franchise I give a damn about nowadays, so I do hope Titan gives Howard's universe the justice it deserves. It might even make Crom smile...
    ... okay, maybe not. Has Crom EVER smiled?

  • @Elgar337
    @Elgar337 Год назад +7

    At last something that's not covering a depressing topic. Something productive.

  • @bekkouriarts1634
    @bekkouriarts1634 Год назад

    this is great news. huge conan fan.

  • @terryquinlan499
    @terryquinlan499 Год назад +1

    Look at that art!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Arrrrrrrrggggggghhh!!!!!!
    Big John Buscema would be proud I'm sure!

  • @faithkulin8391
    @faithkulin8391 Год назад

    Conan nin emin ellerde oldugunu hissediyorum. Efsane geri geliyor. Mukemmel bir yazar ve mukemmel bir çizer ile. Thomas ve Buscema dönemini tekrar yasayacağımızı düşünüyorum.
    cos mutluyum. Ne olur çizginizi bozmayın. ❤❤❤❤❤👍

  • @arthurdrew4933
    @arthurdrew4933 11 месяцев назад

    CROM!! CONAN IS BACK! FAR & AWAY HE WAS THE 1 WHO IGNITED THE WHOLE SWORD& SORCERY KICK IN THE 70S/80S 1ST INCOMICS WITH THE SUPERB ARTISTRY OF 1 BARRY WINDSOR SMITH! STORY/ADAPTION BY ROY THOMAS, WHAT A GREAT ,TEAM! MOVIES WITH AHNOLD FOLLOWED IN THE 80S & WE WERE OFF 2 THE RACES!😮😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @hyperguyver2
    @hyperguyver2 Год назад +4

    I want to get the 1st issue but I dont have any comic shops in my area....i really hope they can get Roy Thomas or even Chuck Dixon to return to the title just to really get some veteran blood onto those pages

  • @evilfacebad4548
    @evilfacebad4548 Год назад +2

    Boy i can't wait for this !!!!! He's back!!!!! His character an story is so fantastic...i really think he deserves more respect an attention...if they did it right a conan show on hbo could kill game of thrones...but they must stay true to the source material an make it adult...cuz if u really know Conan u know he ant for kids

  • @sigmacademy
    @sigmacademy Год назад +2

    15:37. It seems like it's almost like the same as an object travelling around in different time periods and between different characters (and their comics), influencing events and entire characters' histories in the process. Cool idea.

  • @jameshewat4700
    @jameshewat4700 Год назад

    Love the continued Conan content! Please continue!

  • @MeltonCrest
    @MeltonCrest Год назад +18

    As long as they retain the violence, the gore, the sex and the oozing masculinity the Conan Universe is known for it'll be fine...if not...well....

  • @dancolon47
    @dancolon47 Год назад

    DUDE! I'm Sold! I can't wait for the first issue!

  • @SG-js2qn
    @SG-js2qn 11 месяцев назад

    The art is flat out amazing. I don't know about the rest, that will have to emerge, but WOW.

  • @andrewwicks8352
    @andrewwicks8352 Год назад

    Always loved Conan, especially the books by Howard. It'd be nice to see new content by someone who knows what they are doing.

  • @LK_LOBO29
    @LK_LOBO29 Год назад

    After listening of this interview I am hyped as never before! Sounds like the right people finally took this franchise in their capable hands! Just like Monolith and their Conan board games! Good luck and I'll definietly buy those new comics!

  • @williamoxley5254
    @williamoxley5254 Год назад +1

    Awesome can’t wait!!!

  • @lecimmerien3457
    @lecimmerien3457 Год назад

    Really looking forward to these comics! Keep the updates coming.

  • @Radioman-pv5np
    @Radioman-pv5np Год назад

    Great interview! I started reading the Conan novels when I was 10 years old and picked up the very early Marvel Comics' Conan shortly thereafter. Also, I've got over 1700 hours in Conan Exiles so I'm a big fan. Can't wait to see these.

  • @neillcaiger7714
    @neillcaiger7714 Год назад

    Awesome! somehow missed this....currently listening to Jim in a great interview on Cromcast - MUCH recommended as well!

  • @ryostu1
    @ryostu1 Год назад

    Hail Conan !

  • @Kadath_Gaming
    @Kadath_Gaming Год назад

    This is the interview I have been thirsting for

  • @jamesricciutiGenXFed
    @jamesricciutiGenXFed Год назад

    I can’t wait for this new Conan series. I have Conan the Barbarian #1. I got it when I was a kid and I just gave it to my kid. Love Conan.

  • @Absolution-
    @Absolution- Год назад +2

    Since you said that these are the same people that oversee the Conan exiles game I wonder if there will be some overlap.
    Like the chick in the cinematic intro that becomes a boss (can't remember character name) appearing in the comic or the game will be able to get DLC based on this run after a while.

  • @arttuluttinen
    @arttuluttinen Год назад +1

    Always love the Conan videos--great stuff.

  • @The_only_one33
    @The_only_one33 Год назад

    Cannot wait to get hold of this. Love the old school look to the art. Cool interview thanks.

  • @warmonkey1272
    @warmonkey1272 Год назад +1

    Fantastic!

  • @seeyouauntie
    @seeyouauntie Год назад

    I am a huge Conan fan. I'm terrified for him.

  • @theghostofmaximumvolume3414
    @theghostofmaximumvolume3414 Год назад +55

    Good luck, Conan... Hopefully, you won't be sidelined by a stronger female version named Comamm.

    • @alasdairwatson712
      @alasdairwatson712 Год назад +4

      Although I would not object to Conina from Terry Pratchett’s “Sourcery”.

    • @Ranben.
      @Ranben. Год назад +2

      @@alasdairwatson712 Someone needs to float a Conan/Cohen team up to Rob or Rhianna...

    • @MooneShadow
      @MooneShadow Год назад +6

      Comamm the librarian

    • @biosteeman
      @biosteeman Год назад +2

      Red Sonja anyone

    • @XxKNIGHT742xX
      @XxKNIGHT742xX Год назад +2

      Plus we could get a red Sonja that is not an obnoxious girl boss with half shaved hair.

  • @feeWAIVER
    @feeWAIVER Год назад

    I'm so pumped for this book, I had to take an extra trip to my shop this week just to tell them how pumped I am for it.

  • @slagit
    @slagit Год назад +1

    Sounds like some very cool CONAN news and yeah when I was a kid back in 70s and early 80s picking up Marvel CONAN comics it was like it was said in video you could just pick them up at any time and really enjoy the stories in front of you without worrying about earlier issues. Man those were some fun times. Anyways these new CONAN comics sound great!

  • @rocketshipevan
    @rocketshipevan Год назад

    Great One Minute Pitch! Cant wait for the book!

  • @fortcastellan1730
    @fortcastellan1730 Год назад

    For the record: Mr. Zub's first interview with Midnight's Edge was the deciding factor that convinced me to give Marvel's new Conan books a shot. (the other factor was Solomon Kane's appearance in the Serpent War crossover). Those books remain the only Marvel material I own from the last decade.
    I will definitely be following the new Titan stories, in trade paper back, if not in the monthly format. There isn't a 'local comic shop' within a hundred miles of me, so.....Eh. I also will be looking forward to Titan's release of the Savage Sword Omnibus #9. Really hope its put together as good as the Marvel Omnis have been.

  • @johnedgar7956
    @johnedgar7956 Год назад

    This sounds AWESOME. I'm hitting up my local comics shop tomorrow about this.

  • @groucho9748
    @groucho9748 Год назад

    Rob Del a Torres is a mix of Buscema and Joe Kubert. Perfect for Conan.

  • @mysteriousstars122
    @mysteriousstars122 Год назад

    *I'm so excited for a new wave of Conan comics* 😄

  • @cordellsenior9935
    @cordellsenior9935 Год назад

    Kusos, kudos! Great interview and great questions. Things I wanted to know and would have asked these guys myself about this new publisher's run and vision on this property. I was respectful of the Dark Horse stuff, but not crazy about most of it. I'll have to go and review the last Marvel run (I think I saw the beginning but was not impressed). I JUST DOWNLOADED THE TITAN CONAN #0. I AM SOLD AND ON BOARD WITH THIS TITAN PUBLICATION. I'll be $pending money on this book! The art looks like John Buscema never died. It looks like Buscema doing his own inking. I love that these guys are so reverent and respectful of the Thomas /(Smith) / Buscema classic stuff. You guys nailed it on the choice of artist for this run. Best of luck with this new iteration.

  • @samfisherxboxog8925
    @samfisherxboxog8925 Год назад +5

    The owners actually like the material they are in charge of? Cool

  • @terryquinlan499
    @terryquinlan499 Год назад

    Oh yea..its beautiful!!!!

  • @coralinealgae
    @coralinealgae Год назад

    Jim Zub writing Conan? Count me in. I like his D&D run, so I know he can do fantasy, and Skullkickers proves he can write bad asses. Not gonna lie, about a quarter of my comic collection is Conan already, so this will be an easy sell.

  • @yellowgut
    @yellowgut Год назад

    I would pre order this line.

  • @Krommer1000
    @Krommer1000 Год назад +7

    Glad Marvel is being left in the rear view mirror. Now I'll actually read these.

  • @shawngillogly6873
    @shawngillogly6873 Год назад

    Great interview. Haven't bought a comic book o/s the Dresden Files graphic novels since I was a kid in an era before internet. But I think I'm persuaded to take a look.

  • @jonahhex9620
    @jonahhex9620 Год назад

    Enjoyed 👍🏻

  • @OldManXanditz
    @OldManXanditz Год назад +1

    There is a Tarzan Franco book he draw it and is freaking awesome!

  • @mamunestor
    @mamunestor Год назад +1

    I need a book with the Conan Timeline(s).

  • @jasonsantos3037
    @jasonsantos3037 Год назад +1

    Well there's a lot of good things to hear about this new Conan comic I hope is good. 💪⚔️💀🔥🐍

  • @Wolverine626
    @Wolverine626 Год назад

    Hopefully some news will come out soon regarding the Live Action Conan that was announced a while back.

  • @SongsOfSavagery
    @SongsOfSavagery Год назад

    The Titan Elric books are fantastic, so I expect good things!

  • @josepablolunasanchez1283
    @josepablolunasanchez1283 Год назад

    Entertainment companies have been training customers to conduct swarm attacks where they stop buying even if they are fans of an IP. When a company starts to insult customers with poor quality products or bad open PR or opposing values, a swarm attack occurs. The best strategy is to step away from companies that love such controversies.

  • @ronniabati
    @ronniabati Год назад

    Sold!🤙🤟👏

  • @shinobi-no-bueno
    @shinobi-no-bueno Год назад +5

    Henry Cavill would be the perfect Conan. Big, black hair and blue eyes

  • @catthewondahokulea6515
    @catthewondahokulea6515 Год назад

    Hell Yeah!!!!!!!!!

  • @josepablolunasanchez1283
    @josepablolunasanchez1283 Год назад +1

    I bought the tabletop game of Conan. I loved the arts and the miniatures. But the manual was unplayable. They released a fixed manual on PDF but the website is down. Fortunately I managed to download the PDFs before that happened.
    In the manuals, missions include Valeria, which was a kickstarter exclusive, so the game is incomplete and you cannot play all the missions. I bought the sourcebook hoping that there were ways to design a balanced game without Valeria, but it basically said "aim for fun" and "trial and error" when trying to balance the game. What it should have was a mathematical way to calculate battle value for units. So the design lacked. And it is difficult to buy maps in the American continent.
    Since I can do arts, I made my own Valeria card and use a token to represent Valeria. That increased my feeling that Modiphius did a great job with the arts, but product availability and incomplete components do not make customers happy.

  • @matthewwolf90
    @matthewwolf90 Год назад +2

    Animated shows like Primal (which was EPIC…till the final episode ruined the story!) and the popular Conan games, have shown there is a large audience for Barbaric stories that are done well! Good luck Conan team!

    • @abrahemsamander3967
      @abrahemsamander3967 Год назад +1

      Agreed. And yeah. The final sucked XD. It could’ve been so good with just the most small(but major) changes.

    • @chazkhaira4690
      @chazkhaira4690 Год назад

      When I watched Primal I thought these are the guys that should do Conan animated

    • @matthewwolf90
      @matthewwolf90 Год назад

      @@chazkhaira4690 the director definitely knows how to make shorts, I believe he Also did the clone wars animated shorts as well, which were heavy on action and letting that guide the story! sadly, as with most Good shows anymore, it ran long enough and became popular enough to catch the eye of Activists in positions of power, and so wanted to inject Their “ideas” into it, in order to say “They were apart of the series success” yet their ideas most often lead to a show or series falling off.

    • @tkim72003
      @tkim72003 Год назад

      @@matthewwolf90 what happened with primal haven't watched season 2 yet

    • @matthewwolf90
      @matthewwolf90 Год назад

      @@tkim72003 SPOILERS!…………………………They kill him off and before he dies the tall woman literally rapes him, fades to black for time Jump, and now theirs a strong Daughter who as a child is just as capable as Spear, so will be Even better than Him for season 3 🙄

  • @spda242
    @spda242 Год назад

    In Jim Zub I trust 👍

  • @aramsantos86
    @aramsantos86 Год назад +3

    I dont want to get my hopes up... but I will anyways

  • @hamdinger7145
    @hamdinger7145 Год назад +10

    What is good in life?

    • @vadergamer7722
      @vadergamer7722 Год назад +6

      Crush your enemies.....
      See them driven before you and hear the lamentations of the women.....

    • @GeneraluStelaru
      @GeneraluStelaru Год назад +1

      @@vadergamer7722 That's good.

  • @davidjones6502
    @davidjones6502 Год назад +5

    I have no doubt the comic will be fabulous! What’s the status on the show/movie animated or otherwise????

    • @RolandDeschain1
      @RolandDeschain1 Год назад

      Hopefully no news is good news. because if Netflix were going to emasculate it and 'woke' it to death they can't wait to tell people so they can get outrage publicity from it.

  • @alexkoronec4326
    @alexkoronec4326 9 месяцев назад

    Looks like Barry Windsor, John Buscema
    Together 😊

  • @patfinch9907
    @patfinch9907 Год назад +1

    If you’re a huge fan of Conan I have been trying to find for a reasonable price is Turkish Barbarian Sword 🗡️ & Sorcery series Tarkan by artist Sevgin Burak & finished after his death by Özcan Alper. 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷. It’s about a Hunic Warrior Tarkan in the services to Attila the Hun and was raised by Wolves 🐺 and has a pet wolf 🐺. Comic series is hugely popular in Turkey 🇹🇷 and Tarkan was adapted into several films back in the 1970s. Fred Malmberg & Jim Zub you got to do a Conan & Tarkan Crossover

  • @mariotrujillo1673
    @mariotrujillo1673 Год назад +3

    Damn I'm early

  • @s.a9339
    @s.a9339 Год назад

    it would be nice if we could get black and white editions of this new series

  • @headspaceastronaut
    @headspaceastronaut Год назад

    Future in comics is secured, now hopefully they can find a good place for the live action future. I don't trust Netflix with it.

  • @Somewhat-Evil
    @Somewhat-Evil Год назад +3

    As long as they stay true to Robert E Howard this will be awesome. I hope they keep Red Sonia and her ridiculous chainmail bikini out of it. Red Sonia was never part of the stories of the Hyborian Age, she was a Cossack fighting against the Ottoman Empire.

    • @Mclucasrv
      @Mclucasrv Год назад +1

      For what I undestand those are 2 different companies and I think they will first push the original Sonia that Robert created or Dark Agnes before trying to work with another company and put sonja and even if they do it will problaby be a crossover separate of what this guys are doing.

  • @Jalapeno_Chorizo
    @Jalapeno_Chorizo Год назад +6

    This better not be Woke!

    • @hyperguyver2
      @hyperguyver2 Год назад +6

      I'm pretty sure that's why they wanted to get away from Marvel

    • @Jalapeno_Chorizo
      @Jalapeno_Chorizo Год назад

      Get away from Blackrock. The Zeitgeist is Fake right now!

    • @Mantikal
      @Mantikal Год назад

      He's going to have neon blue hair or pink hair

  • @kendershot
    @kendershot Год назад

    I don't have an LCS near me that does weekly comics. Is there a digital option?

  • @jimhoward7624
    @jimhoward7624 Год назад

    Where's the development at on the Netflix show?

  • @davidthorpe9050
    @davidthorpe9050 Год назад

    What do you think of killers of the flower moon??? I doubt you’ll talk about that

  • @SanjuroSan
    @SanjuroSan Год назад

    Hey everyone, this video makes me want to get back into comics but I need help. I'm going to try and find a local comic shop (not sure if any in my area) but what are some online resources to keep up to date on release dates and even ordering? I know it's important to help local stores but incase none are near me. Any information would be very appreciated!

  • @radeksparowski7174
    @radeksparowski7174 Год назад

    hmm, the original black and white hand drawn ones were my favorite, marvel and dynamite had shoddy artwork...anyway, as long he does not turn magically into a black handycapped woman, and/or does not cry about his feelings, I am good to go to give them a chance....

  • @briansays2286
    @briansays2286 Год назад +1

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @obfusciatehopper787
    @obfusciatehopper787 Год назад +2

    If it's not Savage Sword quality I'll pass

  • @StariusPrime
    @StariusPrime Год назад

    Anyone know where we can preorder this online directly?

    • @StariusPrime
      @StariusPrime Год назад

      Nevermind! Forgot I had a old Westfield account from the 90s and got them preordered there. 😁

  • @petercollinson8039
    @petercollinson8039 Год назад

    Aw, what about books? No news about novels/novellas/short stories? Seemed like they were trying to get back into that, but maybe it's not a priority now.