Has DC just given up on Warlord?

[Zack1973]

This use to be a decent character I enjoyed reading, but it's as if they decided he does not belong in New 52. My guess Snyder could totally revamp him and make his return exceptional? Any thoughts on this.

[Jeffro.]

I'd rather just go back and read the Grell issues of the original series. Have zero interest in a modern treatment of this character.

[Crimebuster]

Well, they revived the series not once but twice in recent years. The Bruce Jones series in 2006, which relaunched the title with new versions of all the characters, only last 10 issues. But they still tried again in 2009, bringing Grell back to work on the original characters, and even that only lasted 16 issues. I love Warlord too, but it doesn't seem like there's a big enough market at the moment for it.

 

Of course, at some point they'll have to put out something to renew the trademarks or whatever, and if that ends up striking gold we could see a revival. So who knows. But I am not holding my breath.

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

It seems like someone will decide when the current superhero movie genre gets a little stale that what they need is a fantasy Barbarian movie. While they will probably reboot Conan it would be cool if someone took on Warlord. Turok for that matter.

[revat]

It seems like someone will decide when the current superhero movie genre gets a little stale that what they need is a fantasy Barbarian movie. While they will probably reboot Conan it would be cool if someone took on Warlord. Turok for that matter.

 

they just had a conan movie, no one watched it

 

[shadroch]

We need a Young Conan movie.

With lots of ninjas, and a cute canine sidekick.

[faster friends]

I know it is different companies, But does Warlord take place in a similar area to the Savage Land where Kazar is?

[Crimebuster]

I know it is different companies, But does Warlord take place in a similar area to the Savage Land where Kazar is?

 

Pretty much, yes. Originally, Skartaris was a land inside the Earth; later they decided it was in a different dimension. But basically it's filled with prehistoric animals and dinosaurs, wizards, and ancient civilizations who left behind incredibly advanced technology (which at some point was revealed to be from Atlantis). So... yeah, it's a lot like the Savage Land, only without the epically tedious Ka-Zar dragging it down.

[bronze johnny]

I've always thought that Mike Grell and Warlord are one in the same.

[Silver]

One of my favorite characters from my early collecting years. I still have my original run!

[Brian48]

Really liked this title back in the '80s, but the entire genre has been (virtually) given up on by the major comic houses. I like what Dark Horse is doing with Conan, but that's about it.

[Crimebuster]

Given the popularity of fantasy in other mediums, such as Game of Thrones, The Hobbit and Harry Potter, you'd think the big comic companies would put more effort into creating some good comics.

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

That book was such a breath of fresh air when it came out. I used to love the two page spreads Mike Grell would do for his title page. I also still have my original run.

[zosocane]

And from Warlord came Starslayer, which is sort of the inverse of Warlord (man from the past thrown into the future). I highly recommend the first 6 all-Grell issues. Grell was going to sell Starslayer to DC but he opted to sell it to Pacific Comics.

 

Warlord would be an outstanding movie if done well. Problem is, the 2012 film John Carter of Mars -- Grell based Warlord (and Starslayer) from the Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter Warlord of Mars -- was a box office bomb. And the Conan reboot in 2011 was another bomb. So sword-and-sorcery genre is not favored at the box office these days.

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

And from Warlord came Starslayer, which is sort of the inverse of Warlord (man from the past thrown into the future). I highly recommend the first 6 all-Grell issues. Grell was going to sell Starslayer to DC but he opted to sell it to Pacific Comics.

 

Warlord would be an outstanding movie if done well. Problem is, the 2012 film John Carter of Mars -- Grell based Warlord (and Starslayer) from the Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter Warlord of Mars -- was a box office bomb. And the Conan reboot in 2011 was another bomb. So sword-and-sorcery genre is not favored at the box office these days.

 

Yeah it won't happen anytime soon. I watched John Carter a couple of months ago and while watchable it was certainly tedious. Too bad, I could see Warlord with a crisp -script and the right talent and effects being a great movie.