scburdet Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 1st Red Sonja cover. I really enjoy the BWS art in the early Conan comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grendel72 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I'll have a go. 8.0- 8.5 . The bottom right edge took a little beating. Looks like a well read comic. Love his art but he never drew the best female form, especially the face. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am The Answer! Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 The Answer is: 8.0 scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 I glanced at this last night and thought it looked like my copy which is 6.5/7.0. Yours looks better to my eyes today. 8.0 thereabouts. Issue 24 is the must have, IMO. Issue 23 may be her first appearance but she's an auxiliary character. She's the star of this issue and it's hands down one of the best Conan stories and beautifully drawn. Thanks for posting. Mojohand, scburdet and Albert Thurgood 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 On 12/23/2022 at 9:58 PM, grendelbo said: Issue 24 is the must have I'm inclined to agree here. I just love the cover art of this one in particular. Buyers on ebay seem to be paying more for the equivalently graded copies of 23 over 24. The comp I have is the issue 1 from this same run, which was part of a purchased of the entire BWS run on the book (inc. the two he didn't draw). My issue one clocked in at a 7.5 & I believe this is at least a grade better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Thurgood Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Had to come back to the forum to look at some BWS art... Agree with the 8.0 rating: noted issue on LR corner and stress marks near staples. Also agree with @grendelbo that it's hands down one of the best Conan stories and IMHO one of the best drawn. (Red nails is hard to beat). scburdet and grendelbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) On 12/23/2022 at 10:05 PM, Albert Thurgood said: IMHO one of the best drawn + this cover agreed. And 23 is inked by too many different artists and BWS style seems subverted. Edited December 24, 2022 by grendelbo Albert Thurgood and scburdet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Thurgood Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Agreed on that cover too... I am very familiar with it...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mephistopheles Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 8.0 scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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timfinz Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 7.0 mostly due to the blunted/rounded corners of the front cover. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
