Script: Roy Thomas
Art: Dan Panosian
Colors: Dan Jackson
Letters: Richard Starkings
Cover Artist: Aleksi Briclot
Conan: Road Of Kings #10 Starts with Conan discovering that Count Trocero has launched the siege of Tarantia. Thelitis and the others inform Conan of their plan to sneak in and assassinate the current king (Deucalion) and make Arpello the new king.
Inside the castle, Conan and the others who are disgused as servants of Thelitis are greeted by Deucalion and his guards whose out number them. Conan gets in position to attack but is stopped by Prospero, meanwhile, Thelitis plan to use’s the kings affections for her against him are spoiled when deucalion orders his guards to feed the retainers as he calls them – to his royal dragon. Out numbered, Conan springs to action hacking and slashing his way, as more and more guards attack and D’Jonn and Prospero are captured Conan escapes jumping thru a window and falls 3 stories on to a wooden wheel barrel which happens to sit in front of Deucalion’s chambers. Meanwhile Thelitis who’s alone with Decalion kills him and herself just as Conan enters, shocked by the death of Thelitis he makes his way back to the others before they are fed to Deucalion’s dragon which turns out to be a giant lizard. Again Conan is thrust into action once more to save Albiona and the others from death.
Trouble seems to follow Conan wherever he goes when placed in hopeless situations, it’s certain he’ll pull through and survive, hacking and slashing his way out only to start all over again in the next issue. At this point there hasn’t been a warrior or warlord introduced to challenge Conan which is a bummer, I would love to see Conan run into someone hardcore finally. Instead he’s been on the run with others that have plans to use Conan for their personal gain.
With plenty of action and solid writing Conan: Road of Kings #10 is another solid read, I can’t praise Thomas and Panosian enough on the job they’re doing with Road of Kings, they are staying true to the Conan we all know and love.
Release date: Out Now
| Story: | 4.5/5.0   |
| Art: | 5.0/5.0 |
| Dialog: | 4.0/5.0  |
| Overall: | 4.5/5.0 |
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