The art's still sloppy, right up to the last story where you can finally see the artist—and the visual storyteller—that Barry Windsor Smith would become. The writing's still a little sub-par, but it's definitely coming along.

Overall, some decent improvement over the first 8 issues. ( )

A fine collection of stories, with some orginal Robert Howard stories mixed in. The art is very good throughout, and I enjoy the story paces that the comics set, as opposed to loosely linked stories, which is what Robert Howard provided (although I greatly enjoy those as well). I also really enjoyed the essay in the back by Roy Thomas, explaining some of the challenges and behind the scenes creation of the books. ( )