Sunday, June 13, 2010

CBR Review: Robert E. Howard's Hawks of Outremer #1

I recently reviewed Robert E. Howard's Hawks of Outremer #1 for CBR and, in the process, wrote the following sentences: "Unlike other adaptations of Robert E. Howard works, Hawks of Outremer isn’t set in some distant or fantastic setting. It takes place in 1190 AD and deals with the Crusades. Despite this difference, BOOM! picked a solid enough property for adaptation since the period in question was a time of violence and bloodshed, something this first issue has plenty of thanks to its protagonist, Cormac Fitzgeoffrey, a Gaelic warrior that’s out to avenge the deaths of his friends."

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