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[Wraith]

First I was on a vacation, and then was my comic dealer. However, today I finally got 'Gates of Paradise' (along with #5).
What can I say? Brilliant, as always.

That piece of writing on page 16, accompanied with the pictures, made me think that it's probably his experience in Hyperboria that's made Conan very cautious of civilization. In the other Hyborian countries, the rift between the few super-rich and the many poor (slaves) isn't quite as extrem as in Hyperborea, but it's there nonetheless.

Now, on to 'Ashes and Dust'...