Manos!
How cool is Manos? Well, he's so similar to Conan that they were probably joined at the hip at birth, so it's no wonder he gets all the ladies...
...and he's got his own sticker (my kids get unhinged when you give them stickers, so I suppose that's pretty cool)...
...in addition, the Manos comics have really cool wraparound covers, some of which can be seen over on Mundo Bocato (which is an awesome blog btw, but some of it, well, nsfw).
I keep reading that Manos was originally published in Germany by Bastei-Verlag R.F.A. in 1984 under the title Wulkan, but I have never come across such a comic...I do though see THIS Wulkan comic often, which was published in 1982 by Ediciones Dalmau, and looks a lot like Manos, so I'm a little confused...
In any case, Manos was published in Spain by Editorial Bruguera, S.A., between 1984-85, and consisted of some 23 issues. If you take a close look, it's pretty easy to see just how similar Manos and Conan really are.
Whether it's while drinking a cup of ale...
Hangin' with their homies...
OK, one more example, but I think you're getting it by now...
The Savage Sword of Conan #5 vs Manos #3
The artwork in Manos was pretty much ripped off from the likes of John Buscema, and apparently when not from him, then from Victor de la Fuente...and not along the lines of paying homage, but in many cases, blatant plagiarism. Not cool!!!
That said, I still really wanted to know what Manos was all about, so I went ahead and translated the first issue, and now I'm in the know. The writer probably should have just gone ahead and plagiarized the stories too, and then they should have called it Conan instead of Manos, and it would have been a damn fine read!
But don't take my word for it, you decide! Here's Manos #01 – Hell’s Counterstrike (in English, of course)...
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