I like Jerry Ordway but not Roy Thomas, usually. Is there a big collection of all this stuff?
I agree that Roy Thomas can be a bit text-heavy and pseudo Shakespearian in his stilted dialogue, particularly on period-set titles like CONAN, THOR and ARAK.
And he packs so much story into every page that it sometimes reads more like a plot synopsis than a story.
But at his best, he scripts some great stories, such as "Hawks From the Sea" in CONAN THE BARBARIAN 19 and 20 (with Barry Smith art).
And "The Haunting of Castle Crimson" in SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN 12 (by Thomas, Buscema/Alcala).
And the aforementioned ALL-STAR SQUADRON ANNUAL 1.
And CONAN THE ADVENTURER 1 (by Thomas and Kayanan)
On the question of "is there a big collection of this stuff?", I see there's a SHOWCASE collection of the ALL-STAR books. But I'd frankly have them in color, in original form. Which you can probably buy on ebay as a set cheap.
