Somehow this turned into a Solomon Kane pastiche month with me reading one comic book collection and four short stories.
Solomon Kane: The Serpent King by Patrick Zircher (Titan Comics, 2025)
This collects the four issue Soloman Kane: The Serpent King series in which Kane and a group of companions search for the lost Serpent Ring of Thoth-Amon. Patrick Zircher delivers a fantastic combination of story and art with lots of elements from the works of Robert E. Howard. This was a thrilling and fun read.
Rating: 5/5
This put me in the mood to catch up with the Solomon Kane digital short stories from Titan Books, so here they are.
Solomon Kane: The Hound of God by Jonathan Mayberry (Titan Books, 2023)
Solomon Kane goes on the hunt after he comes across a village that has been brutally massacred by some kind of beast. Although he thinks he’s figured everything out, he learns that things aren’t quite as simple as they seem. I really enjoyed the prose and where the story led.
Rating: 4/5
Solomon Kane: The Banquet of Souls by Steven Savile (Titan Books, 2024)
After a shipwreck, Soloman Kane washes up on the shores of Japan and winds up helping a clan defend against demons. Solomon Kane in Japan sounds interesting to me but at no point did it feel like the character was actually in feudal Japan. Everyone speaks English, Japanese words are inserted randomly (no futon or kimono though), and the descriptions of almost everything come across as half-hearted. On top of that, the character felt off, the plot felt weak, and the prose didn’t grab me.
Rating: 2/5
Solomon Kane: The Lair of the Mari Lwyd by Shaun Hamill (Titan Books, 2025)
I first read this back in December, but I figured I’d give it a re-read since I was reading all the other Titan Books Solomon Kane short stories anyway. This story set during Christmas gives background on the character's Puritan beliefs and mixes sword & sorcery with Welsh folklore really well. A very fun read.
Rating: 4/5
Solomon Kane: Where the Whitehorn Meets the Black by Cavan Scott (Titan Books, 2026)
Solomon Kane returns to his home in Devonshire, England and along with a mysterious woodcutter, winds up searching for a missing child. Fair folk, cursed woods, and dark nursery rhymes. Fast paced, engaging prose, and an ending that stuck the landing. Fantastic story.
Rating: 5/5
Shaun Hamill has also written Solomon Kane: Suffer the Witch, a full-length novel that was released at the beginning of this year. I’m not sure when I’ll get to it, but I’ll be picking it up eventually.
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