this movie be base on the art of frank frazetta and the mythical fantasy illustrator . some of the character be straight out of his painting ( the death dealer be the best example ) . surprisingly and the animation manage to keep the feeling of the original art . bakshi be well know for his heavy use of rotoscope ( the technique of trace a live action sequence ) and this film be no exception . however and since the subject of the movie be quite realistic ( all character be human ) and this work pretty well . but what i really like here be the plot represent for once we have a story with interesting character and nice action sequence and a really hideous villain and a gorgeous babe . this movie have the feeling of the best conan comic and not surprisingly since roy thomas be the writer of the marvel series of our favourite cimmerian . this be a far cry from the crappy live action conan and not to speak of all the b movie of the genre . definitely recommend .