I'm glad the BWS Conan Archive Volume 1 is finally out - I'm planning on getting this at some point in the near future, only because I want to have a volume that includes all of the original covers.

Re: the concerns/complaints with the colors, this doesn't bother me that much.  I have the COC TPB's, and they look fine to me - however, I don't have the original comics to compare these to, and if I did I may feel differently. 

However, my real issue with the way these CTB reprints have been handled goes back to the first 15-16 COC TPB's, and their lack of covers.  If these had all been included, I wouldn't need to get this BWS Conan Archive.  I just don't understand why DH dropped the ball with these.  One volume I can understand, but over 10 volumes with no covers?!