I don't think so. The brute was not the main character AFAIR. But it could possibly be related. I'll look through Thrud images of the internettes and see if I match something.
I apologize if there is a better space for this but I'm trying to find a comic that I read a snippet of about 35 years ago.
Here's what I remember:
An antagonist character is tasked with forging a sword (katana, I think) for himself. A wind of sorts blows through the forge and his sword is...