Conan in Black & White 4: Val Mayerik
Val Mayerik is no stranger to Sword & Sorcery. He drew Marvel’s Thongor back in 1973. He pencilled original Brak in “Spell of the Dragon!” Read More
Category: Dark Worlds Quarterly
The Ghostbreakers: Dr. Thirteen, Skeptic!
Doctor Terence Thirteen is a long-lasting DC character with several careers. This post is about the first one. Dr. 13’s first appearance was in Star Read More
Conan in Black & White 3: Rafael Kayanan
If you missed the last one… Rafael Kayanan, like Alfred Alcala and Alex Nino, was born in the Philippines. One of his American inspirations was Read More
The Vampire Master and Other Tales of Horror
The Vampire Master and Other Tales of Horror (2000) was Edmond Hamilton’s seventh collection. Like his first, it was intended to present Hamilton as horror Read More
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 11: The Bloodstained God
If you missed the last one… The Monsters of the Hyborian Age has focused on original Robert E. Howard creatures for the most part. Like Read More
Conan in Black & White 2: Alex Nino
If you missed the first one…. My love of Alex Nino’s work is no secret. I’ve written about his art on Space Voyagers, Korak, Weird Read More
The Horror On the Asteroid & Other Tales of Planetary Horror
The Horror On the Asteroid & Other Tales of Planetary Horror (1936) was Edmond Hamilton’s first collection. It was published by Phillip Allen, with Read More
The Valley Was Still – Low Lying Places in Weird Tales
“The Valley Was Still” is a classic tale by Manly Wade Wellman from Weird Tales. It was filmed as “Still Valley” for Twilight Zone, shown Read More
Conan in Black & White 1: Enrique Alcatena
Enrique Alcatena is my first pick for black & white Conan artists beyond Barry Smith and John Buscema. When readers talk Conan comics, it is Read More
More Golden Age Comics for Sword & Sorcery Fans
Sword & Sorcery comics were few and far between in the Golden Age. But they weren’t non-existent either. “Crom the Barbarian” by Gardner Fox, “The Read More