Link: How To Get Your Name on a Magazine
Magazines have been around for over 350 years. The first general interest magazine in English was The Gentleman’s Magazine, beginning in 1731. Magazines with people’s Read More
Category: Fantasy
Tolkien vs. Howard Comics
Unlike Conan and the works of Robert E. Howard, J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (forget about any of Read More
British Fantasy Comics (1955-1984)
We are going to take some liberties on this one. Many of the comics I will mention here were more historical than Fantasy but appeal Read More
Link: Clifford Ball: Apprentice to a Fallen Master
The world of fantasy was shattered in 1936 when Robert E Howard put a gun to his head and ended it all. The fledgling genre Read More
Fantasy Comics You Might Not Know
The word “fantasy” is problematic to the researcher. If you are looking for Heroic Fantasy or Sword & Sorcery or even Epic Fantasy comics with Read More
We’ve Updated the Bookstore!
I’d like to thank M. D. Jackson for spending several hours making our bookstore more interactive. If you haven’t seen it already, he has added Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Steve Ditko (1927-2018)
Steve, along with Wally Wood, Gray Morrow and Frank Frazetta, was one of the old pros who did Sword & Sorcery comics in the late Read More
Link: Sword & Sorcery Cliche #3: The Wizard With the Unpronounceable Name
The barbarian hero hacks his way through an army of undead to finally come face-to-face with the evil necromancer who has been terrorizing the countryside. Read More
Gil Kane’s Conan Covers
When you say “the early Conan the Barbarian comics” different artists come to mind. The first will certainly be Barry Windsor Smith who drew the Read More
“Idol of the Valley” by Daniel Loring Keating
Four days ago I reviewed Death’s Sting – Where Art Thou? and of this story I wrote: “Idol of the Valley” by Daniel Loring Keating Read More