John W. Jakes – Part 1: The Pulp Years
John William Jakes made publishing history in 1974 with the Kent Family Chronicles. He created a whole new publishing category. What he had done that Read More
Category: Frank Frazetta
Kenton of Star Patrol
If you missed the last one… “Kenton of Star Patrol” was a Space Opera comic created by John B. Michel and possibly continued by Gardner Read More
Stalker #4 (December 1975-January 1976)
If you missed the last one… Well, we are finally going to see Stalker get his wish…an in-person confrontation with Dgrth. Sadly, it will be Read More
The Thongor Comics: Creatures on the Loose #24
If you missed the last one… Creatures on the Loose #24 (Juy 1973) began the adaptation of Lin Carter’s first Thongor novel. This was originally Read More
Second-Hand Sword & Sorcery: Avalon’s Barbarians
Reprints of 1970s material in the 1990s gave us second-hand Sword & Sorcery. Avalon Communications, a Canadian company, published two issues of Barbarians in 1998. Read More
The Art in Heroic Fantasy Films
All great heroic fantasy films begin with talented artists conceiving the wonders that will eventually appear on the screen. Many of the comic book and Read More
One-Shot Marvel Sword & Sorcery Adventures
Here are some one-shot Marvel Sword & Sorcery adventures that get over-looked because they were single outings. The anthology comics like Monsters Unleashed were good Read More
Gardner F. Fox’s Crom the Barbarian
Gardner F. Fox’s Crom the Barbarian is special. I have avoided it for a while because I really wanted to do it properly. I want Read More
The Philosophy of Fantasy: A Ramble
This piece is called “The Philosophy of Fantasy: A Ramble” because that is exactly what it is. I start here and I ramble on to Read More
Zebra Sword & Sorcery of the 1970s and 1980s
Zebra Books (Kensington Publishing Corporation) began in 1974 but after a year it became a source for good quality Sword & Sorcery and historical adventure Read More