Giant Spiders in Heroic Fantasy Comics
Giant spiders in Heroic Fantasy comics have been a mainstay since 1950. Inspired by Fantasy and Pulp fiction before it, the trend starts with Lord Read More
Category: J. R. R. Tolkien
The Purpose of Fantasy
Back to 1981 The purpose of Fantasy never struck me as much of a question until I read Charles Platt’s “The Curse of the Hobbit” Read More
Beowulf Comics: Franco Caprioli
Beowulf comics are a natural. The idea of a hero who faces off against weird enemies is the comic book’s very essence. The 6th Century Read More
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 10: The God in the Bowl
If you missed the last one… A Detective Story Robert E. Howard’s “The God in the Bowl” is a monster tale. But it is also Read More
Two Heroic Fantasy Classics: Poul Anderson
Fantasy in the 1950s Poul Anderson wrote two classic Fantasy novels pretty much one after the other. Three Hearts and Three Lions appeared in F&SF, Read More
A Thunder of Dragon Anthologies
A Thunder of Dragons That’s what a group of dragons is called– a thunder. I suppose that makes sense since one of these beasties flying Read More
The Dark Mirror of Klarn – Part 1
The Dark Mirror of Klarn proves the smallest seeds can become a forest. Doug Moench would create a vast fantasy world (one largely under-used by Read More
High Versus Low Fantasy or You Can’t Get There From Here!
High Fantasy vs. Low Fantasy has always been a bit of gray area for me. I can remember submitting to Bardic Runes back in the 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 #25
If you missed the last one…. Creatures on the Loose #25 (September 1973) saw the introduction of the actual wizard of the book’s title, Sharajsha Read More