Conan the Described
Robert E. Howard described his most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, not in minute detail but more like a force of nature. In his first Read More
Category: Sword & Sorcery
Konar the Barbarian
“Konar the Barbarian” appeared in Feature Funnies #15-18 (December 1938 to March 1939), only two-three years after Robert E. Howard’s death. Did Robert M. Hyatt Read More
Artist & Author: Hannes Bok & Others
How often is the artist also the author of a Fantasy work? After looking over a selection of J R. R. Tolkien’s own artwork for Read More
Sword and Sorcery Stories You May Have Missed V
Sword & Sorcery stories by women are under-represented on this blog. That was never my intent. The field was dominated by men from 1920s to Read More
The Polar Bears of Fantasy
Polar bears as creatures of Fantasy have not had the widespread exposure that other animals have. I suspect this is because J. R. R. Tolkien Read More
Charles Saunders: 1946-2020
Guest blogger Derrick Ferguson on the passing of Charles Saunders: It’s been a couple of days since Charles Saunders passed away. In those couple of Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: George Barr (1937-)
George Barr’s art is influenced by Maxfield Parrish and his acolytes, Hannes Bok and Virgil Finlay. Like another influence, Arthur Rackham, Barr works in water Read More
Can We Be Frank?
For artists of my generation the gold standard for fantasy art is Frank Frazetta. When we were kids back in the 1970’s our introduction to Read More
Wonder Woman/Conan: Sword & Sorcery Superheroes
Wonder Woman and Conan teamed up as Sword & Sorcery Superheroes a few year ago back in 2017. The rivalry that existed between Marvel and Read More
Link: Of Serpents Men & Worms
Robert E. Howard’s Serpent Men first appeared in his Sword & Sorcery tale “The Shadow Kingdom” (Weird Tales, August 1929). As a piece of fantasy, Read More