Seven More Voyages of Sinbad
In the last segment we focused on comics that were basically movie adaptations. Now we can leave Hollywood behind and look at seven other Sinbad Read More
Category: Sword & Sorcery
An Interview With J. B. Toner
J.B. Toner studied Literature at Thomas More College and holds a black belt in Ohana Kilohana Kenpo-Jujitsu. He has held many occupations, from altar boy Read More
Dark Shadows!
Horror comic covers can be quite explicit but the best often suggest rather than show the terror. One of the best techniques for this is Read More
Tros of Samothrace: Howardian Forefather
In 1900 Mark Twain defined: “A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.” That definition comes close to Read More
The Arabian Nights and Sword & Sorcery
The 1001 Nights is a collection of ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, and other folk tales including such favorites as Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Read More
Death…Ten Feet Tall: Conan Vs. The Hulking Beast
Looking at covers for the old Conan the Barbarian comics, I was struck by a few thoughts. First off, a number of covers feature Conan Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery : Mike Ploog (1942-)
Mike Ploog is a comic book artist from the 1970s who later turned to the more lucrative designing movie characters and doing story boards. In Read More
Link: Size Does (Not) Matter: The New Paradigm
A good friend, writer Jack Mackenzie, got me thinking about book lengths in Science Fiction and how they have been tied to publishing. He also Read More
Sword & Sorcery Favorites You Might Have Missed IV
With favorites you are always going to find others who have read those stories, and to those people I will apologize, but it surprises me Read More
Link: Not Quite Sword & Sorcery: Early Fantasy
Robert E. Howard may have invented Sword & Sorcery with the first King Kull tale, but he was not the only author working with the Read More