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
Tag: Lin Carter
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
The Thongor Comics: Creatures on the Loose #23
If you missed the last one… Creatures on the Loose #23 (May 1973) literally changed the course of my life. That sounds pretty hyperbolic for Read More
The Thongor Comics: Creatures on the Loose #22
Creatures on the Loose #22 (March 1973) was a good example of Marvel Comics experimenting with other Sword & Sorcery characters besides Conan. COTL was Read More
Sword & Sorcery Novelizations
Sword & Sorcery novelizations of major films are a common product. I use that word consciously as I can’t quite bring myself to call them Read More
The Monster Bats and Harpies of Marvel’s Conan
Wings & Warriors Gigantic monsters bats and sinister harpies take on Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian. The original Conan fiction of Robert E. Howard did feature Read More
Undead and Unleashed!
Undead and Unleashed! Marvel in the Bronze Age gathered the undead and unliving monsters of Robert E. Howard (and pastichers like L. Sprague de Camp Read More
The Original Thongor Stories
The original Thongor stories by Lin Carter sometimes get ignored because they were not collected with the original six novels. The Thongor novels began in 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
Belmont Tower Sword & Sorcery 1968 to 1981
The history of Belmont and Tower Books (and later Belmont Tower Books) is convoluted. Belmont Books was created by the same company that owned Archie Read More