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
Category: Dark Worlds Quarterly
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
Frank Belknap Long – Part 3: 1950-2016
Part 1 Part 2 Frank Belknap Long was a veteran Pulpster by 1950. He had written for Weird Tales, Astounding Science-Fiction and many other Pulps. 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
Gordon Linzner’s Saga of Horan
Gordon Linzner’s Saga of Horan is a Sword & Sorcery cycle I completely missed. It appeared in a magazine to which I had no access. Read More
Swords of Fire 2 in Trade Paperback
Swords of Fire 2 in Trade paperback! In the words of Charlton Heston, “You finally really did it!” Yup, eleven years later, a second volume Read More
Swords of Fire 2 on Kindle
Swords of Fire 2 on Kindle! In the words of Charlton Heston, “You finally really did it!” Yup, eleven years later, a second volume in Read More
The Comics of Henry Kuttner
The comics of Henry Kuttner have been forgotten by fans. As a successful Science Fiction writer who had hopes of breaking into Hollywood, these early 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
Severed Hands in the Comics
Here are more severed hands in the comics. As old as the Gothics, the idea of a severed hand that comes to gain revenge for Read More