But Is It Sword & Sorcery?
“But is it Sword & Sorcery?” Have you ever read a book that you thought was the real deal only to ask that question? Paperback Read More
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Link: Klaus: A Christmas Comic Book Review
Comic books featuring Santa Claus go back to the Golden Age. The Funnies, Disney Parade, Santa Claus Funnies;Â the four color Santa has been drawn by Read More
Sword & Sorcery at DC: The 1970s
Sword & Sorcery comics at DC Comics was a slow process. Marvel had struck gold with Conan the Barbarian in October 1970 but their main Read More
Sword & Sorcery Roundtable #2
Session #2 of the Dark Worlds Quarterly Sword & Sorcery Round Table podcast is live! William Meikle, John O’Neil and C.L. Werner. discuss Sword and Read More
Favorite Sword & Sorcery From Epic Illustrated
Here are my favorite Sword & Sorcery comics from Marvel’s Epic Illustrated. The full-sized magazine ran for 34 issues from Spring 1980 to February 1986. Read More
Johnny Peril, Occult Adventurer
Howard Purcell (1918-1981) created Johnny Peril almost by accident. “Just a Story” was a strip that had no real continuing character until Johnny stumbled along. Read More
Sword & Sorcery in The Rook
The Rook was a Warren character who got his start in Eerie before moving onto his own magazine in October 1979. While Dane’s adventures are Read More
Leopard Girl’s Dread Domain
“Leopard Girl’s Dread Domain” caught my eye because it has a jungle girl in it. I’ve seen plenty of jungle girls but not usually in Read More
Manly Wade Wellman Part 6 (1970-2016)
If you missed Part 5… The 1970s saw Wellman finishing his Sherlock Holmes Versus the War of the Worlds series with his son, Wade, as Read More
Fantasy Writers Who Started in Retirement
Being in my late 50s, when my mind turns to morbid thought (and it often does) I think my best writing years are behind me. Read More