The Northern Thing: Artists of the Golden Age
Robert E. Howard and J. R. R. Tolkien shared one thing for sure: a love of “the Northern thing”. The two giants of heroic fantasy Read More
Category: J. R. R. Tolkien
Detour: The Sword & Sorcery of Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman has connections to Sword & Sorcery. Like Hawkman, she uses weapons that scream sword fights and monsters. Also like Hawkman, it depends on Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Wendy Pini (1951-)
Wendy Pini got her start doing covers for SF digests like Galileo and Galaxy. She also made a splash in 1973 dressing up as Red Read More
Heroic Fantasy Movies and Television: The 1990s
If you missed 1982-1989… Heroic fantasy movies and television changed in the 1990s. CGI came to Hollywood in 1993 with Jurassic Park but the Fantasy Read More
Clawfang the Barbarian
Clawfang the Barbarian wins the silver medal in the Valhalla of Sword & Sorcery comics. As most know today, the first comic character to bear Read More
Heroic Fantasy Films and Television of 1982-1989
If you missed 1924 to 1981… Heroic fantasy films and television changed after 1982. The release of Dino DeLaurentis’ Conan the Barbarian sent Fantasy films Read More
Heroic Fantasy Films and Television Pre-1982
In 1982, Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Cimmerian was brought to the big screen in a film featuring Arnold Schwartzenegger. The success of Conan the Read More
Robert E. Howard’s Bran Mak Morn in the Comics
Robert E. Howard created Bran Mak Morn from flint and blood. The tragic chief of the Picts fights a losing battle against the Romans. Even Read More
Buddy Saunders and Sword & Sorcery
Jake “Buddy” Saunders (1947-) wrote five Sword & Sorcery comics for Warren’s various magazines between 1970-1972. He had got his start in the fan press Read More
The Passage of Dilvish
Roger Zelazny’s Dilvish the Damned had two distinct periods of development, separated by a twelve year hiatus. The first explosion of story writing was in Read More