Beowulf Comics: DC’s Dragonslayer #5 December 1975-January 1976
If you missed the last one… Beowulf Dragonslayer #5 (December 1975-January 1976) was, without doubt, the most Science Fictional of the six issues. Ancient swordsmen Read More
Category: Sword & Sorcery
Beowulf Comics: DC’s Dragonslayer #4 – October-November 1975
If you missed the last one… Beowulf Dragonslayer #4 (October-November 1975) sets up two of the most iconic characters in a grudge match worthy of Read More
Beowulf Comics: DC’s Dragonslayer #3 – August-September 1975
If you missed the last one… Beowulf Dragonslayer #3 (August-September 1975) features a classic Robert E. Howard inspired encounter: barbarian versus giant snake. In fact, Read More
Beowulf Comics: DC’s Dragonslayer #2 – June-July 1975
If you missed the last one… Beowulf Dragonslayer #2 (June-July 1975) offered us a glimpse into the creation of the comic with “The Source of Read More
Beowulf Comics: DC’s Dragonslayer #1 – April-May 1975
DC’s Beowulf Dragonslayer #1 (April-May 1975) is honestly my favorite Sword & Sorcery comic from the 1970s. There are many reasons for this though nostalgia Read More
The Adventures of Thula
The Adventures of Thula was a series of five Sword & Sorcery tales featured in Lin Carter’s The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories 1-5. Pat McIntosh, Read More
Quasi-Sword & Sorcery Comic – November 1952
Worlds of Fear #7 (November 1952) was a pretty standard horror comic from Fawcett. This particular issue featured a story called “Journey to Chaos” that Read More
Giant Spiders in Heroic Fantasy Comics
Giant spiders in Heroic Fantasy comics have been a mainstay since 1950. Inspired by Fantasy and Pulp fiction before it, the trend starts with Lord Read More
The Purpose of Fantasy
Back to 1981 The purpose of Fantasy never struck me as much of a question until I read Charles Platt’s “The Curse of the Hobbit” Read More
Douglas Beekman’s Brak
Douglas Beekman’s Brak the Barbarian appeared in sixteen illustrations for Dell’s The Fortunes of Brak (1980) by John Jakes. This volume followed the Pocket Books Read More