The Return of a Master: Lee Brown Coye
Lee Brown Coye (1907-1981) made his debut on the covers of anthologies like Arkham House’s Sleep No More (1944) before moving onto the pages of Read More
Category: Sword & Sorcery
Sword & Sorcery Superheroes II: Hulk vs. Kronak
Hulk vs. Kronak! “The Sword and the Sorcerer” is not a 1980s film but another episode of Sword & Sorcery superheroes from Marvel. The Incredible Read More
The Saga of Dragonus
The Saga of Dragonus is a short but fascinating two-story entry into early Sword & Sorcery comics. These were done by Frank Brunner, an artist Read More
John Buscema’s Bront
John Buscema’s Bront was another back-up story from The Savage Sword of Conan. Like Chane of the Golden Hair, it allowed one of Marvel’s major Read More
Chane of the Golden Hair
Chane of the Golden Hair was a character written and drawn by Gil Kane. He appeared three times in the back pages of The Savage Read More
One-Shot Marvel Sword & Sorcery Adventures
Here are some one-shot Marvel Sword & Sorcery adventures that get over-looked because they were single outings. The anthology comics like Monsters Unleashed were good Read More
Andrew J. Offutt’s Conan Trilogy 1: Conan and the Sorcerer
No Stranger to Howard Andrew J. Offutt was no stranger to Robert E. Howard’s work in 1978 when he began his trilogy of Conan novels. Read More
The Savage Land: A Pulp Heritage
The Savage Land from the Ka-Zar comics has an obvious Pulp heritage. Or is it all that obvious? Who was the first person to place Read More
The Fire of Asshurbanipal: Adventure Meets Horror
A Late Manuscript “The Fire of Asshurbanipal” (Weird Tales, December 1936) by Robert E. Howard is the point at which adventure fiction and horror meet. 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