The Towers of Fantasy
The Pulps The towers of fantasy fiction have always been locations of sorcery, mystery and strife. If the bad guy lives in a tower, whether Read More
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The Gothic in Sword & Sorcery
Pulp Origins Sword & Sorcery, from its very first story in 1929 was steeped in the Gothic. Robert E. Howard published “The Shadow Kingdom” in Read More
Wraiths on Wings! A Gallery
“Wraiths on wings!” Recently I rewatched The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings movies and that line by Gollum stuck in my head. Both Read More
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
The Polar Bears of Fantasy
Polar bears as creatures of Fantasy have not had the widespread exposure that other animals have. I suspect this is because J. R. R. Tolkien Read More
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