Sword & Sorcery at Warren – Part 1: The 1960s
Sword & Sorcery at Warren is a tale of a sub rosa movement within another genre. James Warren’s black & white magazines were an innovation Read More
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Sword & Sorcery Stories You Might Have Missed XI
If you missed the last one… Sword & Sorcery Stories You Might Have Missed XI is all about the 1980s. Here are five stories from Read More
More Robert E. Howard Pastiches
Conan the Cimmerian was the first Robert E. Howard character to be written about by others. This began when L.Sprague de Camp converted non-Conan tales Read More
Sword & Sorcery in Star-Studded Comics
Sword & Sorcery was not the original theme in Star-Studded Comics. It was superheroes. The early issues of this fan-published comic published by the Texas Read More
Conan in Black & White 1: Enrique Alcatena
Enrique Alcatena is my first pick for black & white Conan artists beyond Barry Smith and John Buscema. When readers talk Conan comics, it is Read More
More Golden Age Comics for Sword & Sorcery Fans
Sword & Sorcery comics were few and far between in the Golden Age. But they weren’t non-existent either. “Crom the Barbarian” by Gardner Fox, “The Read More
Sword & Sorcery Comic Strips
If you would have asked me what was the oldest Sword & Sorcery comic strip I would have said The Sword of Shannara. And I Read More
Gods of the North
“The Gods of the North” originally appeared in The Fantasy Fan, March 1934, a fanzine published by Charles Hornig. The story was rejected by Farnsworth 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
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