Conan Novels
The Conan Novels have their own history alongside that of Robert E. Howard and his famous Cimmerian. Even if you never saw a copy of Read More
Tag: Frank Frazetta
Top Ten Favorite Edgar Rice Burroughs Monsters
My top ten monsters from Edgar Rice Burroughs don’t come from Tarzan. The vine-swinger had some great adventures but for the most part the most Read More
Top Ten Favorite Robert E. Howard Monsters
My top ten favorite Robert E. Howard monsters appear here chronologically because I can’t bring myself to pick a number one favorite. It was hard Read More
Conan and the Cthulhu Mythos
A Man From the North Conan, the black-haired, red-skinned Cimmerian, has become over the last fifty years a different fellow than the legendary swordsman who Read More
Conan the Described
Robert E. Howard described his most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, not in minute detail but more like a force of nature. In his first 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
Can We Be Frank?
For artists of my generation the gold standard for fantasy art is Frank Frazetta. When we were kids back in the 1970’s our introduction to Read More
Beyond the Farthest Star: The Comic
If you missed the last one… Beyond the Farthest Star (1942) is not Edgar Rice Burroughs’ most famous book. In fact, it is a bit Read More
The Barbarian and the Line
The Barbarian and the Line belong together. The heroic figure offers the fantastic artist such a pleasure of riches. I remember encountering such sketches for Read More
Link: Cover Art: Branding Your Mythos
H.P. Lovecraft is often touted as one of the Big Three of Weird Tales, along with Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith. He was Read More