Frontispieces From Savage Sword of Conan
This post is brought to you by Swords of Fire 3, our latest anthology of Sword & Sorcery novellas. These anthologies sport illustrations for each Read More
Tag: Roy Thomas
Link: Why Did It Have To Be Snakes?
If you missed the last one… Let’s be fair right from the start and admit: Pulp fiction, all Pulp fiction hates snakes. The old Read More
Some Odd Bronze Age Sword & Sorcery Comics III
If you missed the last one… I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but I always let out a girlish cry of delight when I stumble Read More
It Can’t Be! More Plant Monsters!
If you missed the last one… As we go on searching for strange and terrible plants, finding more obscure stories that we missed, the selections Read More
Monsters of the Hyborian Age 15: The Slug of Larsha
If you missed the last one… “The Hall of the Dead” was an L. Sprague de Camp composition based on a Robert E. Howard outline. Read More
I Can’t Believe It’s More Plant Monsters!
If you missed the last one… It gets harder to talk about plant monsters in comics because there have been literally hundreds of them. My Read More
Frankenstein’s Monster in Silver Age Comics
If you missed the last one… The Silver Age brought in the Comics’ Code and Horror comics became much tamer. Despite this, a classic like Read More
Conan vs. Werewolves
Conan vs. Werewolves is a problematic title. Conan as Robert E. Howard wrote him never met an actual werewolf. Howard wrote only six pieces that Read More
Bronze Age Dragons: 1980s
If you missed the last one… The 1980s offered some new wrinkles to old dragons. One of these was the new paper quality of independent Read More
Bronze Age Dragons: 1970s
Fire-breathing dragons! You won’t find any T. rexes or giant snakes here. These are Bronze Age Dragons, with wings and fiery breath. (well, mostly.) I Read More