My Rating “Prelude: The Staring Sigil” James Allison sat behind his typewriter staring at a blank piece of paper loaded onto the platen. It had been almost two weeks since he wrote anything new, and the stress was beginning to wear on him. The memories had always come to him in patterns. His past lives, […]
My Rating “Conan: Leaving The Garden” Conan lay in wait as a young boy brought him diverted rations and life sustaining water. It had been days since the wounded Cimmerian had clawed his way to the surface of an unmarked grave, only to find himself sheltered by the child in a small grove of trees
My Rating “The Coming Of Conan!” Facsimile Edition It was a time of wanderlust. Conan, the young son of a great Cimmerian tribesmen, had set forth to discover new lands and seek his fortunes in the north. To those familiar with the cold expanse of Vanaheim and Aesgaard would surely know this, the red haired
My Rating “Thrice Marked For Death! – Part 03 Haunted” The artifact was successfully taken from the temple of Bel, in the night, the thieves did wrestle through the mounting corpses. In the morning Conan, washed in the sorrows of his buccaneering past, handed off Tarim’s Touch for a lofty sum. With no time wasted,
My Rating “Savage Tales Of Savage Swords (Introductions)” Roy Thomas pens an excellent history of Marvel Comics first run of “The Savage Sword of Conan”. From its brief beginnings to the heyday when Stan Lee championed the project, there were both ups and downs. The 1970’s were truly the age of high adventure. “Map Of
My Rating “Bound In Black Stone – Part 04 Vengeance Of The Lost” Down in the brackish water Conan and the Skull-clad Priest sank. Just seconds before they traded blows up on the stone spires birthed deep inside the black fortress. Now the two men sink into darkness. Then Conan watches through clouded waters as
My Rating “Bound In Black Stone – Part 03 The Fortress” Into the dark depths Conan and his Pict companion Brissa did journey. The Fortress of Black Stone lay the focal point of the ghoulish invaders, and it would be here that the Cimmerian would reap his revenge. For all the blood spilled by the
My Rating “Looking For Lands Beyond” From the south pushed the Aquilonian army. In their plush cities and overwhelming military victories an unsettling arrogance brought their generals to the borders of obstinate Barbarian tribes. It was here the silk dawned soldiers faced a torrent of brutish yet highly skilled Devils who worship steel over anything
My Rating “Bound In Black Stone – Part 02 Homeland!” Death has come to the Aquilonian outpost of Hauler’s Roam. Just hours before Conan the Cimmerian had resigned his mercenary title over a dispute in the command structure. His leader lay unconscious on the tavern floor as the brooding slayer attempted to drink the horrors
My Rating “Bound In Black Stone – Part 01 Scourge Of The Dead” It was a time of uncertainty for the tribes of Cimmeria. As Aquilonian hosts lay in frost-covered fields, drowning in their own blood, one Son of Crom longed for a world filled with everlasting adventures. It was Conan, a child born of
