Conan the Barbarian is a legendary sword-and-sorcery hero created by writer Robert E. Howard in the 1930s. Known for his incredible strength, cunning, and relentless survival instinct, Conan hails from the harsh land of Cimmeria.
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 “Thrice Marked for Death! – Part 02 The Curse” And in an instant, ever foul bit of evil erupted from the dreaded black stone, surrounding the trespassers with an adversarial force of ancient specters. Conan’s plea was too late to stop the greedy Kamal from grasping Tarim’s Touch. Now the thieves were unwillingly
My Rating “Thrice Marked For Death! – Part 01 The Heist” Following the defeat of the lost tribe conjured by Thulsa Doom’s cult, and the fall of the Obsidian Fortress, Conan roamed the east looking for a new purpose. In the port city of Argo fate would turn against him as the local magistrate
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
My Rating Queen Of The Black Coast – Part 02 And thus, Conan and Bêlit gazed upon the ruined city through the backlight of dawn. The fabled decadence of the white towered kingdom and its jade temples had been consumed by the jungle eons ago. But what of its denizens? Had their ancestors perished from
My Rating Queen Of The Black Coast – Part 01 In the decadent halls nested deep within the sprawling port city of Argos, Conan the Cimmerian stood in judgment for the crime of loyalty. This trait was but a trivial annoyance to an arbiter corrupted by Argossean greed and courtly schemes. Thus the stubbornness of one
