Posted in Conan Related on Jan 28th, 2009
This has made the rounds a time or two in the Conan circuit. None the less, I think the Onion did a pretty good job on this article. Obviously they’re referencing an article that came out a few weeks ago where President Obama professed to collecting Conan and Spider man comics.
If you’re a Conan fan, [...]
Posted in Tuesday Art Treats on Jan 27th, 2009
If you haven’t read any of Robert E. Howard’s Solomon Kane tales, then you’re missing out on what I consider to be some of his best stories. Solomon Kane is also the figurehead of what I consider Howard’s best poem, The One Black Stain, a splendid speciman of treachery, murder, and revenge.
In 2004, Del Ray [...]
Posted in Conan Related, General, Images of the Hyborian Age on Jan 23rd, 2009
I approached Conan art gallery contributor Benito Gallego a few weeks ago about potentially doing a header for Border Kingdom, and he was happy to oblige the request. I had had the former “work in progress” banner up there far too long, and the old size of the blog just wasn’t accommodating to some [...]
Posted in General, Robert E. Howard Related on Jan 22nd, 2009
One hundred and three years ago today, Robert E. Howard was born. Over the course of the next 30 years, Howard would punch out some of the most compelling, action-packed, and unquestionably inspirational stories ever written. While most people are largely familiar with his fantasy works detailing the adventures of Conan (either directly, [...]