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Mark Finn on Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains, TX


Mark Finn on Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains, TX

Robert E. Howard scholar and author of Blood & Thunder Mark Finn just got back from Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains, TX. Howard Days celebrates the life and work of the city’s most famous son, Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard. Traveling to Cross Plains can be a bit of trouble for [...]

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SF & Fantasy

‘So, Conan and Elric Walk Into a Bar’: An Exclusive Short Story by Matthew Stover


‘So, Conan and Elric Walk Into a Bar’: An Exclusive Short Story by Matthew Stover

I had heard that Matthew Stover (Caine’s Law) was a fan of old school sword and sorcery fiction. Driven by an inexplicably impish impulse, I emailed him and asked what might happen if his hero Caine ran into Michael Moorcock’s melancholy swordsman Elric of Melniboné and Robert E. Howard’s Conan one night in a bar. [...]

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Graphic Novels & Manga

Badass Comic Book Cover: King Conan: The Phoenix on the Sword #1


badass-kingconan1Every week I’ll be bringing you a comic book cover that I feel eclipses others out there—to the point I might just have to own it when released!

This week: King Conan: The Phoenix on the Sword #1! A pissed off Cimmerian!

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SF & Fantasy

Associate Editor David Pomerico on the New REH ‘Conan the Barbarian’ Collection


Associate Editor David Pomerico on the New REH ‘Conan the Barbarian’ Collection

There are two Conans. One is the Conan of Robert E. Howard’s stories: an adaptable, cunning warrior whose physical prowess and quick wits eventually lead him to the throne of Aquilonia. The other is the Conan of the movies: a hell-bent meat and metal tornado in a loincloth.

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Suvudu

Blood and Thunder, Dreams in the Fire: an Interview with Robert E. Howard Scholar Mark Finn


The late Robert E. Howard’s public profile has never been higher, with a new comic book anthology series from Dark Horse, a continuing line of Del Rey collections, a Conan movie later this summer, and now a the release of Dreams in the Fire, a new anthology of stories and poetry honoring his legacy. Edited [...]

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Suvudu

First Full “Conan the Barbarian” Trailer Actually Looks Pretty Awesome


I’ve not made a secret of my skepticism regarding the new Conan reboot, largely based on my devotion to the original works of Robert E. Howard. That being said, I have to say that this new trailer looks pretty awesome, and if director Marcus Nispel can turn in a halfway decent sword & sorcery flick [...]

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Suvudu

Suvudu’s Holiday Extravaganza: Prize #12


Prize #12:
Conan Quad-Core Prize Pack (details below)
• The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (more details)
• The Bloody Crown of Conan (more details)
• The Conquering Sword of Conan (more details)
• Kull: Exile of Atlantis (more details)
If your only exposure to Conan is through improv Conan the Barbarian jokes, then you’re in for a surprise, Howard’s [...]

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