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The House of Ara-Buscema
CTB #38 Who did the cover on this? It definitely looks like a mixture of styles. The composition is very Gil Kane, but the inking isn't...
Greg O'Driscoll
Jan 22, 20243 min read
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If his bones are gold, you steal his skeleton!
CTB #37 Story by Roy Thomas and art by Neal Adams, based upon an idea by REH, this tale guest-stars Juma the Black. Not the most...
Greg O'Driscoll
Jan 19, 20242 min read
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The Adaptation of Asshurbanipal
CTB #35 The familiar team of Thomas, Buscema, and Chan give us The Hell-Spawn of Kara-Shehr. Freely adapted from "The Fire of...
Greg O'Driscoll
Jan 17, 20242 min read
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If he isn't Conan then he oughtta be!
CTC #17 - cover blurb The Devil-God of Bal-Sagoth! Great cover by Gil Kane and Frank Brunner. The opening splash page by Kane and inked...
Greg O'Driscoll
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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Get Brak! Get Brak to where you once belong!
The Mark of the Demons by John Jakes In honor of the recent passing of John Jakes, I offer this review of a less well-known work. Well,...
Greg O'Driscoll
Apr 17, 20233 min read
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Conans are from Earth, Thongors are from Mars
Thongor and the Dragon City by Lin Carter "The adventures of the mightiest sword and sorcery hero of them all!" So sayeth the cover copy,...
cyborgcaveman
Feb 22, 20233 min read
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What is Sword & Sorcery?
What is Sword and Sorcery? What makes it distinct from the broader classification of Fantasy? For fans of both genres these are familiar...
Greg O'Driscoll
Feb 20, 20233 min read
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Conan and the Bridge Too Far
CONAN - THE SWORD OF SKELOS by Andrew Offutt The next entry in our review of the non-Howard Conans is Andrew Offutt's Sword of Skelos. A...
Greg O'Driscoll
Feb 18, 20235 min read
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Conan and the Retconned Romance
CONAN AND THE SPIDER GOD by L. Sprague De Camp Fresh off De Camp and Nyberg's Conan the Avenger, and continuing to hack through the...
cyborgcaveman
Feb 16, 20234 min read
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But Who Will Avenge This Book?
CONAN THE AVENGER by L. Sprague DeCamp and Bjorn Nyberg Tenth book in the Conan paperbacks from Ace Fantasy, Conan the Avenger centers...
cyborgcaveman
Feb 15, 20235 min read
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When Mom says "We have Conan at home!"
Thongor in the City of Magicians by Lin Carter Miles better than his last outing, Thongor in the City of Magicians avoids many of the...
cyborgcaveman
Feb 4, 20232 min read
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