Trust me...if I looked good in a bearskin...I'd be here too.
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Conan - cosplay
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"HOMAR the Barbarian" By Tim Switalski timswit
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Conan meets Daenerys!
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Neal Adams SAVAGE II sketchbook
A few months back I picked up this cool Neal Adams sketchbook at my local comic shop...here is some of the SAVAGE and BARBARIC art you can find inside. You can find these sketchbooks on ebay for about 20 bucks...you may even find them on Amazon or some other book club site. There are plenty more cool images in the book itself...this is just a tease. If you are a fan of CONAN,NEAL ADAMS or just great art this is a must have!!! Enjoy!
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Conan Meets Cthulhu?
For those of us that enjoy Conan and throwing the dice around the table, or perhaps you are curious what the Hyborian world would be like with even a heavier Lovecraft influence than normal:
http://io9.com/primeval-thule-might-be-the-conan-meets-cthulhu-rpg-the-899512104
http://io9.com/primeval-thule-might-be-the-conan-meets-cthulhu-rpg-the-899512104
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CONAN vs the JLA !!!
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" THE RIDDLE... OF STEEL? "
Thank you for sharing Keith...very creative.
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Conan in Bulgaria...Part 1!
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Long time no posts!
I'm finally finding the motivation to tackle Conan in Russia, but along the way I got sidetracked by a bunch of interesting finds in Bulgaria. Russia...you're just gonna have to wait...again.
Let's dive right in (and in chronological order for the most part) starting with this novel from way back in 1991 from Sofia publisher Orphee (Орфия)...it's none other than Conan the Barbarian, a 156 page compilation of stories by the one and only Robert E. Howard! Sure it's half a century late for Bulgarians, but better late than never.
With a circulation of 44,000 copies and featuring The Frost Giant's Daughter, The People of the Black Circle, and more, it's Conan in his purest form!
That same year, Bulgarians were also treated to a couple of Conan novellas featuring REH pureness, both from Sofia based publisher Galaxy(Плеяда)...
...both of which had a circulation of 15,000 and a page count of 64 according to SFBG. The cover art for these two Galaxy offerings is the work of Bulgarian freelance artist Petar Stanimirov (Петър Станимиров), a.k.a. Peter Stan (website). Peter hasn't done any other Conan artwork that I'm aware of, but based on what I've seen he still appears to be inspired by the cagey Cimmerian...
Altes, Peter Stan
Credits for the interior artwork of these two novellas goes to fellow Bulgarian freelance comic artist Evgeni Yordanov (Евгений Йорданов), and it just so happens that I came across a sample of his work from A Witch Shall Be Born...
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That Conan definitely looks Buscema inspired, only top heavy! NSFW by the way, but you're already looking at it and your mighty leader is standing right behind you!
According to Evgeni's writeup on Lambiek Comiclopedia (right here), he was also responsible for some artwork in Conan the Barbarian for Super Pleada Comics. I couldn't find out anything more about said comic, but odds are that these samples of Evgeni's work are in fact excerpts from that very book...
Here's another sample page from Evgeni that looks a hell of a lot like Conan and was apparently published in Rainbow magazine!
Well that's a start, and if the post title wasn't enough of a clue then let me spell it out for you: stay tuned...there's MUCH more Conan in Bulgaria to come!
The fine print: Credit for the Conan the Bulgarian artwork at the top of the post goes to Chavdar Nikolov (Чавдар Николов).
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Conan in Bulgaria...Part 2!
Time warp back to 1992 and Bulgarian publisher Beva Press (Бева Прес) for the release of a couple of novels featuring Arnold inspired covers and classic Robert E. Howard yarns!
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That's all for today, but things in Bulgaria get much more exciting from here on out (I promise) so stay tuned!
On the left is Conan - The Hour of the Dragon, and although I haven't seen the contents of this book, at 144 pages one can only assume that it contains that full length Conan story and little else.
On the right: Conan - Black Colossus, 192 pages of Conan and other REH greatness, including The Phoenix on the Sword, The Slithering Shadow, Black Colossus (of course), and a favorite horror story of mine, Pigeons from Hell!
Next we fast forward to 1995 and Bulgarian publishing house Bard (БАРД), for a long line of Conan novels with familiar cover art (for the most part) and originally published in English. That said, they might not be of much interest to you, but I spent a lot of time tracking down decent quality and reasonably sized scans so I'm posting them dammit!
For some reason, the publisher changed from Bard to Mega (МЕГА) at this point, but the cover layout looks the same. Perhaps Vladimir Bardanov and Viktoriya Megacheva got divorced and Viktoriya got the publishing house in the settlement...yeah, I'm just being silly now...
Well there you have it for Bard/Mega. Now jump back to 1996 and check out this book from Bulgarian publisher Ophir (Офир)...Conan the Destroyer!
Yul Brynner cast as Conan?
Not to be confused with the Robert Jordan version, this "Destroyer" is almost exclusively REH...The Hyborian Age, Queen of the Black Coast, Red Nails, and more. Interesting too is that the publisher notes that this novel contains some authentic verses of poetry from Howard himself, which at this point had not yet been published in their entirety, even in the USA.
Look - more book guts...a map and a back cover to boot!
And to wrap up what's turning out to be a rather lackluster post, I give you this...
A Bulgarian gamebook -you know, like Fighting Fantasy or Endless Quest? 160 pages of you calling the shots courtesy of publishing house Mega. Word is that gamebooks were extremely popular in Bulgaria in the '90's...so much so that it even warranted special mention on Wikipedia. Note the cover is a recycled Peter Stan illustration (see my previous post).
Here's a leathern sack full of illustrations from within said gamebook, the work of one Nikifor Ruskov (Никифор Русков)...
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Conan in Bulgaria...Part 3!
It's comics by Crom!
Between 2000 and 2002, the fantasy and fiction magazine Fantasy Factor (Фентъзи Фактор) was published in Bulgaria, thanks to founder and writer Ivan Atanasov (Иван Атанасов).
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The illustration above is an advertisement for Fantasy Factor (FF) Comics (a.k.a. Boogeyman Comics) and the text translates to something along the lines of "The Techo Clan: Coming soon - new Bulgarian comics", with The Techo Clan representing a group of artists involved in making the comics. Petar Stanimirov (Петър Станимиров), Pavel Bayraktarska (Павел Байрактарски), Satanasov, and Ivaylo Panaiotov (Ивайло Панайотов) were all involved in some way, shape, or form.
The first comic, Conan - The Wrath of God, was published in 2000 with Ivan taking on writing duties and Simeon Asenov (Симеон Асенов) in charge of the artwork, and features a cover that looks vaguely familiar!
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They followed that up with the two part Conan - On Top of the World, two more 24 page comics which were apparently a continuation of their 2000 offering. Again the story was written by Ivan Atanasov but these two featured the artwork of Pavel Bayraktarska and the storyboard and colors of Ivaylo Panaiotov!
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Between 2000 and 2002, the fantasy and fiction magazine Fantasy Factor (Фентъзи Фактор) was published in Bulgaria, thanks to founder and writer Ivan Atanasov (Иван Атанасов).
Considering that only a dozen issues were actually published it's quite obvious that Ivan was a pretty serious Conan fan, having included not one, not two, but three full length all original Conan comics as a supplement to the magazine!
The illustration above is an advertisement for Fantasy Factor (FF) Comics (a.k.a. Boogeyman Comics) and the text translates to something along the lines of "The Techo Clan: Coming soon - new Bulgarian comics", with The Techo Clan representing a group of artists involved in making the comics. Petar Stanimirov (Петър Станимиров), Pavel Bayraktarska (Павел Байрактарски), Satanasov, and Ivaylo Panaiotov (Ивайло Панайотов) were all involved in some way, shape, or form.
The first comic, Conan - The Wrath of God, was published in 2000 with Ivan taking on writing duties and Simeon Asenov (Симеон Асенов) in charge of the artwork, and features a cover that looks vaguely familiar!
In the archive section of Ivaylo's website IVOP Comics I happened upon all of the illustrations from what appears to be the final installment, and I'm reposting it below in it's entirety. It's a wee bit NSFW (violence, nudity, and a small portly fella with pink wings) so consider yourself warned!
Very nice artwork and colors, but it looks a little on the high fantasy side for Conan. On a related note, I see that Ivaylo's still got a little bit of Crom in his bones, as evidenced by some of the other illustrations he has on display on his website...
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Fun stuff Ivaylo! That's it for today but come back soon and check out a bunch of original Conan novels from Bulgarian publisher Elf!
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Must. Post. This.
I'm pretty sure those two panels preceded this issue of Archie by about two seconds.
A ginormous thanks to Strom over at the The Official Robert E. Howard Forum for the find!
Conan in Bulgaria part 4 tomorrow!
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Conan in Bulgaria...Part 4!
Oh, what a tangled web we weave
When first we practise to deceive!
- Sir Walter Scott
320 pgs., art by Ivan Atanasov.
An epic story about Conan the Barbarian and his friends. They are united under the banner 'The Legion of the Dawn' and fights against the evil twin sorcerers Thoth-Amon and Thoth-Athon.
The second part of the epic saga of Conan the Barbarian and his friend Plamm.
Now they struggle against mysterious horror deep in the jungle.
Conan - The Path of Evil (2001) – Robert E. Howard, Leonard Carpenter
Original title: Conan – The King of Mists
320 pgs.
Original title: Conan – The King of Mists
320 pgs.
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Plamen Mitrev (Пламен Митрев) is the founder of the publishing house Elf, and it's believed that he's the primary culprit here, that these stories were not co-authored, and that the authors listed are all in fact Mitrev (and possibly other unknown authors based on the sheer volume of published materials).
On the Leonard Carpenter front - It’s true that there's little to be learned about Carpenter on the interwebs, but based on the other obvious shenanigans related to Elf’s publications and the fact that their publishing information has been thoroughly discredited by Bulgarian Sci-Fi book cataloging website SFBG, it’s a safe bet that Leonard Carpenter is NOT Plamen Mitrev.
Then there's Paul Uinlou...Russian author Nick Perumov used that verysamepseudonym when he wrote his original Conan stories several years earlier, so as ridiculous as it sounds Mitrev appears to have borrowed another authors pseudonym and made it his own.
Continuing on then...
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Although I couldn't find a specific reference to Conan, the title of the preface is “Samurai-Cimmerian”, so it's most likely a Conan story. Conan the Samurain to be exact. It's also billed as a translation from Japanese...not so according to SFBG.
The Rise of the Vikings (2001), 320 pgs
The cover on the left is Cormac Mac Art: The Rise of the Vikings, credited to authors Robert E. Howard and Peter J. Tailler. On the right, simply The Rise of the Vikings with the same author credits and page count (so it’s most likely a reprint of the same novel).
The publishers annotation is odd to say the least, explaining that the stories within follow the lives and exploits of the likes of Kull the Conqueror, Conan the Barbarian, Cormac Mac Art, Bran Mak Morn, and others, then goes on to explain that you’ll be reading about King Arthur and his round table, Lancelot, Guinevere, and the like.
That's it for Conan novels, but Mitrev wasn't done with REH's good name quite yet…
Original Title: Kull the Scarlet Destroyer
320 pgs
Storms over the Orient (2001) - Robert E. Howard
Original Title: The Sowers of the Thunder
320 pgs
Although not THE The Sowers of the Thunder according to SFBG.
Original Title: The Sowers of the Thunder
320 pgs
Although not THE The Sowers of the Thunder according to SFBG.
Mitrev even took Roy Thomas’s REH inspired Red Sonja for a spin around the block on more than one occasion…
Left to right: Red Sonja and the Gates of Hell (2002), Red Sonja and the Town of Light (2003), Red Sonja and the Stealer of Souls (2003). All billed as translations from some English author named Jason Sollberg (once again, not true).
Well Cromrades (see what I did there?), this post is officially signed, sealed and delivered. The finale from Bulgaria coming soon by Crom!
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Noir Barbare!
This is nothing like the usual fare we've posted on Crom! in the past, but some of you will undoubtedly get a kick out of it! A long while back (about the time that Atlantis sunk) I got an email from a fellow by the name of Patrick Roach and here's what he had to say:
A friend and I have written (rewritten), recorded, and produced a Conan radio play. Given that a Conan radio drama didn't strike us as wacky or hyper niched enough, we made a notable change to the setting.
Essentially, we gracelessly pulled Hyperboria into a noir style setting, complete with fedoras and slug throwers (leaving in of course wizards and giant snakes and glorious stuff of that nature). So Conan cracks wise in heavy handed metaphors while putting bullet holes in dark magics.
We call it Noir Barbare, and it is ridiculous, and fun (hopefully).
I finally sat down and gave all five episodes a listen, and it really has a great cast of characters, is well produced, and a lot of fun! So take the jump and check them out (for free of course) either on Tumblr or iTunes!
Thanks for the share Patrick, and my sincere apologies for taking so long to post it!
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Conan in Bulgaria...Finale!
Truth be told I don’t have much else to report on Conan in Bulgaria…mostly just a bunch of loose ends to tie up.
As far as books go, I’ve cross-referenced everything that’s been posted to date with Paul Herman’s fabulous resource The Neverending Hunt (a free download here) as best I could, and it’s safe to say that I’ve got Bulgarian Conan content MORE than covered around here. I see that just last week the tireless Bill Thom updated the superb Howard Works REH resource with Bulgarian listings as well (based on The Neverending Hunt I would say), so it looks as though I’ve covered all those bases as well.
On the comics front, Lambiek Comiclopedia reports that the Bulgarian comics business is in a state of disarray – it’s so bad in fact that they don’t even have a word in Bulgarian to represent comics! Well that hasn’t deterred a couple of local artists from posting comic strips that are clearly Conan inspired over at ComicsBistro.net. One with the handle (or comic strip) Barbarian (Варварски)…
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...and another that goes by Kran the Barbarian (Крън Варварина)…
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...not to be confused with the French Conan parody of the same name…
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Then there's movies. I’m sure that many of you are aware that Conan the Barbarian 2011 was filmed in Bulgaria, so that’s worth a mention. Related to that, I came across a seller by the name of Arnold (heh heh) that claims he has a sword from that very movie, and it's up for sale on prodavalnik.com…he’s got nothing to say about it other than it being handmade, but has posted a couple of pics!
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To wrap things up (and just for fun), I thought I’d do a little digging into an aspect of CTB 2011 that has remained largely a mystery…until now that is!
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No, not that, although if I didn’t know any better I’d say that that wild and playzy Rose McGowan caught wind of my desire to see Alina and Rachel in a love scene together, and attempted to one-up that in front of the cameras!
I’m talking about the Bulgarian women who had the distinction of being cast simply as “Topless Wench”, and who many of you out there undoubtedly consider the breast best part of the movie!
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Well I couldn’t track ‘em all down, but after closely examining hundreds upon hundreds of pages of Bulgarian women in various states of undress (and I must say that Bulgaria produces an alarmingly high number of stunning beauties), I persevered!
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Blagovesta Cakova!
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Cromsblood, signing off!
As far as books go, I’ve cross-referenced everything that’s been posted to date with Paul Herman’s fabulous resource The Neverending Hunt (a free download here) as best I could, and it’s safe to say that I’ve got Bulgarian Conan content MORE than covered around here. I see that just last week the tireless Bill Thom updated the superb Howard Works REH resource with Bulgarian listings as well (based on The Neverending Hunt I would say), so it looks as though I’ve covered all those bases as well.
On the comics front, Lambiek Comiclopedia reports that the Bulgarian comics business is in a state of disarray – it’s so bad in fact that they don’t even have a word in Bulgarian to represent comics! Well that hasn’t deterred a couple of local artists from posting comic strips that are clearly Conan inspired over at ComicsBistro.net. One with the handle (or comic strip) Barbarian (Варварски)…
...and another that goes by Kran the Barbarian (Крън Варварина)…
...not to be confused with the French Conan parody of the same name…
Then there's movies. I’m sure that many of you are aware that Conan the Barbarian 2011 was filmed in Bulgaria, so that’s worth a mention. Related to that, I came across a seller by the name of Arnold (heh heh) that claims he has a sword from that very movie, and it's up for sale on prodavalnik.com…he’s got nothing to say about it other than it being handmade, but has posted a couple of pics!
To wrap things up (and just for fun), I thought I’d do a little digging into an aspect of CTB 2011 that has remained largely a mystery…until now that is!
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Conan and the Emerald Lotus!
Considering the novel Conan and the Emerald Lotus was published by TOR way back in 1995 I’m more than a little late to the table, but having just finished reading John C. Hocking’s lone* contribution to the Hyborian age for the first time, I feel compelled to do some finger flapping in support of this delightful story!
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It’s been getting some well deserved praiseof late, which is how it found itself at the top of my reading list. This novel has also received an overwhelming nod of approval from many dedicated fans of REH and scholarly REH heavyweight types like Deuce Richardson and Morgan Holmes. Many consider it to be one of the best non-REH Conan novels ever published, and I can wholeheartedly recommend it to both Conan fans and fantasy fans in general. But don’t just take my word for it, there are plenty of other positivereviews to be found.
As for the story itself, I'll keep it brief so I don't give too much away. Conan finds himself in Shem looking for gainful employment when his reputation for thievery draws the interest of a powerful sorcerer. After being unwillingly recruited, an unexpected turn of events leaves Conan leading a small party (including a voluptuous scribe to warm his loins) on the hapless path deep into Stygia. As one might expect, they face unruly Set loving Stygians and dark and powerful magics along the way and Conan must rely on his keen senses and worldly experiences for survival, letting his keen blade do much of the talking on his behalf.
John's Conan is, simply put, very much the same Conan as the one penned by REH himself. The same can be said of the environs.
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The writing is straightforward, nicely paced, and action-packed. The central characters are believable and well fleshed out early on. Add to this the brevity of the individual chapters and you have a story that's conducive to reading in short bursts, perfect for someone like myself who's subject to many interruptions. The story features some interesting twists and turns along the way but it’s easy enough to follow, with just the right amount of suspense to keep the pages seemingly turning themselves. Conan is pushed to his physical and mental extremes in an ending that doesn’t disappoint, primarily because it’s as climactic as all hell!
This novel has an interesting backstory as well. According to Hocking himself, he was less than impressed with some of the Conan pastiches being published back in the day and took it upon himself to write his own Conan tale. Rather than let it collect dust, he started sending letters out to hopefully find a publisher and none other than L. Sprague de Camp agreed to give it a read, enjoying it enough to back it for publication.
I’m borrowing Crom! contributor Atom Kid’s rating system for this one...the Great White Barsoomian Ape gives Conan and the Emerald Lotus 3½ thumbs up out of four!
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*Hocking wrote a follow up novel in 1997, Conan and the Living Plague, and holds the opinion that it’s far superior to “Emerald Lotus”. Due to changes in ownership and direction of the Conan property at about that time, it unfortunately remains unpublished. Excerpts can be found here and here. Further to this, John has apparently done some work on a third Conan tale that also, sadly enough, may never see the light of day.
It’s been getting some well deserved praiseof late, which is how it found itself at the top of my reading list. This novel has also received an overwhelming nod of approval from many dedicated fans of REH and scholarly REH heavyweight types like Deuce Richardson and Morgan Holmes. Many consider it to be one of the best non-REH Conan novels ever published, and I can wholeheartedly recommend it to both Conan fans and fantasy fans in general. But don’t just take my word for it, there are plenty of other positivereviews to be found.
As for the story itself, I'll keep it brief so I don't give too much away. Conan finds himself in Shem looking for gainful employment when his reputation for thievery draws the interest of a powerful sorcerer. After being unwillingly recruited, an unexpected turn of events leaves Conan leading a small party (including a voluptuous scribe to warm his loins) on the hapless path deep into Stygia. As one might expect, they face unruly Set loving Stygians and dark and powerful magics along the way and Conan must rely on his keen senses and worldly experiences for survival, letting his keen blade do much of the talking on his behalf.
John's Conan is, simply put, very much the same Conan as the one penned by REH himself. The same can be said of the environs.
The writing is straightforward, nicely paced, and action-packed. The central characters are believable and well fleshed out early on. Add to this the brevity of the individual chapters and you have a story that's conducive to reading in short bursts, perfect for someone like myself who's subject to many interruptions. The story features some interesting twists and turns along the way but it’s easy enough to follow, with just the right amount of suspense to keep the pages seemingly turning themselves. Conan is pushed to his physical and mental extremes in an ending that doesn’t disappoint, primarily because it’s as climactic as all hell!
This novel has an interesting backstory as well. According to Hocking himself, he was less than impressed with some of the Conan pastiches being published back in the day and took it upon himself to write his own Conan tale. Rather than let it collect dust, he started sending letters out to hopefully find a publisher and none other than L. Sprague de Camp agreed to give it a read, enjoying it enough to back it for publication.
I’m borrowing Crom! contributor Atom Kid’s rating system for this one...the Great White Barsoomian Ape gives Conan and the Emerald Lotus 3½ thumbs up out of four!
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Russian Conan Fairy Tales?!
The year...1996. Russian publisher Литература released four hardcover Conan books, all of which were written by one Tito Bras (Тито Брас) and marketed as fairy tales...you know, Conan for kids! As one might expect, reactions amongst Russian Conan fans were mixed, but check out these whack covers!
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Love the 'do in that last pic...Hyperborean brains make good styling gel!
Long ago, a fellow with the codename Stasreviewed one of these books - "The Sun Stone"- over on the Russian Conan forum (forum.cimmeria.ru), and although I'm relying entirely on Google translate some interesting tidbits of information can be gleaned from said review.
According to Stas, the novel has enough adult content that it doesn't read like a children's book at all. He also describes the writing as somewhat canonical and comparable in quality with the last fifty Conan novels released by Russian publisher North-West (Северо-Запад)...more on those Conan offerings in an upcoming post (or ten). Stas even provided a sample of the interior artwork!
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Further to this review, these books have also discussed at some length elsewhere in the same forum. Some additional investigation revealed that these stories have been described as suitable for middle school children around the age of 15, and I even saw them listed on one proposed school curriculum reading list.
Loosely related to all of this, there's one other Conan novel that was published in Russia that was also kid oriented, although it's apparently so obscure that there's virtually nothing to be found out about it on the cyberwebs. It was published in 2003, written by one Dzhekasha Basilo (Джекаша Басило), and titled Conan - Against the Evil of the World (Конан -Против мирового зла). If you've got any more info about that rare beast drop us a line!
Конан - Битва с изумрудным драконом
Conan - The battle with the Emerald Dragon, 367 pgs.
Конан Против властелина Моргота
Conan Against the Lord of Morgoth, 271 pgs.
Конан - Великий лес
Conan - The Great Forest, 303 pgs.
Конан - Солнечный камень
Conan - The Sun Stone, 304 pgs.
Love the 'do in that last pic...Hyperborean brains make good styling gel!
Long ago, a fellow with the codename Stasreviewed one of these books - "The Sun Stone"- over on the Russian Conan forum (forum.cimmeria.ru), and although I'm relying entirely on Google translate some interesting tidbits of information can be gleaned from said review.
According to Stas, the novel has enough adult content that it doesn't read like a children's book at all. He also describes the writing as somewhat canonical and comparable in quality with the last fifty Conan novels released by Russian publisher North-West (Северо-Запад)...more on those Conan offerings in an upcoming post (or ten). Stas even provided a sample of the interior artwork!
Further to this review, these books have also discussed at some length elsewhere in the same forum. Some additional investigation revealed that these stories have been described as suitable for middle school children around the age of 15, and I even saw them listed on one proposed school curriculum reading list.
Loosely related to all of this, there's one other Conan novel that was published in Russia that was also kid oriented, although it's apparently so obscure that there's virtually nothing to be found out about it on the cyberwebs. It was published in 2003, written by one Dzhekasha Basilo (Джекаша Басило), and titled Conan - Against the Evil of the World (Конан -Против мирового зла). If you've got any more info about that rare beast drop us a line!
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Conan the Album Cover!
German Uwe de Witt a.k.a. Spacelord (deviantArt, blog) is a talented artist/digital artist with what isn’t exactly an original idea, but very cool nonetheless. He’s rehashed a bunch of album covers to feature popular comic book characters, and there’s a Beatles/Conan conversion that’s of particular interest to us!
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Which is a helluva lot better than this Ringo Starr brain fart of an album cover…
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Uwe has done some other pretty impressive Conan and Red Sonja art that’s worth checking out, so…check ‘em out!
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Now follow one of the links above and see what else Uwe's got going on!
Which is a helluva lot better than this Ringo Starr brain fart of an album cover…
Uwe has done some other pretty impressive Conan and Red Sonja art that’s worth checking out, so…check ‘em out!
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Testicles the Tautologist!
Testicles (pronounced “Testicleez”) is the brainchild of Texan Jack Edward Jackson (a.k.a. Jaxon), and it’s Conan times two in a quirky parody that appeared in Skull Comics #3, 1971. NSFW, and likely the first and only appearance of Conan’s purple-headed yogurt slinger in comic book form. More importantly, Frazetta Conan smash BWS Conan!
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Reposted summarily from Dr. Hermes Retro Scans!
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Reposted summarily from Dr. Hermes Retro Scans!
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Craigster's Conans!
A couple of oldies but goodies that fuel my desire to see some well adapted Conan stories in all their animated glory…two fascinating and fun illustrations from the story “boardguy”, Craig Wilson of Vancouver BC, Canada!
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Hell yeah! More of the Craigster’s voodoo here and here!
"The statues! The statues!--Oh my God, the statues are coming to life!"
– Robert E. Howard, Shadows In The Moonlight
"Come near that I may touch you," the creature faltered, and Conan came near unfearingly, his sword hanging forgotten in his hand. - Robert E. Howard, The Tower of the Elephant
Hell yeah! More of the Craigster’s voodoo here and here!
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