NON-CHRON
This page is for posts that aren't directly related to reading through Conan's stories in chronological order.
Ranking all Robert E. Howard's Conan stories
Above is a link to my ranking of all of Robert E. Howard's original Conan stories.
Ranking all 55 Conan stories in the Chronology
Above is a ranking of every single story I've read for this chronology. It's been updated a few times.
Let's Get Drunk and Play RASTAN SAGA
A sword and sorcery adventure at the arcade. Can our hero beat the Conan ripoff game while collecting all seven sacred PBRs?
Everything New is Old Again: On 70 Years of Conan Pastiche
A retrospective on how Conan pastiche might not actually be that unique, just early to the punch.
Conan the Unwritten: Unpublished, Planned, and Incomplete Conan Stories
Above, I explored some of the Conan stories that seem to have been planned or suggested by L. Sprague de Camp. Also included are a few smaller Conan stories written by other sword and sorcery writers.
How Conan Conquered the Comics CodeThe Comics Code Authority was a restrictive set of rules in place to ensure "wholesome" content in comics. But Conan comics were creative in how to get around the censors and to allow for creative freedom beyond the reaches of the Code.
The Fall and Rise (and Fall and Rise) of The Savage Sword of ConanSavage Sword's first 60 issues are often celebrated, but nearly 200 issues followed, and much less has been said about them. I track how Savage Sword of Conan developed after the exit of Roy Thomas.
About that Conan Power Records Album...Members of the Conan fandom, led by Youtuber Stygian Dogs, has been trying to uncover the mysteries behind a 1976 Conan audio drama.
Conan's Descendants (Epithet "...the Barbarian")A few times, I've set out to examine barbarians inspired by Conan.
Thongor the Barbarian, AKA Thongor of Lemuria, is a barbarian created by Lin Carter in the 1960s. Voltar the Barbarian, AKA Voltar of Elysium, is a barbarian created by Alfredo Alcala in the 1960s. Eerie's "Tombspawn" series, the barbarian vampires in space created by Gerry Boudreau and Gonzalo Mayo in the 1970s. |
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An interview with Conan author Jim Zub
The lead writer for Conan the Barbarian, Savage Sword of Conan, and Conan: Battle of the Black Stone at Titan Comics was kind enough to sit down for a brief interview about Conan's timeline!
A Conan video with Exits Examined
I did some fact-checking and made suggestions for this video by Exits Examined on Conan along with Darth Matu's Holocron. It's fun!
An appreciation of Conan artists (featuring Yergs Brand design)
The Spell of Conan and The Blade of ConanMostly made up of reprinted material from the Robert E. Howard zine Amra, The Spell of Conan and The Blade of Conan are two volumes of Conan criticism curated by L. Sprague de Camp in 1979 and 1980. If you're the kind of person who reads "Queen of the Black Coast" and wonders about the logistics of Hyborian Age trade routes, these books are for you.
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