The late 1960s and early ‘70s were peak sword-and-sorcery. The Lancer Conan Saga was at its zenith of popularity, eventually selling by some estimates upwards of 10 million copies. And as the ‘60s gave way to the ‘70s a struggling magazine was about to get a signal boost from S&S’s mightiest hero.
Read MoreIt occurred to me that I should clarify my views on 'pastiches', now that there appear to be new Conan pastiches on the horizon courtesy of Funcom.
Read MoreIn this issue: The conclusion of “The Devil’s Bride” by Seabury Quinn, poetry by Robert E. Howard, weird fiction by Ambrose Bierce, and more.
Read MoreLyon Sprague de Camp died on this date in 2000 AD. He left an interesting legacy, to say the least.
Read MoreRobert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Fritz Leiber and Karl Edward Wagner. If Sax Rohmer’s influence upon those S&S titans isn’t enough to rank him as a Forefather, then hardly anybody else rates the honor, either.
Read MoreWhen Lin Carter casually remarked that Tolkien “rather enjoyed” the Conan stories, I doubt he expected that decades later Howard fans and Tolkien fans alike would still be curious about the specifics. Which Conan stories did Tolkien read? Let’s find out!
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