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Joe Jusko's 'Savage Sword' Covers

September 04, 2024 by Deuce Richardson

Joe Jusko painted some great covers for The Savage Sword of Conan back in the day. Here are a few of them.

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September 04, 2024 /Deuce Richardson
Joe Jusko, Savage Sword of Conan, Roy Thomas
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Barbarian Comics

March 13, 2024 by Matthew Ilseman

Jim Zub’s Conan comics mostly capture the flavor of Howard’s stories. Not perfectly since Howard was such a unique writer. The art is reminiscent of the original Marvel Conan run which has delighted fans of the original comics.

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March 13, 2024 /Matthew Ilseman
Conan, Savage Sword of Conan
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The Sensuous and Savage Art of Rudy Nebres

January 15, 2022 by Deuce Richardson

When you’re Big John Buscema’s “favorite inker” and Neal Adams considers you to be one of the all-time great comic artists, you just might be Rudy Nebres.

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January 15, 2022 /Deuce Richardson
Rudy Nebres, John Buscema, Neal Adams, Savage Sword of Conan
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Big John Buscema’s Conan

January 10, 2022 by Charles R. Rutledge

In a 1978 interview John Buscema said, “I hate [drawing superheroes] with a passion. I told Marvel, I’d like to do Conan exclusively. It’s the only project in comics that I’ve ever done that I really enjoy.”

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January 10, 2022 /Charles R. Rutledge
John Buscema, Roy Thomas, Conan, Hal Foster, Savage Sword of Conan
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The Savage Swords of Gene Day

August 13, 2021 by Deuce Richardson

Gene Day—artist, author, publisher and cool dude in general—would’ve turned seventy today. He barely made it past thirty. While his talents and achievements were far-ranging, I’ll concentrate on his work for The Savage Sword of Conan tonight.

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August 13, 2021 /Deuce Richardson
Gene Day, Roy Thomas, Savage Sword of Conan
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Boris Vallejo at 80

January 08, 2021 by Brian Murphy

If you grew up in the 1980s it was impossible to avoid Boris Vallejo’s influence. Love him or hate him, he is inextricably intertwined with all things sword-and-sorcery, sword-and-planet, and fantasy art in general.

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January 08, 2021 /Brian Murphy
Boris Vallejo, Conan, Savage Sword of Conan, Gor, Edgar Rice Burroughs
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The Savage Swords of John Byrne

July 06, 2020 by Deuce Richardson

The artist, John Byrne, turned seventy today. I would reckon most DMR Books fans know him from his work on superhero comics like The X-Men and The Fantastic Four. However, Byrne has a long history of drawing heroic fantasy characters.

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July 06, 2020 /Deuce Richardson
John Byrne, Savage Sword of Conan, Indiana Jones, Wolverine, Red Sonja
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Earl Norem: Remembering a Legend

June 19, 2020 by Deuce Richardson

Earl Norem, a veteran of the 10th Mountain Division during World War Two, painted some amazing artwork for the men’s adventure magazines and The Savage Sword of Conan. He died in 2015. Warning: Not Safe For Work.

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June 19, 2020 /Deuce Richardson
Earl Norem, Men's Adventure, Savage Sword of Conan
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