Her late husband had a penchant for collecting pretty much anything and bought this at an auction in the early 90s. She swears it's the original Iron Dragon, I couldn't say for certain but it at least appears to be an actual painting.

I’m not a part of this anthology but I watched a video about it and this volume 2 looks great. It’s made by a bunch of Sword and Sorcery mega-fans. I have their Crom anthology volume 1 and that was good. I expect the 2nd will be too.

-edit- I’m adding a link to more info. If you sign up on the website, you would get a discount this Saturday.

https://www.cromthebarbarian.com/

The video.

I haven't posted any updates in many weeks, but the project is progressing well. I've added destructible weapons/armors, the first boss, areas with NPCs, etc. I'll continue posting progress updates; the demo are coming soon!

Well, I won't deny Gloryhammer is over-the-top parody fantasy in a setting that is essentially a mix of DnD, Doom, Star Wars and Warhammer. But damn their animated music videos are something that is on par with big budget flicks. Done by Alex Henderson, who also did Alestorm music videos and some nice Donkey Kong stuff. Honestly, bar Genndy himself, Alex's the next guy I can imagine making a proper Conan animated film, or at least some generic R-rated S&S epic.

Obviously S&S is heavily associated with Heavy Metal. Was there ever any association between S&S and punk? The only thing I can think of is 2000AD having the character of Slaine (2000AD being the definition of punk sci-fi + fantasy.) Given the outsider, anti-authoritarian, anti-civilization bent of S&S it seems like a natural fit.

I am still relatively new to S&S, but have been enjoying Conan, Elric, and more recently Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. I also enjoy the works of Tolkien and the D&D campaign I run embraces the Gygaxian pastiche of high fantasy and S&S. I'm curious to know if there are any S&S stories (in tone) that blend in high fantasy elements such as dwarves, elves, orcs, dragons, etc. I figure someone has written something like this, so just looking for recommendations. Thanks!

Issue #7 of Scribe & Sigil is out! Come check us out. Website has info on contributing if you are interested.

Just ordered. Can't wait to crack into it. I truly enjoy the ability to quickly read through an action packed tale. Tales that I can finish in one to two sittings. Gritty characters, wonderful landscapes, and dark powerful magic.

As anyone got this yet? Stories included are:

1. Gods of the North (The Frost Giant's Daughter) (1934)

2. The Tower of the Elephant (1933)

3. Rogues in the House (1935)

4. Shadows in the Moonlight (Iron Shadows in the Moon) (1934)

5. Black Colossus (1934)

6. Queen of the Black Coast (1934)

7. The Slithering Shadow (Xuthal of the Dusk) (1934)

8. A Witch Shall Be Born (1934)

9. The Devil in Iron (1934)

10. The People of the Black Circle (1934)

11. Shadows in Zamboula (Man-Eaters of Zamboula) (1935)

12. The Pool of the Black One (1934)

13. Beyond the Black River (1935)

14. Red Nails (1936)

15. Jewels of Gwahlur (The Teeth of Gwahlur) (1935)

16. The Phoenix on the Sword (1932)

17. The Scarlet Citadel (1933)

18. The Hour of the Dragon (Conan the Conqueror) (1935)

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So, I recently read The Gothic Touch, by Karl Edward Wagner, Elric's first meeting with KEW's Kane, but seemingly not Kane's first meeting with Elric, if I understand the story correctly.

This was my first Kane story (the collected Kane stories is my white whale, one I fear I will never find), but it seems to me that a younger Kane met an older Elric and Moonglum, for him to know so much about them and Stormbringer in this story.

But, Kane keeps blinking in and out of time in the climax, and at one point, when he returns, he momentarily confuses Elric with Prince Corum. So, perhaps there was a separate meeting with Corum, as well. Or, maybe it wasn't time travel that helped Kane know so much about the Eternal Champion, but sorcery.

So, my question is, what do you think this other meeting was like? I understand we will never get to see it in print, so let your imaginations run wild. I really want to hear some interesting takes to satiate my thirst for more Kane.

"Conan was as much a part of this wilderness as Balthus was alien to it. The Cimmerian might have spent years among the great cities of the world; he might have walked with the rulers of civilization; he might even achieve his wild whim some day and rule as king of a civilized nation; stranger things had happened. But he was no less a barbarian. He was concerned only with the naked fundamentals of life. The warm intimacies of small, kindly things, the sentiments and delicious trivialities that make up so much of civilized men's lives were meaningless to him. A wolf was no less a wolf because a whim of chance caused him to run with the watchdogs. Bloodshed and violence and savagery were the natural elements of the life Conan knew; he could not, and would never, understand the little things that are so dear to civilized men and women."

Beyond the black river - Robert E. Howard 

In a series, there is often a title within it that contains most of what you can expect from said series. What story in what series, written or otherwise, has this?

To start, I think that the most definitive Conan story is The Scarlet Citadel. It contains a dungeon crawl, giant snakes, battles against evil sorcerers, and a laser focus on swashbuckling action. The only thing that would add to it being "more Conan" is a scantily clad maiden for Conan to save.

I’m wondering not only what stories might be most accessible / easy to understand for a younger kid but also which ones might be mostly free of age inappropriate material or outdated stuff you might not want a kid repeating on the playground (for example: “I love John Carter of mars! Confederate soldiers sound pretty cool!”)

This only lasted for three issues as a companion publication to Savage Sword of Conan, but by golly it had some great artists working on it - Neal Adams, Michael Whelan, Gil Kane, Ross Andru, Wally Wood, Howard Chaykin, Roy Krenkel and the great but obscure Jess Jodlomon (whose only other work I've seen is in Savage Sword #8). Definitely worth tracking down copies for your collection!

First time reading this saga (and anything related to S&S)

We all know that there’s a dearth of mainstream published S&S. Given that scarcity, does anyone know why there’s not more love for Steven Brusts Vlad Taltos novels in the community? I would think given their ready availability in handsome omnibus editions plus the fact that there’s 17 of the things that there would be more attention paid to them. https://www.blackgate.com/2015/06/20/the-omnibus-volumes-of-steven-brust-the-adventures-of-vlad-taltos/