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  1. The Tower of the Elephant!

    Written by Steve Donoghue on July 26, 2012 — 2 Comments

    Our story today is the best thing “Conan” creator Robert E. Howard ever did, his 1933 short story “The Tower of the Elephant,” which features a barbarian who’s little more than a boy – an entire lifetime younger than the grizzled old king readers first met in the debut Conan story “The Phoenix on the [...]

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  2. The Slithering Shadow!

    Written by Steve Donoghue on July 21, 2012 — Leave a Comment

    Our story today is a real corker, “The Slithering Shadow,” written at white-heat speed by Robert E. Howard back in 1933 and starring his most famous creation, Conan the Cimmerian – our particular version today being the Savage Sword of Conan adaptation from the glory days of that publication, in issue #20 from 1977. That [...]

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  3. Cimmerian ‘Stravaganza:The Queen of the Black Coast!

    Written by Steve Donoghue on March 16, 2012 — 1 Comment

    Robert E. Howard’s original Conan short story “Queen of the Black Coast” is a lush but typically lean affair, concentrating on one boisterous and ultimately poignant story – the story of young twenty-something Conan of Cimmeria’s first great love, the fascinated relationship he has with the notorious pirate queen Belit, leader of a fierce band [...]

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  4. Cimmerian ‘Stravaganza: Dawn of a New Era?

    Written by Steve Donoghue on August 18, 2011 — Leave a Comment

    One final pair of books ushers in the long-awaited new “Conan the Barbarian” movie!

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  5. Cimmerian ‘Stravaganza: The Knock-Off Novels!

    Written by Steve Donoghue on August 17, 2011 — 1 Comment

    The loin cloth and the bowl haircut have never succeeded in making Conan look like a fool – but a slew of really bad novels very nearly did!

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  6. Cimmerian ‘Stravaganza: The Comics – Part 3!

    Written by Steve Donoghue on August 17, 2011 — 1 Comment

    The latest comic book adaptation of Conan takes the character to new heights!

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  7. Cimmerian ‘Stravaganza: The Comics – Part 2!

    Written by Steve Donoghue on August 15, 2011 — Leave a Comment

    Fan favorite artist John Buscema brings the comic-book world of Conan a new sense of earthy grandeur as our Conan celebration continues!

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  8. Cimmerian ‘Stravaganza: The Comics – Part 1!

    Written by Steve Donoghue on August 14, 2011 — Leave a Comment

    Comic book adaptations step up to the plate as our Conan celebration continues!

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  9. Cimmerian ‘Stravaganza: The First Novels!

    Written by Steve Donoghue on July 29, 2011 — 1 Comment

    The pulpy (and lustily fake!) Conan novels that introduced an entire generation to the world’s most famous barbarian

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  10. Cimmerian ‘Stravaganza: The Stories!

    Written by Steve Donoghue on July 5, 2011 — 2 Comments

    Our 2011 Cimmerian ‘Stravaganza continues! In this instalment, we turn to a Conan-question I’ve been asked many dozens of times over the many decades in which I’ve been recommending this character to readers of high fantasy: where to start? Those readers are confronted with a staggering array of choices – there are movies, TV series, [...]

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