Robert E. Howard
Conan The Barbarian Series in the Works at Netflix
Netflix is about to enter the Hyborian age. According to a recent report by Deadline Hollywood The streaming giant is in talks with Pathfinder media and Fredrik Malmberg’s Cabinet Entertainment to bring Robert E. Howard’s classic character Conan The Barbarian to a new generation being the first of a new shared universe based on the Cimmerian’s adventures for film, tv, and animation The...[Read More]
Review: Conan the Barbarian
“I live, I love, I slay, and I am content.” So says our barbarian hero during this newest film adaption. And really, that kind of sums up the appeal of the new film, as well as how well it keeps to the source material.
An Overview of Conan (Part 2)
Welcome back to my fanboy look at all of the original Robert E. Howard completed Conan stories. When last we left our Cimmerian hero, he was leading a new group of Kozaks against the Turanians and their often-mentioned but never-seen king, Yezdigerd. And as we continue through Conan’s campaigns as an adult, things are about to get even more dangerous… and exciting.
An Overview of Conan (Part 1)
Ever since I was a child, I have thrilled to the adventures of Robert E. Howard’s greatest hero, the barbarian known simply as Conan of Cimmeria. I grew up watching the old feature films, moved onto the comics and then the various stories, both penned by Howard himself, and others written by fans like me who simply wanted more of the great warrior. Conan was created in 1932, making him one o...[Read More]
Review: Solomon Kane
Back when this site was known as World of Meh, I wrote a retrospective of the adaptions of Robert E. Howard’s work. I talked about how they stacked up to their literary counterparts, and basically acted like a big time geek. And now I get to talk about the most recent adaption based on the great writer’s work, his second greatest creation after the legendary Conan. The great Puritan wa...[Read More]
Robert E. Howard: A look at the Adaptions of the Father of Sword and Sorcery
Interesting fact about me: I’m a writer. I have one completed novel I’m trying to find an agent for, and I’m working on the second one as well. I’ve also collected a few short stories to release as an anthology on the Amazon Kindle called Wandering Djinn. And the one question that every writer will inevitably be asked is “Who are your influences?” A lot of write...[Read More]