Who is Set? The Serpent God of Stygia – Explained
Explore Kush in the Hyborian Age – its African inspirations, key Conan stories, and the nuance needed when reading Howard’s Black Kingdoms.
Explore Kush in the Hyborian Age – its African inspirations, key Conan stories, and the nuance needed when reading Howard’s Black Kingdoms.
Explore Kush in the Hyborian Age – its African inspirations, key Conan stories, and the nuance needed when reading Howard’s Black Kingdoms.
Just how strong was Conan the Barbarian? It’s something I’ve wondered since I was a teenager – and something that…
“Do you want to live forever?” Valeria asks this question in the 1982 film before charging into battle alongside Conan….
“Crom!” It’s the word Conan shouts before battle, in moments of shock, and when everything goes wrong. But who exactly…
Explore Kush in the Hyborian Age – its African inspirations, key Conan stories, and the nuance needed when reading Howard’s Black Kingdoms.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” – Conan of Cimmeria
Discover Zamora and the City of Thieves – the setting of Conan’s early adventures, where the young barbarian learned the ways of the thief.
Main image by Liam Sharp for Savage Sword of Conan (2024) #11 We’re living in a golden age of Conan…
Explore Cimmeria, Conan’s gloomy homeland – its Celtic inspirations, the famous poem, and the harsh culture that forged the greatest barbarian.
Discover Stygia, the ancient Egypt-inspired kingdom in Conan lore – its dark sorcery, serpent god Set, and role in Howard’s Hyborian world.
Image from the Del Rey 2006 Kull: Exile of Atlantis book, where you can find most of the Kull…
“A man’s life is not measured in years, but in deeds.” – Pliny the Younger I think the Wanderer Era…
Introduction I think there’s something about Conan’s pirate years that captures the essence of who he really was. During this…
Era Guide, Key Comics & Foundational Stories Conan the Cimmerian’s youth era explores his brutal early life in Cimmeria: born…
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After the shadow-work of Zamora comes something harsher: war in daylight. In the Mercenary Era, Conan leaves tower climbing and…
A read of the new Savage Sword of Conan: Reforged (pictured above) got me thinking. Is there a ‘best’ time…
Conan: Scourge of the Serpent is Titan Comics’ flagship Conan event of 2025, spanning both comics and a tie-in novel. …
The idea of these short reviews is to give you a quick overview of what this issue is about (or…