Always love traveling through Cross Plains and always think of REH living here, writing up these yarns.

My shop was holding #10, the FCBD issue, and Savage Sword #2. I loved the covers so much I bought the virgins and the other cover for 2. I don't normally buy multiples of the same thing, but these are just too good, dammit!

It's just the very first chapter. But I think it can be read as a standalone too. It's just about 3000 words. Quick read. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WcWZYeL97obkTUhX8y5BxxYvhdD28tvhshErLougmwQ/edit?usp=drivesdk

I'm trying to become a better fiction writer. I figured that for practice purposes, I might as well write in an established lore so I can get straight into the writing. I chose Conan, because well, I like Conan, but also because the lore - to me, I'm not an expert - is loose enough for me to write what I want without busting lore too much.

The pov character is an original one, and the story barely features Conan at all, or much Hyborian elements for that matter. But in later chapters Conan will feature more prominently.

I posted this in fantasywriters too, as that is were people usually go for critique, but nobody critiqued me there yet. I get it though, I don't think many people browse Reddit ready to read and critique a 3000 word piece while sitting on the toilet.

But I figured that since y'all are Conan fans, maybe some of you would be more inclined to read something Conan!

I'd be happy if any of you guys read the chapter. And even more happy if you'd let me know what you as Conan fans did or did not like, or which lore I butchered lol.

Thanks!

Imagine the Grand saga of the Conan the Barbarian universe merges with Geralt the Witcher...An Epic....

I went to Pittsburgh’s Pulp Fest last summer (going again in August).

A panel was running long. I was standing in the back of the room, talking with Mark Schultz, who was on the next panel.

He’s a really cool guy. Nice to chat with. He signed the Del Rey Conan he is in.

What’s the scariest Conan story/one with the most super natural elements?

I'm on a bit of a Conan kick after rewatching the movie recently and picked up the "Coming of Conan" collection, which I'm enjoying immensely.

What is the consensus 'best' Conan overall product? Is it a comic? A game? The movie or short stories? Looking to feed my fixation

Is Titan recoloring the Marvel omnibus collections they are rereleasing? I love the recoloring Dark Horse did when they reprinted the Marvel run years back, although they defaulted to Marvel’s rather garish color schemes eventually, alas.

New Conan game being crowdfunded on Gamefound. Solo mode being added with an expansion:

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/gf9/adventures-of-conan

Review of the newest Conan e-book. Lethal Consignment by Shaun Hamill. A fellow Texan. https://spraguedecampfan.wordpress.com/2024/04/30/review-lethal-consignment-by-shaun-hamill/

What ever happened with the Riddle of Steel documentary? I think last time I looked it up there hadn't been any updates in like a year maybe more if I remember correctly. It looked like it was gonna be really good from what I remember. I hope it didn't have the same fate as the Red Nails animated movie.

The new extended edition Conan blu-rays come out this week!

Another terrific issue from the creative team!

Although I am a big Conan fan, I was more of a SSOC collector. I know how important the "Death of Belit" story line is, but hadn't read it. I just bought these issues and I'm looking forward to reading them soon!

I've got some comics based on the original stories that I enjoyed quite a bit but now I'm looking for a nice beautiful hardcover that collects Robert E Howard's original Conan stories. I've been surprised at how hard it's been to find something like that and I was wondering if anyone had recommendations.