..and some Cyberpunk as well!
No I've not gotten mad or insane, or perhaps I've been mad and insane all from the beginning. I know this is an extremely unpopular opinion and it may surprise you but I'm probably the only person in the world who dosen't dislike the 2011 Conan the Barbarian movie. I haven't watched it many times … Continue reading Let’s Talk Conan 2011
There's no doubt about it in my mind that Savage Sword of Conan is some of the best ways to experience this Cimmerian and his adventures. They often stays extremeley true to their source material much due to Roy Thomas's dedication and respect for the character, they are black and white and never shies away … Continue reading The Worst Savage Sword I’ve Ever Read
Ah, look at that stunning artwork by Joe Jusko!After the successful release of Titan Comics new Conan the Barbarian series we finally get a new and TRUE Savage Sword of Conan - the first since #235 from 1995!Sure, Marvel had a short revival of the title in 2019 but that was only in name, the … Continue reading Savage Sword of Conan Is Back!
So I've been waiting for this for a while and even wondered if it really were true, that Titan Books would re-release L. Sprague De Camp and Lin Carters novelization of the movie we all love: Conan the Barbarian.But today we stand here and I got this beauty in the mail, and I simply can't … Continue reading This Is Awesome! Conan the Barbarian: The Official Motion Picture Adaptation
It's been about a year gone past now since I finished up grand master Robert E. Howard's The Hour of the Dragon, the only novel about Conan the Cimmerian that he ever wrote. It has also been published throughout the years under the title of Conan the Conqueror but we're gonna stick with the original … Continue reading The Hour of the Dragon – Review
Hello my friends, hello, and welcome to Hyborian Book Reviews :)So it's been a lot on my table this year and I'm gonna be honest.. it's a crap year for me, and it can just like Kripke said go suck a big hawwy meatball. Hence why I haven't been posting a lot here.I've been trying … Continue reading December Reading Report
In the heat of wrapping up reading the follow up to Dune (Messiah) and Blood of Elves (The Witcher) my birthday happened to occur, and having the luck of sharing my life with such a wonderful person it was inevitable that my girlfriend would do something for the day in question. We celebrated by going … Continue reading Birthday Sneakiness & Other Books
*SPOILER WARNING!* There's no secret that I love Conan and since a little short of a year back I started delving into his part of the world of comics, first out with Aaron and Asrars flagship Conan The Barbarian by Marvel. This is basically the second run Marvel did with the Conan franchise and it … Continue reading King Conan 2021-2022
Time for this second part of my book haul of late, and the biggest reason for making a part 2 was just that there were a lot of new Conan stuff so I thought it'd be better to have them separated in a different haul. However some none Conan-related stuff found its way in so … Continue reading Book Haul – May/June Part 2
My first book haul on this blog! 🙂 (it was bound to happen some day) So this last week me and my girlfriend Ulrica went on a beautiful trip around SkÃ¥ne in the southern Sweden, but we also stopped by the classic Sci Fi bookstore also known as the SF Bokhandeln. We were just going … Continue reading Book Haul – May/June Part 1
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