Another beauty from another immensely gifted illustrator, Jim Fitzpatrick. You can see details of this issue of Fantasy Crossroads here.
(Image via Cap’n’s Comics)
Archive for the 'Conan the Barbarian' Category
A Conan Event: 1984 Conan Calendar Illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz
Published March 16, 2016 Calendars , Conan the Barbarian Leave a Comment
Beautiful work posted in its entirety at The Golden Age. I talk about my admiration of Sienkiewicz here.
Conan Action Figures (Remco, 1984) (Part One)
Published November 5, 2015 Conan the Barbarian , Remco Toys 2 Comments
Conan deserved better. Nice logo, though.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Metal Miniatures: Conan Set #1 (TSR, 1984)
Published September 11, 2015 Conan the Barbarian , D&D , D&D Miniatures Leave a Comment
TSR released two Conan modules in 1984 (Conan Unchained! and Conan Against Darkness!) to coincide with the release of Conan the Destroyer. In 1985 TSR released, for obscure reasons, the Conan Role-Playing Game, with game mechanics based on the Marvel Super Heroes RPG. Chris Kutalik reviews the Conan RPG at Hill Cantons.
‘Olympians’ Bodybuilding Supplements Ad Featuring Conan, 1982
Published May 14, 2014 '80s Movies/TV , Ads , Conan the Barbarian , Fantasy Movies/TV 1 Comment
Conan especially likes his protein powder when it’s chocolate-flavored and served in fancy crystal—with a strawberry on the rim.
(Image via Catch the Sparrow/Flickr)
Kid Posing with Conan, Circa 1985
Published May 13, 2014 Amusement Parks/Theme Parks , Conan the Barbarian 6 Comments
Says Deborah on Bookbox (the Scholastic Reading Club blog):
My mom made me pose with the guy who played Conan the Barbarian on our trip to Universal Studios back when I was nine; she said my friends would be “jealous” that I got to be in a picture with such a “hunky monkey.” But all I could think about was how I wish he was wearing a longer loincloth.
Also check out an entry from our hero’s (I’m talking about the girl, not Conan) 7th grade diary:
Dear Diary,
Things I want to do when I’m in high school:
- Have a boy pick me up from school one day, in a car.
- Have a boy drive me around in his car.
- Go to an all-boys school during the middle of the day.
- Meet a boy for lunch.
- Go out on a school night.
Yours,
Deborah
Doesn’t Conan bear a pretty good resemblance to Arnold?
The Adventures of Conan: A Sword and Sorcery Spectacular (1983 – 1994)
Published May 12, 2014 Amusement Parks/Theme Parks , Conan the Barbarian 1 Comment
The Universal Studios attraction was a “$3.75 million production featuring state-of-the-art, never-before-seen laser and pyrotechnic special effects, combined with the skills of actors, magical illusions and computer-coordinated animated characters.” I never got to see it, sadly. I went to Universal Studios once or twice, before 1983, and remember only the Jaws and Battlestar Galactica rides.
The fire-breathing dragon sequence in the Conan Spectacular was inspired by the climactic scene in Sleeping Beauty (1959). I’d forgotten how scary the original Disney classics could be. Not only is the battle convincing and way ahead of its time conceptually, it’s one of the earliest screen examples of the sword and sorcery trope.
TV promo is below. Check out a short documentary (1988) and the full show (circa 1990) at thestudiotour.com.
(Images via skyscrapercity.com and thestudiotour.com)
2 Warps to Neptune 