John Conrad is a rugged adventurer from the imagination of Robert E. Howard, known for his fierce independence, sharp instincts, and relentless drive to uncover the unknown. Often portrayed as a world-weary wanderer, Conrad blends soldierly discipline with a deep respect for ancient cultures and forgotten legends. He stands apart from typical pulp heroes through his introspective nature and intellectual depth, allowing him to face supernatural threats with both courage and intuition.
My Rating “Dig Me No Grave!” Dan Kirowan fled the decrepit mansion of his friend John Grimlan as the old man lay dying from some unknown illness. The sight of the moribund man did not unnerve Dan as much as the words escaping from his demented lips. It was a strange chant, calling forth a […]
My Rating “The Age Unconquered Part 04 – Call From The Depths” Across time, the Cimmerian did travel. To what force gave tow, he could not fathom. All that mattered to Conan at that very moment was staring back at him with blazoned eye sockets. The necromancer, born in a time long before the sons
My Rating “Battle Of The Black Stone” “A Stone’s Throw Away” Jim Zub begins this issue of Savage Sword Of Conan with a preface of back history, so to speak. In this introduction, we find out just what inspired the writers and producers at Titan Comics in the pre-production days of their Conan revival. Zub
My Rating “Battle Of The Black Stone – Part 04 The Future Yet Unwritten” Conan lay dying in the arms of his love, Brissa of the Gurian tribe. Fate had seen their roles reversed. For, it was not long ago that Brissa had been lost during Conan’s raid on the Black Stone Fortress erected deep
My Rating “Battle Of The Black Stone – Part 03 Quest Into Darkness” Into the jungle they shall follow and death will come to three. But which marked by the Eldritch sigil is doomed to remain in the Hyborian Age? Over the next several days, Brissa of the Gurian tribe will use her piece of
My Rating “Battle Of The Black Stone – Part 02 Bond Of The Black” The beast emerged from the Eldritch portal with the power of a Brahma bull. Everyone within charging distance inside the Wanderer’s club scattered towards the edges of the hall. For some, it was too late. The monster began swiping indiscriminately with
My Rating “Battle Of The Black Stone – Part 01 Eyes Upon Us” Chicago, the windy city – 1936, El Borak sat hunched over a dark wood table staring intently at the glyph sketched on a cocktail napkin as the noise of the nightclub swirled around him. How did Professor Kirowan have knowledge of the
My Rating “Prelude: The Staring Sigil” James Allison sat behind his typewriter staring at a blank piece of paper loaded onto the platen. It had been almost two weeks since he wrote anything new, and the stress was beginning to wear on him. The memories had always come to him in patterns. His past lives,
