Chris Butera Previews What’s Next for Savage Sword of Conan

We know. You’ve been waiting. Issue thirteen of The Savage Sword of Conan has hit a delay, and nobody...

What is Sword and Sorcery and How is it Different from Fantasy?

The Witcher, Dark Souls, Game of Thrones, The First Law, Dungeons & Dragons. These properties…

by Lo Terry on April 16, 2026

Culture, TV & Movies

How James Earl Jones’s Thulsa Doom Paid Homage to the Enigmatic Villain

"Now they will know why they are afraid of the dark." With these words, delivered…

by Lo Terry on April 5, 2025

Culture, Games

The Barbarian at the Gaming Table: What D&D Historians Forget to Mention

Everything you think you know about the origins of Dungeons & Dragons is wrong. While…

by Lo Terry on March 26, 2025

Culture, Robert E. Howard, Updates

Whence Came the Cimmerian?

Over the years, a lot of misinformation has circulated about Conan’s relationship to Robert E.…

by Mark Finn on March 25, 2025

Culture

How did the different Kingdoms of the Hyborian Age celebrate New Year’s?

A question to round out the year: how exactly did the kingdoms of Conan’s time…

by Lo Terry on December 30, 2024

Culture, Robert E. Howard

Beyond the Chainmail Bikini: The Role of Women in Conan the Barbarian

You might think you know Robert E. Howard's world—where Conan the Barbarian carved his legend…

by Lo Terry on December 5, 2024

Culture, Games

The Barbarian at the Gaming Table: What D&D Historians Forget to Mention...

Everything you think you know about the origins of Dungeons & Dragons is wrong. While countless histories of tabletop gaming have painted J.R.R. Tolkien as the literary godfather of D&D, the truth—according to someone who was actually there—is far more…

by Lo Terry on March 26, 2025