I encountered a condensation of John Milius' "King Conan: Crown of Iron" at Ain'tItCoolNews. I was so dismayed that I almost immediately sat down and wrote a parody of it (sort of like laughing to keep from crying). In this case, I tried to illustrate what was wrong with Milius' Clonan by inserting the real Conan into the story.
Read at http://scrollsofiron...ys/ironclon.htm
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King Clonan: Clown Of Iron
Started by Ironhand, Sep 15 2010 04:58 AM
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Posted 15 September 2010 - 04:58 AM
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
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Posted 16 September 2010 - 08:04 PM
Ah, the legendary Clown of Iron!
I should say right now that this vicious and wonderful satire is pretty much a direct inspiration for El Ingenioso B?rbaro Rey Konahn de Simaria and its inglorious sequel, El Ingenioso Destructor Rey Konahn de Simaria (hmm, wonder if I should post them in the new fan area?) After my attempts to make a serious integration of Conan the Barbarian into Howard canon fell apart in short order, satire seemed the only option, and the idea of having the "real" Conan make an appearance made its way into the first part. Somehow, it ended up on The Cimmerian blog, and the rest, as they say, is history.
So yes, someone is reading your stuff, Ironhand - andflagrantly stealing being inspired by them!
I should say right now that this vicious and wonderful satire is pretty much a direct inspiration for El Ingenioso B?rbaro Rey Konahn de Simaria and its inglorious sequel, El Ingenioso Destructor Rey Konahn de Simaria (hmm, wonder if I should post them in the new fan area?) After my attempts to make a serious integration of Conan the Barbarian into Howard canon fell apart in short order, satire seemed the only option, and the idea of having the "real" Conan make an appearance made its way into the first part. Somehow, it ended up on The Cimmerian blog, and the rest, as they say, is history.
So yes, someone is reading your stuff, Ironhand - and
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Posted 16 September 2010 - 09:08 PM
What's my cut?Ah, the legendary Clown of Iron!
I should say right now that this vicious and wonderful satire is pretty much a direct inspiration for El Ingenioso B?rbaro Rey Konahn de Simaria and its inglorious sequel, El Ingenioso Destructor Rey Konahn de Simaria (hmm, wonder if I should post them in the new fan area?) After my attempts to make a serious integration of Conan the Barbarian into Howard canon fell apart in short order, satire seemed the only option, and the idea of having the "real" Conan make an appearance made its way into the first part. Somehow, it ended up on The Cimmerian blog, and the rest, as they say, is history.
So yes, someone is reading your stuff, Ironhand - andflagrantly stealingbeing inspired by them!
"Did you deem yourself strong, because you were able to twist the heads off civilized folk, poor weaklings with muscles like rotten string? Hell! Break the neck of a wild Cimmerian bull before you call yourself strong. I did that, before I was a full-grown man...!" - Conan, in "Shadows in Zamboula", by Robert E. Howard
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
"... you speak of Venarium familiarly. Perhaps you were there?"
"I was," grunted [Conan]. "I was one of the horde that swarmed over the hills. I hadn't yet seen fifteen snows, but already my name was repeated about the council fires." - "Beyond the Black River", by Robert E. Howard
Read my Conan screenplays at The Scrolls of Ironhand (in particular my transcription of THE FROST GIANT'S DAUGHTER in Act II of "The Snow Devil") at
http://www.scrollsof...d.us/index.html or at
http://www.delicious...ic=ConanProject
