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[turko]

I hope this is the right spot for this....

I've started a blog where I'm going to be reading and providing synopses and other interesting information for Conan comic books, mostly as published by Marvel. I haven't found anything like this online, so I'm hoping it will be useful for everyone!

http://conancomicbooks.blogspot.com

[Ironhand]

Looks good so far.

[LordYam]

I might want to email dark horse recaps.

[deuce]

I hope this is the right spot for this....

I've started a blog where I'm going to be reading and providing synopses and other interesting information for Conan comic books, mostly as published by Marvel. I haven't found anything like this online, so I'm hoping it will be useful for everyone!

http://conancomicbooks.blogspot.com

Definitely the right spot, Turko! Like IH said, the blog looks good. Something like this was needed on the Net for a long time. I hope to have time to comment on your reviews in the future. Those first 100 issues from Marvel are well worth taking another look at. I like how you've included factoids like award nominations.

BTW, welcome to the forum.

[Buxom Sorceress]

I hope this is the right spot for this....

I've started a blog where I'm going to be reading and providing synopses and other interesting information for Conan comic books, mostly as published by Marvel. I haven't found anything like this online, so I'm hoping it will be useful for everyone!

http://conancomicbooks.blogspot.com

Nicely done. Thanks.
An interesting read, and good reference for lots of ideas for RPG scenes.

Looking forward to the final big totals of...
babes [ i wonder how many buxom sorceresses he meets in all those comics? ]
body counts
supernaturals
.
Have you got the stamina and willpower to get past issue 100 ?

I will cheer you on.
--
may Crom ignore you, and Mitra bless you.

> Please keep us informed in this thread when you get to issue...
20
and
40
...etc... [ for example ]

[turko]

I plan on doing running tallies and basic summaries every 20-25 issues. Also, I'm still toying around with some of the categories, notably the "Supernatural" category. I thought about having separate categories for "Gods," "Monsters," etc. but I also didn't want to get carried away with a million different categories. So as of right now, it's just "Myths and Monsters," and includes gods, magic, monsters, non-humans, and basically anything else that comprises the "Sorcery" part of "Sword and Sorcery." I'll see how that works for a while.

[jbruel00]

Hi Turko,
I went to see your blog and there is a really good information in the first CtB issues, thans for your initiative.
There are many synopsis available in the Conan wikia so you might use them if you wish. They cover most of CtB ussues 1-92 and some for the rest, also some SSoC. The URL is http://conan.wikia.com section comics, CtB appear in it as http:conan.wikia.com/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian_x where x is the issue number.
I have collected those synopsis in some html pages, I could make them available if you wish.
JB

[turko]

Hi Turko,
I went to see your blog and there is a really good information in the first CtB issues, thans for your initiative.
There are many synopsis available in the Conan wikia so you might use them if you wish. They cover most of CtB ussues 1-92 and some for the rest, also some SSoC. The URL is http://conan.wikia.com section comics, CtB appear in it as http:conan.wikia.com/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian_x where x is the issue number.
I have collected those synopsis in some html pages, I could make them available if you wish.
JB

That's cool.... I had no idea that information was there; thanks for pointing it out! I will definitely use it in my research. It seems like there are some synopses out there, like on the wikia site, and apparently there's a multi-part chronology in Conan Saga. I'm hoping to bring something a little different to the table, though, like more detailed story summaries, different factoids, and a more complete database, since, as you said, the wikia site only covers a fraction of the issues.

[jbruel00]

That's cool.... I had no idea that information was there; thanks for pointing it out! I will definitely use it in my research. It seems like there are some synopses out there, like on the wikia site, and apparently there's a multi-part chronology in Conan Saga. I'm hoping to bring something a little different to the table, though, like more detailed story summaries, different factoids, and a more complete database, since, as you said, the wikia site only covers a fraction of the issues.

By "there" you mean another site?

[turko]

That's cool.... I had no idea that information was there; thanks for pointing it out! I will definitely use it in my research. It seems like there are some synopses out there, like on the wikia site, and apparently there's a multi-part chronology in Conan Saga. I'm hoping to bring something a little different to the table, though, like more detailed story summaries, different factoids, and a more complete database, since, as you said, the wikia site only covers a fraction of the issues.

By "there" you mean another site?

I just meant "there" as in, "out in the world," i.e., the wikia site and Conan Saga magazine.

[turko]

Hey, folks....

I'm still figuring out all the ins and outs of the blogging website, but I just added the "Follow" feature, so you can stay updated as I add new issues. I'm sure there'll be more stuff to come to make the site more entertaining, so stay tuned!

[Tex]

COOLNESS! Just went over and hit the "follow" button.

I am No.2.

Tex
(now to decide if I want to be the Peter Wyngarde or Leo McKern one)

[deuce]

Still diggin' the blog, Turko! BTW, in "Devil-Wings", Thomas said "Maldiz" mentioning a "falcon" was a nod to Hammett's The Maltese Falcon.

[KG Thunder]

Nice blog! At the risk of sounding like a dumb 4th grader, I would suggest maybe adding a few pictures from each issue, or at least the covers.

[turko]

Hey, fellows, thanks for the kind words. As you may have noticed, I haven't updated blog in like a month.... I'm still doing it, it's just that my comic book reading tends to come in spurts, so I'll probably be adding issues in chunks instead of on a regular basis. I'll also update the already listed issues with any facts or trivia I missed, so if you know anything go ahead and post it on the blog in the comment section or do it here (thanks, deuce, for the Maltese Falcon reference).

[deuce]

Turko! I see you still haven't updated it. Oh well, I get behind on hobbies myself. At some point, I'll go through the entries and see if there's anything else that might warrant comment/updating.

Merry Christmas!

[VonKalmbach]

Thanks for your summary of no. 8 Turko.

Interesting to read how Roy Thomas handled his adaptation of REH's Nestor Synopsis (otherwise known as The Hall of the Dead).

I have a few original (battered) copies of this series around somewhere.