He was that, also Conan wasn't looking to be king like an Arthur or Aragorn because he saw civilization as corrupting. Kingship in Howard for Conan was best summed up by Kull when he takes his throne 'By this axe, I rule.'
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Apologies. The Serpent Crown originally appeared in Sub-Mariner #9, and was later ret-conned into the Hyborian age. Apparently, the Crown I remember from Savage Sword of Conan is not the actual Serpent Crown, but rather a "similar" item. I don't know if that's a retcon or my faulty memory, but I always believed the "Cobra Crown" and the "Serpent Crown" were meant to be one and the same, as both stories were written by Roy Thomas.
They just need to set up in europe - where companies do indeed write Conan comics because they are in the public domain:
https://www.amazon.fr/Conan-Cimmérien-colosse-Vincent-Brugeas/dp/2344012478/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1516210504&sr=8-2&keywords=Conan+le+Cimmérien&&linkCode=sl1&tag=httpwwwbleedi-21&linkId=9481a31294c26e6f4069d32565565fec
There were also a few bits in Howard's later stories that were set at the time shortly before Conan became king were he basically went "I've been a vagabond, a pirate, a cossack, a soldier, a mercinary, and a leader of armies. But I haven't been king, yet. Might try that." Howard's Conan was quite casual about the idea, not at all like somebody seeking their destiny.
Huh. Didn't know that.
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Hey, Star Wars took place a long time ago; the Hyborian Age was, what, somewhere around 10,000 BCE? Maybe they were contemporaries!
There's a bit of debate among fandom. Howard never gave any specifics beyond the Hyborean Age being set between the First Great Cataclysm (causing the Sinking of Atlantis), and the Second (shifting the continents into their current forms). Talking for the classic Marvel comics, they used the template of L. Sprague de Camp, which is the 10,000 BC setting you mentioned. REH scholar Dale Rippke, on the other hand, argued for the Hyborean Age to be set before the last glacial period, at least 32,000 years.
Obviously, this is me showing off my nerdiness, as it really doesn't matter at all.
C.B. Cebulski announces two more Conan titels!
Following the previously announced Conan the Barbarian starting in January, February will see the launch of Savage Sword of Conan, with Age of Conan starting in March.
Age of Conan sounds like it might be more of a spin-off title, being set in the Hyborean Age while not actually starring Conan. Could be the book to adapt (and finish) Wolves Beyond the Border, as well as telling stories around the events described in REH's Hyborean Age essay.
Savage Sword better be the b&w magazine format title it's supposed to be, of I'll cry bloody murder. But if it will be that, it's the book I'm looking forward to the most. And I'd probably go bonkers with excitement if they got Mark Schultz to do some work for it.
Following the previously announced Conan the Barbarian starting in January, February will see the launch of Savage Sword of Conan, with Age of Conan starting in March.
Age of Conan sounds like it might be more of a spin-off title, being set in the Hyborean Age while not actually starring Conan. Could be the book to adapt (and finish) Wolves Beyond the Border, as well as telling stories around the events described in REH's Hyborean Age essay.
Savage Sword better be the b&w magazine format title it's supposed to be, of I'll cry bloody murder. But if it will be that, it's the book I'm looking forward to the most. And I'd probably go bonkers with excitement if they got Mark Schultz to do some work for it.
Goddammit, Marvel, you couldn't wait to screw this up, could you?!
CBR| Conan Coming to Marvel's Avengers in No Road Home Event
And not only do they drag modern-day Marvel characters into the Hyborean Age, with them interacting with Conan, they actually have Crom appear as a character!
CBR| Conan Coming to Marvel's Avengers in No Road Home Event
And not only do they drag modern-day Marvel characters into the Hyborean Age, with them interacting with Conan, they actually have Crom appear as a character!
^You Ninja'd me in the time it took for me to find this thread.
At any rate, unlike yourself, I'm kinda stoked at the re-establishing of Conan into Marvel continuity. Even though I have since read original REH works, my introduction to the Hyborian Age characters and mythology was through the old comics, and I geeked out over the smallest crossover elements.
I wonder if the Serpent/Cobra Crown will be a part of the story? Wanda was a central element of those old Avengers and Marvel Two-in-One stories that featured the Crown, and she seems to be taking center stage in this crossover as well.
At any rate, unlike yourself, I'm kinda stoked at the re-establishing of Conan into Marvel continuity. Even though I have since read original REH works, my introduction to the Hyborian Age characters and mythology was through the old comics, and I geeked out over the smallest crossover elements.
I wonder if the Serpent/Cobra Crown will be a part of the story? Wanda was a central element of those old Avengers and Marvel Two-in-One stories that featured the Crown, and she seems to be taking center stage in this crossover as well.
The solicitations for March are out, and the third title "Age of Conan" will actually be a 5-part mini-series "Age of Conan: Bêlit", telling the backstory of the Queen of the Black Coast, written by Tini Howard and art by Kate Niemczyk.
My guess is that "Age of Conan" will work as a label for several mini-series telling the stories of supporting characters.
I know neither the writer or the artist, so I can't judge. I think, though, I may wait for the collected edition for this.
For those who may not have heard yet, the Marvel Conan books will also feature serialized novellas, which I find quite an appealing idea.
My guess is that "Age of Conan" will work as a label for several mini-series telling the stories of supporting characters.
I know neither the writer or the artist, so I can't judge. I think, though, I may wait for the collected edition for this.
For those who may not have heard yet, the Marvel Conan books will also feature serialized novellas, which I find quite an appealing idea.
