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bitterkarella · 15 hours
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Midnight Pals: Bigfoots
Brian Keene: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of crazy bear valley Keene: so these no-good outlaws are on the run from the law Keene: but Keene: they take a wrong turn Keene: into danger King: what kind of danger? Keene: bigfoots
Keene: its a no holds barred war to the death between cowboys and bigfoots Keene: cowboys, of course, have the advantage of intelligence and speed, as well as firearms Keene: but the bigfoots have the numbers
Keene: these bigfoots might just tear these cowboys to pieces Bram Stoker: oh but cowboys! Keene: whats the matter bram? you kill your cowboys all the time! Stoker: yeah but Stoker: i dunno, its different
King: how big are the bigfoots? Keene: eh pretty normal bigfoot sized, i'd say King: really? i expected they'd be bigger King: what about their feet? Keene: oh well, yeah, their feet are big Keene: like duh Keene: obviously
King: wait are their feet big compared to normal feet or big compared to bigfoot feet? Keene: normal King: so big compared to our feet? Keene: yes i Keene: you know the feet aren't really central to this story
Keene: ok so back to the story King: wait a second is it bigfoots or bigfeet? Poe: obviously, it's bigfoots Barker: what? that's insane edgar. it's obviously bigfeet King: no no i think edgar's right on this one Lovecraft: that doesn't make any sense Keene: so back to the story
Robert E Howard: howdy pardnas Keene: 2 Gun Bob! King: it's 2 Gun Bob! Lovecraft: 2 Gun Bob! Barker: 2 Gun Bob! Poe: whoa 2 gun bob! Stoker: OMG! 2 Gun Bob! Koontz: 2 Gun Bob! Howard: i reckon i got somethin' to say on the matter
Howard: when a cowpoke is a-ridin' through bigfoot country, he's gotta have his trusty six iron on his hip Howard: cuz ya might gotta wrassle some varmints Keene: you sound like you've had some experience with this Keene: with fighting bigfoots Barker: you mean bigfeet Keene: no
Howard: now if me an' my boys tangled with a posse of bigfoots, we'd give em a taste of the ol' pea shooter Keene: yeah but see, there's a lot of bigfoots Keene: way too many to shoot Howard: i ain't a-bothered, i'm a fast draw Howard: [twirling six shooter] possibly the fastest
JRR Tolkien: hello lads King: JRR Tolkien! what are YOU doing here? Tolkien: well i head something about Tolkien: BIG FEET Tolkien: big HAIRY feet perhaps? Tolkien: big hairy SMELLY feet? Tolkien: big gross hairy smelly feet with fur????
Keene: the story's not about big feet, it's about bigfoots Tolkien: Tolkien: oh Tolkien: how big are the bigfoots feet? Keene: normal sized Tolkien: normal for us or normal for bigfoots? Keene: you know what i'm just gonna call them sasquatchs going forward
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thehauntedrocket · 9 months
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Red Sonja
Art by Richard Pace
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ungoliantschilde · 1 year
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some Conan by Roberto De La Torre.
Roberto got the memo on how to draw this stuff. Man oh man, this is some pretty stuff. Like a modern John Buscema, with a heavier inking hand.
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colleendoran · 10 months
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My original cover painting for the San Diego Comic Con exclusive CONAN from Titan Comics.
I'm very sorry I won't be there for the signing. Not long ago I was joking about my schedule and how I kinda wished I could cancel going to the show so I could stay home and catch up on work.
Be careful what you wish for.
Anyway, this is pen and ink with watercolor.
I use the amazing Dr. Martin's Black Star Ink and crowquill pens. This is my very favorite black ink. It is rich and deep and does not budge when you paint over it. It also gives you large areas of pure, glorious black with a minimum of streaking.
I realize a lot of people don't like inking with crowquill pens, but I find a little practice will bring outstanding results and more character in the line than you can get out of technical pens.
Pens last longer if you clean them with a sonic cleaner. I am lucky enough to have a thirty-year-old unit that is still going strong, but any modern sonic jewelry cleaner will do the same job. Add a touch of pen cleaning fluid and the gunk on your points will be gone in a few minutes.
I only use antique points that I have hoarded for many years. Some of my crowquill points are a century old. The metal and manufacture is superior to what you are likely to find today.
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My paints are Daniel Smith Watercolors. I can't say enough good things about them. Superior pigment load, fantastic color and style range, glorious iridescent and semi-precious stone pigment line, archival, lightfast, superior in every way in my experience.
Not going to lead you on about these, they are expensive, but worth every penny. They last a long time and I am especially happy with my watercolor pan set which is easy for painting while I travel.
I also used them to paint the entire 64 page CHIVALRY graphic novel, and didn't even come close to running out of a single small tube of paint. A little goes a long way.
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And here is the CONAN cover with trade dress.
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I did this about 6 months ago and had to keep it a secret all this time. I'm a fan of Robert E. Howard, and wanted to do something in the style of Barry Windsor-Smith, and thoroughly enjoyed working on this piece.
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msbraddock · 1 year
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 by Kirill Repin
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oldschoolfrp · 6 months
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Conan vs all the damn vampires -- the ancient Brylukas (Earl Norem cover art for Savage Sword of Conan 38, March 1979, adapting the L. Sprague de Camp & Robert E Howard story "The Road of the Eagles," aka "Conan, Man of Destiny")
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curtvilescomic · 5 months
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Conan The Barbarian by Gerardo Zaffino
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Conan the Barbarian by Tony DeZuniga, 1979.
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theactioneer · 29 days
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Sanjulian Conan the Barbarian art (1990s)
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doomreturn · 2 months
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“Ultimate Conan” by Victor Gavrilosky
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retroillustrates · 3 months
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Inspired by the Justice League Unlimited intro shot, I did one for the sword and sorcery heroes.
From left to right we have:
The father himself, Conan the Barbarian
The first woman in the genre, often overlooked, Jirel of Joiry
The antithesis of the father, the antihero, Elric of Melnibone
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bitterkarella · 6 months
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Midnight Pals: Imaginarium
Neil Gaiman: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the limitless reaches of the human imagination Gaiman: for where are we truly free to imagine? in dreams! Gaiman: for the dreamscape is the playground of the inner child Gaiman: but what if the concept of dreaming Gaiman: was this real cool goth guy Aaron Alexovich: yes
Neil Gaiman: and what if Gaiman: death was a goth chick Stephen King: like mary? Gaiman: no no not like mary Gaiman: not so threatening
Aaron Alexovich: what kind of goth? Alexovich: cuz there's 12 different phyla of goths and over 500 sub-species Gaiman: oh i don't know Gaiman: they're all lovely
Edward Lee: does this goth chick have big boobs Gaiman: well that's not really the point ed Gaiman: but with the limitless power of the imagination Gaiman: why, they could be as big as you desire Lee: whoa Lee: what! Lee: for real?! Lee: shit you guys i gotta try this out
Lee: okay i'm imagining a boob as big as the world Lovecraft: n-no you're not! Lovecraft: no one can imagine a boob that big! Lee: i can Lovecraft: oh you're so full of shit Lovecraft: you cannot!!!
Lovecraft: oh what next? a boob as big as the galaxy Lee: yeah i'm thinking of that now Lovecraft: no you're not! you're making that up! Lee: now i'm thinking of a boob the size of like the entire universe Lovecraft: you liar! Lovecraft: steve, make him stop!! Robert E Howard: howdy there pardna Howard: can ya imagine a boob as big as the heart of texas Lee: i Lee: Lee: i can't imagine that Howard: [chuckling] too big, huh? Lee: no its just Lee: that's kinda abstract
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thehauntedrocket · 6 months
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Conan
Art by Ernie Chan
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geekynerfherder · 3 months
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'Dark Agnes de Chastillon' by Ken Kelly.
Cover art for the novel 'Sword Woman' written by Robert E Howard, published in 1979.
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viaov · 1 year
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Dan Panosian, Red Sonja
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browsethestacks · 5 months
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Savage Sword Of Conan #01 (2024)
Art by Joe Jusko, Gerado Zaffino, And Max Von Fafner
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