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tor.com - 12/30/2008

Illustrating Conan

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Earlier, on Tor.com, Douglas Cohen’s post “ The Hidden Burden of an Icon: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian ” explored the popular perception of Howard’s work versus his actual writing. I have often wondered how difficult it must be for an artist to tackle a character so defined by ...

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Tor.com animations, Illustrating Conan, and Dave Stevens
The Art Department — I'm still in holiday mode, playing catch-up here and there. Here are a few Tor.com items from the past week: Saturday Morning Cartoons. Flutter: Two high school students: a boy runs and a girl paints. Pure energy and expression. Walls: Claustrophobia, isolation, and observation. Illustrating Conan Read what Mark Schultz, Gary Gianni, Greg Manchess, and Jim and Ruth Keegan have to say about the difficulties of taking on Conan under the weight of the character's visual history. Dave Stevens: Brush with Passion Arnie Fenner writes a very personal ...

SF Tidbits for 12/31/08
SF Signal — ... interviews Sue Lange on e-publishing. Free Fiction [courtesy of QuasarDragon]: Part three of the weekly web serial "Kat and Mouse: Guns for Hire" is up Audio Fiction: @Escape Pod: "Standards" by Richard K. Lyon, read by Frank Key. @LibriVox: The Sea Fairies by L. Frank Baum, read by Judy Bieber. Over at Tor.com, Irene Gallo looks at the history of illustrating Conan the Barbarian SciFi Wire shares a bunch of Coraline ...