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Venom, Elektra, Wolverine, Punisher, Brother Voodoo, and... CONAN!?
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Friday, November 05, 2010
Conan to be Streaming
For those of us who have cut the cord, TBS' new Conan talk show (with Conan O'Brien, of course) will be available online the day after it airs! While clips will be available for anyone, full episodes will only be available in the United States.
Conan premieres on TBS this coming Monday at 10pm, CST.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Conan premieres on TBS this coming Monday at 10pm, CST.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Roy Thomas Returns to Conan: Road of Kings
MILWAUKIE, OR, April 22, 2010—At last weekend’s C2E2 
convention, Dark Horse Comics announced that it would continue telling the epic tale of Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Cimmerian with the return of legendary writer, Roy Thomas. Thomas introduced the comic-reading public to Conan in 1970, when he began the highly successful Conan the Barbarian for Marvel Comics, a title he wrote for 10 years. Conan and comics fans will also remember the former Marvel editor in chief’s classic tales from lauded runs as a writer and editor on The Savage Sword of Conan, and as the writer of King Conan. Now, in 2010, Thomas returns to the character he helped ingrain into the consciousness of the comics community with Conan: Road of Kings.
“Conan the Cimmerian is one of the most important people in my life—even if he never really existed—and it was a genuine thrill to be asked by Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson to scribe a year’s worth of his darkly epic adventures,” Thomas said.
Continuing where Conan the Cimmerian #25 leaves off, Thomas’s Conan: Road of Kings will tell a 12-issue epic about the next stage in the adventurous hero’s illustrious life, beginning with a new #1 issue. Featuring art by Mike Hawthorne (Fear Agent), Road of Kings begins this December.
“Conan: Road of Kings picks up the barbarian on the Vilayet Sea, at nearly the easternmost edge of Robert E. Howard’s map of the Hyborian age, and has 12 breathless issues to deliver him—black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand—to the westernmost shores of that age undreamed of,” Thomas continued. “To reach his destination, he must travel the fabled Road of Kings that winds its way through the civilized kingdoms—but along his path lurk inhuman monstrosities, malevolent sorcerers, and not a few power-crazed men and women who are determined to see to it that he doesn’t make it.
“Dynamic artist, Mike Hawthorne, and I intend to make Conan’s westward odyssey a chapter in the Cimmerian’s life that readers won’t soon forget,” Thomas explained. “This will be a quite different take on Conan’s life than the one I pioneered at Marvel in the '70s and the '90s, with new adventures, new antagonists, even new and alternative sides to characters you thought you’d met before.”
The current Conan creative team of writer Tim Truman and artist Tomás Giorello are set to continue their adventures with the Cimmerian, as well. Jumping ahead in Conan’s timeline, King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel features the adventurer years in the future—after he’s become the king of Aquilonia—and adapts one of Robert E. Howard’s original Conan tales. This four-issue miniseries will hit comic shops in early 2011.
Dark Horse Comics is also slated to continue its run of successful Conan reprints with King Conan Volume 1 on sale August 25, The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 8 on sale September 22, and Conan: The Newspaper Strips Volume 1 on sale September 8, all featuring the writing talents of Thomas alongside other greats, like Doug Moench, John Buscema, Gil Kane, Ernie Chan, and more!
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
convention, Dark Horse Comics announced that it would continue telling the epic tale of Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Cimmerian with the return of legendary writer, Roy Thomas. Thomas introduced the comic-reading public to Conan in 1970, when he began the highly successful Conan the Barbarian for Marvel Comics, a title he wrote for 10 years. Conan and comics fans will also remember the former Marvel editor in chief’s classic tales from lauded runs as a writer and editor on The Savage Sword of Conan, and as the writer of King Conan. Now, in 2010, Thomas returns to the character he helped ingrain into the consciousness of the comics community with Conan: Road of Kings.“Conan the Cimmerian is one of the most important people in my life—even if he never really existed—and it was a genuine thrill to be asked by Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson to scribe a year’s worth of his darkly epic adventures,” Thomas said.
Continuing where Conan the Cimmerian #25 leaves off, Thomas’s Conan: Road of Kings will tell a 12-issue epic about the next stage in the adventurous hero’s illustrious life, beginning with a new #1 issue. Featuring art by Mike Hawthorne (Fear Agent), Road of Kings begins this December.
“Conan: Road of Kings picks up the barbarian on the Vilayet Sea, at nearly the easternmost edge of Robert E. Howard’s map of the Hyborian age, and has 12 breathless issues to deliver him—black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand—to the westernmost shores of that age undreamed of,” Thomas continued. “To reach his destination, he must travel the fabled Road of Kings that winds its way through the civilized kingdoms—but along his path lurk inhuman monstrosities, malevolent sorcerers, and not a few power-crazed men and women who are determined to see to it that he doesn’t make it.
“Dynamic artist, Mike Hawthorne, and I intend to make Conan’s westward odyssey a chapter in the Cimmerian’s life that readers won’t soon forget,” Thomas explained. “This will be a quite different take on Conan’s life than the one I pioneered at Marvel in the '70s and the '90s, with new adventures, new antagonists, even new and alternative sides to characters you thought you’d met before.”
The current Conan creative team of writer Tim Truman and artist Tomás Giorello are set to continue their adventures with the Cimmerian, as well. Jumping ahead in Conan’s timeline, King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel features the adventurer years in the future—after he’s become the king of Aquilonia—and adapts one of Robert E. Howard’s original Conan tales. This four-issue miniseries will hit comic shops in early 2011.
Dark Horse Comics is also slated to continue its run of successful Conan reprints with King Conan Volume 1 on sale August 25, The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 8 on sale September 22, and Conan: The Newspaper Strips Volume 1 on sale September 8, all featuring the writing talents of Thomas alongside other greats, like Doug Moench, John Buscema, Gil Kane, Ernie Chan, and more!
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
CoCo Headed to TBS, Eubanks Leaving Leno
Yesterday, Conan O'Brien officially announced his move to basic cable TV station, TBS. O'Brien will bump current TBS late-night talker, George Lopez, to midnight when he assumes Lopez' 11:00p timeslot, but Lopez issued his own statement, saying basically that he was excited to have Coco as a lead-in.
In separate news, Tonight Show with Jay Leno bandleader, Kevin Eubanks, is leaving the show. Eubanks had been with the band for 18 years and called The Tonight Show his home, but said he was ready for a change in his career. According to some sources, Kevin Eubanks is looking to tour and record. His final day is May 28th. No replacement has been named.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
In separate news, Tonight Show with Jay Leno bandleader, Kevin Eubanks, is leaving the show. Eubanks had been with the band for 18 years and called The Tonight Show his home, but said he was ready for a change in his career. According to some sources, Kevin Eubanks is looking to tour and record. His final day is May 28th. No replacement has been named.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Friday, July 25, 2008
Red Sonja Starring Rose McGowan
Robert Rodriguez and Rose McGowan (Charmed) announced at Comic-Con 2008 that Red Sonja is set to begin filming later this year. While they gave a 2009 release date, IMdB reports it as 2010. For now, enjoy the better of the posters they have released:
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Conan Relaunch
Official Dark Horse press release:
Conan returns to his homeland, Cimmeria
The world’s most famous barbarian will be going through some changes, starting with a relaunch of the Dark Horse comics series after issue #50. First, though, they’ll be tying up some loose ends: after Tim Truman and Cary Nord wrap up their adaptation of “Rogues in the House” in Conan #44, original Conan writer Kurt Busiek and artist Greg Ruth will be finishing off Born on the Battlefield, their chronicle of Conan’s youth in Cimmeria, with the climactic Battle of Venarium. The last three issues will be devoted to the end of Conan’s career as a thief, as Truman and new series artist Tom·s Giorello adapt the Robert E. Howard fragment “The Hand of Nergal.” Issue #50, which will be a special double-size issue, will be the last of the series.
But fans of its eponymous hero needn’t worry: after a month’s break, Dark Horse will be bringing Conan back in a new ongoing series, titled Conan the Cimmerian. The new series will continue where the old one left off, bringing back Conan writer Timothy Truman and penciller Tom‡s Giorello. And it wouldn’t be Conan without Cary Nord, who will be providing cover art for Conan the Cimmerian.
So, what’s new? Well, aside from the title, Conan the Cimmerian opens the second major chapter of Conan’s life, as he changes from thief and rogue to mercenary and pirate. Timothy Truman explains, “REH divided Conan's life into distinct 'career' phases: first as a youthful thief and wanderer, then mercenary, to pirate, to border raider, scout, and finally king. During his thief era, he's less experienced—a daring, larcenous, wide-eyed lad from a mountain tribe who goes adventuring in the "civilized" world beyond his own. Later, he starts showing the scars of experience. He gets wiser, tougher, and more confident. His attire changes, as well. He dresses more elaborately and he buys and scavenges clothing and gear that reflects different countries that he's traveled to.”
The relaunch also promises more cohesive series continuity. Editor Matt Dryer, who will be taking the reins of the new series, has high hopes: “With Conan, there have been a lot of opportunities to work with all sorts of really brilliant artists—folks like Eric Powell, John Severin, Bruce Timm, and Rafael Kayanan. But that got away from us. There just got to be too many stand-alone issues, and they were disrupting the continuity of the main story. That won’t be the case on Cimmerian. We’re refocusing on the main story and committing ourselves to an ongoing cohesive structure.”
Timothy Truman is likewise optimistic about both the relaunch—and ready to get down to the business of writing the barbarian’s new adventures, beginning with his return to his native Cimmeria. Says Truman, “The entire team is really excited. From here on out, we're going full gallop-- swords drawn, visors down and shields raised. Crom help the bastard that gets in our way.”
Conan the Cimmerian is scheduled for release in May 2008.
Conan returns to his homeland, Cimmeria
The world’s most famous barbarian will be going through some changes, starting with a relaunch of the Dark Horse comics series after issue #50. First, though, they’ll be tying up some loose ends: after Tim Truman and Cary Nord wrap up their adaptation of “Rogues in the House” in Conan #44, original Conan writer Kurt Busiek and artist Greg Ruth will be finishing off Born on the Battlefield, their chronicle of Conan’s youth in Cimmeria, with the climactic Battle of Venarium. The last three issues will be devoted to the end of Conan’s career as a thief, as Truman and new series artist Tom·s Giorello adapt the Robert E. Howard fragment “The Hand of Nergal.” Issue #50, which will be a special double-size issue, will be the last of the series.
But fans of its eponymous hero needn’t worry: after a month’s break, Dark Horse will be bringing Conan back in a new ongoing series, titled Conan the Cimmerian. The new series will continue where the old one left off, bringing back Conan writer Timothy Truman and penciller Tom‡s Giorello. And it wouldn’t be Conan without Cary Nord, who will be providing cover art for Conan the Cimmerian.
So, what’s new? Well, aside from the title, Conan the Cimmerian opens the second major chapter of Conan’s life, as he changes from thief and rogue to mercenary and pirate. Timothy Truman explains, “REH divided Conan's life into distinct 'career' phases: first as a youthful thief and wanderer, then mercenary, to pirate, to border raider, scout, and finally king. During his thief era, he's less experienced—a daring, larcenous, wide-eyed lad from a mountain tribe who goes adventuring in the "civilized" world beyond his own. Later, he starts showing the scars of experience. He gets wiser, tougher, and more confident. His attire changes, as well. He dresses more elaborately and he buys and scavenges clothing and gear that reflects different countries that he's traveled to.”
The relaunch also promises more cohesive series continuity. Editor Matt Dryer, who will be taking the reins of the new series, has high hopes: “With Conan, there have been a lot of opportunities to work with all sorts of really brilliant artists—folks like Eric Powell, John Severin, Bruce Timm, and Rafael Kayanan. But that got away from us. There just got to be too many stand-alone issues, and they were disrupting the continuity of the main story. That won’t be the case on Cimmerian. We’re refocusing on the main story and committing ourselves to an ongoing cohesive structure.”
Timothy Truman is likewise optimistic about both the relaunch—and ready to get down to the business of writing the barbarian’s new adventures, beginning with his return to his native Cimmeria. Says Truman, “The entire team is really excited. From here on out, we're going full gallop-- swords drawn, visors down and shields raised. Crom help the bastard that gets in our way.”
Conan the Cimmerian is scheduled for release in May 2008.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
The Rundown - May 02, 2007
Here we go, it's your entertainment Rundown for the first week of May, 2007:
- This month marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the first Conan film, Conan the Barbarian. Dark Horse publishes Conan titles regularly and you can find out more about Conan products and order them from Things From Another World. You can also get some nifty Conan downloads for your computer free from Dark Horse!
- Oprah Winfrey told Larry King last night that when her contract is up, "she's done." Oprah is the longest-running, highest-rated daytime TV talk show in US history. It has run for 21 years.
- Larry Birkhead, Anna Nicole's baby daddy, done took her home to Kentucky. Dannielynn... Nicole? Smith? Birkhead-Stern-Gabor? Whatever.
- Actor Tom Poston, largely of Newhart fame (though his list of credits is as long as your good arm), has died. An interesting real-life fact: Poston was married to actress Suzanne Pleshette, who played Bob Newhart's wife in his first show. Our condolences to his family and friends. Tom Poston can be seen in reruns of Dharma & Greg May 4th and 5th on FX.
- Patrick Dempsey, of Grey's Anatomy fame (as late), will drive the pace car in the Indy 500 on May 27th. Meanwhile, his co-star, Isaiah Washington, will appear in a PSA for gay rights, following a recent flap where he was accused of using a homophobic epithet toward a co-star in a backstage argument.
- Keira Knightley told Elle magazine that she is dismayed over being a celebrity and may very well quit acting, altogether. The Pirates of the Caribbean star is particularly disquieted that her picture has been used on pro-Anorexia sites.
- Speaking of Disney, they've got their hands in all sorts of superhero pies (get your minds out of the gutter!), from the daily reruns of Smallville (6:00 PM, CST) to last weekend's Gilmore Girls marathon featuring Milo Ventimiglia (Peter of Heroes), to this weekend's presentation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I & II. Check local listings for times on ABCFamily.
- The US military has launched their own YouTube site. Largely a PR move, it claims the videos available have only been edited for time and highly disturbing content, but critics note that it shows a very one-sided view of the war in Iraq and also contains several straightforward recruiting spots. The US Army has also recently tightened its grip on soldiers' blogs, forcing those who used to serve in Iraq to submit blog entries for perusal prior to publishing.
- Joan Baez claims John Mellencamp invited her to play for the US Army, but the Army denied her the chance to perform. The Army says the move had nothing to do with the singer's past comments or politics; the request for her to join Mellencamp simply came too late.
- Digg has found itself in the middle of a user revolt: when it tried to comply with a "cease and desist" letter from the AACS, and began deleting links to posts and sites which explain how to crack DVD encryption (and/or offer software for download), users began resubmitting and voting-up the informative links by the hundreds. Digg founder, Kevin Rose, gave-in, saying, "[It's clear] you'd rather see Digg go down fighting than bow down to a bigger company."
- A new book claims famed serial killer, Jack the Ripper, may have been Johannesburg, South Africa's "King of the Pimps." The book discusses several commonalities between the two historical figures, and offers a lot of circumstantial evidence, but draws no definitive conclusions.
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