In January of 2019, Conan the Barbarian returned to Marvel Comics. This is a homecoming of some significance, because while Conan didn’t originate with and even predates Marvel Comics, it was arguably that initial Conan comicbook run from Marvel that more than anything else, paved the way for the 1982 feature film «Conan the Barbarian» by John Milius starring Arnold Schwarzenegger - and thereby the characters mainstream success.

In this retrospective, @AndreEinherjar will explore Conan’s literary origins in the writings of Robert E. Howard, and how Conan came to Marvel in the first place. Then, the production and the philosophy of the Conan feature film will be explored, and the definitive answer to The Riddle of Steel will be provided. Unlike most other Conan retrospectives out there, this one will also detail the differences between the Schwarzenegger Conan and the literary Conan, and why the movie, for all its standalone strengths and virtues, remains controversial with fans of the literary and comicbook versions of Conan.

In the upcoming part II of this Retrospective, the sequels, the attempted sequels and other spinoffs will also be explored.


Current status of the King Conan movie:
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Current status of the He-Man movie:
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Learn more about Robert E. Howard and his works at
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Mark Finn’s definite Robert E. Howard biography:
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Credits:
Narration and script by Andre Einherjar
Editing, animation and voiceover by Tom Connors

Midnight’s Edge would like to extend a Special Thanks to the following for their assistance with research and other resources:
Roy “The Man” Thomas
John "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" Cimino
Christian Baenen & KiramidHead
Edgard Rupel, from the Fórum “Conan o Bárbaro”

Music:
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Roy Thomas image credit to Luigi Novi and Wikimedia Commons
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