The Black River

"Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And onto this, Conan, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!" I'm not a huge fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger on a personal level,but I can easily say that Conan the Barbarian is perhaps one of my all-time favorite movies. I remember first seeing it shortly after it's debut on VHS all those years ago and have easily watched it over 300 times since that day. Though I didn't know who Conan was back then,I became an instant fan from the first moment I saw it. The thunderous orchestral soundtrack,was enough to captivate and hold my attention even still,to this day. Since it was first released,there we're plenty of lame knockoffs which easily paled by comparison. Anyone who's ever seen the Ator series or T...

Today's subject is a very special one,which is proving quite difficult for me to even begin without wanting to sound like a Wikipedia article. In the same light,I'd decided I didn't want to delve into the life and death of Frank Frazetta too heavily,there are more than enough websites with that information available on-line. Then again,I didn't want this particular article to be all pictures. All style and no substance so to speak. Instead I wanted to focus on his life's work and the stunning imagery he created over the course of his career,but in doing so,no matter how much I fought against it;the pictures won the battle over words. Because let's face it,that's what he did best. The death dealer Frazetta had a way of forming chaos into something more tangible. Each painting told a story of it's own,usually in the form of conflict between men or beasts or victory over a captive female. Strong,independent women we're also common themes in his ...