{"product_id":"barbarian-life-bob-mclain-9781683902850","title":"Barbarian Life: Volume Three: A Literary Biography of Conan the Barbarian","description":"Know Finally, O Reader\u003cp\u003eIn thousands of four-color panels for Marvel Comics, Roy Thomas told the tale of Robert E. Howard's greatest creation, Conan the Barbarian. Now, in this definitive biography and analysis, Roy chronicles Conan's comic-book life, issue by issue, plot by plot, and artist by artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor ten years, from October 1970 when Roy and artist Barry Smith assembled the first issue of Marvel's \u003ci\u003eConan the Barbarian\u003c\/i\u003e, to October 1980 when Roy and artist John Buscema completed their last issue together on the series, Thomas wrote of Conan's gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth--as well as the wars, the wenches, and the wizardry that bedeviled the Cimmerian from one issue to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this final volume of the series, Roy Thomas explains the creative process behind his final few issues of \u003ci\u003eConan the Barbarian\u003c\/i\u003e, his run on \u003ci\u003eKing Conan\u003c\/i\u003e, and selected stories published in \u003ci\u003eSavage Sword of Conan\u003c\/i\u003e. Additional features include a full-length interview with Roy, a short history of sword-and-sorcery in the comics, and the tale of Conan's battles with the Comics Code.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a Conan fan or a comics fan, you'll enjoy this in-depth look at a Marvel comic-book classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob McLain, Roy Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683902858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683902850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pulp Hero Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"Bob McLain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043218157823,"sku":"9781683902850","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_024d8b73-a70a-4745-b113-bdff04c2d982.jpg?v=1684965908","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barbarian-life-bob-mclain-9781683902850","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}