The guy who created Conan the Barbarian, Solomon Kane, he created both of those in his 20s, living in a small po-dunk town in Texas.
Just skimming over his life, Robert E. Howard was the son of a traveling doctor and seen some shit from the oil booms of the time: lynchings, gunfights, Indian attacks, etc. Between that and getting bullied in school, he took up boxing and a "might makes right" attitude in life. Hardly a boring existence.
A soft city boy who spent his entire life in a comfy chair could've never written something as Darwinistic as Conan the Barbarian.
The guy who created Conan the Barbarian, Solomon Kane, he created both of those in his 20s, living in a small po-dunk town in Texas.
Just skimming over his life, Robert E. Howard was the son of a traveling doctor and seen some shit from the oil booms of the time: lynchings, gunfights, Indian attacks, etc. Between that and getting bullied in school, he took up boxing and a "might makes right" attitude in life. Hardly a boring existence.
A soft city boy who spent his entire life in a comfy chair would've never written something as Darwinistic as Conan the Barbarian.
The guy who created Conan the Barbarian, Solomon Kane, he created both of those in his 20s, living in a small po-dunk town in Texas.
Just skimming over his life, Robert E. Howard was the son of a traveling doctor and seen some shit from the oil booms of the time: lynching, gunfights, Indian attacks, etc. Between that and getting bullied in school, he took up boxing and a "might makes right" attitude in life. Hardly a boring existence.
A soft city boy who spent his entire life in a comfy chair would've never written something as Darwinistic as Conan the Barbarian.
The guy who created Conan the Barbarian, Solomon Kane, he created both of those in his 20s, living in a small po-dunk town in Texas.
Just skimming over his life, Robert E. Howard was the son of a traveling doctor and seen some shit from the oil booms of the time: lynching, gunfights, Indian attacks, etc. Between that and getting bullied in school, he took up boxing and a "might makes right" attitude in life. Hardly a boring existence.
A soft city boy who spent his life in a comfy chair would've never written something as Darwinistic as Conan the Barbarian.
The guy who created Conan the Barbarian, Solomon Kane, he created both of those in his 20s, living in a small po-dunk town in Texas.
Just skimming over his life, Robert E. Howard was the son of a traveling doctor and seen some shit from the oil booms of the time: lynching, fistfights, Indian attacks, etc. Between that and getting bullied in school, he took up boxing and a "might makes right" attitude in life. Hardly a boring existence.
A soft city boy who spent his life in a comfy chair would've never written something as Darwinistic as Conan the Barbarian.
The guy who created Conan the Barbarian, Solomon Kane, he created both of those in his 20s, living in a small po-dunk town in Texas.
Just skimming over his life, Robert E. Howard was the son of a traveling doctor and took up boxing because of the shit he's seen from the oil booms of the time: lynching, fistfights, Indian attacks, etc. Hardly a boring existence. A soft city boy who spent his life in a comfy chair would've never written something as Darwinistic as Conan the Barbarian.