Black and White Wednesday: "The Hyborian Age Chapter 6: The Darkness...and the Dawn" by Thomas and Simonson

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Are you ready for the fearsome final chapter of Roy Thomas and Walt Simonson's adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Hyborian Age"? Well, ready or not, from the pages of Savage Sword of Conan #17 (January 1977), here comes "The Darkness...and the Dawn"!

Black and White Wednesday: "The Hyborian Age Chapter 5: Fire and Slaughter" by Thomas and Simonson

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Roy Thomas and Walt Simonson are back with the fifth chapter of their adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Hyborian Age"! "Fire and Slaughter" was first published in Savage Sword of Conan #16 (November 1976), by the way. Enjoy!

Black and White Wednesday: "The Beginning of the End" by Thomas and Simonson

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Let's head back to an Age Undreamed via Roy Thomas and Walt Simonson's awe-inspiring adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Hyborian Age". From Savage Sword of Conan #15 (September 1976) here's "The Beginning of the End"!

Black and White Wednesday: "The Hyborian Kingdoms" by Thomas and Simonson

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Believe it or not, it's been over a year-and-a-half since we last visited Roy Thomas and Walt Smonsons' awesome adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Hyborian Age". That's waaay too long, so whaddya say we dive back in with the heart-thumping third chapter from Savage Sword of Conan #12 (May 1976), "The Hyborian Kingdoms"!

Black and White Wednesday: "The Hyborian Age Chapter 1: The Pre-Cataclysmic Age" by Thomas and Simonson

During the Groovy Age, Roy Thomas made sure that comicdom got the best of Robert E. Howard and his creations. With color comics like Conan the Barbarian, Kull the Conqueror/Destroyer, and Red Sonja, we could count on high-caliber color comics month in and month out. With the full-sized black and white mag Savage Sword of Conan, however, Roy raised the bar even higher. Not only did we get the adventures of Conan, but we got more adventures of Kull and Sonja, plus lesser-known (to the general public, that is) Howard creations like Bran Mak Morn and Solomon Kane. We also got tons (I say, TONS) of historical and critical analysis, art portfolios, REH fandom news, photos of early cosplayers (Red Sonja was a fave topic in that area), and so much more. Into the "more" category came Roy's adaptation of REH's "The Hyborian Age". This series of shorts (running semi-regularly from SSoC #7-9, 12, 15-17) adapted REH's historical essay into comicbook form--no mean feat. When you consider that Roy enlisted the aid of artist-supreme Walt Simonson to accomplish this daunting task shows just how serious he was about giving us the best of the best. Is Ol' Groove hard sellin' ya? Read "The Hyborian Age Chapter 1: The Pre-Cataclysmic Age" (from SSoC #7) and judge for yourself...