Robert E. Howard, creator of "Conan the Barbarian," drew inspiration from the Depression era and his Texas upbringing. The annual gathering in Cross Plains commemorates Howard's legacy and his impact ...

Author Michael Tierney was a kid living in Pittsburg, Kan., when he first came across the writing of Robert E. Howard. "There was just so much energy," the ever-smiling, fast-talking, 69-year-old ...

CROSS PLAINS — Austere circumstances fed a fantastical interior life. Before his suicide on June 11, 1936, Texas author Robert E. Howard, the inventor of Conan the Barbarian and other popular pulp ...

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon is developing drama series Conan, based on the books by Robert E. Howard, Deadline has learned. The project hails from Colony co-creator Ryan Condal, Game of Thrones director Miguel ...

Created by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith based on material by Conan creator and pulp writer Robert E. Howard, Red Sonja first appeared in comic books in Conan the Barbarian #23 and #24 — part of ...

Created by sword-and-sorcery pioneer Robert E. Howard, Conan was originally a product of the pulps. Howard sold 18 novellas and novelettes featuring Conan to the magazines Weird Tales and Fantasy Fan ...

CROSS PLAINS — Was Conan the Barbarian a Depression-era hero? “One hundred percent,” said Jeffrey Shanks. A professional archeologist, Shanks is also one of the directors on the board of the Robert E.