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Post by emerald on Sept 10, 2020 14:39:13 GMT -5
All of Chuck's video's on You Tube are informative and enjoyable but this one, which starts right off with the topic, will please fans who can recall the impact their first Frazetta cover had upon them.
This was my first Conan book, too. Bought for me by my Dad. Thanks, Pop.
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Post by Lonewolf on Sept 11, 2020 12:00:44 GMT -5
IMO Frazetta should get 99.9% of the credit for the Conan resurgence of the late 60/early 70's not de Camp. It's his covers that sold those books, not de Camps unnecessary writing contributions.
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Post by thedarkman on Sept 12, 2020 8:30:55 GMT -5
IMO Frazetta should get 99.9% of the credit for the Conan resurgence of the late 60/early 70's not de Camp. It's his covers that sold those books, not de Camps unnecessary writing contributions. I would agree that the Frazetta art was a big influence on sales, to a certain degree. But the stories themselves are what kept the sales rolling. Frazetta art was used on countless covers, and helped sell a pile of books, but I cannot think of any other author that experienced a similar resurgence. The prose is what kept the readers coming back.
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Post by Von K on Sept 12, 2020 17:46:55 GMT -5
I would agree that the Frazetta art was a big influence on sales, to a certain degree. But the stories themselves are what kept the sales rolling. Frazetta art was used on countless covers, and helped sell a pile of books, but I cannot think of any other author that experienced a similar resurgence. The prose is what kept the readers coming back. This.
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Post by Lonewolf on Sept 14, 2020 11:24:38 GMT -5
I would agree that the Frazetta art was a big influence on sales, to a certain degree. But the stories themselves are what kept the sales rolling. Frazetta art was used on countless covers, and helped sell a pile of books, but I cannot think of any other author that experienced a similar resurgence. The prose is what kept the readers coming back. This. I didn't mean to take anything away from Howard, my point was between the contribution/impact of Frazetta vs. De Camp
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Post by thedarkman on Sept 14, 2020 19:45:47 GMT -5
This. I didn't mean to take anything away from Howard, my point was between the contribution/impact of Frazetta vs. De Camp Between deCamp and Frazetta, I would totally agree that the iconic artwork had more sway on buyers vs deCamp’s efforts with Howard’s works. I’m grateful that folks like deCamp, Carter and more so Lord did what they did to get Howard’s work out there, but sometimes I got the feeling that deCamp was more interested in milking the source than the others. For me, the Frazetta artwork was a huge incentive to buy the books; I had to know what kind of awesomeness was to be found between those covers!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2020 15:33:54 GMT -5
I love the Chuck Dixon run with Gary Kwapisz, I'd love to see them on Conan again. Very unlikely, unfortunately.
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Post by bonesaw on Jan 4, 2021 10:27:30 GMT -5
As a young adult, I read all the Lancer books in succession not realizing or giving a care that there was the other author- this DeCamp guy. At the time it didn't make a difference to me.
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Post by themirrorthief on Jan 4, 2021 21:41:44 GMT -5
me too
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