Conan: The Tower of the Elephant Review & Retrospective
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- Опубликовано: 30 дек 2021
- The third part in a series on Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian stories, Dan of Conan Chronicles embarks on a review & retrospective of the third Conan story in publication order - The Tower of the Elephant
Art used in this video is from Conan (2003) Issues #20, 21, & 22 by Kurt Busiek & Cary Nord (Dark Horse Comics, 2005)
The Tower of the Elephant Audio Book from PulpHero Audio
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I’m happy your trying to grow the Robert e Howard fandom. Bout time. If I ever learn animation. I’d totally make fan films of the stories in the public domain.
Conan won't actually be in the public domain till 2028. In the UK he is in the public domain, but not in the US so depending on where you are be careful.
Never forget the Moment i read it the first Time and saw the Illustration Mark Schultz did for this story with Conan in front of Yag.
That was the Moment i really fell in love with conan years ago.Still my favorit illustration
The tower of the elephants is one of the great Conan stories I like how Howard's view about history and his fiction works
Funny enough, my first exposure to Conan was the Conan the Adventurer animated series from the early 90s.
...grinz, kinda cheeesy and "family freindly". Was some entertainment gained tho'.
I stumbled upon a UTube channel by the official production company a few years ago.
All 22 episodes were posted.
Some reason, they "ghosted" them all but one not long ago. Now can't find any of them.
(Prob 'cause an interest for Conan has re-emerged and are now for sale on netflix or Amazon?)
Noice! I haven't seen that show yet, but definitely planning on covering it!
Back in the 1980’s, I read a lot (a LOT) of the Savage Sword Of Conan comic “magazine” published by Marvel- it was black and white and was pretty gritty. I saw the first movie back when it came out, and loved it even though he didn’t look the same to me. Just found your channel and subscribed without even watching a single video- watching them now, I’m very glad I did! Keep up the great work 👍🏻
Well done on this. Can't wait for more.
Thanks man! I hope you enjoy all the future videos as well! 😁
@@conanchronicles5268 You're welcome.
Great review
Righteous!
This vid came up on "suggested" while searching for audiobooks read and/or "radioplay" acted on UTube.
GREAT freakin' effort dude! Earned a suscriber and have linked your channel on our Discord's REH lore tab.
(setting up an online Conan Exiles PvE server of the MMO currently)
Will be binge watching your video catalogue and eagerly await your take on the rest of the stories. 🤔👍🏽
Oh dude!! Thank you so much for posting me on the Discord! Conan Exiles is so good isn't it? I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thanks so much for subscribing! 😁
This is my favo story
Because if you something frome other cultures you know this creature could be the inspiration for the Hindu God. The story reads fast and as you mentions gives a great vision of the adventurer conan. If ppl ask me what story to read to get familiar with conan I always advice this one.
Yogah-Kosha is defiantly Ganesh. Yag means "sacrifice" in Sanskrit too
@@ge0metr1xx cool thx
I learned a cool new thing
thank you^^
My third video. I'm enjoying your retrospect on these. I'm currently going through all Howard's conan in publication order. Nice job using the Dark Horse run. Cary Nord is a great artist
Awesome video!
Keep building this fan community! This is great. This is what I expected pulp hero audio to be (not that Im not grateful for his work)
If you are not sure that this channel will work or not let me tell you it works. These stories are almost a century old. Im 17 and I read this stuff instead of modern fantasy and I keep recommend it to every classmate who is interested.
Great quality content. I especially love the thumbnails. I forgot the name of that illustrator but his work is amazing. Almost as good as frazetta.
Great video production. Glad I found your channel. Subbed! ; )
..i cant say im a conan fan but i am a big fan of these kinda projects, i look forward to more of this.
who knows, maybe you'll turn me into a conan fan.
Hey man thanks for checking out the channel, I really appreciate it! He he that's the hope, these stories are real cool and a lot of people sleep on them I feel. You'll have to let me know if you feel similarly as you watch more! I hope you enjoy the content coming in the future 😁
@@conanchronicles5268 hey no problem! iirc i caught wind of it at the time of your first video through a geekvolution post, but it took me a while to get around to it.
and yeah weirdly enough Conan seems to be part of pop culture (probably cuz of the movies to be fair) while also being a very niche thing with a cult following.
..im sure theres a documentary out there that goes into its rise and fall from the zeitgeist.
I love the Frazetta stuff...Boris is OK but overrated. Frazetta a bit grimier, uglier. Conan for most of his literary career is in the shit, so it makes sense for the world to be a bit muddier, grimier. Not everyone is tanned and bathed-looking like they are in Vallejo/Bell stuff.
If you guys want to hear a good dramatized reading of this story check out "The Cybrarian". Pretty well done and has atmosphere.
Ohh true, see I really like Boris' art for what it is, but I do agree I prefer Frazetta generally. Thanks for checking out the show! I hope you enjoyed it! The Cybrarian is great! I excerpted their audiobook of the Pool of the Black one for my review & retrospective of that story!
even in frazetta art conan looks sexy
I stumbled onto your channel, and enjoy the recaps of Conan... But now I miss Age of Conan ( the original version, before they messed it all up) lol.
Taurus in fanny-pack is hilarious
Thanks for the video.
Here is my hot take: I think this might be the most overrated Conan story. Not because it's not good, just because everybody goes on and on like it's the single best.
The scene between Conan and Yag-Kosha might be my single favorite scene in almost any Conan story, however I've never been able to get around the end of this story. It's rushed and I just don't like it.
That's totally fair, I do agree that the story sort of lives and dies by that scene with the Elephant-man. For me personally, that scene was enough to be a super memorable story. I totally get where you're coming from as far as the ending. It does feel a bit rushed, and the villain is sorta nothing.
It’s memorable
I've read all of a Howards Conan stories multiple times and this one is definitely my favorite. I enjoyed the rushed ending, it had a visceral impact on me and left me with a sense of wonder as I pondered wtf just happened.
high production values, R.E.H. is getting a quality fandom! :)
What I don't really get is that sometimes I've read some description or heard people saying that Conan is "Low fantasy" I don't really get why it would be labelled like that.
are you going to cover Howard's other work such as Salomon Kane and Kull?
Hey buddy!! The plan right now is just Conan stuff, but I am going to cover the Kull stories that were later re-written as Conan stories by other authors and the Kull the Conqueror movie eventually. The Kull movie's script was originally Conan 3 before Arnold refused to come back for it, and Kevin Sorbo didn't want to take over the Conan role from Arnold so I thought that would make sense to review on here. I hope you enjoy the videos! 😁
@@conanchronicles5268 just did a vid to hype up the new channel for you
Thats a great story. I loved it
This story is on the top of my Conan tier-list. Howard was inspired by Lovecraft in this one, no doubt about it.
This story has nothing do with Lovecraft. This story was an origins story for Ganesha a Hindu god. Everything about Yogah-Kosha is Hindu. Nothing in this story alludes to Lovecraft, nothing at all.
They bounced ideas off of each other and shared aspects of the same mythos, which they created together.
CROM. Subscribed.
Is that not the most amazing intro and theme song ever? Jesus christ i wan t high adventure!
I always thought this was an excellent story. Too bad never put it in film
I did not enjoy the conan movies. They had their moments, And they had plenty of campy dialogue that was fun, Conan's first words come to mind. But I found them overall to be cheesy, low quality, and ultimately incoherent.
But I just discovered the Conan books. I'm really infatuated with them, because they're nothing like the movies. I thoroughly enjoyed the Tower of the elephant, and so far it's my favorite story. The sword and sorcery genre as a whole intrigues me. I love high fantasy, and I loved Lord of the Rings and other excellent fantasy stories, but I'm really charmed by the notion that we can zero in on one character, for one adventure at a time. Almost feels like old cartoon series, and comic books. I was especially impressed by the mood that the author fused into the Conan story. It felt dark, gritty, and shadowy. It had a film noir vibe to it, while being fiercely committed to violence and action. I have to say, I enjoyed it immensely.
The first Conan movie isn't campy. It's anti-camp, and Milius brings the grit he's known for in the forefront of this film. It's beautifully shot and showcases some truly impressive sets to boot. If you want an example of a truly campy movie, try Flash Gordon, Land of the Lost, or Mom and Dad Save the World.
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Why All the disturbing background mu sic. Spoilt
My listening plessure😮
Are you going to cover "vale of lost women" or are you skipping that travesty
I will be covering that one! ha ha. I'm planning on reviewing all of the stories Howard worked on, in full or in part. I've heard a bit about that one, I'm hoping it's not too much of a slog to get through 😂
@@conanchronicles5268 Yeah I read the "Conan the Cimmerian" collection of stories and "vale of lost women" was a noticeable stinker in an otherwise pretty good selection of prose. But yeah, I'm looking forward to the video about it lol. Keep up the good work, absolutely loving the new content :)
@@themediumcheese Ha ha ha yeah that's about what I've heard on VotLW from people who've read it too. Aww thanks man! I'm glad you're enjoying! I hope you enjoy the future episodes as well 😁
It wasn't that bad, especially considering that Howard was cranking out short stories to try and earn a living. I thought that it had some redeemable qualities.