Nick Enlowe

The Riddle of Iron Part 11: Sword and Sorcery in Unexpected Places #3: The Mandalorian

Let’s solve the Riddle of Iron once and for all, for the glory of the #IronAge! Part 1. (What is Sword & Sorcery?) Part 2. (The Tower of the Elephant) Part 3. (Jirel of Joiry) Part 4. (The Historic Riddle of Steel) Part 5. (The meaning behind the Riddle of Steel in the ‘Conan the Barbarian’ motion picture) Part 6. (The Importance ofContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 11: Sword and Sorcery in Unexpected Places #3: The Mandalorian”

The Riddle of Iron Part 10: Sword and Sorcery in Unexpected Places #2: Goblin Slayer

I believe we’re closing in on the answer to the Riddle of Iron. Let’s see what else we can figure out for the glory of the #IronAge! Part 1. (What is Sword & Sorcery?) Sword and Sorcery in Unexpected Places #2: Goblin Slayer I’m going to talk about the first season of the anime here. Not theContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 10: Sword and Sorcery in Unexpected Places #2: Goblin Slayer”

The Riddle of Iron Part 9: Sword and Sorcery in Unexpected Places #1: The Maxx

I believe we’re narrowing down the answer to the Riddle of Iron. Let’s see what else we can figure out for the glory of the #IronAge! Part 1. (What is Sword & Sorcery?) Part 2. (The Tower of the Elephant) Part 3. (Jirel of Joiry) Part 4. (The Historic Riddle of Steel) Part 5. (The meaning behind the Riddle of Steel inContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 9: Sword and Sorcery in Unexpected Places #1: The Maxx”

The Riddle of Iron Part 8: Newpulp, and “Tales from the Magician’s Skull” (issue 11)

Join me as I try to answer “The Riddle of Iron” in a continued journey to help move the great genre of Sword and Sorcery forward, for the glory of the #IronAge. Part 1. (What is Sword & Sorcery?) Part 2. (The Tower of the Elephant) Part 3. (Jirel of Joiry) Part 4. (The Historic Riddle of Steel) Part 5. (The meaning behind theContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 8: Newpulp, and “Tales from the Magician’s Skull” (issue 11)”

The Riddle of Iron Part 7: What exactly IS the Iron Age?

Part 1. (What is Sword & Sorcery?) Part 2. (The Tower of the Elephant) Part 3. (Jirel of Joiry) Part 4. (The Historic Riddle of Steel) Part 5. (The meaning behind the Riddle of Steel in the ‘Conan the Barbarian’ motion picture) Part 6. (The Importance of “Appendix N”) Join me as I try to answer “The Riddle of Iron” in a continuedContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 7: What exactly IS the Iron Age?”

The Riddle of Iron Part 6: On the Importance of “Appendix N”

Part 1. (What is Sword & Sorcery?) Part 2. (The Tower of the Elephant) Part 3. (Jirel of Joiry) Part 4. (The Historic Riddle of Steel) Part 5. (The meaning behind the Riddle of Steel in the ‘Conan the Barbarian’ motion picture) Join me as I try to answer “The Riddle of Iron” in a continued journey to help move theContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 6: On the Importance of “Appendix N””

Victory at Gen Con 2023

Indianapolis. Land of narrow streets, randomly closed lanes, Gen Con, the Indy 500, and homeless people who are surprisingly pleasant and don’t constantly hound you for handouts. There’s this monument at the center of it all, a massive obelisk standing 284 feet in height, erected in honor of war veterans. It’s called the “Soldiers andContinue reading “Victory at Gen Con 2023”

The Riddle of Iron Part 5: The Riddle of Steel in the 1982 Motion Picture “Conan the Barbarian”

Part 1. (What is Sword & Sorcery?) Part 2. (The Tower of the Elephant) Part 3. (Jirel of Joiry) Part 4. (The Historic Riddle of Steel) Join me as I try to answer “The Riddle of Iron” in a continued journey to help move the great genre of Sword and Sorcery forward, for the glory of the #IronAge. ExhibitContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 5: The Riddle of Steel in the 1982 Motion Picture “Conan the Barbarian””

The Riddle of Iron Part 4: The Historic Riddle of Steel

Part 1. (What is Sword & Sorcery?) Part 2. (The Tower of the Elephant) Part 3. (Jirel of Joiry) Join me as I try to answer “The Riddle of Iron” in a continued journey to help move the great genre of Sword and Sorcery forward, for the glory of the #IronAge. Exhibit C: The Riddle of Steel The featured imageContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 4: The Historic Riddle of Steel”

The Riddle of Iron Part 3: Jirel of Joiry

Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Hail! This is a continued exploration to help move the great genre of Sword and Sorcery forward to the #IronAge. Exhibit B: The Black God’s Kiss (October 1934) Just one year after Robert E. Howard’s The Tower of the Elephant comes an interesting offering from author C.L. Moore. The Black God’s Kiss’ lead characterContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron Part 3: Jirel of Joiry”