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Terry and Kurt: I understand Jim's decision to leave. Life in this system is trying enough. Many come online and participate in groups like these for a break, to learn and enjoy discussions about a favorite author or work with those who appreciate the same

--- In TheREHcomicsgroup@^$1 , JD ...> wrote: > > I hope Conan bitch slaps a bear in the next issue. I for one would not have a problem with that. kdb wrote: < > Better yet, Conan bitch slaps JD. That I think everyone would agree is definitely in-character

The issue isn't your defending yourself -- if that indeed is what you were doing. The issue is your bragging about it as if you'd won a sporting event. "Tough guy with a gun kills bear." We're all impressed, I'm sure. Bears are dangerous animals, of course

Kurt wrote: < > That's fair and honest. And I appreciate that. It's been years since I read Howard's Conan (from the Sci-Fi Book Club editions) and I guess I'd glossed over the unappealing nature of Conan in the stories I'd read. I guess too that Howard's

Ben Herman wrote: < > And yet the stories seem to indicate that God (at least REH's conception of him) is on Kane's side and he does accomplish tremendous good by ridding the world of genuinely evil people and creatures. < > Oh yeah, he's definitely on the

John wrote: < > Well said. Personally, I don't like to see the protagonist behave as a brutal (which is actually weak) villain who preys on innocents (be they child, adult or animal), and I don't care what mood he was in. I'm not sure that Howard was

terry wrote: < > It's a good analogy. I just wonder if Howard ever shows us Conan dealing with those consequences. Or if in fact, the character just does as he wishes and in the end, regardless of what his actions or wrong choices have been, escapes the

That Conan accepts Crom, and by extension the entire Cimmerian pantheon and creation myth, logically might preclude his acceptance of other pantheons and their contradictory creation myths. So despite whatever thinly veiled aspersions are cast on my

Kurt Busiek wrote: > Doesn't mean we want to hang out with these guys, but they're fun to read about.>> I wrote:> But maybe it does. Maybe it means we want to be these guys.> Kurt wrote: < > I think it has to do with a number of factors, including and

Kurt Busiek wrote: < > But maybe it does. Maybe it means we want to be these guys. Why is it "fun" to read about them in fiction, but unpleasant to read about them in the newspapers. Or is it? For many people, I think the line has long ago blurred and they