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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Jezter" data-source="post: 2485700" data-attributes="member: 1015">1. Conan the Cimmerian<img src="http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5347/conancopy1nq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/6812/arnoldconan6sh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Name: Conan the CimmerianBiography: The most popular creation of pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard, Conan the Cimmerian appeared in a series of sword &amp; sorcery stories published in the magazine Weird Tales during the early 1930s.&nbsp; After Howard's suicide in 1935, the character of Conan retained his popularity, and in the 1960s and 1970s the character was introduced to a new generation of sword &amp; sorcery fans when Howard's stories (along with completely new tales written by various other authors) were published in a series of paperback novels by Ace/Lancer.&nbsp; Since then, Conan has been featured in comic books, role-playing games, two features films staring Arnold Shwarzenegger, video games, and television series.&nbsp; He has become one of the most recognizable and enduring fantasy heroes of all time, and because of this I nominte him as a great hero.Regardless of the medium, the story of Conan's life usually opens with his humble beginnings as a young thief in Zamora. Over the years, he'll have many adventures, fight in countless battles, triumph over evil sorcerers and hideous monsters, and woo many beautiful women before ultimately becoming the king of Aqualonia.&nbsp; But even after winning his crown, his reign is usually far from peaceful.Even today, 70 years after Howard's death, the popularity of Conan keeps going:&nbsp; The original Conan short stories are being published again completely unedited, and there's also a Conan MMORPG in development.&nbsp; Rumors have also been circulating of a future Conan movie to be directed by Robert Rodriguez of Sin City fame.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dark Jezter, post: 2485700, member: 1015"] [b]1. Conan the Cimmerian[/b] [img]http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5347/conancopy1nq.jpg[/img] [img]http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/6812/arnoldconan6sh.jpg[/img] [b]Name:[/b] Conan the Cimmerian [b]Biography:[/b] The most popular creation of pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard, Conan the Cimmerian appeared in a series of sword & sorcery stories published in the magazine [i]Weird Tales[/i] during the early 1930s. After Howard's suicide in 1935, the character of Conan retained his popularity, and in the 1960s and 1970s the character was introduced to a new generation of sword & sorcery fans when Howard's stories (along with completely new tales written by various other authors) were published in a series of paperback novels by Ace/Lancer. Since then, Conan has been featured in comic books, role-playing games, two features films staring Arnold Shwarzenegger, video games, and television series. He has become one of the most recognizable and enduring fantasy heroes of all time, and because of this I nominte him as a great hero. Regardless of the medium, the story of Conan's life usually opens with his humble beginnings as a young thief in Zamora. Over the years, he'll have many adventures, fight in countless battles, triumph over evil sorcerers and hideous monsters, and woo many beautiful women before ultimately becoming the king of Aqualonia. But even after winning his crown, his reign is usually far from peaceful. Even today, 70 years after Howard's death, the popularity of Conan keeps going: The original Conan short stories are being published again completely unedited, and there's also a Conan MMORPG in development. Rumors have also been circulating of a future Conan movie to be directed by Robert Rodriguez of [i]Sin City[/i] fame. [/QUOTE]

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