Rachel and Rose

Four...I mean 2 Great reasons to make sure you go out and buy yourself the CONAN DVD when it is released. Hey...I know it's an iffy flick and it took a dump at the box office but It's still CONAN and these Beautiful ladies...sure made it a lot of fun. Do it for the women. ;P

You Can't Be a Barbarian Without Some Barbarian Babes

Just sayin'. Cromsblood has treated us to several fantasy realm hotties, so I thought I'd contribute a few I found as well. ;)

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Red Sonja Cosplay at the San Diego Comic Con!

This is the famous (in cosplay circles) Belle Chere at this year's SDCC dressed as the one and only She-Devil with a Sword, Red Sonja! After seeing these pics, I needed to go locate a defibrillator in order to restart my heart. Enjoy!

Awesome Red Sonja Art!

I have no idea where I found this. Sorry. But bask in its glory!

Yet Another Hot Barbarian Babe with a Sword!

Red Sonja Statue Has +10 in Hotness!

Anyone Want a Conan the Destroyer Grace Jones Poster?

Yeah... me either.

Original Belit Artist Trading Cards!

Hot Barbarian Babe!

This gal wouldn't make a bad Red Sonja, actually. And I love a lady that can handle an axe!

Joe Jusko Red Sonja Painting!

Here's another poor sap that won't be taking the she-devil with a sword to his bed!

Hot Hyrkanian Warrior Babe with a Sword!

Just because....

La Reina de la Costa Negra!

For my non-Spanish-speaking amigos, "La Reina de la Costa Negra" translates as "The Queen of the Black Coast" which many of you know is a favorite Conan storyline showcasing the time period in which Conan spent cruising around the coast of Hyboria with his sweetheart, Belit, kicking arse and taking names. Oh, and stealing stuff.

Way back in the 50's, long before we here in the States had our own Conan comic books, Mexico took the Queen of the Black Coast story and ran with it, making La Reina de la Costa Negra, which casted Belit as the star and making Conan a secondary supporting character... and blonde, too!

But they sure turned Belit into a spicy rough-n-tumble go-getter, eh? And take a look at those getaway-sticks!

I would push a toddler off of a cliff to get my hands on some of these!

Conan Comics 3 Pack!

You all remember when you could buy comics sealed up in those bags in sets of three for super cheap? You used to be able to find them in convenience stores or on a rack at truck stops and gas stations. One of my favorite parts about taking a family road trip was when we'd stop at this one "highway oasis" and I'd always get to pick out three or four packs because they were hella cheap, would guarantee my parents several hours of peace and quiet from the back seat, and would add a whopping stack of 12 new comics to my collection.

I always tried to get the cooler ones, usually from comic companies like Dell or Whitman, so I'd scour the racks for titles like The Phantom, Turok the Dinosaur Hunter or the Boris Karloff horror comics. Every now and then, the pickings would be slim and I'd have to settle for some Bugs Bunny or or Donald Duck comics. But I never, never in all my days, saw a three pack of Conan the Barbarian comics, especially one containing the famous Conan #100, which ended the Queen of the Black Coast issues with Belit's tragic demise!



But it appears that they existed! I found this little treat on eBay and had to post it here. Look at that single color half-tone screened thermographic packaging! (Sorry, I'm a graphic designer and sometimes slip into designer speak.) If I would have found this at the rest stop back then, my parents would have died of embarrassment as I bellowed out, "By Erlik's black beard!" and then held the three-pack up in victory, yowling Cimmerian war cries. ;)

Just for Fun...

New Belit Statue from Hard Hero!

Our good friend and regular reader, Dave Lowe (who runs and awesome cartoon blog called Para Abnormal) passed on this link to Hard Hero's new Belit statue that is the second in their new series of Conan statues based on the cover of Conan the Barbarian #88!

Here she is in all here pirate queen glory!







Belit was always my favorite of Conan's main squeezes and this statue captures here fierce likeness exquisitely! Order yours today! (And feel free to order one for me, too!)

And the Winner is...

Nobody! That's right, the first official CROM Blog poll ended in which I asked everyone who was the best Conan love interest and it turned out to be a tie between Belit and Valeria!



With poor little Red Sonja coming in with only one measly vote (which kind of surprised me).



And for the record, a big fat goose egg goes to Maria Shriver. Which did not surprise me in the least. ;)

Thanks for voting everyone, there's a new poll coming!

Hot Barbarian Babe!

I have no reason for posting these pictures, other than the obvious. CROM!