The following is excerpted from Robert E. Howard's Conan of Cimmeria: Drawing and Sketches by Gary Gianni published by Wandering Star. This fascinating new chapbook contains dozens of working sketches and annotations by Gary Gianni himself as he describes the artistic process he used to develop the stunning final images found in the soon to be published Conan of Cimmeria: Volume Two (1934) by Wandering Star. You can purchase a special limited edition of Gary Gianni's Robert E. Howard's Conan of Cimmeria: Drawings and Sketches by Gary Gianni at Wandering Star's web site.
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CONAN'S WOMEN BY GARY GIANNI
Regardless of whether she is good or evil, Howard always makes sure a woman is attractive. An aged crone is occasionally an exception to the rule, whereas plain, plump or matronly types have no place in Conan's universe
Conan reassures a slave girl he'll be back to rescue her in Hour of the Dragon. This particualr woman needs to be portrayed differently than the other women in Conan's adventures - he decides to marry her at the end of Howard's only full-length Conan novel.