tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post5913780262831853396..comments2024-03-28T09:04:42.135-04:00Comments on Rip Jagger's Dojo: The Savage Tales Of Solomon Kane!Rip Jaggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-76737402412917007312014-09-12T01:02:07.837-04:002014-09-12T01:02:07.837-04:00Sounds like a lovely item. Jones really got the Pu...Sounds like a lovely item. Jones really got the Puritan. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-63571245044242828682014-09-09T10:36:56.168-04:002014-09-09T10:36:56.168-04:00Have had a Jeff Jones print of Kane on my living r...Have had a Jeff Jones print of Kane on my living room wall for over 20 yearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-66208823943869393102014-09-09T02:50:12.893-04:002014-09-09T02:50:12.893-04:00I agree with you on all counts. And Kane even more...I agree with you on all counts. And Kane even more than Conan depended on atmosphere. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-2206708802963424972014-09-07T16:26:35.582-04:002014-09-07T16:26:35.582-04:00I got the Centaur Books series, which had Jones ar...I got the Centaur Books series, which had Jones art on the three covers, presumably from the limited Don Grant book, where Jones was first noticed by the somewhat dim mainstream. When Wandering Star came out with the limited edition of Gianni's Kane I ended up having to buy a little promotional pamphlet, the Solomon Kane Sketchbook, because the hardcover was so steep. It was great when Del Ray finally released mass-market editions of all the Howard books. Gianni was excellent on Conan, too, but he really made Solomon Kane his own.<br /><br />To someone who has only experienced Howard through comics or film adaptations, I'd say the one big thing you're missing is the sheer emotional intensity of his writing. The best of his work, which I think includes Solomon Kane, will reach deep inside you for a stranglehold, because that's what Howard did with himself. I'd also add that he was a feverishly visual writer, who could create a rich and nightmarish landscape between your ears that is hard for even the most accomplished artist to achieve. Frazetta comes closest.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04809592629762693427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-67972544708963730412014-09-07T09:05:17.448-04:002014-09-07T09:05:17.448-04:00The stories are better than most of the adaptation...The stories are better than most of the adaptations in my opinion. Some of the original stories, like the one which pits Solomon against Dracula are great on their own. <br /><br />The Solomon Kane movie was very very good, but for whatever reason was not released over here in the theaters. It did finally come out on DVD last year and I snapped up a copy. Watched it again just last week and it holds up quite well. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-82762118777309074392014-09-07T08:52:32.355-04:002014-09-07T08:52:32.355-04:00I've never read any REH stories of Solomon Kan...I've never read any REH stories of Solomon Kane and I only know the character from the Marvel comics version - he was a back-up strip in the UK reprint of Savage Sword of Conan for a while and I remember quite enjoying the stories but it's so long ago that I can't recall much about them. In 2010 there was a movie version of Solomon Kane which I thought was quite good but there was no sequel so I assume it performed poorly at the box office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com