Jul 21, 2025
King Kull of Valusia by William Stout.
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King Kull of Valusia by William Stout.
FENDING OFF UNHOLY MONSTROSITIES IN THE THURIAN AGE -- CONQUERING ALL.
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the dawn of the Serpent-Men of Valusia in the Marvel Universe -- Cover art to "KULL THE CONQUEROR" Vol. 1 #2. September, 1972. Marvel Comics. Artwork by Marie & John Severin (siblings) & John Rosen.
PIC #2: 1972 Marvel house advertisement for the aforementioned "KULL" issue.
Resolution at 1421x2099 & 1088x1600.
Sources: www.tasteecatcomics.com/k-letter-comics/kull-the-conqueror-2-k69.html & Diversions of the Groovy Kind (blogspot).
"IN THE LEGEND-LADEN DAYS BEFORE THE DAWNING OF THE HYBORIAN AGE..."
PIC(S) INFO: "THE COMING OF -- KING KULL! Spotlight on the introductory page (and remastered cover art) to "Creatures On the Loose!" Vol. 1 #10. March, 1971. Marvel Comics.
"In the time before the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities -- in the legend-laden days before the dawning of the Hyborian Age... the man called Kull rides proudly at the head of his hand-picked guardsmen. But beware, monarch of mighty Valusia... for ahead lies terror! Ahead waits, stark, unfathomable fear! Ahead lurks -- THE SKULL OF SILENCE!"
-- CREATURES ON THE LOOSE Vol. 1 #10
Artwork by Herb Trimpe (✝), Marie Severin (✝), and Morrie Kuramoto (✝). Story artwork by Bernie Wrightson (✝).
Script by Roy Thomas, adapted from the works of writer-creator Robert E. Howard✝.
Source: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Creatures_on_the_Loose_Vol_1_10.
(1981)
MARVEL MONSTROSITIES OF THE THURIAN AGE -- IN THEIR FIRST FEARSOME APPEARANCE!
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Marvel house advertisement for "KULL the Conqueror" Vol. 1 #2. September, 1972 [featuring the first appearance of the Serpent-Men of Valusia]. Marvel Comics.
PIC #2: Cover art to "KULL" Vol. 1 #2. Artwork by comic-book artist siblings, Marie & John Severin & Sam Rosen.
Sources: www.tasteecatcomics.com/k-letter-comics/kull-the-conqueror-2-k69.html & Diversions of the Groovy Kind (blogspot).
THE UNHOLY SPAWN OF SET -- TERROR OF THE THURIAN & HYBORIAN AGES.
PIC INFO: Resolution at 1200x1363 -- Spotlight on concept art of a snake-man/ serpent-man from the online video game "The Age of Conan: Unchained" (2008). Artwork by Fang Wan Lin.
Source: www.videogamesartwork.com/artists/fang-wang-lin.
UNHOLY SPAWN OF THE SERPENTINE PATH -- THE SONS OF SET -- THE SERPENT MEN!
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on panels of the dreaded Serpent Men, a fictional race created by Robert E. Howard for his King Kull tales, and were later adapted for the "Conan the Barbarian" Vol 1. comic-book series by Roy Thomas and Marie Severin over at Marvel Comics in the early '70s.
MINI-OVERVIEW: "Serpent Men are humanoids with scaled skin and snake-like heads. They possess magical abilities, the most common of which is the use of illusion to disguise themselves as a human. In some stories, the ghost of someone killed by a Serpent Man becomes the Serpent Man's slave. Due to the shape of their mouths, Serpent Men cannot utter the phrase "Ka nama kaa lajerama." Robert E. Howard's character Kull uses the phrase as a shibboleth in the story "The Shadow Kingdom.""
-- FANTASY RACES/HEROIC FANTASY (via Pinterest)
Sources: www.pinterest.com/pin/827536500250967131, http://random-happenstance.blogspot.com/2011/12/end-week-kull-10.html, www.pinterest.com/pin/827536500253725239, etc...
I drew this delightfully gory image for a short story I wrote, called "Glory Days". The Predator's armor is loosely inspired by Roman armor, and the serpenty fellow is based loosely on the Valusian figure from one of the McFarlane toy series' Conan vs. Thingy sets. I thought Predator vs Valusian would be lots of fun.
I made this with ink, watercolor, and Prismacolor pencils.
Yes, this Predator has four arms and three eyes. He's on his way to apotheosis - or at the very least, is god-touched (god-bonked, more like).
Sigh. I never completed the story; got stuck in the plot mud. Got distracted by the next shiny thing. You-who-write know how it is. I might return to it one day, but I don't hold high hopes. It's been nearly twenty years.