Conan The Barbarian (1982) The Untold Marvel Story! Part One

About this episode

This episode explores the untold Marvel story behind the 1982 Conan The Barbarian movie, including its creation, influences, and connections to Marvel Comics.

The untold Marvel story behind Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1982 Conan The Barbarian movie! We’ll explore the tragic life of Robert E Howard, the creation of the Sword & Sorcery genre, and how Conan The Cimmerian came to be! We'll take you behind-the-page on how Marvel Comics got hold of Conan and how he became one of the BIGGEST comic book success stories of the Seventies, and one of Marvel’s most popular characters! Plus, we'll go behind-the-scenes on the making of the 1982 movie, to examine all the influence Marvel Comics had on the film, and find out what it takes to bring The Hyborian Age to life! Then we’ll pull apart the original Conan movie scene-by-scene to bring you all our reactions and opinions! This deep-dive also has some of the BEST Marvel Connections we've ever found in a movie! And it’s jam-packed with tons of trivia and history about Conan in the Marvel Universe, from the monsters to the magic, the fall of Atlantis, the Crimmerian god Crom, and how exactly Mary Jane Watson is involved! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel…

Topics covered

• Conan The Barbarian
• Marvel Comics
• Sword & Sorcery genre
• film analysis
• trivia
• comic book history

Keywords

• Conan
• Marvel
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Robert E Howard
• 1982 movie
• trivia
• Hyborian Age
• Crom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marvel Comics

Books & works: Conan The Barbarian

Places: Hyborian Age, Atlantis, Cimmerian

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