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MagicCon 7 | Vortrag | Robert E. Howard - Weltenbauer
Not just Tolkien: the “other” classic fantasy world creator: Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan the Barbarian, among others) Who doesn’t know the classic sword & sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian? His author Robert E. Howard not only created a single iconic fantasy hero in the 1930s, but was also a “world-builder” like J.R.R. Tolkien (well BEFORE Tolkien), but this is often overlooked.
Robert Vogel introduces the author and also gives an overview of how his works have been adapted for film and TV.
Lecturer: Robert Vogel
Duration: 60 min - The Lecture will be held in: germanRobert Vogel is a veteran of the German fantasy scene and has been active since 1973. As a freelance journalist, he writes for various fantasy magazines and attends film shoots for fantastic films and series.
He gives talks at around 20 conventions a year. Since 2003, he has also been spreading the "sci-fi virus" in real space travel and has been working for the European Space Agency ESA in the ESOC SPACE SHOP since 2023.
