page_title: Adaptations of works by Robert E. Howard
hierarchical_section_title: Adaptations of works by Robert E. Howard
caption_attribution_description: English: 51st Munich Security Conference 2015: From left: Prof. Dr. Zlatko Lagumdžija (Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Arnold Schwarzenegger (Founding Chair, R20 Regions of Climate Action; former Governor of California) and Wolfgang Ischinger (Ambassador, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference).
context_page_description: The works of Robert E. Howard have been adapted into multiple media, the most famous being the Conan films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. In addition to the Conan films, other adaptations have included Kull the Conqueror and Solomon Kane. In television, the anthology series Thriller led the adaptations with an episode based on the short story "Pigeons from Hell." The bulk of the adaptations have, however, been based on Conan with two animated and one live action series. Multiple audio dramas have been adapted, from professional audio books and plays to LibriVox recordings of works in the public domain. Computer games have focussed on Conan, beginning with Conan: Hall of Volta and continuing on to the MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The first table-top roleplaying game based on Howard's works was TSR's "Conan Unchained!" for their game Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. The first comic book adaptation was in the Mexican Cuentos de abuelito - La reina de la Costa Negra #8. Howard-related comic books continued to be published to the present day. Howard is an ongoing inspiration for and influence on heavy metal music.
context_section_description: The works of Robert E. Howard (1906—1936) have been adapted into multiple media, the most famous being the Conan films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.  In addition to the Conan films, other adaptations have included Kull the Conqueror (1997) and Solomon Kane (2009).  In television, the anthology series Thriller (1961) led the adaptations with an episode based on the short story "Pigeons from Hell."  The bulk of the adaptations have, however, been based on Conan with two animated and one live action series.  Multiple audio dramas have been adapted, from professional audio books and plays to LibriVox recordings of works in the public domain.  Computer games have focussed on Conan, beginning with Conan: Hall of Volta (1984) and continuing on to the MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (2008).  The first table-top roleplaying game based on Howard's works was TSR's "Conan Unchained!" (1984) for their game Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.  The first comic book adaptation was in the Mexican Cuentos de abuelito - La reina de la Costa Negra #8 (1952).  Howard-related comic books continued to be published to the present day.  Howard is an ongoing inspiration for and influence on heavy metal music.  Several bands have adapted Howard's works to tracks or entire albums. The British metal band Bal-Sagoth is named after Howard's story "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth."
caption: Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in two Howard based films, another Howard-inspired film and is scheduled to star in a fourth.
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