![]() īloodstar is a post-apocalyptic sword and sorcery tale of the life of a mythical hero and his heritage. Corben’s adaptation of the story adds humanity and romance to Howard’s brutal fights and action sequences. Īlthough Corben stated in 1981 that Bloodstar was his favorite story up to that point, he initially hesitated to take the assignment, finding the characters in "The Valley of the Worm" lacking in depth. A latter edition (1979) was rewritten by John Pocsik. John Jakes expanded the story adding much material to it and then Richard Corben revised, rewrote it and added further content. Howard stories: Skull-Face and Swords of the Red Brotherhood. Originally The Morning Star Press was going to publish adaptations of two other Robert E. Gil Kane changed the hero's name from "Niord" to "Bloodstar" and the created design for a star mark on his forehead. According to an interview with Corben in Heavy Metal magazine, Armand Eisen and Gil Kane contacted Corben and asked him if he wanted to work on the book. The first chapter of Bloodstar appears to be inspired by H.G. Originally Bloodstar was going to be titled "King of the Northern Abyss". Since he pencilled this first comics version, it may have been Gil Kane's idea to turn "The Valley of the Worm" into a longer format sequential adaptation. ![]() In Bloodstar she became "Helva" and is the romantic interest of the protagonist. This version gave the name "Helga" to the unnamed character of a "naked tousle-headed girl" described by Howard. This story had been previously adapted to comics in a version written by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, pencilled by Gil Kane and inked by Ernie Chan for Supernatural Thrillers #3 (1973). Howard’s original short story " The Valley of the Worm", which appeared for the first time in Weird Tales (February 1934 issue). It was first printed as a luxury hardcover edition and subsequently reprinted in several trade paperback editions. Unlike Beyond Time and Again, Bloodstar is a long story that had not been previously published episodically. Two other books published the same year ( 1976) also called themselves graphic novels, but one is a reprint collection of a serialized underground comic ( George Metzger's Beyond Time and Again) and the other is really an illustrated novel ( Jim Steranko’s Chandler: Red Tide) The front flap of its dust jacket reads: "BLOODSTAR is a new, revolutionary concept - a graphic novel, which combines all the imagination and visual power of comic strip art with the richness of the traditional novel." Status as first self-described graphic novel
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