| Gli accoliti del cerchio nero | |
|---|---|
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| 1ª ed. originale | 1934 |
| Genere | romanzo |
| Sottogenere | fantasy |
| Lingua originale | inglese |
| Serie | Conan il barbaro |
Storia editoriale
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People_of_the_Black_Circle
"The People of the Black Circle" is one of the original novellas about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine in three parts over the September, October and November 1934 issues. Howard earned $250 for the publication of this story.[1]
It's set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan kidnapping an exotic princess from Vendhya (prehistoric India), while foiling a nefarious plot of world conquest by the Black Seers of Yimsha. Due to its epic scope and atypical Hindustan flavor, the story is considered an undisputed classic of Conan lore and is often cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales.[2] It is also one of the few Howard stories where the reader is treated a deeper insight on magic and magicians beyond the stereotypical Hyborian depiction as demon conjurer-illusionist-priests.
In the original Howard stories, they never meet again. In the 1957 novel Return of Conan, Björn Nyberg and L. Sprague de Camp allow the two rivals to encounter each other again for one night of intensive love-making, many years later - when he is already King of Aquilonia and there is no more a conflict of interest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_Conan
Trama
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]Critica
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]Everett F. Bleiler noted the story's "Much spectacular magic and interesting characters."[3] Fritz Leiber praised the story lavishly, comparing it to "the melodramas of Marlowe" and declaring "It has stirring language, strong motives, awesome sorcerers, brilliant magical devices, sympathetic hero-villains, and a Conan subdued enough to make the outcome interesting."[4]
https://www.blackgate.com/2019/07/22/hither-came-conan-gabe-dybing-on-people-of-the-black-circle/
Altri media
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[modifica | modifica wikitesto]Nel corso degli anni Gli accoliti del cerchio nero ha ricevuto tre adattamenti a fumetti per conto di Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics e Glénat.
| Data | Edizione | Titolo | Titolo italiano | Sceneggiatura | Disegni | Colori | Copertina | Prima edizione italiana | Data italiana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicembre 1976 | Savage Sword of Conan 16-19 (Marvel Comics) | A Barbarian from the Hills/The Sorcery of Khemsa/Reavers of the Hills | Gli accoliti del Cerchio Nero | Roy Thomas | John Buscema | Bianco e nero | Earl Norem | Conan la Spada Selvaggia 8-14 (Comic Art) | Aprile 1987 - Dicembre 1987 |
| Febbraio 1977 | On to Yimsha/The Mountain of the Black Seers | Ernie Chan | |||||||
| Aprile 1977 | The Battle of the Towers | Dan Adkins | |||||||
| Giugno 1977 | Vengeance in Vendhya | Kenneth Morris | |||||||
| Ottobre 2013 | Conan and the People of the Black Circle (Dark Horse) | Fred Van Lente | Ariel Olivetti | 100% Panini Comics 355 (Panini Comics) | Marzo 2015 | ||||
| Novembre 2013 | |||||||||
| Dicembre 2013 | |||||||||
| Gennaio 2014 | |||||||||
| Novembre 2019 | Conan le Cimmérien n. 8 (Glénat) | Le Peuple du cercle noir | Sylvain Runberg | Jae Kwang Park | Hiroyuki Ooshima, Alessia Nocera e Éloïse De la Maison | Jae Kwang Park | Conan il cimmero n. 9 (Star Comics) | Febbraio 2021 | |
Note
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- ^ REHupa Fiction Timeline Archiviato il 29 dicembre 2007 in Internet Archive., retrieved 20 August 2007
- ^ Patrice Louinet. Hyborian Genesis: Part 2, The Bloody Crown of Conan; 2005, Del Rey.
- ^ Bleiler, E. F. (1983). The Guide to Supernatural Fiction. Kent, Ohio: Kent State UP. p. 259
- ^ Fritz Leiber, "Fantasy Books", Fantastic, May 1968, p.143
Altri progetti
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Collegamenti esterni
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