| Re: Favourite Eternal Champion??
Elric, very definitely. Possibly the most original creation in fantasy - the doomed, treacherous albino prince who is a weakling without his soul-stealing, jet-black runesword Stormbringer. Early Elric stories were apparently written as Conan tales and then re-cast when an editor reckoned there was scope for a whole new series here. Certainly, the classic Elric tales partake of some of the sense of exotic, antediluvian antiquity that Howard's work portrays. Elric is also Moorcock's own favourite version of the Eternal Champion, with his least favourite, interestingly, being Hawkmoon.
Jerry Cornelius comes a close second. |