Conan the Creeper: The Vanbarian Chronicles

A barbarian, a princess, and one very tinted window. The Warrior Wagon brings fantasy art and felony vibes together in perfect 70s harmony.

11/6/20251 min read

a van with a painting of a man on it
a van with a painting of a man on it

Holy Moly. This one’s not just a van, it’s a rolling Renaissance fair of regret. The airbrushed mural says it all: a bare-chested warrior stands triumphantly, sword in hand, with a half-draped princess clinging to his leg like she just realized this isn’t the fairy tale she signed up for. It’s not just art, it’s a cry for help, painted one airbrushed ab at a time.

This crimson beast looks like it drove straight out of a Conan the Barbarian fever dream and decided to never leave the parking lot. The dark-tinted portal window gleams menacingly, a perfect circle of mystery designed for “observation,” or as the rest of us call it, stalking prey. It’s the kind of design feature that screams, “I see you… and you don’t see me,” which, frankly, is never comforting.

Inside, you can almost hear the faint hum of The Heavy Metal Soundtrack and smell a mix of old leather, incense, and shattered futures. The shag carpet? Blood red, obviously. The lighting? One dangling red bulb that flickers just enough to make you question your life choices.

But the real magic is how this van manages to blend fantasy, fear, and fumes all in one majestic package. It’s like if a 14-year-old Dungeons & Dragons fan were given a paint gun and absolutely zero adult supervision.

This van doesn’t just roll, it lurks. It doesn’t transport passengers, it collects stories. And each story probably ends with the same line: “I swear, it looked cooler at the time.”