Sunday, April 16, 2017

Friday, April 14, 2017

Rick Stump on the Dawn of Sword & Sorcery

I want to look a bit more closely at the actual stories of Conan to see why they are some of the most influential and popular works of the last 80+ years.

New post at the Castalia House  blog.

http://www.castaliahouse.com/guest-post-rick-stump-takes-a-look-at-the-birth-of-sword-sorcery/


Sunday, April 9, 2017

A New Discovery: Herbert Klatt's Personal Photo Album 
by Todd B. Vick

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
http://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-new-discovery-herbert-klatts-personal.html



New at Howard Works

Elmatar (Estonian)
Conan ja Musta ranniku kuninganna
Featuring:
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"Rogues in the House"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"Black Colossus"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Devil in Iron"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_ja_Musta_Ranniku_kuninganna-Elmatar.html


Elmatar  (Estonian)
Conan ja värelev vari
Featuring:
"The People of the Black Circle"
"The Slithering Shadow"
"The Pool of the Black One"
"Red Nails"
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_ja_varelev_vari-Elmatar.html


Updated with new information and cover scan.

Elmatar  (Estonian)
Conan ja punane kants 
Featuring:
"Beyond the Black River"
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
"The Hour of the Dragon"
http://howardworks.com/Conan-ja_Punane_Kants.html


Ozymandias Press
Strange Detective Stories
Featuring:
"Skull-Face"
"Black Talons"
"The Grisly Horror"
"Black Wind Blowing"
"The Tomb's Secret"
"Black Hound of Death"
http://howardworks.com/StrangeDetectiveStories-OzymandiasPress.html


Jovian Press
Strange Detective Stories
Featuring:
"Skull-Face"
"Black Talons"
"The Grisly Horror"
"Black Wind Blowing"
"The Tomb's Secret"
"Black Hound of Death"
http://howardworks.com/StrangeDetectiveStories-JovianPress.html






Friday, April 7, 2017

Robert E. Howard Days 
Registration forms are now available!

Here are the registration pages going out now to folks on the Project Pride mailing list. Never fear! You may use the form here to register for Howard Days in June.

Please note that the registration taking place is primarily for the Friday Celebration Banquet. ALL the activities at Howard Days: admission to the Howard Museum and grounds, the Bus Tour, all panels, swap meet, readings and other activities are presented FREE of charge! The $15.00 fee gets you a seat at the Banquet plus helps defray the cost of drinks, donuts, and a hot dog lunch.

You won't find a better deal all summer.
Plus you get to hang out with a great group of people!
Hope to see you in June - it's never too late to come on down to Howard Days.
It's in Texas - there's plenty of room!

http://www.howarddays.com/2017/04/registration-forms-now-available.html




Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Storming the Gates of Geekdom: 
Conan the Warrior by Robert E. Howard
Written by Alan Brown


New post at the TOR.com blog.
http://www.tor.com/2017/04/03/storming-the-gates-of-geekdom-conan-the-warrior-by-robert-e-howard/




Monday, April 3, 2017

Upcoming REH related publications.
Estimated ship dates as of 04/03/2017
All dates are subject to change.


Now available!
THE ADVENTURES OF BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS VOLUME 2 (Robert E. Howard Foundation Press)
THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 34: BETRAYAL IN ZAMORA AND OTHER STORIES TPB (Dark Horse)
CONAN THE SLAYER #7 (Dark Horse)

04/26/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #8 (Dark Horse)
CONAN THE SLAYER VOLUME 1 TPB (Dark Horse)
SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS (Prime Books)(Features "The Tower of the Elephant")

05/10/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #9 (Dark Horse)

05/24/2017
CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 2: CITY OF THIEVES TPB (Dark Horse)

05/31/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #10 (Dark Horse)

06/14/2017
KULL ETERNAL #1 (IDW)

06/28/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #11 (Dark Horse)

08/02/2017
CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 3: ANCIENT GODS AND SORCERERS TPB (Dark Horse)

08/23/2017
THE DARK HORSE BOOK OF HORROR (Features "Old Garfield's Heart")