Conan and the Acolyte: Robert E. Howard and F. T. Laney 
by Bobby Derie

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
https://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2018/04/conan-and-acolyte-robert-e-howard-and-f.html

CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 6 TPB 
Coming in September!

(Writer) Brian Wood, Fred Van Lente (Art) Davide Gianfelice & Various (Cover) Massimo Carnevale

Brian Wood's acclaimed adaptation of "Queen of the Black Coast" reaches its heartbreaking conclusion. Having found his true love and spiritual equal, Conan faces the one foe no warrior can defeat. But there will be little time to grieve, for death takes no holiday, and evil never dies!

Collects Conan Vol. 15: The Nightmare of the Shallow (Conan the Barbarian #13-#18); Conan Vol. 16: The Song of Bêlit (Conan the Barbarian #19-#25); Conan Vol. 17: Shadows Over Kush (Conan the Avenger # 1-#6).

Trade paperback, 7x10, 448 pages, $24.99, On sale September 12.

Dark Horse Comics

CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 6 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 25).
The Diamond Item Code is MAY180375

REH Archaeology Project

Like the official REH Archaeology Project Facebook page to follow the dig and get updates on our progress!

https://www.facebook.com/REHarchaeology/

New at Howard Works

Rebis (Polish)
Conan i skrwawiona korona
Featuring:
"The People of the Black Circle"
"The Hour of the Dragon"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
Untitled Synopsis ("The People of the Black Circle")
The Story Thus Far... ("The People of the Black Circle")
Untitled Synopsis "Amalric, a son of a nobleman ..."
Untitled Draft  "Three men squatted beside the ..."
Untitled Synopsis ("The Hour of the Dragon")
Notes on "The Hour of the Dragon"
Untitled Synopsis ("A Witch Shall Be Born")
http://howardworks.com/Conan_i_skrwawiona_korona-Rebis.html

Rebis (Polish)
Conan i miecz zdobywcy
Featuring:
"The Servants of Bit-Yakin"
"Beyond the Black River"
"The Black Stranger"
"The Man-Eaters of Zamboula"
"Red Nails"
untitled notes (The Westermarck: located between . . .)
"Wolves Beyond the Border" (Draft A)
"Wolves Beyond the Border" (Draft B)
"The Black Stranger" (Synopsis A)
"The Black Stranger" (Synopsis B)
"The Man-Eaters of Zamboula" (Synopsis)
"Red Nails"(Draft)
Letter to P. Schuyler Miller, March 10, 1936
http://howardworks.com/Conan_i_miecz_zdobywcy-Rebis.html

Sir Angels
Shadows in Zamboula
Featuring: "Shadows in Zamboula"
http://howardworks.com/ShadowsinZamboula-SirAngels.html

The Cross Plains Review
The Cross Plains Review Volume 27 Number 10
Featuring: "A Man-Eating Jeopard"
http://howardworks.com/CrossPlainsReviewV27N10-1936-06-19.html

The Robert E. Howard Foundation 
2018 Award Nominations

The REH Foundation has announced the official nominees for this year’s REH Foundation Awards, honoring the top contributions from the previous year in Howard scholarship and in the promotion of Howard’s life and works.

The top three nominees in each category were selected by the Legacy Circle members of the Foundation from an outstanding pool of eligible candidates and their contributions represent the best of the best. (Categories with more than 3 nominees represent a tie in the nomination voting)

The full list of nominees is at the link below:
http://www.rehfoundation.org/2018/04/11/presenting-the-2018-reh-foundation-awards-nominees/

New at Howard Works

Rebis (Polish)
Barbarzyncy. Tom 1
Featuring:  "Beyond the Black River"
http://howardworks.com/Barbarzyncy-Rebis.html

Rebis (Polish)
Conan i pradawni bogowie
Featuring:
"Cimmeria" (poem)
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
"The God in the Bowl"
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"Black Colossus"
"Iron Shadows in the Moon"
"Xuthal of the Dusk"
"The Pool of the Black One"
"Rogues in the House"
"The Vale of Lost Women"
"The Devil in Iron"
"The Phoenix on the Sword" (first submitted draft)
Notes on Various Peoples of the Hyborian Age
"The Hyborian Age"
Untitled Synopsis  "A squad of Zamorian soldiers, led ..."
Untitled Synopsis ("The Scarlet Citadel")
Untitled Synopsis ("Black Colossus")
Untitled  Fragment "The battlefield stretched silent, ..."
Untitled Synopsis "The setting: The city of Shumballa, .."
Untitled Draft "Amboola awakened slowly, ..."
http://howardworks.com/Conan_i_pradawni_bogowie-Rebis.html

Sir Angels
Shadows in the Moonlight
Featuring: "Shadows in the Moonlight"
http://howardworks.com/ShadowsintheMoonlight-SirAngels.html

The Cross Plains Review
The Cross Plains Review Volume 19 Number 42
Featuring: "Drums of the Sunset" (Part 9 of 9)
http://howardworks.com/CrossPlainsReviewV19N42-1929-01-04.html

Robert E. Howard House Archaeology Project
New Go Fund Me Project 
to excavate the Howard House storm cellar!

Robert E. Howard House Go Fund Me Project

In an effort to shed more light on Robert E. Howard the man, Project Pride, the owners of the Robert E. Howard House and Museum are partnering with the National Park Service (NPS) and the Southeastern Archaeology Foundation (SEAF) to sponsor an archaeological excavation at the house where Howard grew up, lived and died, and wrote his powerful and influential fiction.

The Howard House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1994 and today it has been restored to its period appearance in the 1930s.  The Robert E. Howard House and Museum is now a tourist destination for countless fans from around the world who make the pilgrim to Cross Plains to see the place where whole worlds were created in the mind of one man. It is also the site for the annual gathering of fans known as Howard Days  on the second weekend in June.

At the Howard Days gathering in 2017, Floyd Carter, Jr. who was a member of the family who purchased the home in 1970, told several Howard scholars and attendees about the presence of a storm cellar behind the house that was now filled in and buried. Carter suggested that there was a lot of material, possibly from the Howards, buried in the cellar that might be recovered if it were excavated. NPS archaeologist and Howard scholar Jeffrey Shanks was present and talked with Mr. Carter at length about his memories of the cellar. This led to discussions with Project Pride about the possibility of a professional archaeological excavation to see what could found. Because the Museum has only a handful of items from the Howards, recovering any artifacts that date from the period when Robert and his family lived there would add significantly to the collection.

The Project:

In January, the Project Pride Board of Directors approved Shanks's proposal for the NPS to uncover and excavate the storm cellar, process and analyze the artifacts recovered, and write the official report. The excavation will also be an educational opportunity for the Cross Plains community and local schools to teach about archaeology and the importance of preserving our shared cultural heritage.

Since the Howard House is on the National Register of Historic Places and one of the missions of the National Park Service is to provide technical assistance to NRHP sites, Shanks was able to secure funding to cover the salary costs for himself and another NPS archaeologist, Thadra Stanton, to carry out the project, including excavation, artifact analysis, and report write-up -- a cost of approximately $20,000. Project Pride and the Cross Plains community will be donating lodging for the archaeological team as well as some supplies and much-needed volunteer labor. Noted Howard experts from The Robert E. Howard Foundation  will be present to assist as well.

The remaining project costs are the travel expenses for the team and salary for an NPS Archaeological Technician to assist Shanks and Stanton. These costs are estimated at $3800. Shanks approached the Southeastern Archaeology Foundation (SEAF), a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation that assists and supports NPS archaeological projects, to assist in securing the remaining needed funds. In order to do so, SEAF has launched this GoFundMe crowd-sourcing campaign to raise those funds.

This is where you come in! If you are fan of Robert E. Howard and his stories or just support archaeology and cultural resource preservation, we can use your financial assistance and generosity. Because SEAF is a 501(c)3 any contribution you make is tax deductible. We are offering several donation levels with different gifts including the official project T-Shirt and copies of the forthcoming archaeological report. You can even join the team in Cross Plains and participate in the excavation!

NOTE: Any funds received in excess of the required amount will be donated to Project Pride to help with their ongoing costs in maintaining the the Robert E. Howard House and Museum.

Robert E. Howard House Go Fund Me Project