Thursday, January 3, 2019

Pulp Appeal: Worms of the Earth  by Matt Spencer
Now online!

New post at the Broadswords & Blasters blog.
https://broadswordsandblasters.com/2018/12/31/pulp-appeal-worms-of-the-earth-guest-post-by-matt-spencer/
Marvel Trailer for the new Conan series!
Now online!

View the trailer here.



Wednesday, January 2, 2019

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1
Now available!

by Jason Aaron and Mahmud Asrar
Cover by Esad Ribic

BY CROM, THE GREATEST SWORD-AND-SORCERY HERO RETURNS TO MARVEL!
From an age undreamed…hither came Conan the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet…

Robert E. Howard’s creation returns to comics, in an epic tale as only MARVEL could bring you! Conan’s travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unkown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. As his fighting prowess allows him to carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death!

The all-new ages-spanning saga begins here, by writer Jason Aaron (THE MIGHTY THOR, STAR WARS) and artist Mahmud Asrar (UNCANNY X-MEN, ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS), as Conan’s destiny is forever changed!

Full Color, 48 pages, $4.99

Marvel Comics


THE CONAN READER 
Now available!

(Writer) Kurt Busiek & Various (Art) Ariel Olivetti & Various

A vast hoard for the taking, collecting Conan one-shots, short stories, and miniseries from the finest creators in all of graphic fiction, including Kurt Busiek, P. Craig Russell, Fred Van Lente, Kelley Jones, Ariel Olivetti, Dave Stewart and many, many more. Nearly 700 pages of clashing swords, malefic wizardy, and forgotten kingdoms! Collects Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur, Conan: Book of Thoth, Conan and the People of the Black Circle, Conan and the Songs of the Dead, Conan: The Blood-Stained Crown and Other Stories, and Conan: The Daughters of Midora and Other Stories.

Trade paperback, 7x10, 688 pages, $29.99

Dark Horse Comics


Sunday, December 30, 2018

New at Howard Works

Editrice Nord (Italian)
Conan il guerriero 
Featuring:
"Red Nails"
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
"Beyond the Black River"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_il_guerriero-Editrice_Nord.html


Editrice Nord (Italian)
Conan il pirata 
Featuring:
"Hawks Over Shem"
"Black Colossus"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"The Road of the Eagles"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_il_pirata-Editrice_Nord.html


James Van Hise
Sword & Fantasy #14
Featuring:
Letter to HPL, ca. July 1933 (excerpt only)
 "The Celtica Notes of Robert E. Howard"
http://howardworks.com/swordandfantasy14.html



Marvel Comics
Conan Saga Volume 1 Number 3
Featuring: 
"The God in the Bowl"  (graphic adaptation)
"The Hall of the Dead" (graphic adaptation based on REH synopsis)
"The Garden of Fear"  (graphic adaptation featuring Conan)
http://howardworks.com/ConanSaga3-Marvel.html





Updated the Table of Contents

Joel Frieman
Deeper Than You Think V1N1
Featuring:
Letter to HPL, ca. July 1933 (excerpt only)
 "The Celtica Notes of Robert E. Howard"
http://howardworks.com/Deeper_Than_You_Think1.html



Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Hither Came Conan: 
The New Weekly Robert E. Howard Series at Black Gate!
By Bob Byrne

Beginning on Monday morning, January 7th, an absolutely All Star roster of guest contributors and Black Gaters is going to be presenting you a cogent argument on why that week’s story is the best Conan tale written by Robert E. Howard.

All Star roster of guest contributors (the order is still being juggled):

Rob Derie – The Phoenix on the Sword
John C. Hocking – The Scarlet Citadel
Jason M. Waltz – The Tower of the Elephant
Deuce Richardson – Black Colossus
Jason Durall – Xuthal of the Dusk/The Slithering Shadow
David C. Smith – Pool of the Black One
Bob Byrne – Rogues in the House
Morgan Holmes – Iron Shadows in the Moon/Shadows in the Moonlight
Patrice Louinet – Queen of the Black Coast
Scott Oden – The Devil In Iron
Gabe Dybing – The People of the Black Circle
Jeffrey Shanks – A Witch Shall Be Born
James McGlothlin – The Servants of Bit-Yakin/Jewels of Gwalhur
Keith West – Beyond the Black River
Steven Silver – The Man-Eaters of Zamboula/Shadows in Zamboula
Ryan Harvey – The Hour of the Dragon
Keith Taylor – Red Nails
Fletcher Vredenburgh – The Frost Giant’s Daughter
Mark Finn – The God in the Bowl
Dave Hardy – The Vale of Lost Women
Fred Adams – The Black Stranger

Checkout the full article on the upcoming series at the link below.

Sunday, December 23, 2018

New at Howard Works

Editrice Nord (Italian)
Conan di Cimmeria 
Featuring:
"The Bloodstained God"
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Vale of Lost Women"
"The Snout in the Dark"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_di_Cimmeria-Editrice_Nord.html


Editrice Nord (Italian)
Conan il conquistatore
Featuring:  "Conan the Conqueror"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_il_conquistatore-Editrice_Nord.html



Robert E. Howard Foundation
Steel Swords & Iron Harps
Featuring:
"The One Black Stain"
Untitled ("The stars beat up . . .")
"Mate of the Sea"
"Black Mass"
"The Tower of Zukala"
http://howardworks.com/SteelSwordsandIronHarps-REH_Foundation.html


Marvel Comics
Conan Saga Volume 1 Number 2
Featuring:
"The Tower of the Elephant" (graphic adaptation)
"Zukala's Hour"  (poem) [Conan tale inspired by the poem]
http://howardworks.com/ConanSaga2-Marvel.html