Hither Came Conan:  The Servants of Bit-Yakin
By James McGlothlin

New post at the Black Gate Blog.
https://www.blackgate.com/2019/03/25/hither-came-conan-james-mcglothlin-on-the-servants-of-bit-yakin/

New at Howard Works

Editrice Nord (Italian)
Le avventure di Solomon Kane
Featuring:
"Skulls in the Stars"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"Red Shadows"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Castle of the Devil"
"The Moon of Skulls"
"The One Black Stain" (poem)
"The Blue Flame of Vengeance"
"The Hills of the Dead"
"Hawk of Basti"
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
"Wings in the Night"
"The Footfalls Within"
"The Children of Asshur"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, original, poem)
http://howardworks.com/Le_avventure_di_Solomon_Kane-Editrice_Nord.html

Editrice Nord (Italian)
Solomon Kane il giustiziere
Featuring:
"Skulls in the Stars"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"Red Shadows"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Castle of the Devil"
"The Moon of Skulls"
"The One Black Stain" (poem)
"The Blue Flame of Vengeance"
"The Hills of the Dead"
"Hawk of Basti"
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
"Wings in the Night"
"The Footfalls Within"
"The Children of Asshur"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, original, poem)
http://howardworks.com/Solomon_Kane_il_giustiziere-Editrice_Nord.html

Adventure House
Pulp Facsimile: The Magic Carpet Magazine V3N1
Featuring:
Letter to Magic Carpet Magazine, Nov. 1932,
"Thanks very much for the remarks . . ."
http://howardworks.com/magiccarpet-january1933-adventure_house.html

Register and Tribune Syndicate
Conan the Barbarian Newspaper Strip
Featuring:  "The Tower of the Elephant"
http://howardworks.com/ConanNewspaperStrip-RegisterTribuneSyndicate.html

09/04/1978 - First Daily

09/10/1978 - First Sunday

10/25/1980 - Tower of the Elephant

12/04/1980 - Tower of the Elephant

04/124/1981 - Final Strip

KBOO: Gremlin Time
The Horror from the Mound (audio)
http://howardworks.com/KBOO-GremlinTime.html

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: 
THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 
Now available!

Penciled by Barry Windsor-Smith & John Buscema With Gil Kane, Neal Adams, Jim Starlin, Esteban Maroto, Tony DeZuniga, Sonny Trinidad, Alex Niño, Tim Conrad, Pablo Marcos, Gray Morrow, Gene Colan, Val Mayerik, Howard Chaykin, Walter Simonson, Jess Jodloman & Bruce Jones

Covers by Gabriele Dell’otto & Boris Vallejo (Direct Market)

Crom! This inaugural volume ushers in Marvel’s line of definitive Savage Sword of Conan collections. After the breakout success of Conan’s color comic, Marvel brought the legendary sword-and-sorcery saga of Robert E. Howard’s hero to its black-and-white magazine line. In lushly illustrated novel-length adventures with all the drama, violence and allure the comic book medium can offer, writer Roy Thomas and Marvel’s greatest artists craft a host of Conan classics like Barry Windsor-Smith’s “Red Nails” and John Buscema’s “Black Colossus” and “A Witch Shall Be Born” featuring the infamous Tree of Death are just the beginning!

Collecting SAVAGE TALES (1971) #1-5 and SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #1-12 and SPECIAL (1975) #1.

Format: Hardcover
Price: $125.00
Size: 7-1/4" X 10-7/8"
Pages: 1072

Marvel Comics 

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #3 
Now available!

Gerry Duggan (Writer)
Ron Garney (Art)
Cover by Alex Ross
Variant Cover by Kaare Andrews

THE DEADLY CATACOMBS OF KOGA THUN!

* CONAN descends into Stygian catacombs in search of a mystical treasure...
* But what secrets does the trove hold, and can Conan trust his compatriots?
* No matter--the undead forces of KOGA THUN have other plans for the barbarian!
* PLUS: The next chapter in an all-new CONAN novella, running through the SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN series!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics April Conan Solicitations
for comics shipping in June 2019 and beyond! 

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #7

Jason Aaron (Writer) • Mahmud Asrar (Art)

Cover by Esad Ribic

Variant Cover by Nick Bradshaw

Hidden Gem Variant Cover By John Buscema

Marvels 25th Anniversary Variant Cover by Carlos Pacheco

THE MANY LOVES OF CONAN!

• There have been many loves of Conan’s life beyond ale and battle.

• But nothing is sacred as the CRIMSON WITCH twists what is truly best in life!

• PLUS: The next chapter in the all-new CONAN novella “BLACK STARLIGHT”!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale June TBA.

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #6

Meredith Finch (Writer) • Luke Ross (Art) • Cover By David Finch

Virgin Variant Cover by David Finch

Variant Cover by Max Fiumara

THORFEL’S REVENGE FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE!

• Brought to you by the creative team of Meredith Finch and Luke Ross, this all-new self-contained story springs from classic Conan mythology as Conan is led to death by the son of man he had wronged in the past.  But stripped of his weapons, his strength, and even his wits, Conan will have to dig deep if he wants to live to see the dawn!

• Plus: Continuing the all-new Conan novella “THE SHADOW OF VENGEANCE”!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale June TBA.

  

AGE OF CONAN: BÊLIT #4 (OF 5)

Tini Howard (Writer) • Kate Niemczyk (Art)

Cover by Sana Takeda

Variant cover by Ben Caldwell

INTO THE DEPTHS OF STYGIA!

• BÊLIT’s mad quest takes her on a new course…

• But will the sea monsters she’s been hunting prove to have a deeper connection to her future?

• N’YAGA returns!  But what has he been up to since Bêlit last encountered him?

• PLUS: The next chapter in the all-new BÊLIT novella, “Bone Whispers” as Bêlit learns the truth behind the mysterious King’s treasure!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale June TBA.

SAVAGE AVENGERS #2
Gerry Duggan (Writer) • Mike Deodato Jr. (Art)
Cover by David Finch
Variant Cover by Simone Bianchi
Variant Cover by Mike Deodato Jr.
Variant Cover by Nick Bradshaw
Marvels 25th Tribute Variant Cover by Tomm Coker

• The Hand has teamed up with the evil wizards of the Hyborian Age to summon a death god from a celestial hell.
• The only thing standing between Earth and destruction is the Savage Avengers: Conan, Wolverine, Punisher and Voodoo.
• Plus: Logan donates blood, changing one Avenger forever. And Conan discovers a dark secret squirming in a genie bottle.
• Your new favorite ongoing series is knives out in its second chapter.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale June TBA.

CONAN THE BARBARIAN VOL. 1: 

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CONAN BOOK ONE TPB

Written by Jason Aaron

Penciled by Mahmud Asrar & Gerardo Zaffino

Cover by Esad Ribic

The greatest sword-and-sorcery hero of all 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. Conan’s travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unknown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. But as his fighting prowess lets him carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death! And few are more deadly than the Crimson Witch. Robert E. Howard’s legendary barbarian stars in an all-new ages-spanning saga as the destiny of Conan — and King Conan — are forever changed! 

Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (2019) #1-6.

Full Color, 152 pages, $19.99, On sale TBA.

CONAN: THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR AND OTHER STORIES TPB

Written by P. Craig Russell, Jimmy Palmiotti & Darick Robertson

Penciled by P. Craig Russell, Mark Texeira & Darick Robertson

Cover by P. Craig Russell

Conan the Barbarian hunts one of the world’s greatest treasures! In an action-packed adaptation by P. Craig Russell, Conan seeks the prized Teeth of Gwahlur. But when he discovers that a former dancing girl is being compelled to pose as a long-dead oracle, can he use this knowledge to outfox his opponents on the hunt for the jewels? Plus: In more action-packed tales by top-flight talent, a king’s daughter is kidnapped by a sorcerer — and only Conan and the girl’s sister can save her! And intrigued by a leader known as the “Mad King of Gaul,” Conan joins his army — but when tragedy strikes, will Conan be worthy to wear the crown? 

Collecting CONAN AND THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #1-3, CONAN AND THE DAUGHTERS OF MIDORA, CONAN AND THE MAD KING OF GAUL and CONAN: THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN.

Full Color, 176 pages, $19.99, On sale TBA.

The Horror From The Mound 
by Robert E. Howard

Hosted by: Matthew Clark
Produced by: KBOO
Program: Gremlin Time
Air date: Mon, 03/18/2019 - 11:00pm to Tue, 03/19/2019 - 12:00am

Considered to be the first "weird western" short story, 'The Horror From The Mound" is about a former cowpuncher, Steve Brill, who regrets having left the cowboy life to become a farmer in West Texas. He is also curious to see if there might be spanish treasure buried in a nearby hullock, which his mexican neighbors avoid walking past. As if it were haunted. A classic story from the pulp era, by Robert E. Howard which combines elements of regional legends and the horror story.

https://www.kboo.org/media/71898-horror-mound-robert-e-howard

Robert E. Howard (1906-1936)
Brief biography by Tomi M. Taipaleenmäki

New post at the PlayerNone blog.
https://playernone.blogspot.com/2019/03/robert-e-howard-1906-1936.html