Marvel Comics Conan titles
Now available! 

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #6 
by Jason Aaron and Mahmud Asrar
Cover by Esad Ribic

• CONAN signs on for soldiers’ work — gold, wine and warfare!
• But the Barbarian’s skills will draw him directly into the CRIMSON WITCH’s scheme, as she drags KING CONAN to the altar of the death god Razazel!
• Plus: The next chapter in the all-new CONAN novella, “Black Starlight”!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #5
Gerry Duggan (Writer)
Ron Garney (Art)
Cover by Alex Ross

• The mystery of the magical treasure finally revealed!
• It’s now or never, and CONAN must make a choice that will determine the fate of Stygia!
• Either way, KOGA THUN will not let the Barbarian go without a fight!
• Plus: The next chapter in the all-new CONAN novella, “The Shadow of Vengeance”!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

AGE OF CONAN: BÊLIT #3 
Tini Howard (Writer)
Kate Niemczyk (Art)
Cover by Sana Takeda


• BÊLIT has a plan to extort the rich cities along the coast…
• …but as she makes her name in the Hyborian Age, is she leading herself to a watery grave?
• And who is the mysterious observer who is tracking her?
• PLUS: Part 3 of an all-new Bêlit novella, “Bone Whispers”!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

POST OAKS AND SAND ROUGHS
By Robert E. Howard

The REH Foundation Press is proud to present Post Oaks and Sand Roughs & Other Autobiographical Writings. Outside of the boxing stories, whenever Robert E. Howard used the name “Costigan” the autobiographical implications weren’t far behind. This volume collects those “other” Costigan tales, including the title novel as well as the previously unpublished early draft. It also contains other items that reveal details about the people and places in Howard’s life, including the “Lost Plains” stories, items from The Junto, personal essays, and more, all restored to the original text, where available.

With the introductory material, this volume checks in at over 400 pages and will be printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited quantity of 200 copies, each individually numbered.

Cover art by Jim & Ruth Keegan; edited and with notes by Rob Roehm;
Introduction and notes by Rusty Burke.

This collection will make its debut at Howard Days 2019, in Cross Plains, Texas (be sure to let us know in your order if you plan on picking it up there), and begin shipping shortly thereafter.

Pre-order yours today!

Ordering information is available HERE.

Hither Came Conan: 
The Animated Red Nails That Never Was

New post at the Back Gate blog.
https://www.blackgate.com/2019/05/06/hither-came-conan-the-animated-red-nails-that-never-was/

Roy Thomas returns to Conan!

Roy Thomas will be writing a new Conan The Barbarian story, to be drawn by British writer/artist Alan Davis, for one of the ongoing Conan series from Marvel Comics later this year.

The story will be a prequel to the classic Conan tale People Of The Black Circle by Robert E Howard.

New at Howard Works

Thanks to Dmitry Kvashnin for the info and scan.

Domino, Eksmo (Russian)
Solomon Keyn. Klinok sud'by (Solomon Kane. Blade of Doom)
Featuring:
"Skulls in the Stars"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"Red Shadows"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Castle of the Devil"
"Death's Black Riders"
"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)
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (2, variant, poem)
http://howardworks.com/SolomonKane-BladeofDoom-Eksmo-Domino.html

Elara (Italian)
Il signore di Samarcanda e altre storie orientali 
Featuring:
"Red Blades of Black Cathay"
"The Sowers of the Thunder"
"Lord of Samarcand"
"The Lion of Tiberias"
"The Shadow of the Vulture"
"Gates of Empire"
"The Voice of El-Lil"
"The Desert"  (poem)
"The Tartar Raid" (poem)
"Mihiragula" (poem)
"Timur-Lang" (poem)
"The Builders" (1, poem)
"The Builders" (2, poem)
"The Peasant on the Euphrates" (poem)
"Roar, Silver Trumpets" (poem)
"Only a Shadow on the Grass" (poem)
"A Song Out of Midian" (poem) 
"The Tower of Zukala" (poem)
"A Word from the Outer Dark"  (poem)
"Recap of Harold Lamb’s "The Wolf Chaser"
untitled draft (The Persians had all fled . . .)
untitled synopsis (The Black Stone)
"The King's Service"
"The Lion of Tiberias" (Draft)
"The Slave-Princess" (synopsis)
"The Slave-Princess"
http://howardworks.com/Il_signore_di_Samarcanda-Elara.html

Fiction House Press
Strange Tales Volume 3 Number 1
Featuring:  "The Cairn on the Headland"
http://howardworks.com/StrangeTalesV3N1-FictionHousePress.html

Marvel Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 Number 1 
Featuring:
"Mistress of Death" (graphic adaptation featuring Conan)
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter" (graphic adaptation)
http://howardworks.com/SavageSwordofConanV1N1-Marvel.html

The Cromcast
New podcast now online!

Season 9, Episode 2: The Extension - "The God in the Bowl" with Mark Finn!
https://thecromcast.blogspot.com/2019/05/season-9-episode-1-extension-god-in.html

ROBERT E. HOWARD DAYS

June 6-8, 2019

Just a few weeks left until Howard Days!

2019 HOWARD DAYS SCHEDULE

THURSDAY JUNE 6
2:00 – 4:00 pm: The Robert E. Howard House and Museum is open to the public. There are no docents on duty but the Gift Shop will be open and the grounds and Pavilion available to all.
5:00 – 7:00 pm: Fish Fry at the Cross Plains Senior Center.
6:00 pm: Barbarian Festival Parade down Main Street in Cross Plains.
Afterwards, Howard Fellowship at the Pavilion

FRIDAY JUNE 7
8:30 am until gone: Coffee and donuts at the Pavilion, compliments of Project Pride
9 am – 4 pm: Robert E. Howard House Museum and Grounds open to the public. The adjacent Alla Ray Morris Pavilion will be open until late night.
9 am – 4 pm: REH Postal Cancellation Souvenir at Cross Plains Post Office. Friday Only.
9 am – 11 am: Bus Tour of Cross Plains & Surrounding Areas. Friday Only.
10 am to 4 pm: REH Foundation Press canopy and Dealers Area open on grounds east of Museum.
10 am – 5 pm: Cross Plains Public Library open. Original Robert E. Howard typescripts along with original Weird Tales magazines will be on display. The Conan Board Game and the Conan Role-playing Game will be presented.
11 am: PANEL: A History of Project Pride and the Robert E. Howard Museum.
NOTE: Presented at the House & Pavilion.
NOON: Hot Dog Lunch hosted by Project Pride at the Pavilion. Donations are welcome!
1:30 pm: PANEL: The Writers of REH
2:30 pm: PANEL: The Fourth Annual Glenn Lord Symposium.
Following this panel will be the presentations of the 2017 Robert E. Howard Foundation Awards.
5:30 – 6:30 pm: Silent Auction items available for viewing & bidding at Banquet site
6:30 pm: Robert E. Howard Celebration Banquet & Silent Auction at the Family Life Center of the Baptist Church on Main Street. Guest of Honor Speaker: David C. Smith
9:00 pm PANEL: Fists at the Ice House, Celebrating 90 Years of Sailor Steve Costigan.
NOTE: Presented on the actual Ice House grounds where Howard boxed!

Afterward there will be Howard Fellowship at the Pavilion.
All are welcome and adult beverages are allowed.

SATURDAY JUNE 8
9 am – 4 pm: Robert E. Howard House Museum open to the public. The adjacent Alla Ray Morris Pavilion will be open until late night.
9 am – 4 pm: BARBARIAN FESTIVAL at Treadway Park, 3 blocks west of REH House
10 am – 3 pm: Cross Plains Public Library open. Original Robert E. Howard typescripts along with original Weird Tales magazines will be on display The Conan Board Game and the Conan Role-playing Game will be presented.
10 am to 4 pm: REH Foundation Press canopy and Dealers Area open on grounds east of Museum.
11 am PANEL: The Sword & Sorcery Poetry of Robert E. Howard
NOON: Lunch and/or Barbarian Festival activities at your leisure
1:30 pm PANEL: Kull, Conan Solomon Kane: The Original S&S Characters?
2:30 pm PANEL: What’s Up with REH?
4:30 pm: Tour of the 100 year old REH House Grounds
6 to 8 pm: Sunset BBQ at the Pavilion
At twilight/after BBQ: Multi-language reading of Howard’s poem “Cimmeria” + more REH poetry read aloud from the Museum porch.

Afterward there will be Howard Fellowship at the Pavilion.
All are welcome and adult beverages are allowed.

Special Announcements will be ongoing over both days,
There will be special guests and extemporaneous events: readings, book signings and surprises happening throughout Friday and Saturday

PLEASE NOTE: ALL PANELS LAST ONE HOUR AND WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1000 N. MAIN ST. IN CROSS PLAINS, unless noted.

Robert E. Howard Days