Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Bran Mak Morn: Social Justice Warrior
By Jason Ray Carney

New blog post at Black Gate

https://www.blackgate.com/bran-mak-morn-social-justice-warrior/

 Ablaze Publishing
THE CIMMERIAN: 
THE FROST-GIANTS DAUGHTER #2
Now available!

(Writer) Robert E. Howard, Robin Recht (Art) Robin Recht
Cover A: Miguel Mercado
Cover B: Elias Chatzoudis
Cover C: Mathieu Lauffray
Cover D: Fritz Casas

Robert E. Howard's Conan is brought to life UNCENSORED!

Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended!

The enchanting, red-haired beauty of Atali, the frost-giant's daughter, has awoken Conan's lust.  As she repeatedly taunts him, he doggedly chases her for miles across the snow-covered territory, looking to capture her.  Mocking him with each step, Atali attempts to lure the Cimmerian into an ambush.  But she will soon find he is not so easy to be fooled…or conquered. 

A mythical tale both in both form and substance, The Frost-Giant's Daughter is masterfully adapted by Robin Recht, who manages to capture the essence of this whirlwind tale of violent desire...a true love trap in which the force of will of the Cimmerian is put to the test. 

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99















Sunday, January 10, 2021

Howard Days 2021 Announcement

The Robert E. Howard Foundation made the following announcement:

We would like to acknowledge those of you who have inquired about Howard Days in Cross Plains 2021.

Originally scheduled for June 11-12, the Robert E. Howard Foundation, Project Pride of Cross Plains and the City of Cross Plains are currently monitoring the Covid-19 health crisis in regards to the timeliness of Howard Days.

Therefore, we are delaying the announcement of the exact date of Howard Days 2021. We expect to make a decision by the end of March.

One possible alternative is that if the June date proves not to be viable we would delay Howard Days until later in the summer or early fall. But we need the time between now and the end of March to make that decision.

To that end, we hope that Roy Thomas will still be available as Guest of Honor. More information on that when it becomes available.

While we most certainly hope this health crisis will be lessened by June, we must be concerned with the health of the residents of Cross Plains as well as the health of all the Howard Days attendees, who literally come from all over the world.

We appreciate your understanding at this time and hope to get back with you, possibly before the end of March. Thank you.

Robert E. Howard Days




New at Howard Works

Bragelonne (French)
Les Ombres de Canaan. La Pierre Noire

Featuring:
"The Dream Snake"
"Sea Curse"
"A Legend of Faring Town" (poem)
"Out of the Deep"
"The Touch of Death"
"People of the Black Coast"
"The Noseless Horror"
"Casonetto's Last Song"
"The Shadow of Doom"
"The Black Stone"
"The Thing on the Roof"
"The Hoofed Thing"
"Dig Me No Grave"
"The Haunter of the Ring"
"The Dwellers under the Tomb"
"The Cairn on the Headland"
"The Black Stone" (Synopsis)
"Dagon Manor"
Untitled ("I started up from a sound sleep . . .")
"The House"
http://howardworks.com/Les_Ombres_de_Canaan-La_Pierre_Noire-Bragelonne.html



Bragelonne (French)
Les Ombres de Canaan. Les Pigeons de l'enfer

Featuring:
"The Valley of the Worm"
"The Horror from the Mound"
"For the Love of Barbara Allen"
"Old Garfield's Heart"
"Kelly the Conjure-Man"
"Black Canaan"
"Pigeons from Hell"
"Black Canaan" (draft b)
http://howardworks.com/Les_Ombres_de_Canaan-Les_Pigeons_de_lenfer-Bragelonne.html



Black Stone Press
Exploring the Worlds of REH #1

Featuring:  Articles on REH
http://howardworks.com/Exploring_the_World_of_REH1-BlackStonePress.html



Dark Horse Comics
Cormac Mac Art #1

Featuring:   "The Temple of Abomination"
http://howardworks.com/CormacMacArt1-DarkHorse.html






Wednesday, January 6, 2021

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: 
THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOLUME 4 
Now available!

(Writer) Roy Thomas, Don Glut (Art) John Buscema, More (Cover) Adi Granov & Earl Norem

Conan returns for another massive Omnibus collection! The barbarian wields his savage sword against a massive winged monster that guards a tower holding a weather-controlling gem – then finds himself surrounded by an army of Picts with their own witch doctor protector! In "The Treasure of Tranicos," Conan matches wits with a band of pirates who'd rather kill one another than share any of the loot – all while the wicked Thoth-Amon stalks them from the shadows. And the four-part epic "Conan the Liberator" sees Conan realize his destiny as he raises an army to overthrow the mad King Numedides! 

Featuring stories by Roy Thomas with stunning art by John Buscema, Gil Kane and more!

Collecting SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #45-60.
Hardcover, B&W & Full Color, 976 pages, $125.00






Sunday, January 3, 2021

New at Howard Works

Bragelonne (French)
Les Dieux de Bal-Sagoth. Le Crépuscule du Dieu gris

Featuring: 
"The Gods of Bal-Sagoth"
"The Grey God Passes"
"Spear and Fang"
"In the Forest of Villefère"
"Wolfshead"
"Skull-Face"
Untitled fragment ("The Dane came in . . .")
http://howardworks.com/Les_Dieux_de_Bal-Sagoth-Le_Crepuscule_du_Dieu_gris-Bragelonne.html



Bragelonne (French)
Les Dieux de Bal-Sagoth. Les Guerriers du Valhalla

Featuring: 
"The Supreme Moment"
"The Fire of Asshurbanipal" (1)
"Marchers of Valhalla"
"The Dead Remember"
"The Man on the Ground"
"The House of Arabu"
Untitled fragment ("Beneath the glare . . .")
http://howardworks.com/Les_Dieux_de_Bal-Sagoth-Les_Guerriers_du_Valhalla-Bragelonne.html



Clover Press
Rattle of Bones & Other Terrifying Tales

Featuring: 
"In the Forest of Villefere"
"Wolfshead"
"Sea Curse"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Touch of Death"
"Dig Me No Grave"
"People of the Dark"
"The House of Arabu"
http://howardworks.com/RattleofBonesandOtherTerrifyingTales-CloverPress.html



Dark Horse Comics
Kings of the Night #2

Featuring:  "Kings of the Night" (Part 2 of 2)
http://howardworks.com/KingsoftheNight2-DarkHorse.html


















Friday, January 1, 2021

Upcoming REH related publications.
Target ship dates as of January 1, 2021
All dates are subject to change.

Date Format: MM/DD/YY

Available since last update (12/03/2020)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #17 (Marvel)
THE CIMMERIAN: THE FROST-GIANTS DAUGHTER #1 (Ablaze)
THE CIMMERIAN VOLUME 1: QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST & RED NAILS (Ablaze)
KING-SIZE CONAN #1 (Marvel)
SAVAGE AVENGERS #16 (Featuring Conan)(Marvel) 
SAVAGE AVENGERS #15 (Marvel) 

In your future

01/06/2021
THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOLUME 4 (Marvel)

01/13/2020
THE CIMMERIAN: THE FROST-GIANTS DAUGHTER #2 (Ablaze)
CONAN CHRONICLES EPIC COLLECTION: THE SONG OF BÊLIT TPB (Marvel)

01/27/2021
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #18 (Marvel)
SAVAGE AVENGERS #17(Featuring Conan)(Marvel) 

02/03/2021
CONAN: EXODUS AND OTHER TALES TPB (Marvel)

02/10/2021
SAVAGE AVENGERS VOL. 3: ENTER THE DRAGON TPB (Marvel)

02/16/2021
CONAN THE BARBARIAN BY AARON & ASRAR HC (Marvel)

02/17/2021
SAVAGE AVENGERS #18 (Featuring Conan)(Marvel)

02/24/2021
CONAN THE BARBARIAN BY JIM ZUB VOL. 1: INTO THE CRUCIBLE TPB (Marvel)

03/03/2021
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 5 (Marvel)

03/10/2021
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #19 (Marvel)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN EPIC COLLECTION:THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS – HAWKS FROM THE SEA TPB (Marvel)

03/24/2021 
SAVAGE AVENGERS #19 (Marvel)

04/21/2021
CONAN SONGS OF DEAD AND OTHER STORIES TPB (Marvel)

05/05/2021
KULL THE SAVAGE: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC (Marvel)

07/07/2021
SAVAGE SWORD CONAN ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC VOL 05 (Marvel)

2021 
KING CONAN #1 (Marvel)

To Be Announced
CONAN AND THE LIVING PLAGUE (Titan)

The following previously solicited comics are cancelled.
DARK AGNES #3(OF 5)(Marvel)
DARK AGNES #4(OF 5)(Marvel)
DARK AGNES #5(OF 5)(Marvel)