Thursday, July 15, 2021

The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume 1
Now available to order!

The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard reveals a side of Howard’s personality that readers of his fiction might not suspect existed. Full of humor, philosophical musings, travelogue, historical sketches, and opinions on contemporary politics and events – local, national, and international – Howard’s letters provide important insight into the life and times of one of the most influential pulp-era writers of the twentieth century.

This three-volume, limited-edition series collects all the known letters written by REH. The collection includes dozens of previously unpublished letters and hundreds of poems that made their initial appearance in these volumes. This three-volume set collects more than 330 letters, from the early ones to his Texas friends, most notably Tevis Clyde Smith, and continuing through correspondence with fellow writers Clark Ashton Smith, E. Hoffmann Price, and others. Also included are Howard’s letters to H. P. Lovecraft, which constitute one of the most intriguing correspondence cycles in the history of fantasy fiction.

This book is currently available in hardback with dust jacket, and will soon be available in trade paperback. New cover art by Mark Wheatley. Introduction and notes by Rusty Burke. Edited by Rob Roehm and John Bullard. 

A full listing of contents can be found at http://www.howardworks.com/collectedletters1-rehfoundation.html.




Sunday, July 11, 2021

New at Howard Works

Independently Published (Italian)
I Racconti Perduti
Featuring: 
"The Shadow of Doom"
"The Supreme Moment"
"The Hand of Obeah"
"The Brazen Peacock"
"Black Country"
"A Horror in the Night"
"Under the Baobab Tree"
"The Cobra in the Dream"
http://howardworks.com/I_Racconti_Perduti-IndependentlyPublished.html



Bucanero (Spanish)
Bucanero 1

Featuring:   "Sword Woman"
http://howardworks.com/Bucanero1-Bucanero.html



Bob Schwartz
The Flaming Circle of Troglis #14 [Distributed in REHUPA #67]

Featuring: 
"The Phoenix on the Sword"  (Chapter 4 verse heading only)
http://howardworks.com/FlamingCircleofTrogris14-REHupa67-BobSchwartz.html





Ablaze Publishing
The Cimmerian: Iron Shadows in the Moon #2

Featuring: 
"Iron Shadows in the Moon" (Part 2 of 3, graphic adaptation)
"Shadows in the Moonlight" (Part 2 of 3)
http://howardworks.com/TheCimmerian-IronShadowsintheMoon2-Ablaze.html






Dark Horse Comics
Conan and the People of the Black Circle #2

Featuring:    
"The People of the Black Circle" (Part 2 of 4, graphic adaptation)
To H. P. Lovecraft, March 6, 1933,
 "I have just read your recent letter . . ." (brief excerpt)
http://howardworks.com/ConanandthePeopleoftheBlackCircle2-DarkHorse.html



Starmont House
A Gazeteer of the Hyborian World of Conan

This page was updated to add reference to and images of the 
40.5 x 28 inch Map of the Hyborian Age of Conan that 
goes along with the Gazeteeer.

Featuring:  "Notes on Various Peoples of the Hyborian Age"
http://howardworks.com/gazeteerofthehyborianworld.html





Wednesday, July 7, 2021

The Cromcast: A Weird Fiction Podcast

The 2021 audio recordings from Howard Days are now available!

Hile, Cromrades! Our final audio recordings (x2!) from Howard Days 2021 have dropped! For these episodes, we present the capstone event from Howard Days, the Porchlight Poetry event. Folks gather around after the BBQ on the last evening of the event, and recite their favorite Howard poems. 

For Part 1, we present the multi-language recitation of Howards' ‘Cimmeria!’ For Part 2 we have a wide variety of attendees reciting both some classics and some deep cuts. Hope you enjoy!!!

And just to keep it evergreen for the future, we have put the 4+ hours of audio recordings of the event in a shareable folder so that folks can access them all at once, and all in one place! 

Get the full complement of audio recordings by clicking here 

If you enjoy this recording, or you have ever enjoyed a REH story (and you know you have!), please consider donating to Project Pride. Whether it's $1, $5, or more, anything you can do to support Project Pride is appreciated and goes to maintaining the Robert E. Howard House and Museum. Donations are the only thing that keep the ship afloat, and Howard Days doesn't happen without them! You can send donations Project Pride at ProjPride@yahoo.com via Paypal, or can stick a few bucks in an envelope and mail to Project Pride, PO Box 534, Cross Plains, TX 76443.





SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN 
ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC VOL 05 
Now available!

Writer: Michael Fleisher & More
Art: John Buscema & More 
Covers: Mahmud Asrar & David Mattingly (Direct Edition)

New writers Michael Fleisher and Bruce Jones join Conan legend John Buscema to drive the barbarian’s black-and-white adventures into savage new directions! 

To topple a decadent royal, Conan must brave a moat of blood filled with gruesome monsters! And the barbarian survives a ship capsizing in storm-tossed seas only to awaken on the shores of an island filled with beautiful but deadly tiger-riding women warriors! Then, sadistic King Razak lures Conan into a death-filled maze! 

And writer Roy Thomas returns for a locked-door mystery set at sea, with Conan playing the sleuth! 
Plus: Comic-art master Alex Toth delivers a stunning Conan art portfolio, and Gil Kane and John Buscema both write and draw their barbarian backup features “Chane” and “Bront”! 

Collecting SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #61-72. 
Hardcover, B&W, 768 pages, $125.00








Sunday, July 4, 2021

The Cromcast: A Weird Fiction Podcast

Howard Days 2021 - When Conan Went Public!

A recording of the keynote speech from the Robert E. Howard Celebration Banquet from Friday, June 11th. The guest of honor is Roy Thomas, and introductory remarks are offered by Rusty Burke.

http://thecromcast.blogspot.com/2021/06/howard-days-2021-when-conan-went-public.html



New at Howard Works

Independently Published (Italian)
Un Gentleman di Bear Creek

Featuring:   "A Gent from Bear Creek"
http://howardworks.com/Un_Gentleman_di_Bear_Creek-IndependentlyPublished.html



Yorick Fantasy Magazine  (Italian)
Quando Emilio Salgari viaggiò con Miss Perkins

Featuring:  "A Pirate Remembers" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Quando_Emilio_Salgari_viaggio_con_Miss_Perkins-YorickFantasyMagazine.html




Bob Schwartz
The Flaming Circle of Trogris #8 [Distributed in REHupa #61]

Featuring:  "The Tempter" (poems, lines 17 - 20)
http://howardworks.com/FlamingCircleofTrogris8-REHupa61-BobSchwartz.html




Ablaze Publishing
The Cimmerian: Iron Shadows in the Moon #1

Featuring:
"Iron Shadows in the Moon" (Part 1 of 3, graphic adaptation)
"Shadows in the Moonlight" (Part 1 of 3)
http://howardworks.com/TheCimmerian-IronShadowsintheMoon1-Ablaze.html








Dark Horse Comics
Conan and the People of the Black Circle #1

Featuring:
"The People of the Black Circle" (Part 1 of 4)
Letter to Novalyne Price, February 14, 1936,
  "I heard yesterday you had . . ." (brief excerpt)
http://howardworks.com/ConanandthePeopleoftheBlackCircle1-DarkHorse.html





Sunday, June 27, 2021

New at Howard Works

Argo (Czech)
Král Conan
Featuring:
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
"The Hour of the Dragon"




Borè / You Can Print (Italian)
L'Uomo di Ferro
Featuring:
"The Iron Man"
"They Always Come Back"
"Fists of the Desert"




Adventure House
Pulp Facsimile: Oriental Stories V1N3

Featuring:  "Red Blades of Black Cathay"
http://howardworks.com/orientalstories3-AdventureHouse.html



Glenn Lord
Fear Dunn #1  [Distributed in REHUPA #68]

Featuring:  "A Song for All Women" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/FearDunn1-REHupa68-GlennLord.html






Dark Horse Comics
Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur #3

Featuring:   "Jewels of Gwahlur" (Part 3 of 3)
http://howardworks.com/ConanandtheJewelsofGwahlur3-DarkHorse.html