Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Conan le Cimmérien - Le Heure du Dragon 
(The Hour of the Dragon)
Now available!

A world to explore. A throne to be reconquered.

Under the funeral vaults of the mausoleum of the ancient and cruel Emperor Xaltotun of Python, three men devoured by ambition have come to seek the key to their power. They come to offer the lifeless body of the former emperor the heart of Ahriman, the source of immortality that once belonged to him and was only taken away at the cost of his life. In return for this offering the three men only claim one thing from the former emperor: the world. However, there is only one being able to stand in their way, a Cimmerian who has seized the throne of Aquilonia: Conan. Deep in the plain of Valkia, the armies of Conan and Xaltotun will clash. Led by their leader, the soldiers of the Cimmerian will believe in victory until the end before failing in the face of the power of Xaltotun's incantations. In his fall, Conan will hear the cries of his brothers in arms before recovering his senses in the jails of the enemy. But even fallen so low, even witnessing the immeasurable strength of the enemy, Conan will rise again.

The only Conan novel in Robert E. Howard's bibliography, L'Heure du dragon has now been adapted into a comic book by two heroic fantasy figures: Julien Blondel and Valentin Sécher. Over the virtuoso boards of an album loaded with the breath of legend, the two authors reconstruct a grandiose, epic and bloodthirsty adventure.

Scriptwriter: Julien Blondel
Colourist: Valentin Dry
Designer: Valentin Dry

Format: 240 x 320 mm, Full Color
Pages: 80
€ 14.95

Format: 275 x 368 mm, Black & White
Pages: 72
€ 29.50

Glénat







Tuesday, November 30, 2021

 THE BOOK OF THE HOWARD REVIEW 
(SECOND EDITION)
AND
ROBERT E. HOWARD AND WEIRD TALES
By Dennis McHaney
Now available!

Profits from the sale of these books will benefit Project Pride!

THE BOOK OF THE HOWARD REVIEW (Second Edition)

By Dennis McHaney & Robert E. Howard

This is the best of the fanzine THE HOWARD REVIEW, which published fourteen issues between 1974 and 2008. The Howard Review contained articles about Robert E. Howard and this book collects all the fiction and verse published in the magazine. Some of that Howard material made its first appearance in THE HOWARD REVIEW.

Pages: 184
Binding: Paperback
Interior Color: Black & White
Dimensions: US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)




ROBERT E. HOWARD AND WEIRD TALES

By Dennis McHaney

The unique relationship between Robert E. Howard and Weird Tales is explored in Howard's own words, letters from his friends and the readers of the legendary pulp in the magazine's letters columns. The book is lavishly illustrated with cover reproductions in color and the interior art that appeared in the classic original period of the magazine by some of the best illustrators of that period.

Pages: 188
Binding: Paperback & Hardcover
Interior Color: Color
Dimensions: US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)




Sunday, November 28, 2021

New at Howard Works

Círculo de Lhork (Spanish)
Weird Tales de Lhork 29

Featuring:
"The King's Service" 
"Three-Bladed Doom"  (Long Version)
Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith (ca. August 1930)
"Well, Fear Finn: / I haven't heard from our story . . ."
Letter to H. P. Lovecraft (ca. August 1930)
"Dear Mr. Lovecraft: / Let me first thank you for the . . ."
Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith (ca. September 1930)
"Well, Fear Finn, me bauld braw Hieland bully . . ."
Letter to H.P. Lovecraft (ca. September 1930)
"Dear Mr. Lovecraft: / I envy you your sojourn in Quebec . . ."
http://howardworks.com/Weird_Tales_de_Lhork29-CirculodeLhork.html



Círculo de Lhork (Spanish)
Weird Tales de Lhork 30

Featuring: "The Tower of Time"
http://howardworks.com/Weird_Tales_de_Lhork30-CirculodeLhork.html



Lionel Londeix
Pale Horse [Distributed in REHUPA #114]

"Moon Shame" (poem)
"Lines Written In the Realization That I Must Die" (poem)
"One Who Comes At Eventide" (poem)
"Which Will Scarcely Be Understood" (poem)
"The Poets" (poem)
"Autumn" (poem)
"Emancipation" (poem)
"The Song of a Mad Minstrel" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/PaleHorse-REHupa114-LionelLondeix.html





Adventure House
Pulp Facsimile: Strange Tales V3N1 (Oct. 2021)

Featuring:   "The Cairn on the Headland"
http://howardworks.com/StrangeTalesV3N1-AdventureHouse.html



Dark Horse Comics
King Conan: The Hour of the Dragon #2

Featuring:   
"The Hour of the Dragon" (Part 2 of 12)
To H. P. Lovecraft, November 2, 1932,
"I want to begin this letter by an apology." (brief excerpt)  
http://howardworks.com/KingConan-HouroftheDragon2-DarkHorse.html




Sunday, November 21, 2021

New at Howard Works

Saliranda (Italian)
West Stregato

Featuring:  
"The Man on the Ground"
"The Dead Remember"
"The Horror from the Mound"
"Black Canaan"
"Pigeons from Hell"
"Old Garfield's Heart"
http://howardworks.com/West_Stregato-Saliranda.html




Dagon Press (Italian)
Zothique 10

Featuring:  
"The Singer in the Mist" (1, poem)
"Pay Day"
"The Sophisticate"
"Miss High-Hat"
"A Matter of Age"
"Dagon Manor" (fragment)
"The Snout in the Dark"
"Midnight"
"The Land of Forgotten Ages"
http://howardworks.com/Zothique10-DagonPress.html




Mark Finn
Outnumbered and Alone Vol. IV  No. 4 [Distributed in REHUPA #194]

Featuring:  
Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, August 9, 1932,
"I am very sorry to hear of your recent . . ." (excerpt only)
http://howardworks.com/OutnumberedandAloneV4N4-REHupa194-MarkFinn.html



Dark Horse Books
The Dark Horse Book of Horror (Trade Paperback, Oct 2021)

Featuring:  "Old Garfield's Heart"
http://howardworks.com/DarkHorseBookofHorror-TPB-DarkHorse.html



Dark Horse Comics
King Conan: The Hour of the Dragon #1 (of 6)

Featuring:
"The Hour of the Dragon" (Part 1 of 12)
To August Derleth, ca. June 1934,
"Having completed several weeks of . . ." (brief excerpt)  
http://howardworks.com/KingConan-HouroftheDragon1-DarkHorse.html




Thursday, November 18, 2021

Marvel Comics December REH Solicitations for February
with collections in March and June!

KING CONAN #3 (of 6)
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by Mahmud Asrar
Cover by Jay Anacleto
Variant Cover by Jan Bazaldua

A BEASTLY COURT!
• The mysterious PRINCESS of the cursed island reveals her secret to CONAN…one powerful enough to rock the foundations of the king's journey!
• But will her temptation save the king…or lead to ruin? It won't matter if Conan can't survive the assault of the island's violent beasts!
• And, as one plan fails, what does THOTH-AMON'S newest scheme bring?

Full Color, 40 pages, $4.99, On sale February 16.




CONAN THE BARBARIAN: 
THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 8 
Written by Christopher Priest & Val Semeiks with Alan Zelenetz
Penciled by Val Semeiks with Vincent Giarrano & Andy Kubert
Covers by Arthur Adams & Geof Isherwood

In the late '80s, artist Val Semeiks took the reins on Conan the Barbarian injecting a powerful new energy into the series. Semeiks' work was a force multiplier for the latter half of Christopher Priest's era-defining run. Together, they crafted one of the greatest Conan epics of all time, a massive storyline building issue #200 and a showdown with the Devourer of Souls. As the Devourer reveals his final gambit, drawing upon the power of the Elder Gods, Conan must seek aid from one whose name even he dreads: Thulsa Doom! 

Also featuring the return of Red Sonja, the acclaimed "Heku Trilogy" and early work by Andy Kubert, this is one Omnibus you don't want to miss! By Crom! 

Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) #195-213 & ANNUAL (1973) #12 and THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE CONAN UNIVERSE (1986) #1.

Hardcover, Full Color, 624 pages,  $125.00, On sale June 29.

CONAN THE KING: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 
Written by Roy Thomas, Doug Moench & Alan Zelenetz
Penciled by John Buscema & Marc Silvestri with Ernie Chan, Ron Frenz, Rudy Nebres & Alan Kupperberg
Covers by Kaare Andrews & John Buscema

Conan the barbarian…the thief…the mercenary…Conan the king! A new era of begins in adventures set after Conan has deposed the tyrant Numedides to become ruler of Aquilonia. But Conan on the throne is still Conan. The savage action that made him a comic book legend fills page after page while palace intrigue adds a new level of drama with Queen Zenobia and heir to the throne Prince Conn taking prominent roles. Old nemeses like Thoth-Amon return, while mystical prophecy ties Conan to the first king of the realm. 

Each issue is a double-sized extravaganza with scripts by the godfather of Conan comics Roy Thomas, Doug Moench and Alan Zelenetz and artwork by John Buscema and then-up-and-comer Marc Silvestri. All hail King Conan! Collecting KING CONAN (1980) #1-19.

Hardcover, Full Color, 776 pages,  $125.00, On sale June 29.





CONAN THE BARBARIAN EPIC COLLECTION:
THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS — OF ONCE AND FUTURE KINGS TPB
Volume #5 in the Conan the Barbarian Epic Collections

Written by Roy Thomas with Len Wein
Penciled by John Buscema with Jim Starlin, Val Mayerik & Vicente Alcazar
Cover by Gil Kane & John Romita

Conan and Bêlit reave a path across the high seas and into the jungles of the Hyborian Age in another set of classic tales! Together, the barbarian and the pirate queen encounter the Lord of the Lions and battle for the honored name of Amra in one of the greatest Conan adventures of all time! Master storytellers Roy Thomas and John Buscema follow with an exploit that brings Conan, Kull and Red Sonja together in a tale of titans that pits Robert E. Howard's greatest creations against one another! 

Also featuring full-color editions of black-and-white Conan stories by Jim Starlin and John Buscema, an adaptation of the very first Conan story and the rare "Crawler in the Mists"! 

Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) #60-71, CONAN ANNUAL #2-3 and POWER RECORDS #31 — CONAN THE BARBARIAN: CRAWLER IN THE MISTS.

Trade paperback, Full Color, 360 pages,  $44.99, On sale March 30.







Wednesday, November 17, 2021

 Texas history
A house of pulp fiction at the Robert E. Howard Museum

New post at the Austin American-Statesman.


Sunday, November 14, 2021

New at Howard Works

Círculo de Lhork (Spanish)
Weird Tales de Lhork 27
Featuring:
"The Country of the Knife" 
Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith (ca. March 1930)
"Well, Fear Finn, tell Cuchullain the Dutchess . . ."
Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith (ca. March 1930)
"Well, Fear Finn: / I trust you are in good healthel . . ."
Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith (ca. April 1930)
"Well, Fear Finn, you mention being in a lethargic moodle . . ."
Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith (ca. May 1930)
"Well, Fear Finn, I was in Brownwood . . ."




Círculo de Lhork (Spanish)
Weird Tales de Lhork 28
Featuring:
"Son of the White Wolf" 
Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith (week of June 9, 1930)
"Well, Fear Finn: / The pictures came at last . . ."
Letter to Farnsworth Wright (ca. July 1930)
"Dear Mr. Wright: / I have long looked forward to . . ."
Letter to H.P. Lovecraft (August 9, 1930)
"Dear Mr. Lovecraft: / I am indeed highly honored . . ."




Rick McCollum
The Ossuary of Acheron [Distributed in REHUPA #134]
Featuring:
"The Song of a Mad Minstrel" (poem, lines 1-10 only)
"Which Will Scarcely Be Understood" (poem, lines 42-45 only) 




Old Tiger Press
The Robert E. Howard Collector Volume 1: Illustrating Robert E. Howard
Featuring:  Articles on artists who illustrated REH



Dark Horse Comics
King Conan: The Phoenix on the Sword
Featuring: "The Phoenix on the Sword"