The Vinson Papers Part 6
by Rob Roehm 

New post at the Howard History blog.

http://howardhistory.com/2022/01/13/the-vinson-papers-part-6/

KING CONAN #2 (of 6)

Now available!

Written by Jason Aaron
Art by Mahmud Asrar
Cover by Mahmud Asrar
Variant Cover by Roberto de la Torre

THE BARBARIAN KING OF AQUILONIA VS. THE UNKNOWN!
• CONAN must make an unholy alliance if he is to continue his journey on the Western Sea!
• But as the fallen warriors of this mysterious isle rise to fight once more, will Conan succumb to the lure of CURSED SORCERY after all this time?
• And what of his son, PRINCE CONN, and the Kingdom of Aquilonia left behind?

Full Color, 40 pages, $4.99

SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: 

THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 6 

Now available!

Written by Michael Fleisher, Roy Thomas, Chris Claremont, John Buscema, Bruce Jones, Alan Zelenetz, Ernie Chan

Penciled By John Buscema, Gil Kane, Alfredo Alcala, Val Mayerik, Joe Chiodo, Barry Windsor-Smith, Mary Wilshire, Luke Mcdonnell, Ernie Chan, Pablo Marcos

Covers by Dan Panosian, Joe Jusko

In this massive collection, writer Michael Fleisher hits his stride with a series of mold-breaking Conan tales like "The Temple of the Twelve-Eyed Thing," "Demons of the Firelight" and "Dominion of the Bat" -- illustrated by top talents, including Alfredo Alcala, Ernie Chan and the one and only John Buscema! 

Meanwhile, X-Men superstar Chris Claremont pens an adventure pitting Conan against the minions of Thoth-Amon in a tour de force drawn by Val Mayerik! 

Conan legend Roy Thomas is also on hand to tell solo stories of Conan's "Red Nails" colleague, Valeria. Rounding out this volume are the conclusion of John Buscema's "Bront" -- and the comic book adaptation of Conan the Barbarian, along with extensive articles on the blockbuster film! 

Collecting SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #73-87 and 
MARVEL COMICS SUPER SPECIAL #21..

Hardcover, B&W, 1,016 pages, $125

SAVAGE AVENGERS #28 (Featuring Conan)

Now available!

Written by Gerry Duggan
Art by Patch Zircher
Cover by Valerio Giangiordano

All good things must come to an end. 
This volume of SAVAGE AVENGERS concludes after an epic 28-chapter run, and it ends as it began: with a good old-fashioned stabbing. 

CROM WITNESSES YOU, SAVAGE AVENGERS READERS. 
Thank you for the adventure.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

The 2022 Robert E. Howard Awards Are Open for Nominations!

The Robert E. Howard Foundation has announced the opening of nominations for the 2022 Robert E. Howard Awards. The Robert E. Howard Foundation has revised the rules and categories for the awards, so please read over the information at the link below. Some categories have changed, and there is a new category for works of fiction. Under the new rules, nominations are due in to the Awards committee by January 31, 2022, with the Awards committee selecting the top nominees in each category for the final ballot by February 15, 2022. The Final ballot will be sent out to all current Robert E. Howard Foundation members (members who have paid dues for the year 2022) for voting on the winners on February 15, 2022.

You do not have to currently be a member of the Robert E. Howard Foundation to send in nominees at this stage of the process. All nominees must have the name of the publication for printed works, and the internet address for works available on the internet in the nomination. Only work that was published from Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2021 is eligible to be nominated.

https://rehfoundation.org/2022-nominations/

New at Howard Works

Club Alpino Guadarrama (Spanish) 
Delirium Tremens nº 1
Featuring:  "The Blood of Belshazzar"
http://howardworks.com/Delirium_Tremens1-Club_Alpino_Guadarrama.html

Club Alpino Guadarrama (Spanish) 
Delirium Tremens nº 2
Featuring:   "The Dead Remember"  & "The Slave-Princess"
http://howardworks.com/Delirium_Tremens2-Club_Alpino_Guadarrama.html

R. Alain Everts
REH [Distributed in REHUPA #15]
Featuring: 
Letter to Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. September 1931,
"Thank you very much for the letter you wrote . . ." (excerpt only)
http://howardworks.com/REH-REHupa15-RAlainEverts.html

Black Stone Press
Terror of the Crimson Talons - Expanded Edition
Featuring:  Articles on REH
http://howardworks.com/TerroroftheCrimsonTalons-Expanded-BlackStonePress.html

Dark Horse Comics
King Conan: The Conqueror #1
Featuring: 
"The Hour of the Dragon" (Part 7 of 12)
Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, July 1935,
"Thanks very much for the fine post-cards . . . " (brief excerpt)
http://howardworks.com/KingConan-TheConqueror1-DarkHorse.html

 
New at Howard Works

Círculo de Lhork (Spanish)
Weird Tales de Lhork 39
Featuring: 
"Red Thunder" (poem)
"The Altar and the Scorpion"
http://howardworks.com/Weird_Tales_de_Lhork39-CirculodeLhork.html

Club Alpino Guadarrama  (Spanish)
Delirium Tremens nº 0
Featuring:  "Hawks of Outremer"
http://howardworks.com/Delirium_Tremens0-Club_Alpino_Guadarrama.html

Jim Keegan
Red Ruin #1 [Distributed in REHUPA #146]
Featuring:  "The Gold and the Grey" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/RedRuin1-REHupa146-JimKeegan.html

Adventure House
Pulp Facsimile: Oriental Stories V1N4 (Dec 2021)
Featuring:   "Hawks of Outremer"
http://howardworks.com/OrientalStoriesv1n4-Spr31-AdventureHouse.html

Dark Horse Comics
King Conan: The Hour of the Dragon TPB
Featuring:   "The Hour of the Dragon" 
            (graphic adaptation, Parts 1-6 of 12)
http://howardworks.com/KingConan-HouroftheDragon-TPB-DarkHorse.html