Saturday, June 1, 2019

Silken Swords: An Informal Guide to the Women 
in the Fiction of Robert E. Howard
by Fred Blosser
Now available!

Lethal Lovelies

Steel-thewed barbarians. Two-fisted adventurers. Cold-blooded sorcerers. These are the heroes and villains of Robert E. Howard. But it wasn't all testosterone and loincloths. In REH's worlds, the ladies were sometimes as deadly as the men.

REH scholar Fred Blosser provides an A-Z encyclopedia of every female character in Robert E. Howard's fiction, from Conan's Belit, Valeria, and Yasmela, to dozens of hags, harlots, and hussies, as well as the occasional demure damsel and distaff destroyer.

Blosser assigns each woman to an archetype: elder, maiden, servant, supernatural being, temptress, warrior, witch. Taken together, these archetypes encompass the feminine gamut not just of REH fiction but of sword-and-sorcery in general, and are a useful tool for further scholarship.

These ladies don't do the dishes.

Bob McLain (Editor)
Paperback: 174 pages
Publisher: Pulp Hero Press
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
$17.95



Sunday, May 26, 2019

New at Howard Works

Glénat (Dutch)
Conan: De zwarte kolos
Featuring:  "Black Colossus"
http://howardworks.com/Conan-De_zwarte_kolos-Glenat.html


Glénat (Dutch)
Conan: Aan de overkant van de zwarte rivier
Featuring:  "Beyond the Black River"
http://howardworks.com/Conan-Aan_de_overkant_van_de_zwarte_rivier-Glenat.html


 Fiction House Press
The Garden of Fear 
Featuring:   "The Garden of Fear"
http://howardworks.com/GardenofFear-FictionHousePress.html


Marvel Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 Number 4 
Featuring:  "Iron Shadows in the Moon"
http://howardworks.com/SavageSwordofConanV1N4-Marvel.html





Saturday, May 25, 2019


Marvel Comics June Conan Solicitations
for comics shipping in August and September 2019! 

CONAN THE BARBARIAN: EXODUS #1 
Esad Ribic  (Writer)
Esad Ribic (Art)
Esad Ribic  (Cover)

MAN VS. NATURE IN THE NEVER-BEFORE-TOLD STORY OF CONAN’S FIRST JOURNEY FROM CIMMERIA!

Long have the stories told of CONAN, who came from the frozen hills of his homeland, Cimmeria, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth in the Hyborian Age – but now you will witness the epic tale of the young barbarian’s first journey from home from visionary creator Esad Ribic!

Fifteen winters in Cimmeria have toughened the young Conan, but his greatest challenge lies ahead. Braving the elements, without food, without shelter, without weapons, Conan must learn to survive even as nature itself conspires to stop him. The snow freezes his bones. The wolves smell his blood. But if he can reach civilization, will his wounds heal…or will his troubles just begin?

With a majestic scope underscored by the completely visual narrative, don’t miss this truly special moment in Conan’s story and an unprecedented issue in Marvel Comics publication history!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale August 7.


THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #8 
Jim Zub (Writer)
Patrick Zircher (Art)
Marco Checchetto (Cover)
Leonardo Manco (Variant Cover)

NEVER DWELL ON THE HAND YOU’RE DEALT – EVEN IF IT’S DEATH!

“CONAN THE GAMBLER” PART 2!
CONAN’s job as a bodyguard in Shadizar lands him in a deadly game of SERPENT’S BLUFF!
But if the cards are in Conan’s favor, will this absolve his debt or land him in further danger?
It’ll take more than luck to win the prize this time!

PLUS: The next chapter in the all-new CONAN novella “THE SHADOW OF VENGEANCE”!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale August 21.



AGE OF CONAN: VALERIA #1 (of 5) 
Meredith Finch (Writer)
Aneke (Art)
Jay Anacleto (Cover)
Terry Dodosn  (Variant Cover)

AGE OF CONAN: VALERIA will join Marvel's Conan line this August with the return of Robert E. Howard's character Valeria from "Red Nails".

Meredith Finch and artist Aneke will be the creative team for the five-issue limited series.
The first issue cover is by Jay Anacleto.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale August 14.



AGE OF CONAN: BÊLIT, QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST TPB 
Written by Tini Howard
Penciled by Kate Niemczyk
Cover by Sana Takeda

The spitfire who would be queen! Bêlit — the name alone conjures fear up and down the coasts of the Hyborian Age. And the sight of her ship, the Tigress, is an omen of despair for any town in the pirate queen’s path! The Age of Conan begins with one of the barbarian’s most formidable compatriots in a new story revealing how she became the undisputed Queen of the Black Coast! Teenage Bêlit is obsessed with the sea — as well as the monsters and treasures she thinks are summoning her there! But when she stows away on the dread Admiral Atrahasis’ ship, it leads her into a deadly adventure even she could not predict! Will Bêlit’s impetuous nature lead the crew to victory — or sink her ambitions before they’ve begun?

Collecting AGE OF CONAN: BÊLIT, QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST #1-5.

Full Color, 112 pages, $15.99, On sale September 18.


SAVAGE AVENGERS #4
Gerry Duggan (Writer) • Mike Deodato Jr. (Art)
Cover by David Finch
Variant Cover by Simone Bianchi

The one evil wizard to rule them all, Kulan Gath has succeeded in summoning an ancient evil…and he’s already hard at work on his next terrible plan.
Conan swings his savage symbiotic sword against the forces of darkness…
…and Frank Castle has the worst day of his life. (If you don’t count that day in the park.)
The Savage Avengers are fighting to save YOU!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale August 7.


Friday, May 24, 2019

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

CONAN THE BARBARIAN: EXODUS #1
Coming in August!

Written and illustrated by Esad Ribic
Cover by Esad Ribic

MAN VS. NATURE IN THE NEVER-BEFORE-TOLD STORY OF CONAN’S FIRST JOURNEY FROM CIMMERIA!

Long have the stories told of CONAN, who came from the frozen hills of his homeland, Cimmeria, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth in the Hyborian Age – but now you will witness the epic tale of the young barbarian’s first journey from home from visionary creator Esad Ribic!

Fifteen winters in Cimmeria have toughened the young Conan, but his greatest challenge lies ahead. Braving the elements, without food, without shelter, without weapons, Conan must learn to survive even as nature itself conspires to stop him. The snow freezes his bones. The wolves smell his blood. But if he can reach civilization, will his wounds heal…or will his troubles just begin?

With a majestic scope underscored by the completely visual narrative, don’t miss this truly special moment in Conan’s story and an unprecedented issue in Marvel Comics publication history!


The Cromcast

Season 9, Episode 4:
The Transformation of "The Black Stranger" with Rusty Burke

New podcast on The Cromcast website.
https://thecromcast.blogspot.com/2019/05/season-9-episode-4-transformation-of.html