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)


Sunday, December 27, 2020

New at Howard Works

Bragelonne (French)
Solomon Kane. Des ailes dans la nuit

Featuring:  
"The Moon of Skulls"
"The One Black Stain" (poem)
"The Blue Flame of Vengeance"
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
"Wings in the Night"
"The Footfalls Within"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, original, poem)
"Hawk of Basti"
"The Children of Asshur"
"Blades of the Brotherhood" (2)
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (2, variant, poem)
http://howardworks.com/Solomon_Kane_Des_ailes_dans_la_nuit-Bragelonne.html




Bragelonne (French)
Solomon Kane. Les Collines des Morts

Featuring:  
"Red Shadows"
"Skulls in the Stars"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Hills of the Dead"
"Death's Black Riders"
"The Castle of the Devil"
"Redflame"
"Rattle of Bones" (First Draft)
http://howardworks.com/Solomon_Kane_Les_Collines_des_Morts-Bragelonne.html




Ablaze Publishing
The Cimmerian Volume 1: Queen of the Black Coast & Red Nails

Featuring:  
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"Red Nails"
http://howardworks.com/TheCimmerian-Volume1-Ablaze.html




Dark Horse Comics
Kings of the Night #1

Featuring:   "Kings of the Night" (Part 1 of 2)
http://howardworks.com/KingsoftheNight1-DarkHorse.html








Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Marvel Comics January REH Solicitations for 
March with collections in April and July!

SAVAGE AVENGERS #19 (Featuring Conan)
Written by Gerry Duggan
Art by Kev Walker
Cover by Valerio Giangiordano

Conan’s heist of the Hellfire Club goes awry when the mutants hire his sword to help free Storm and Cyclops from Knull.  Join us for some March Madness starring Conan, Deadpool and the Marauders. 

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 24.



SAVAGE SWORD CONAN ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC VOL 05 
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, On sale July 7.



CONAN SONGS OF DEAD AND OTHER STORIES TPB
Writer: Joe Lansdale & More 
Art: Tim Truman & More 
Cover: Tim Truman

Only Conan’s cold steel can save all of creation! Conan aids an old ally in the wretched wastes of Stygia — a harsh desert that harbors undreamed-of wealth! But Conan’s pursuit of ancient treasure soon unearths a conniving spirit — and as blood spills on the desolate dust, a dark-hearted sorcerer brings forth unholy abominations! Then, Conan teams with two sister thieves to rob a haunted clifftop castle. But evil spirits are the least of Conan’s problems when both sisters set their sights on him! 

Plus: Conan must prevent the revival of a sleeping god — and walk the road of kings! 

Collecting CONAN AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #1-5, FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2006: CONAN, CONAN: TROPHY, CONAN: KISS OF THE UNDEAD, CONAN: ISLAND OF NO RETURN #1-2 and material from AGE OF CONAN: HYBORIAN ADVENTURES.

Trade paperback, 208 pages, $24.99, On sale April 21.