Friday, March 31, 2017

Project Pride

Project Pride now has a Facebook page.
You can find it at the following link.
https://www.facebook.com/ProjectPrideCrossCP/



Wednesday, March 29, 2017

2017 REH Foundation Awards – Preliminary Ballot
Now online!

New post at the REH Foundation website.

The REH Foundation has posted a full list of eligible candidates for the 2017 REH Foundation Awards.

Legacy Circle Members will select the top three nominees in each category from this preliminary ballot.

From those final nominees all REHF members will vote for the winners.

The awards will be given out at a special ceremony at Howard Days in Cross Plains on June 10.



CONAN THE SLAYER #7 
Now available!

Cullen Bunn (Writer), Sergio Dávila (Art), Michael Atiyeh (Color), and Admira Wijaya (Cover)

Superstar writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Uncanny X-Men) and artist Sergio Dávila (Red Sonja, Swords of Sorrow) kick off a brand-new story adaptation in their highly praised Conan run: “The Devil in Iron”!

The barbarian visits the remote island of Xapur and discovers an ancient city in ruins. What deadly secrets does the place hold?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

Dark Horse Comics
Preview


Monday, March 27, 2017

The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins, Volume 2
Now available!

The REH Foundation Press is proud to present The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins, Vol. 2.

This volume collects the novel, A Gent from Bear Creek, as well as the exploits of Howard’s other funny western heroes–including Pike Bearfield and Buckner J. Grimes–all restored to the original text, where available.

This volume checks in at 414 pages, and is printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited quantity of 200 copies, each individually numbered.

Cover art by Richard Bernal
Introduction by James Reasoner
Edited by Paul Herman and Rob Roehm.

http://www.rehfoundation.org/2017/03/02/pre-order-volume-2/

Limited edition of 200 copies!
Get yours before they are gone!


Sunday, March 26, 2017


New at Howard Works

This week it was confirmed for me that the recent Goodman Games pulp
replicas are NOT new publications. Goodman Games is merely selling
Girasol Pulp Replicas and Adventure House Pulp Facsimile reprints.
Consequently, Goodman Games has been removed from Howard Works.

Orfija (Bulgarian)
Konan Varvarinat
Featuring:
"The People of the Black Circle"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
Letter to P.Schuyler Miller, March 10, 1936 ("I feel honored . . .")
http://howardworks.com/Konan_Varvarinat-Orfija.html


Rolis  (Bulgarian)
Konan Varvarinat
Featuring:
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"The Hall of the Dead"
"The God in the Bowl"
"Rogues in the House"
"The Hand of Nergal"
http://howardworks.com/Konan_Varvarinat-Rolis.html


Jovian Press
Kull of Atlantis
Featuring:
"The King and the Oak" (poem)
"The Shadow Kingdom"
"The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune"
"Kings of the Night"
http://howardworks.com/KullofAtlantis-JovianPress.html


Jovian Press
Tales of El Borak
Featuring:
"The Daughter of Erlik Khan"
"Hawk of the Hills"
"Blood of the Gods"
"The Country of the Knife"
"Son of the White Wolf"
"The Lost Valley of Iskander"
http://howardworks.com/TalesofElBorak-JovianPress.html



Wednesday, March 22, 2017

KULL ETERNAL #1
Coming in June!

Tom Waltz (writer) • Luca Pizzari (art) • Luca Pizzari (color)

Robert E. Howard’s legendary warrior king returns! The evil Serpent Men have attempted to infiltrate and enslave mankind from the time of the very first humans… only to be defeated at every turn by the Elder Race’s ultimate warrior… Kull of Atlantis! And now they must call on Kull once more, as the Serpent Men make a last-ditch gambit to first conquer America… and then the world. Kull’s long journey has come full circle—once a small boy who fled his home of Atlantis, which was lost to a monstrous cataclysm… now a modern warrior who must save the New Atlantis from monstrous creatures!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

From writer Tom Waltz:
“The classic Howard stories have been re-told to near perfection through comic iterations of the past and there’s no reason to reinvent the wheel — so I felt we could try something a bit different while still staying true to the core elements that have made Kull such a beloved character for so long,” Waltz continued. “‘Kull Eternal’ is that idea — using the Howard-penned tale (and one of my personal favorites) ‘The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune’ as its foundation, IDW will take Kull on a journey through time… a strange journey that will combine modern conspiracies and political intrigue with the supernatural and sword and sorcery underpinnings of the warrior king’s past. This will be Kull as he’s never been seen before… and yet as legendary as ever. A weird tale we hope is worthy of all the fantastically weird tales that have come before.”


CONAN THE SLAYER #7 
Arriving in comic shops March 29!

Cullen Bunn (Writer), Sergio Dávila (Art), Michael Atiyeh (Color), and Admira Wijaya (Cover)

Superstar writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Uncanny X-Men) and artist Sergio Dávila (Red Sonja, Swords of Sorrow) kick off a brand-new story adaptation in their highly praised Conan run: “The Devil in Iron”!

The barbarian visits the remote island of Xapur and discovers an ancient city in ruins. What deadly secrets does the place hold?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

Dark Horse Comics
Preview


Monday, March 20, 2017

SKELOS #2
Now available!

Features an essay on REH:
“The Shadow Kingdom” and the Origins of Gothic Horror in Robert E. Howard’s Heroic Fantasy 
By Charles Hoffman

Order here!

Table of Contents

Short Fiction
The Keeping of Eleanor May – Angeline Hawkes
Slayers at the Gate – Adrian Cole                                                                    
Of Mist, and an Heirloom Sword – Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Medicine For the Dead (excerpt) – Arianna “Tex” Thompson
Bigger Than God – Cynthia Ward
A Binding of Souls – W. H. Pugmire
The Skin Man – Milton Davis (illustrated by Stanley Weaver, Jr.)
The Black Lion – Howard Andrew Jones
Amarante: A Tale of Old Tharduin – Scott Oden

Novelettes
The Eleventh Scarlet Hell – Robert M. Price (A Thongor tale illustrated by Val Mayerik)
Reverse the Charges – Jess Nevins

Poetry
Carmilla – K. A.  Opperman (illustrated by Esteban Maroto)
The Line of Late Retreat – Michael Walton
Xyre – Ashley Dioses
The Night Realm – Chad Hensley
Ride of the Witchfinder – Wade German
The Mockingbird – Pat Calhoun
A Revelation Dream – Kenneth Bykerk
The Wood – Frank Coffman
Shade of a Murdered Child – James McNew

Essays
Clark Ashton Smith in Carmel – Scott Connors
“The Shadow Kingdom” and the Origins of Gothic Horror in Robert E. Howard’s Heroic Fantasy – Charles Hoffman
The Alexander Romance as Weird Fiction – Benjamin Garstad

Special Features
Skull Session – Editorial by Mark Finn
Warrior Women of History – An illustrated gallery by Samuel Dillon (text by Jeffrey Shanks)
Cracking Skulls with Arianna “Tex” Thompson – An interview by Mark Finn
By Crom! – Rachel Kahn

The Bone Yard – Reviews
Dave Brzeski, Bobby Derie, Mike Hunter, Deuce Richardson, Jake Vander Weide, Keith West

Artists
Front cover:  Ernst Fuchs; Back cover; Allen Koszowski; Interior: Hieronymus Bosch, Samuel Dillon, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Mike Hunter, Rachel Kahn, Allen Koszowski, Esteban Maroto, Val Mayerik, Hugh Rankin, Stanley Weaver, Jr.

$14.95 + Shipping and Handling


Sunday, March 19, 2017

New at Howard Works

Ofir (Bulgarian)
Konan Unishtozhitelya
Featuring:
"The Hyborian Age"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"Red Nails"
"Beyond the Black River"
"The Snout in the Dark"
http://howardworks.com/Konan_Unishtozhitelya-Ofir.html


Neohron  (Bulgarian)
Cernijat mec SF trilar 12
Featuring:  "The Devil in Iron"
http://howardworks.com/Cernijat_mec_SF_trilar_12-Neohron.html


Ozymandias Press
Four Tales of Terror
Featuring:
"The Dream Snake"
"The Hyena"
"The Fearsome Touch of Death"
"The Cairn on the Headland"
http://howardworks.com/FourTalesofTerror-OzymandiasPress.html


Jovian Press
Four Tales of Terror
Featuring:
"The Dream Snake"
"The Hyena"
"The Fearsome Touch of Death"
"The Cairn on the Headland"
http://howardworks.com/FourTalesofTerror-JovianPress.html





Thursday, March 16, 2017

CONAN THE SLAYER #11
Coming in June!

Cullen Bunn (Writer), Sergio Dávila (Art), Michael Atiyeh (Color), and Thomas Grindberg (Cover)

Within the mystically resurrected island fortress of Xapur, Conan confronts an ancient demon with skin as hard as iron. Only an ancient dagger can slay the malign spirit, and the blade is there for the taking . . . if Conan can get past the enormous serpent that guards it!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale June 28

Dark Horse Comics


Wednesday, March 15, 2017

THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 34: 
  BETRAYAL IN ZAMORA AND OTHER STORIES
Now available!


by Roy Thomas (Author), Mike Docherty (Illustrator), Ricardo Villagrán (Illustrator), Alfredo Alcala (Illustrator), Ernie Chan (Illustrator)

One step ahead of a vengeful Kothian army, Conan leads a fleeing mercenary band into the dread Dark Valley, a necropolis once throned by a demon slain by Conan himself. But while the demon may be dead, waiting silently in the darkness is an empty suit of armor, waiting only for an unwary host to bring back into the world the armor's owner . . . the malefic Devourer of Souls!

The Chronicles of Conan reaches its final titanic volume, collecting classic Conan the Barbarian tales never-before collected and unavailable for nearly a quarter of a century.

Trade paperback, 7x10,  232 pages, Full Color, $19.99

Dark Horse Comics

PREVIEW


Sunday, March 12, 2017

New at Howard Works

ELF (Bulgarian)
Bury Nad Orienta
Featuring:
"The Lion of Tiberias"
"The Sowers of the Thunder"
"Lord of Samarcand"
"The Shadow of the Vulture"
"The Fire of Asshurbanipal" (1)
http://howardworks.com/Bury_Nad_Orienta-ELF.html



Gemini (Bulgarian)
Mozacna nošt
Featuring: "The Thing on the Roof"
http://howardworks.com/Mozacna_nost-Gemini.html




Jovian Press
Almuric and Other Fantasies
Featuring:
"Almuric"
"Spear and Fang"
"The Voice of El-Lil"
"People of the Dark"
"Witch from Hell's Kitchen"
"The Lost Race"
http://howardworks.com/AlmuricandOtherFantasies-JovianPress.html



Wednesday, March 8, 2017

The Dark Horse Book of Horror
Coming in August!

Includes "Old Garfield's Heart" illustrated by Gary Gianni.

Mike Mignola, Hellboy, and a roster of great creators and characters explore the dark corners of the horror genre in 35 stories of witchcraft, ghosts, and the risen dead.

Originally published in four award-winning anthologies, these stories featured the debut of Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson's Beasts of Burden series, and standalone stories by Kelley Jones, Kurt Busiek, and many others.

In addition to the comics, Gary Gianni (Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea) illustrates stories by legendary authors such as Robert E Howard (Conan) and William Hope Hodgson (The House on the Borderland), and Scott Allie interviews experts in the occult fields, including a seance medium, and witch who specializes in love spells.

Collects: Dark Horse Book of Monsters, the Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, the Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, and the Dark Horse Book of the Dead

Hardcover, 6” x 9”, Full Color, 368 pages, $19.99, On sale August 23


Conan the Slayer Volume 2
Coming in November!

by Cullen Bunn, Sergio Dávila, Admira Wijaya, and Michael Atiyeh

Softcover, $19.99


Conan Omnibus Volume 3: Ancient Gods and Sorcerers
Coming in August!

by Timothy Truman, Tomas Giorello, and Richard Corben
Dark Horse's critically acclaimed Conan, now available in an affordable, value-priced omnibus!

Showcasing the work of fan favorites Timothy Truman and Tomás Giorello, this action-packed omnibus includes stories such as "The Hand of Nergal," an unfinished fragment by creator Robert E. Howard; the powerful "Black Colossus," in which Conan tries his hand at being a professional warrior; and a series of tales which detail the Cimmerian's return to his homeland and his familial roots. Also featuring guest artist and horror master Richard Corben, this is an essential addition to any Conan fan's library!

Softcover, 464 pages, $24.99


THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 34: 
  BETRAYAL IN ZAMORA AND OTHER STORIES
Arriving in comic shops March 15!


by Roy Thomas (Author), Mike Docherty (Illustrator), Ricardo Villagrán (Illustrator), Alfredo Alcala (Illustrator), Ernie Chan (Illustrator)

One step ahead of a vengeful Kothian army, Conan leads a fleeing mercenary band into the dread Dark Valley, a necropolis once throned by a demon slain by Conan himself. But while the demon may be dead, waiting silently in the darkness is an empty suit of armor, waiting only for an unwary host to bring back into the world the armor's owner . . . the malefic Devourer of Souls!

The Chronicles of Conan reaches its final titanic volume, collecting classic Conan the Barbarian tales never-before collected and unavailable for nearly a quarter of a century.

Trade paperback, 7x10,  232 pages, Full Color, $19.99

Dark Horse Comics

PREVIEW


Sunday, March 5, 2017

New at Howard Works

Beva Press (Bulgarian)
Cernjat Kolos (Black Colossus) 
Featuring:
"The Slithering Shadow"
"Black Colossus"
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Thing on the Roof"
"Sea Curse"
"Pigeons from Hell"
http://howardworks.com/Cernjat_Kolos-BevaPress.html


Beva Press (Bulgarian)
Casat na drakona (The Hour of the Dragon) 
Featuring:  "The Hour of the Dragon"
http://howardworks.com/Casat_na_drakona-BevaPress.html





Jovian Press
Tales of Bran Mak Morn 
Featuring:
"Kings of the Night"
"Worms of the Earth"
"The Children of the Night"
http://howardworks.com/Tales_of_Bran_Mak_Morn-JovianPress.html



Friday, March 3, 2017

Swords Against Darkness
Coming April 26!

Flashing swords and fearsome magicks . . . high adventure and wondrous wizardry . . . dread monsters and vast rewards . . .

Tales of sword and sorcery at their best offer keen wit, ingenious perception, freewheeling imagination, and canny invention. From its swashbuckling beginnings of good versus evil battles to clashes of more nuanced principles set in complex settings to havoc shaped by grittier perspectives, ambiguous morality, deep history, and expansive worldbuilding―readers continue to be thrilled by the exploits of great warriors and mighty mages.

Swords Against Darkness: an epic anthology of short stories and novellas from classic to modern, each tale a memorable vision from masters of mistresses of heroic fantasy past and present!

Contents
Paula Guran, Introduction: “Knowledge Takes Precedence Over Death”

Forging & Shaping
Robert E. Howard, “The Tower of the Elephant”
C. L. Moore, “Hellsgarde”
Clark Ashton Smith, “The Dark Eidolon”
Jack Vance, “Liane the Wayfarer”
Leigh Brackett, “Black Amazon of Mars”
Fritz Leiber, “Ill Met in Lankhmar”
Michael Moorcock, “While the Gods Laugh”

Normalizing & Annealing
Tanith Lee, “Hero at the Gates”
C. J. Cherryh, “A Thief in Korianth”
Karl Edward Wagner, “Undertow”
Katherine Kurtz, “Swords Against the Marluk”
Mercedes Lackey, “Out of the Deep”
Michael Shea, “Epistle from Lebanoi”
James Enge, “Payment Deferred”
John Balestra, “The Swords of Her Heart” (original)

Tempering & Sharpening
Joanna Russ, “Bluestocking”
Samuel R. Delany, “The Tale of Dragons and Dreamers”
Elizabeth Moon, “First Blood”
Saladin Ahmed, “Where Virtue Lives”
Scott Lynch, “The Effigy Engine: A Tale of the Red Hats”
Steven Erikson, “Goats of Glory”
Elizabeth Bear, “The Ghost Makers”
Kameron Hurley, “The Plague Givers”

Trade Paperback, 6" x 9", 576 pages, $19.95




Thursday, March 2, 2017

The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins, Volume 2
Coming late March!

The REH Foundation Press is proud to present The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins, Vol. 2. This volume collects the novel, A Gent from Bear Creek, as well as the exploits of Howard’s other funny western heroes–including Pike Bearfield and Buckner J. Grimes–all restored to the original text, where available.

This volume checks in at 414 pages, and will be printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited quantity of 200 copies, each individually numbered. Cover art by Richard Bernal; introduction by James Reasoner; and edited by Paul Herman and Rob Roehm. This collection is expected by the end of March. Pre-order yours today at the link below!

http://www.rehfoundation.org/2017/03/02/pre-order-volume-2/



Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Upcoming REH related publications.
Estimated ship dates as of 03/01/2017
All dates are subject to change.

03/15/2017
THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 34:
   BETRAYAL IN ZAMORA AND OTHER STORIES TPB (Dark Horse)

03/22/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #7 (Dark Horse)

End of March
THE ADVENTURES OF BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS VOLUME 2
    (Robert E. Howard Foundation Press)

04/26/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #8 (Dark Horse)
CONAN THE SLAYER VOLUME 1 TPB (Dark Horse)
SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS (Prime Books)

05/10/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #9 (Dark Horse)

05/24/2017
CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 2: CITY OF THIEVES TPB (Dark Horse)

05/31/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #10 (Dark Horse)

11/2017
CHICKEN FRIED CTHULHU (Anthology featuring REH)(Skelos Press)

Dates to be announced