Sunday, July 30, 2017

New at Howard Works

Thanks to Ståle Gismervik for the cover scan.

Semic / Nordisk Forlag A/S (Norwegian)
Conan eventyreren
Featuring:
"The People of the Black Circle"
"The Slithering Shadow"
"Drums of Tombalku"
"The Pool of the Black One"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_eventyreren-Semic-Nordisk_Forlag.html


Pulp-Lit Press & Audible Audio
Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian Barbarian: 
   The Complete Weird Tales Omnibus 
Featuring:
"The Shadow Kingdom"
"Red Shadows"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Hyborian Age"
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"Black Colossus"
"The Slithering Shadow"
"The Pool of the Black One"
"Rogues in the House"
"Gods of the North"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Devil in Iron"
"The People of the Black Circle"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
"Beyond the Black River"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Hour of the Dragon"
"Red Nails"
http://howardworks.com/RobertEHowardsConantheCimmerianBarbarian-TheCompleteWeirdTalesOmnibus-Pulp-LitProductions.html



eStar Books
A Gent From Bear Creek
Featuring: "A Gent from Bear Creek"
http://howardworks.com/AGentFromBearCreek-eStarBooks.html



eStar Books
The Haunter of the Ring
Featuring: "The Haunter of the Ring"
http://howardworks.com/TheHaunteroftheRing-eStarBooks.html



Updated at Howard Works
Added cover scans.
Thanks to Ståle Gismervik for the scans.

Semic / Nordisk Forlag A/S (Norwegian)
Conan
Featuring:
Letter to P. Schuyler Miller, March 10, 1936
   ("I feel indeed honored that you and Dr. Clark . . .")
"The Hyborian Age" (Part 1)
"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/Conan-Semic-Nordisk_Forlag.html



Semic / Nordisk Forlag A/S (Norwegian)
Conan fra Kimmeria 
Featuring:
"The Bloodstained God"
"The Frost Giant's Daughter"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Vale of Lost Women"
"The Snout in the Dark"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_fra_Kimmeria-Semic-Nordisk_Forlag.html


Semic / Nordisk Forlag A/S (Norwegian)
Conan fribytteren
Featuring:
"Hawks Over Shem"
"Black Colossus"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"The Road of the Eagles"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_fribytteren-Semic-Nordisk_Forlag.html


Semic / Nordisk Forlag A/S (Norwegian)
Conan snikmordernes by
Featuring:
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Devil in Iron"
"The Flame Knife"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_snikmordernes_by-Semic-Nordisk_Forlag.html








The Stars Rush Like a Blow to the Face: 
Post Oaks and Sand Roughs and the Freedom of the Unreal 
by Jason Ray Carney

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
https://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-stars-rush-like-blow-to-face-post.html?spref=fb



The Monsters of Hyboria 1: The Baboon-Demon of Stygia

New post on the Darkworlds Quarterly blog.
http://darkworldsquarterly.gwthomas.org/the-monsters-of-hyboria-1-the-baboon-demon-of-stygia/




Wednesday, July 26, 2017

CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 3: 
ANCIENT GODS AND SORCERERS TP
 Arriving in comic shops August 2!

Timothy Truman (Writer), Tomás Giorello (Pencils), Richard Corben (Pencils), José Villarrubia (Color), JD Mettler (Color), Tony Shasteen (Color), and Frank Cho (Cover)

Dark Horse’s critically acclaimed Conan, now available in a value-priced omnibus!

Showcasing the work of fan favorites Timothy Truman and Tomás Giorello, this action-packed omnibus includes adaptations of Robert E. Howard’s “The Hand of Nergal” and “Black Colossus,” plus tales detailing Conan’s return to his homeland of Cimmeria. Also features work by horror master Richard Corben!

Trade Paperback, 7″ x 10″, Full Color, 448 pages, $24.99

Dark Horse Comics


CONAN THE SLAYER #11 
Now available!

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

Dark Horse Comics
Preview



Sunday, July 23, 2017

New at Howard Works

Semic / Nordisk Forlag A/S (Norwegian)
Conan fribytteren
Featuring:
"Hawks Over Shem"
"Black Colossus"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"The Road of the Eagles"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_fribytteren-Semic-Nordisk_Forlag.html


Semic / Nordisk Forlag A/S  (Norwegian)
Conan snikmordernes by
Featuring:
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Devil in Iron"
"The Flame Knife"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_snikmordernes_by-Semic-Nordisk_Forlag.html


Pulp Hero Press
Savage Scrolls: Volume One: Scholarship from the Hyborian Age
Featuring: Articles about REH
http://howardworks.com/Savage_Scrolls-VolumeOne-PulpHeroPress.html


eStar Books
The Lion of Tiberias
Featuring:  "The Lion of Tiberias"
http://howardworks.com/TheLionofTiberias-eStarBooks.html





Conan and the OAK, Part 5 - 1936-1946 
by Bobby Derie
Now online!

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
http://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2017/07/conan-and-oak-part-5-1936-1946-by-bobby.html


Thursday, July 20, 2017

CONAN THE SLAYER #11 
Arriving in comic shops July 26!

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

Dark Horse Comics
Preview


Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Gremlin Time presents "The Horror of the Mound" 
by Robert E. Howard

It's that time once again for the bedtime radio show for grownups. Tonight, a classic tale from the pages of Weird Tales Magazine, "The Horror of the Mound" by Robert E. Howard. Ex cattle drover Steve Brill is regretting his decision to take up farming in the hills of West ...

https://player.fm/series/kboo-gremlin-time/gremlin-time-presents-the-horror-of-the-mound-by-robert-e-howard

Thanks to Terry Allen for the tip!



Monday, July 17, 2017

WONDER WOMAN/ CONAN #2
Coming in October!

Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by AARON LOPRESTI and MATT RYAN
Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON
Variant cover by AARON LOPRESTI

Diana has escaped the Cimmerian gladiator’s arena, but she’s exchanged that battleground for an equally dire fate. Now she’s chained to Conan—the warrior who refused to fight—and they’ve been sold to a pirate’s crew! When their ship founders in a storm, a leap into shark-infested waters seems like the safest course… Co-Published with Dark Horse Comics.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99
On sale October 18


Sunday, July 16, 2017

New at Howard Works

Semic / Nordisk Forlag A/S (Norwegian)
Conan krigeren
Featuring:
"Red Nails"
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
"Beyond the Black River"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_krigeren-Semic-Nordisk_Forlag.html


Semic / Nordisk Forlag A/S  (Norwegian)
Conan fra Kimmeria 
Featuring:
"The Bloodstained God"
"The Frost Giant's Daughter"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Vale of Lost Women"
"The Snout in the Dark"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_fra_Kimmeria-Semic-Nordisk_Forlag.html


Bold Venture Press
Pulp Adventures #25
Featuring: "Waterfront Fists"
http://howardworks.com/PulpAdventures25-BoldVenturePress.html


Prime Books
Swords Against Darkness
Featuring: "The Tower of the Elephant"
http://howardworks.com/SwordsAgainstDarkness-PrimeBooks.html




Conan and the OAK, Part 4 - 1936 
by Bobby Derie
Now online!

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
http://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2017/07/conan-and-oak-part-4-1936-by-bobby-derie.html

Sunday, July 9, 2017

New at Howard Works

Semic / Nordisk Forlag A/S  (Norwegian)
Conan
Featuring:
Letter to P. Schuyler Miller, March 10, 1936
   ("I feel indeed honored that you and Dr. Clark . . .")
"The Hyborian Age" (Part 1)
"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/Conan-Semic-Nordisk_Forlag.html


Bonnier Publications / Semic (Norwegian)
Conan tronraneren
Featuring:
"The Treasure of Tranicos"
"Wolves Beyond the Border"
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_tronraneren-Bonnier_Publications-Semic.html


Robert Derie
The Robert E. Howard Bar Guide
Featuring:
"Toper" (poem)
Untitled ("The tall man rose and said: . . .")  (poem)
"A Ballad of Beer" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/RobertEHowardBarGuide-RobertDerie.html


Shirtsleeve Press
Conan: Broadsword Legacy Collection
Featuring:
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"Black Colossus"
"The Slithering Shadow"
"The Pool of the Black One"
"Rogues in the House"
"Gods of the North"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Devil in Iron"
"The People of the Black Circle"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
"Beyond the Black River"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"Red Nails"
"The Hyborian Age"
http://howardworks.com/Conan-BroadswordlegacyCollection-ShirtsleevePress.html




Conan and the OAK, Part 3 - 1935 
by Bobby Derie
Now online!

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
http://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2017/07/conan-and-oak-part-3-1935-by-bobby-derie.html


Monday, July 3, 2017

Howard Days 2017
Frank Coffman - Through a Glass Too Darkly

Howard Scholar Frank Coffman argues that we often view Conan through an entirely too dark and brutish lens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToxG-uLfw5E

Filmed by Ben Friberg
Howard Days 2017
Howard Typescripts

Howard Scholars Paul Herman, Rob Roehm and Patrice Louinet talk about the detective work they've done on Howard's original typescripts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv4SyDWLvbg

Filmed by Ben Friberg
Howard Days 2017
Post Oaks and Sand Roughs

Howard Scholar Jason Ray Carney talks about Howard's unpublished semi-biographical novel, Post Oaks and Sand Roughs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN9VdjaYE7o

Filmed by Ben Friberg

Sunday, July 2, 2017

Conan and the OAK, Part 2 - 1934 
by Bobby Derie
Now online!

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.

http://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2017/07/conan-and-oak-part-2-1934-by-bobby-derie.html?spref=fb





New at Howard Works

Clube de Autores (Portuguese)
Almuric
Featuring:  "Almuric"
http://howardworks.com/Almuric-Clube_de_Autores.html


Clube de Autores  (Portuguese)
Pombos do Inferno
Featuring: "Pigeons from Hell"
http://howardworks.com/Pombos_do_Inferno-Clube_de_Autores.html


Isaac Mordecai Howard
What the Nation Owes to the South
Featuring:  "What the Nation Owes to the South"
http://howardworks.com/What_the_Nation_Owes_to_the_South-IMHoward.html

Thanks to Patrice Louinet for the information and scan of this title.



Robert E. Howard Foundation
The Man-Eaters of Zamboula (Early Draft)
Featuring:
"The Man-Eaters of Zamboula" (Early Draft)
"The Man-Eaters of Zamboula" (Untitled synopsis)
http://howardworks.com/Man-EatersofZamboula-EarlyDraft-REH_Foundation.html




Saturday, July 1, 2017

Upcoming REH related publications.
Estimated ship dates as of 07/01/2017
All dates are subject to change.

Recently available
CONAN THE SLAYER #10 (Dark Horse)
KULL ETERNAL #1 (IDW)
SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS (Prime Books)(Features "The Tower of the Elephant")


06/28/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #11 (Dark Horse)

07/19/2017
KULL ETERNAL #2 (IDW)

08/02/2017
CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 3: ANCIENT GODS AND SORCERERS TPB (Dark Horse)

08/09/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER #12 (Dark Horse)

08/23/2017
THE DARK HORSE BOOK OF HORROR (Features "Old Garfield's Heart")

08/30/2017
KULL ETERNAL #3 (IDW)

09/20/2017
WONDER WOMAN / CONAN #1(OF 6) (DC/Dark Horse)

11/11/2017
CONAN THE SLAYER TPB VOLUME 2 (Dark Horse)

11/27/2017
KULL ETERNAL #4 (IDW)