Robert E. Howard’s Cow 
By Bobby Derie

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
https://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2019/03/robert-e-howards-cow-by-bobby-derie.html

New at Howard Works

Editrice Nord (Italian)
Il Grande Libro della Heroic Fantasy
Featuring:
"Hawks Over Shem"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune"
http://howardworks.com/Il_Grande_Libro_della_Heroic_Fantasy-Editrice_Nord.html

Euroclub (Italian)
Fantasy
Featuring: "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth"
http://howardworks.com/Fantasy-Euroclub.html

Adventure House
Pulp Facsimile: Oriental Stories V1N1
Featuring:  "The Voice of El-Lil"
http://howardworks.com/orientalstoriesV1N1-AdventureHouse.html

Marvel Comics
Savage Tales Volume 1 Number 1
Featuring:  "The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
http://howardworks.com/SavageTalesV1N1-Marvel.html

ROBERT E. HOWARD DAYS

June 6-8, 2019

2019 HOWARD DAYS SCHEDULE

THURSDAY JUNE 6
2:00 – 4:00 pm: The Robert E. Howard House and Museum is open to the public. There are no docents on duty but the Gift Shop will be open and the grounds and Pavilion available to all.
5:00 – 7:00 pm: Fish Fry at the Cross Plains Senior Center.
6:00 pm: Barbarian Festival Parade down Main Street in Cross Plains.
Afterwards, Howard Fellowship at the Pavilion

FRIDAY JUNE 7
8:30 am until gone: Coffee and donuts at the Pavilion, compliments of Project Pride
9 am – 4 pm: Robert E. Howard House Museum and Grounds open to the public. The adjacent Alla Ray Morris Pavilion will be open until late night.
9 am – 4 pm: REH Postal Cancellation Souvenir at Cross Plains Post Office. Friday Only.
9 am – 11 am: Bus Tour of Cross Plains & Surrounding Areas. Friday Only.
10 am to 4 pm: REH Foundation Press canopy and Dealers Area open on grounds east of Museum.
10 am – 5 pm: Cross Plains Public Library open. Original Robert E. Howard typescripts along with original Weird Tales magazines will be on display. The Conan Board Game and the Conan Role-playing Game will be presented.
11 am: PANEL: A History of Project Pride and the Robert E. Howard Museum.
NOTE: Presented at the House & Pavilion.
NOON: Hot Dog Lunch hosted by Project Pride at the Pavilion. Donations are welcome!
1:30 pm: PANEL: The Writers of REH
2:30 pm: PANEL: The Fourth Annual Glenn Lord Symposium.
Following this panel will be the presentations of the 2017 Robert E. Howard Foundation Awards.
5:30 – 6:30 pm: Silent Auction items available for viewing & bidding at Banquet site
6:30 pm: Robert E. Howard Celebration Banquet & Silent Auction at the Family Life Center of the Baptist Church on Main Street. Guest of Honor Speaker: David C. Smith
9:00 pm PANEL: Fists at the Ice House, Celebrating 90 Years of Sailor Steve Costigan.
NOTE: Presented on the actual Ice House grounds where Howard boxed!

Afterward there will be Howard Fellowship at the Pavilion.
All are welcome and adult beverages are allowed.

SATURDAY JUNE 8
9 am – 4 pm: Robert E. Howard House Museum open to the public. The adjacent Alla Ray Morris Pavilion will be open until late night.
9 am – 4 pm: BARBARIAN FESTIVAL at Treadway Park, 3 blocks west of REH House
10 am – 3 pm: Cross Plains Public Library open. Original Robert E. Howard typescripts along with original Weird Tales magazines will be on display The Conan Board Game and the Conan Role-playing Game will be presented.
10 am to 4 pm: REH Foundation Press canopy and Dealers Area open on grounds east of Museum.
11 am PANEL: The Sword & Sorcery Poetry of Robert E. Howard
NOON: Lunch and/or Barbarian Festival activities at your leisure
1:30 pm PANEL: Kull, Conan Solomon Kane: The Original S&S Characters?
2:30 pm PANEL: What’s Up with REH?
4:30 pm: Tour of the 100 year old REH House Grounds
6 to 8 pm: Sunset BBQ at the Pavilion
At twilight/after BBQ: Multi-language reading of Howard’s poem “Cimmeria” + more REH poetry read aloud from the Museum porch.

Afterward there will be Howard Fellowship at the Pavilion.
All are welcome and adult beverages are allowed.

Special Announcements will be ongoing over both days,
There will be special guests and extemporaneous events: readings, book signings and surprises happening throughout Friday and Saturday

PLEASE NOTE: ALL PANELS LAST ONE HOUR AND WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1000 N. MAIN ST. IN CROSS PLAINS, unless noted.

Robert E. Howard Days  

Conan le Cimmérien - La Citadelle écarlate
Now available!

The Scarlet Citadel

The decay of a king. The fall of a kingdom.

Everything starts on a battlefield. Conan, then king of Aquilonia, faces a coalition of traitors led by the wizard Tsotha-Lanthi who, to overcome the rage of the Cimmerian, uses his spells before neutralizing it in the most cowardly way. Captured alive, Conan is taken to the terrible jails of the Scarlet Citadel to suffer a worse fate than death and obtain his abdication, while the wizard's armies march to his capital. Will the horror of the prison and the dreadful magic of the wizard overcome the inflexible resolution of Conan? Will he manage to escape to reach his people in time?

Luc Brunschwig and Étienne Le Roux take up the challenge of adapting one of Conan's darkest news, in which the Cimmerian probably makes the biggest fall in his history: from glorious king, he becomes a pathetic prisoner. A black story, panting, full of diplomatic issues and tensions, where the myth becomes human again.

Language: French
Scriptwriter: Luc Brunschwig
Designer: Etienne Le Roux
Full Color
Size: 240 x 320 mm
72 pages
Shaping: Hardcover
Price: 14.95 €

Glénat

Season 8, Episode 8: 
The Sowers of the Thunder with Rusty Burke!

New post at the Cromcast Podcast website.
https://thecromcast.blogspot.com/2019/03/season-8-episode-8-sowers-of-thunder.html

Hither Came Conan:  The Servants of Bit-Yakin
By James McGlothlin

New post at the Black Gate Blog.
https://www.blackgate.com/2019/03/25/hither-came-conan-james-mcglothlin-on-the-servants-of-bit-yakin/

New at Howard Works

Editrice Nord (Italian)
Le avventure di Solomon Kane
Featuring:
"Skulls in the Stars"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"Red Shadows"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Castle of the Devil"
"The Moon of Skulls"
"The One Black Stain" (poem)
"The Blue Flame of Vengeance"
"The Hills of the Dead"
"Hawk of Basti"
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
"Wings in the Night"
"The Footfalls Within"
"The Children of Asshur"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, original, poem)
http://howardworks.com/Le_avventure_di_Solomon_Kane-Editrice_Nord.html

Editrice Nord (Italian)
Solomon Kane il giustiziere
Featuring:
"Skulls in the Stars"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"Red Shadows"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Castle of the Devil"
"The Moon of Skulls"
"The One Black Stain" (poem)
"The Blue Flame of Vengeance"
"The Hills of the Dead"
"Hawk of Basti"
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
"Wings in the Night"
"The Footfalls Within"
"The Children of Asshur"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, original, poem)
http://howardworks.com/Solomon_Kane_il_giustiziere-Editrice_Nord.html

Adventure House
Pulp Facsimile: The Magic Carpet Magazine V3N1
Featuring:
Letter to Magic Carpet Magazine, Nov. 1932,
"Thanks very much for the remarks . . ."
http://howardworks.com/magiccarpet-january1933-adventure_house.html

Register and Tribune Syndicate
Conan the Barbarian Newspaper Strip
Featuring:  "The Tower of the Elephant"
http://howardworks.com/ConanNewspaperStrip-RegisterTribuneSyndicate.html

09/04/1978 - First Daily

09/10/1978 - First Sunday

10/25/1980 - Tower of the Elephant

12/04/1980 - Tower of the Elephant

04/124/1981 - Final Strip

KBOO: Gremlin Time
The Horror from the Mound (audio)
http://howardworks.com/KBOO-GremlinTime.html

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: 
THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 
Now available!

Penciled by Barry Windsor-Smith & John Buscema With Gil Kane, Neal Adams, Jim Starlin, Esteban Maroto, Tony DeZuniga, Sonny Trinidad, Alex Niño, Tim Conrad, Pablo Marcos, Gray Morrow, Gene Colan, Val Mayerik, Howard Chaykin, Walter Simonson, Jess Jodloman & Bruce Jones

Covers by Gabriele Dell’otto & Boris Vallejo (Direct Market)

Crom! This inaugural volume ushers in Marvel’s line of definitive Savage Sword of Conan collections. After the breakout success of Conan’s color comic, Marvel brought the legendary sword-and-sorcery saga of Robert E. Howard’s hero to its black-and-white magazine line. In lushly illustrated novel-length adventures with all the drama, violence and allure the comic book medium can offer, writer Roy Thomas and Marvel’s greatest artists craft a host of Conan classics like Barry Windsor-Smith’s “Red Nails” and John Buscema’s “Black Colossus” and “A Witch Shall Be Born” featuring the infamous Tree of Death are just the beginning!

Collecting SAVAGE TALES (1971) #1-5 and SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #1-12 and SPECIAL (1975) #1.

Format: Hardcover
Price: $125.00
Size: 7-1/4" X 10-7/8"
Pages: 1072

Marvel Comics 

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #3 
Now available!

Gerry Duggan (Writer)
Ron Garney (Art)
Cover by Alex Ross
Variant Cover by Kaare Andrews

THE DEADLY CATACOMBS OF KOGA THUN!

* CONAN descends into Stygian catacombs in search of a mystical treasure...
* But what secrets does the trove hold, and can Conan trust his compatriots?
* No matter--the undead forces of KOGA THUN have other plans for the barbarian!
* PLUS: The next chapter in an all-new CONAN novella, running through the SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN series!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics April Conan Solicitations
for comics shipping in June 2019 and beyond! 

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #7

Jason Aaron (Writer) • Mahmud Asrar (Art)

Cover by Esad Ribic

Variant Cover by Nick Bradshaw

Hidden Gem Variant Cover By John Buscema

Marvels 25th Anniversary Variant Cover by Carlos Pacheco

THE MANY LOVES OF CONAN!

• There have been many loves of Conan’s life beyond ale and battle.

• But nothing is sacred as the CRIMSON WITCH twists what is truly best in life!

• PLUS: The next chapter in the all-new CONAN novella “BLACK STARLIGHT”!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale June TBA.

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #6

Meredith Finch (Writer) • Luke Ross (Art) • Cover By David Finch

Virgin Variant Cover by David Finch

Variant Cover by Max Fiumara

THORFEL’S REVENGE FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE!

• Brought to you by the creative team of Meredith Finch and Luke Ross, this all-new self-contained story springs from classic Conan mythology as Conan is led to death by the son of man he had wronged in the past.  But stripped of his weapons, his strength, and even his wits, Conan will have to dig deep if he wants to live to see the dawn!

• Plus: Continuing the all-new Conan novella “THE SHADOW OF VENGEANCE”!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale June TBA.

  

AGE OF CONAN: BÊLIT #4 (OF 5)

Tini Howard (Writer) • Kate Niemczyk (Art)

Cover by Sana Takeda

Variant cover by Ben Caldwell

INTO THE DEPTHS OF STYGIA!

• BÊLIT’s mad quest takes her on a new course…

• But will the sea monsters she’s been hunting prove to have a deeper connection to her future?

• N’YAGA returns!  But what has he been up to since Bêlit last encountered him?

• PLUS: The next chapter in the all-new BÊLIT novella, “Bone Whispers” as Bêlit learns the truth behind the mysterious King’s treasure!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale June TBA.

SAVAGE AVENGERS #2
Gerry Duggan (Writer) • Mike Deodato Jr. (Art)
Cover by David Finch
Variant Cover by Simone Bianchi
Variant Cover by Mike Deodato Jr.
Variant Cover by Nick Bradshaw
Marvels 25th Tribute Variant Cover by Tomm Coker

• The Hand has teamed up with the evil wizards of the Hyborian Age to summon a death god from a celestial hell.
• The only thing standing between Earth and destruction is the Savage Avengers: Conan, Wolverine, Punisher and Voodoo.
• Plus: Logan donates blood, changing one Avenger forever. And Conan discovers a dark secret squirming in a genie bottle.
• Your new favorite ongoing series is knives out in its second chapter.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale June TBA.

CONAN THE BARBARIAN VOL. 1: 

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CONAN BOOK ONE TPB

Written by Jason Aaron

Penciled by Mahmud Asrar & Gerardo Zaffino

Cover by Esad Ribic

The greatest sword-and-sorcery hero of all returns to Marvel! From an age undreamed…hither came Conan the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet. Conan’s travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unknown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. But as his fighting prowess lets him carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death! And few are more deadly than the Crimson Witch. Robert E. Howard’s legendary barbarian stars in an all-new ages-spanning saga as the destiny of Conan — and King Conan — are forever changed! 

Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (2019) #1-6.

Full Color, 152 pages, $19.99, On sale TBA.

CONAN: THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR AND OTHER STORIES TPB

Written by P. Craig Russell, Jimmy Palmiotti & Darick Robertson

Penciled by P. Craig Russell, Mark Texeira & Darick Robertson

Cover by P. Craig Russell

Conan the Barbarian hunts one of the world’s greatest treasures! In an action-packed adaptation by P. Craig Russell, Conan seeks the prized Teeth of Gwahlur. But when he discovers that a former dancing girl is being compelled to pose as a long-dead oracle, can he use this knowledge to outfox his opponents on the hunt for the jewels? Plus: In more action-packed tales by top-flight talent, a king’s daughter is kidnapped by a sorcerer — and only Conan and the girl’s sister can save her! And intrigued by a leader known as the “Mad King of Gaul,” Conan joins his army — but when tragedy strikes, will Conan be worthy to wear the crown? 

Collecting CONAN AND THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #1-3, CONAN AND THE DAUGHTERS OF MIDORA, CONAN AND THE MAD KING OF GAUL and CONAN: THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN.

Full Color, 176 pages, $19.99, On sale TBA.

The Horror From The Mound 
by Robert E. Howard

Hosted by: Matthew Clark
Produced by: KBOO
Program: Gremlin Time
Air date: Mon, 03/18/2019 - 11:00pm to Tue, 03/19/2019 - 12:00am

Considered to be the first "weird western" short story, 'The Horror From The Mound" is about a former cowpuncher, Steve Brill, who regrets having left the cowboy life to become a farmer in West Texas. He is also curious to see if there might be spanish treasure buried in a nearby hullock, which his mexican neighbors avoid walking past. As if it were haunted. A classic story from the pulp era, by Robert E. Howard which combines elements of regional legends and the horror story.

https://www.kboo.org/media/71898-horror-mound-robert-e-howard

Robert E. Howard (1906-1936)
Brief biography by Tomi M. Taipaleenmäki

New post at the PlayerNone blog.
https://playernone.blogspot.com/2019/03/robert-e-howard-1906-1936.html

Hither Came Conan: The Devil In Iron
By Scott Oden

New post at the Black Gate blog.
https://www.blackgate.com/2019/03/18/hither-came-conan-scott-oden-on-the-devil-in-iron/

New at Howard Works

Editrice Nord (Italian)
La Saga di Conan il Cimmero (2 volume boxed set, 1994)
Individual volumes were previously released in 1989.
Featuring:
Letter to P. Schuyler Miller, March 10, 1936
"I feel indeed honored that you and Dr. Clark . . ."
"The Hyborian Age" (Part 1 of 2)
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"The Hall of the Dead"
"The God in the Bowl"
"Rogues in the House"
"The Hand of Nergal"
"The Bloodstained God"
"The Frost Giant's Daughter"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Vale of Lost Women"
"The Snout in the Dark"
"Hawks Over Shem"
"Black Colossus"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"The Road of the Eagles"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"   
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Devil in Iron"
"The Flame Knife"
"The People of the Black Circle"
"The Slithering Shadow"
"Drums of Tombalku"
"The Pool of the Black One"
"Red Nails"
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
"Beyond the Black River"
"The Treasure of Tranicos"
"Wolves Beyond the Border"
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
"Conan the Conqueror"
"The Hyborian Age" (Part 2 of 2)
http://howardworks.com/La_Saga_di_Conan_il_Cimmero-Editrice_Nord.html

Editrice Nord (Italian) 
L'era hyboriana di Conan
Featuring: "The Hyborian Age" (Part 2)
http://howardworks.com/Lera_hyboriana_di_Conan-Editrice_Nord.html

The Cimmerian Press
Lovecraft's Southern Vacation
Featuring articles on REH
http://howardworks.com/LovecraftsSouthernVacation-Cimmerian_Press.html

Marvel Comics
Marvel Treasury Edition #23
Featuring: "A Witch Shall Be Born"
http://howardworks.com/MarvelTreasuryEdition23-Marvel.html

Weird Talers: Essays on Robert E. Howard and Others
By Bobby Derie 
Now available for pre-order!
On sale April 1st!

For more than a decade, Bobby Derie has written insightful and penetrating essays on some of the leading authors of pulp fiction in the 1920s and 1930s, especially Robert E. Howard and his friends, colleagues, and fellow-writers. In this collection of twenty-six essays, Derie covers an extraordinarily wide range of subjects; but in every instance he draws upon primary documents to illuminate some of the obscurer corners in the realm of the pulp magazines, especially the legendary Weird Tales.

Here we find studies of the expansive and at times contentious correspondence of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard; Howard’s association with such colleagues in the pulp world as Clark Ashton Smith, Henry S. Whitehead, and Frank Belknap Long; Howard’s sporadic involvement with such fans as R. H. Barlow, Stuart M. Boland, and Francis T. Laney; a discussion of Howard’s writing for amateur papers; and numerous other topics.

Derie’s perspicacity and keenness of analysis are apparent on every page of his work. His thorough familiarity, not only with Robert E. Howard’s fiction but also with his bountiful letters, serves as the foundation of his critical work, and he exhibits a wide knowledge of the work of Lovecraft, Smith, and others who form the inexhaustibly fascinating cadre of writers associated with Weird Tales.

Bobby Derie is the author of Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos (2014) and the compiler of The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard: Index and Addenda (2015). He has written numerous articles on pulp fiction that have appeared in print and in online venues.

Paperback, 352 pages
Cover design by Dan Sauer, incorporating Bobby Derie's photomontage of Robert E. Howard.
Pre-order price: $20.00

Hippocampus Press

AGE OF CONAN: BÊLIT #1 
Now available!

Tini Howard (Writer)
Kate Niemczyk (Art)
Cover by Sana Takeda
Variant Covers by Afu Chan, Sara Pichelli, and Olivier Vatine

THE SHE-DEVIL OF THE SEA 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 kicks off with one of Conan's most formidable -- and memorable -- female compatriots, in an all-new story revealing how she became the undisputed QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST!

The teenage Belit, obsessed with the sea -- as well as the monsters and treasures she thinks are summoning her there -- stows away on the ship of the dread Admiral ATRAHASIS into a deadly adventure even she could not predict! PLUS: The first chapter in an all-new BÊLIT prose novella, presented here for the first time!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99
Marvel Comics

Songs of Giants: Pulp Poetry
Mark Wheatley Brings to Life the Works of 
Howard, Burroughs and Lovecraft

The early part of the 20th century was a wild time in fiction, when publishers would try just about anything to see if it sold. Nowhere was there a more formidable challenge than in the pages of the pulps, which often chewed up and spat out would-be writers faster than new ones could step forward. Out of his fiery crucible came three giants: Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and H. P. Lovecraft.

These legendary authors forged names and reputations that still echo decades later. In turn, they have inspired many creators across the generations. One such creator is Overstreet Hall of Fame inductee, Inkpot, Mucker, Gem, Speakeasy, and Eisner award-winning writer-artist Mark Wheatley, and the result of that inspiration is Songs of Giants, a new Kickstarter project that launches on Monday, March 11, 2019.

Resurrected from crumbling pages of old pulp magazines, Songs of Giants cuts straight to the heart of the look, feel and language of the pulps as it highlights the often-forgotten poetry of these unforgotten masters. For his part, Wheatley expertly captures the essence of the beauty, horror, and adventure of Howard, Burroughs and Lovecraft’s words. He brings their poems to life with a fine line illustration style that is clearly inspired by the early, classic, golden age illustrators. The book also features an introduction by Nebula Award-winning author Jack McDevitt, creator of the Academy and Alex Benedict series.

Songs Of Giants is a limited edition, 8 ½” x 11” 72-page deluxe hardcover printed on super heavy stock, The accompanying Kickstarter rewards range from screen savers and wallpapers to an exclusive signature plate, audio books, and one-of-a-kind original art. Reward levels start at just $15 for a digital version of the book and only $25 for the printed version.

“I’ve spent more than a year crafting this art. And while I’ve been working, I’ve had a major pulp art show of my illustration originals. Based on the public reaction to that show, I’m thrilled to finally share Songs of Giants art with the public. The few people who have seen the work so far have convinced me that this is possibly my best work, ever. Because of that, it was difficult to keep the project quiet, so now I’m truly happy that the news is out,” said Mark Wheatley.

Working on his originals at a very large size in a traditional brush, pen and ink approach, Wheatley spent hours savoring the poems in order to bring them to life in this new way. Characters, dangers, and whole worlds became embodied in his illustrations, in turn reflecting the full flavor and power of the works that inspired them.

“Our initial goal of $5,500 is intentionally set very low. This money will cover the cost of printing the book. From our past experience on Kickstarter, having successfully raised money for the Doctor Cthulittle book and fulfilled the rewards, we believe that hitting this goal is very possible and quite likely. If we do not hit our stretch goals, we will still have enough to print the book and we are in a position to ship the rewards with our budget. Of course, the stretch goals offer a good many perks that we would like to be able to share with our backers,” Wheatley said.

For those who chose the reward levels that include the audio book, the masterful voice actor Mark Redfield is on full display with many of the poems from Songs Of Giants. His readings of Howard, Burroughs and Lovecraft are augmented by the outstanding original musical score and sound design by Jennifer Rouse. It provides a truly stirring dramatic experience! 

The Kickstarter project for Songs Of Giants will launch on Monday, March 11 and is scheduled to conclude on April 20th. If successfully funded, the books and other rewards are expected to ship in June 2019. The Kickstarter project is listed under ComicMix, LLC, Wheatley’s frequent publishing collaborators.

This is the direct link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicmix/songs-of-giants-the-poetry-of-pulp-illustrated

For more information visit the Songs of Giants website: http://www.songsofgiants.com/

8.5 x 11 inches, 72 pages plus signing plate

Full color front and back end pages.

Thick paper and boards.

About Mark Wheatley
Mark Wheatley, Overstreet Hall of Fame inductee, has been awarded the Eisner, Inkpot, Mucker, Gem, Speakeasy and nominations for the Harvey and the Ignatz. His work has appeared in Spectrum, the Library of Congress, The Norman Rockwell Museum, and other museums. He has designed for Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, ABC’s Beauty and the Beast, and Square Roots, as well as Super Clyde, The Millers and 2 Broke Girls on CBS. His most recent print projects include Doctor Cthulittle, Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time, Swords Against the Moon Men, The Philip Jose Farmer Centennial Collection, Mine! and Wild Stars. Past creations include Breathtaker, Return of The Human, Ez Street, Lone Justice, Mars, Black Hood, Prince Nightmare, Hammer of The Gods, Blood of The Innocent, Frankenstein Mobster, and Skultar as well as Tarzan, Baron Munchausen, Jonny Quest, Dr. Strange, The Flash, Captain Action, Argus, The Spider, Stargate Atlantis, Torchwood, and Doctor Who.

About Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) is the creator of Conan the Barbarian, Kull the Conqueror, and Solomon Kane, as well as a large and diverse cast of other memorable characters. In his short life, he managed to capture the imagination of a large number of pulp readers. Many of his works were not published until after his death. While Conan was popular during his lifetime, it was not until thirty years after his passing that Conan began to penetrate the mainstream as a staple of books, comics, films, television and games. He is credited as being the founder of sword and sorcery as a distinct fantasy genre.

About Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) is best known as the creator of Tarzan of the Apes and the John Carter of Mars. He was a prolific author who turned out quite a few ongoing series that included stories of adventure, science fiction, horror, and westerns. His works have inspired generations of authors, artists, actors, filmmakers and game designers.

About H.P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) achieved a limited fame during his lifetime, writing richly inventive tales of horror for the pulp magazines. After his death his work continued to attract attention, partially due to his encouragement of other authors to set their own stories in the universe of monsters and gods that he had created. The Cthulhu Mythos has grown with each passing year and sent readers searching out his original works. As a result, his stories continue to be adapted for radio, television, film, graphic novels and games. In this way he has become one of the most influential authors of horror and weird fiction of our era.

About Mark Redfield
Mark Redfield is an American actor and filmmaker. His feature film credits include Come Hell Or High Water (Justin Gatewood), Dark And Stormy Night (Farper Twyly), The Death Of Poe (Edgar Allan Poe), Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Jekyll/Hyde), and Cold Harbor (Roger). His television credits include Armed Robbery Orgasm (as Ron, Channel Four, London), and In The Grip Of Evil (as Father Hughes, Discovery Channel), among many others. During his career he has acted in, or directed, over seventy plays professionally. He is currently in production with an epic audio play biography of Edgar Allan Poe, Alone: The Life Of Poe. The biography, with full cast of actors, music and sound effects, will be available soon both as a deluxe CD set and on iTunes.

About Jennifer Rouse
Jennifer Rouse is a sound designer, video editor, web designer and actress. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Towson University. She studied acting at Stella Adler's School Of Acting, and music performance, voice, and music theory at BCCC and The Peabody Institute. She wrote the film scores for The Death Of Poe as well as The Avenging Conscience. Jennifer's acting credits include the role of Helen Gatewood in the western drama Come Hell Or High Water, Mrs. Moran in The Death Of Poe, the role of Ice Cream Girl in Chainsaw Sally. Rouse has also appeared in Kevin MacDonald's State Of Play, Ridley Scott's Body of Lies, Touchstone Pictures’ Step Up and Step Up 2: The Streets, and the John Waters film A Dirty Shame. Her television credits include Whiting's Secretary on season 5 of HBO's The Wire.

Contact:
Mark Wheatley
Insight Studios Group
insight@insightstudiosgroup.com

Hither Came Conan: Xuthal of the Dusk
By Jason Durall

New post at the Black Gate blog.

https://www.blackgate.com/2019/03/11/hither-came-conan-jason-durall-on-xuthal-of-the-dusk/

“Perhaps it is my wish to be devoured”: Altha of Almuric 
By Karen Joan Kohoutek

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
https://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2019/03/perhaps-it-is-my-wish-to-be-devoured.html

New at Howard Works

Editrice Nord (Italian)
Conan l'avventuriero
Featuring:
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Devil in Iron"
"The Flame Knife"
"The People of the Black Circle"
"The Slithering Shadow"
"Drums of Tombalku"
"The Pool of the Black One"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_lavventuriero-1993-Editrice_Nord.html

Editrice Nord (Italian)
Kull di Valusia
Featuring:
"Exile of Atlantis"
"The Shadow Kingdom"
"The Altar and the Scorpion"
"Black Abyss"
"Delcardes' Cat"
"The Skull of Silence"
"Riders Beyond the Sunrise"
"By this Axe I Rule!"
"The Striking of the Gong"
"Swords of the Purple Kingdom"
"Wizard and Warrior"
"The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune"
"The King and the Oak" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Kull_di_Valusia-Tascabili_Fantasy-Editrice_Nord.html

The Cimmerian Press
Ringside with Robert E. Howard
Featuring articles on REH by Brian Leno
http://howardworks.com/RingsidewithRobertEHoward-Cimmerian_Press.html

Marvel Comics
Marvel Treasury Edition #19
Featuring: "Iron Shadows in the Moon" & "People of the Dark"
http://howardworks.com/MarvelTreasuryEdition19-Marvel.html

CABINET ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCHING GAME LINE
Perilous Worlds Plans First-Year Games Based 
on 'Conan,' 'Mutant Chronicles'

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/42675/cabinet-entertainment-launching-game-line

The Paperback Fanatic 41
The fanzine for collectors of vintage paperbacks
Now available!

64 pages, full colour throughout with many rare paperback covers reproduced.

Articles and features include:
Crom's Tomes - 50 Years of Conan in Paperback
The Plantation Pulps of New English Library
Segretissimo - more classic espionage and thriller paperbacks
Brian Hayles - Dr Who and Doom Watch script-writer
Raymond Kursar - an interview with the legendary artist
Australian Movie Tie-Ins
And more!

Paperback: 64 pages
Product Dimensions: 7 x 10 inches
$10.00

Amazon

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #4 
Now available!

Jason Aaron (Writer)
Gerardo Zaffino (Art)
Cover by Esad Ribic

KING CONAN REIGNS AS "THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CONAN" CONTINUES!

A hard-fought life has rewarded CONAN with the crown of Aquilonia...
But even a monarch must face the cold embrace of death!
The legendary adventure continues as the CRIMSON WITCH makes good on her threat to King Conan!

PLUS:
The next chapter in the ALL-NEW Conan novella "BLACK STARLIGHT," begun in issue #1!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

Marvel Comics

Hither Came Conan: 
Iron Shadows in the Moon, the Bible, and Dark Horse
By Bob Byrne

New post at the Black Gate blog.
https://www.blackgate.com/2019/03/04/hither-came-conan-iron-shadows-in-the-moon-the-bible-and-dark-horse/

New at Howard Works

Editrice Nord (Italian)
La Leggenda di Conan il Cimmero 
Featuring:
Letter to P. Schuyler Miller, March 10, 1936
"I feel indeed honored that you and Dr. Clark . . ."
"The Hyborian Age" (Part 1 of 2)
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"The Hall of the Dead"
"The God in the Bowl"
"Rogues in the House"
"The Hand of Nergal"
"The Bloodstained God"
"The Frost Giant's Daughter"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Vale of Lost Women"
"The Snout in the Dark"
"Hawks Over Shem"
"Black Colossus"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"The Road of the Eagles"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"   
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Devil in Iron"
"The Flame Knife"
"The People of the Black Circle"
"The Slithering Shadow"
"Drums of Tombalku"
"The Pool of the Black One"
http://howardworks.com/La_Leggenda_di_Conan_il_Cimmero-Editrice_Nord.html

Editrice Nord (Italian)
Conan il Cimmero  
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"
"The Bloodstained God"
"The Frost Giant's Daughter"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Vale of Lost Women"
"The Snout in the Dark"
"Hawks Over Shem"
"Black Colossus"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"The Road of the Eagles"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_il_Cimmero-Editrice_Nord.html

Flame Tree Publishing
Swords & Steam Short Stories 
Featuring: "Skulls in the Stars"
http://howardworks.com/SwordsandSteamShortStories-FlameTreePublishing.html

Marvel Comics
Marvel Treasury Edition #15 
Featuring: "The Dark Man" & "Black Colossus"
http://howardworks.com/MarvelTreasuryEdition15-Marvel.html

Updated at Howard Works

Added the cover for the 27 copy bound board edition.
Thanks to Lee Breakiron for the scan.

Dennis McHaney
The Howard Review #1
Featuring:  "The Fearsome Touch of Death"
http://howardworks.com/howardreview1.html

Added a better scan of the cover for the  Turkish Marbled Paper
presentation copies. Thanks to Lee Breakiron for the scan.

Hermanthis Press
The Complete Yellowjacket
Featuring:
"Halt! Who Goes There?"
"After the Game"
"Sleeping Beauty"
"Weekly Short Story"
"Private Magrath of the A.E.F." (poem)
"The Thessalians"
"Ye College Days"
"Cupid vs. Pollux"
"The Reformation: A Dream"
http://howardworks.com/completeyellowjacket.htm