Sunday, December 29, 2019

New at Howard Works

Newton Compton Editori / Compagnia del Fantastico (Italian) 
I veggenti neri (1995)
Featuring: "The People of the Black Circle"
http://howardworks.com/I_veggenti_neri-Newton_Compton.html


Newton Compton Editori (Italian) 
I veggenti neri (2012 & 2018)
Featuring: "The People of the Black Circle"
http://howardworks.com/I_veggenti_neri-Newton_Compton-2012-2018.html


Thanks to Rusty Burke and REHupa for the scans and information.

Rusty Burke
Seanchai #71 [Distributed in REHupa #120]
Featuring:  "Red Thunder"  (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Seanchai71-REHupa120-RustyBurke.html




Marvel Comics
True Believers: Conan Serpent War #0
Featuring:   "The Valley of the Worm"
http://howardworks.com/TrueBelievers-ConanSerpentWar0-Marvel.html



Updated at Howard Works

Thanks to Bob Lumpkin for supplying the image of the red ink edition.
This page was updated to add the image of the red ink edition.
At this time, I have no explanation for the editions featuring two different colors of ink.
The Glenn Lord and John Melvile editions also feature red ink.

Charles Garvin
Candles
Featuring:  "Candles" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Candles-CharlesGarvin-1979.html



Sunday, December 22, 2019

The Best Robert E. Howard Christmas Ghost Story 
by Bobby Derie

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
https://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-best-robert-e-howard-christmas.html




New at Howard Works

Glénat (French)
Conan le Cimmérien: Le Peuple du cercle noir
Featuring:  "The People of the Black Circle"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_le_Cimmerien-Le_Peuple_du_cercle_noir-Glenat.html



Newton Compton Editori (Italian)  
Gli Indagatori dell'Incubo (Tascabili Economici Newton 91)
Featuring:  "Skulls in the Stars"
http://howardworks.com/Gli_Indagatori_dell_Incubo-Newton_Compton.html


Thanks to Rusty Burke and REHupa for the scans and info.

Rusty Burke
Seanchai #64 (Distributed in REHupa #112)
Featuring:
To Robert W. Gordon, April 9, 1926,
   "I must really ask your pardon, having . . ."
To Robert W. Gordon, March 17, 1927,
  "This time I have an excuse for not having . . ."
To Robert W. Gordon, May 14, 1928,
   "Many thanks for the letter, also the paper."
http://howardworks.com/Seanchai64-REHupa112-RustyBurke.html



Marvel Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 Number 25
Featuring:  "Jewels of Gwahlur"
http://howardworks.com/SavageSwordofConanV1N25-Marvel.html



Thursday, December 19, 2019

Marvel Comics January REH Solicitations 
for March 2020 and beyond!

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #14 
Written by Jim Zub
Art by Roge Antonio
Cover by E.M. Gist
Variant Cover by Tommy Lee Edwards

THE DEADLY TRAP IS SPRUNG AS “INTO THE CRUCIBLE” CONTINUES!
• CONAN, equipped with only his strength and wits, must survive the deadly traps of the Great Crucible!
• With a cadre of contestants against him, and only a local boy named DELIAN to translate, can anyone or any THING be trusted?!
• Who is really playing who…?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 18.


CONAN: BATTLE FOR THE SERPENT CROWN #2 (OF 5) 
Saladin Ahmed (Writer) • Luke Ross (Art)
Cover by Mahmud Asrar
Variant Cover by Ben Caldwell
Variant Cover by Tony Daniel
Variant Cover by John  Tyler Christopher

THIEVES IN THE NIGHT!
• CONAN has reached his treasure…only to find the BLACK CAT has beaten him to his prize!
• It’s a cat-eat-cat world as one thief has to outrace another on the trail of the mystical Atlantean artifact!
• Plus: MEPHISTO’S sinister scheme could spell dire consequences for both!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 4.



DARK AGNES #2 (OF 5) 
Becky Cloonan (Writer) • Luca Pizzari (Art)
Cover by Stephanie Hans
Variant Cover by Jay Anacleto

ROBERT E. HOWARD’S SWORDSWOMAN IN HER FIRST SOLO COMIC SERIES!

MAYHEM, A MASKED BALL, AND MURDER MOST FOUL!
AGNES and ETIENNE enter the lair of the beast—sneaking into the palace of DUKE D’ALENCON, even as his agents hunt for them!
But when a murder victim turns up in the court, will they escape notice or be drawn deeper into the labyrinth of disaster forming around them?
All this and the return of a ghost from Agnes’ past!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 4.


SAVAGE AVENGERS #11 (Featuring Conan) 
Gerry Duggan (Writer) • Butch Guice (Art)
Cover by Valerio Giangiordano

The Quest to Kill Kulan Gath Part 3
The horrific secret of Kulan Gath’s power is revealed. Steel yourself,  True Believers, this one is a bummer for the ages. Plus, Dr. Strange & Elektra did what last night?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale March 4.


CONAN: THE BOOK OF THOTH AND OTHER STORIES TPB
Written by Kurt Busiek, Len Wein & Stuart Moore
Penciled by Kelley Jones & Gabriel Guzman
Cover by Kelley Jones

The horrifying origin of Conan the Barbarian’s greatest adversary! In the dank alleys of a decaying city, one beggar boy conjures visions of a future where the rich cower in fear of his terrible power! Witness the dreaded sorcerer Thoth-Amon’s rise from the squalor of the streets through the priestly ranks of Ibis to the heights of evil! Plus: A look back into the past of the barbarian! As warlord Khalar Zym sets out on a quest to find the mythical Mask of Acheron — an ancient artifact that will bring his beloved back to life — he thinks nothing of destroying a village in northern Cimmeria. But one boy born of battle survives Zym’s attack — and years later, their paths are destined to cross once more!

Collecting CONAN: BOOK OF THOTH #1-4 and CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE MASK OF ACHERON.

Full Color, 232 pages, $24.99, On sale April 1.

CONAN: SERPENT WAR TPB 
Written by Jim Zub
Penciled by Scot Eaton, Stephen Segovia, Vanesa R. Del Rey, Ig Guara & Luca Pizzari
Cover by Carlos Pacheco

A Conan event for the ages! The man named James Allison will die soon. It’s not his first death. James has lived many lives, across many eras — lives he can recall in vivid detail. But when a mysterious force reaches across time to engage his abilities to save all of reality, an era-spanning quest begins! The serpent god Set plans to usher in an eternity of darkness, and only four chosen warriors across time and space have a hope of stopping him: Conan the Barbarian, Solomon Kane, Dark Agnes…and the man known as Moon Knight! But where Marc Spector goes, will his own ancient deity — Khonshu — be far behind? In an unprecedented comics event, Robert E. Howard’s celebrated characters join forces alongside one of Marvel’s most fascinating heroes in a saga built on lore from across time itself!

Collecting Conan: Serpent War (2019) 1-4, Supernatural Thrillers (1972) 3.

Full Color, 128 pages, $15.99, On sale April 22.


CONAN THE BARBARIAN: 
THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 4 HC 
Written by Roy Thomas with Ed Summer
Penciled by John Buscema with Tony DeZuniga, Ernie Chan, Sal Buscema & Gil Kane
Cover by Valerio Giangiordano
Cover by John Buscema (Direct Market only)

Roy Thomas’ decade-long original run on CONAN THE BARBARIAN ranks as one of the greatest in comic book history, and it was crucial in making Conan an icon known the world over! In this action-packed Omnibus, Roy and artistic collaborator John Buscema bring the saga of Bêlit and her quest for the crown of Asgulun to a conclusion. It’s a tale that will forever change Conan’s life — and the adventures that follow feature a more savage Conan, fiercer than ever and truly unbound! Plus: Thrilling sequels to The Hour of the Dragon, an offbeat What If? tale that places Conan in the middle of modern-day New York City and a massive trove of original art, essays and behind-the-scenes material!

Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) #84-115 and ANNUAL #4-6 and WHAT IF? (1977) #13.

Full Color, 880 pages, $125.00, On sale July 15.


SOLOMON KANE: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC 
Written by Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas, Don Glut & more
Penciled by David Wenzel, Howard Chaykin, Steve Carr, Bret Blevins, Mike Mignola, John Bogdanove, John Ridgeway, Al Williamson & more
NEW Cover by TBA
Cover by Howard Chaykin, Frank Giacoia & John Romita (Direct Market only)

He’s a weapon of God, stalking the Sixteenth Century! A tall, grim wanderer, roving the Earth to right all its wrongs! Let those who worship the power of evil beware, lest they face…Solomon Kane! He sprang from the mind of Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard — and just like the Cimmerian, this Puritan adventurer was a comic book sensation! Now Kane’s complete, classic Marvel adventures are collected in one jaw-dropping Omnibus volume! Featuring adaptations of Howard’s formative tales and new chapters by such scribes as Roy Thomas and Ralph Macchio — all filled with pirates, cannibals, demons and vampires!

Collecting MARVEL PREMIERE (1972) 33-34; SOLOMON KANE (1985) 1-6; MATERIAL FROM CONAN SAGA (1987) 50, DRACULA LIVES! (1973) 3, KULL AND THE BARBARIANS (1975) 2-3, MARVEL PREVIEW (1975) 19, MONSTERS UNLEASHED (1973) 1, SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) 13-14, 18-20, 22, 25, 26, 33-34, 37, 39, 41, 53-54, 62, 83, 162, 169, 171, 219, 220.

Full Color, 624 pages, $100.00, On sale June 24.


Wednesday, December 18, 2019

CONAN: SERPENT WAR #2 
Now available!  

Jim Zub (Writer)
Stephen Segovia (Art)
Carlos Pacheco (Cover)
Luke Ross (Variant Cover)

JAMES ALLISON will soon die. But it's not his first death. He's lived many lives, in many places - lives he can recall in vivid detail. But when an Elder God called the WYRM reaches across time to James, an ages-spanning quest begins! The serpent god SET plans to usher in an eternity of darkness, and only the chosen warriors across time and space have a hope of stopping him: CONAN THE BARBARIAN, SOLOMON KANE, DARK AGNES, and the man known as MOON KNIGHT!

In an unprecedented comics event, Robert E. Howard's characters join forces along with Marvel's Moon Knight, in an all-new saga built on REH and Marvel lore from across the ages!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99


Sunday, December 15, 2019

New at Howard Works

Newton Compton Editori / Compagnia del Fantastico (Italian)  
I figli di Asshur (1994)
Featuring:
"The Footfalls Within"
"The Hills of the Dead"
"The Children of Asshur"
"The Castle of the Devil"
http://howardworks.com/I_figli_di_Asshur-Newton_Compton.html


Newton Compton Editori (Italian)  
I figli di Asshur (2012 & 2018)
Featuring:
"The Footfalls Within"
"The Hills of the Dead"
"The Children of Asshur"
"The Castle of the Devil"
http://howardworks.com/I_figli_di_Asshur-Newton_Compton-2012-2018.html



Thanks to Rusty Burke and REHupa for the info and scans.

Rusty Burke
Seanchai #60 (distributed in REHupa #108)
Featuring:
To Robert W. Gordon, February 4, 1925,
"I am sending you a few songs . . ."
To Robert W. Gordon, February 15, 1926,
"I was delighted to receive your letter . . ."
To Robert W. Gordon, January 2, 1927,
"Upon seeing a request of yours in a late . . ."
http://howardworks.com/Seanchai60-REHupa108-RustyBurke.html



Marvel Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 Number 24
Featuring:
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"Cimmeria" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/SavageSwordofConanV1N24-Marvel.html




Friday, December 13, 2019

“The Howards Are a Moving People”
By Rob Roehm

New post at the Howard History blog.
https://howardhistory.com/2019/12/13/the-howards-are-a-moving-people/







Robert E. Howard Changed My Life 
Coming in 2020!

Recently publisher Rogue Blades Foundation announced the release next year of the title Robert E. Howard Changed My Life.

Award-winning author Adrian Cole will appear in that book.

Cole offers some of his memories of discovering Howard and how such affected his writing career in a new article posted at Black Gate.








Thursday, December 12, 2019

Conan le Cimmérien - Le Peuple du Cercle Noir N&B
The People of the Black Circle
Now available!

In the kingdom of Vendhya, when the king has just been defeated by the spells of the black prophets of Yimsha, his sister, Yasmina, decides to avenge her ... She decides, to take care of it, to make contact with Conan, then head of afghuli tribe. But while many of his warriors have just been killed by the men of the kingdom of Vendhya, he has other plans in mind. The princess believed she could use the Cimmerian, it is rather she who will serve her interests ...

Sylvain Runberg and the prodigious draftsman Jae Kwang adapt one of Robert E. Howard's most ambitious and complex narratives. An adventure where epic battles, witchcraft and plots mingle in a fantasy, mystical and scary Orient.

Scriptwriter: Sylvain Runberg
Designer: Park Jae Kwang
Format: 275 x 365 mm
Pages: 72
29.50 €



AGE OF CONAN: VALERIA #5 (of 5) 
Now available!

Meredith Finch (Writer)
Aneke (Art)
Jay Anacleto (Cover)

THE DEADLY TRUTH REVEALED!

* At last - the final showdown between Valeria and her quarry!
* But as VALERIA confronts the shocking revelations of her brother's death, what will this mean for her, and for the Knights of Mitra?
* All your questions will be answered!
Plus: The final chapter of the all-new novella "THE FALL OF THOTH-AMON."

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99


THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #12 
Now available!

Frank Tieri (Writer)
Andrea Di Vito (Art)
Dave Wilkens (Cover)
Patch Zircher (Variant Cover)

A DEMON IN ARGOS!

* After witnessing a heinous crime, CONAN hunts down a mysterious demonic sect.
* But whatever his intentions, Conan may well doom the nation if he doesn't solve the mystery in time!
* An epic quest across the Kothian Hills and a surprise twist!
* Plus: The concluding chapter of the all-new novella "THE SHADOW OF VENGEANCE."

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99


Barbarian Life: 
A Literary Biography of Conan the Barbarian (Volume Two) 
by Roy Thomas (Author), Bob McLain (Editor)
Now available!

Know Again, O Reader...
In thousands of four-color panels for Marvel Comics, Roy Thomas told the tale of Robert E. Howard’s greatest creation, Conan the Barbarian. Now, in this definitive biography and analysis, Roy chronicles Conan’s comic-book life, issue by issue, plot by plot, and artist by artist.

For ten years, from October 1970 when Roy and artist Barry Smith assembled the first issue of Marvel's Conan the Barbarian, to October 1980 when Roy and artist John Buscema completed their last issue together on the series, Thomas wrote of Conan's gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth—as well as the wars, the wenches, and the wizardry that bedeviled the Cimmerian from one issue to the next.

In this second of three volumes, Roy Thomas explains the creative process behind nearly 50 issues (#52–#100) of Conan the Barbarian. Roy talks about how he plotted and scripted each issue, devised new adventures for Conan that expanded Howard's original stories into a world-spanning epic, and worked with such Conan artists and inkers as John Buscema, Gil Kane, Ernie Chan, and George Roussos.

Whether you’re a Conan fan or a comics fan, you'll enjoy this in-depth look at a Marvel comic-book classic.

Paperback: 292 pages
Publisher: Pulp Hero Press
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
$19.95

Amazon  


Sunday, December 8, 2019

New at Howard Works

Newton Compton Editori / Compagnia del Fantastico (Italian)
Chiodi Rossi (1995)
Featuring:   "Red Nails"
http://howardworks.com/Chiodi_Rossi-Newton_Compton.html


Newton Compton Editori (Italian)
Chiodi Rossi  (2012 & 2018)
Featuring:   "Red Nails"
http://howardworks.com/Chiodi_Rossi-Newton_Compton-2012-2018.html


Fiction House Press
Magazine of Horror #17   (2019)
Featuring:   "Dermod's Bane"
http://howardworks.com/magazineofhorror17-FictionHousePress.html


Marvel Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 Number 23
Featuring: 
"The Pool of the Black One" (Part 2 of 2)
"The Striking of the Gong"
"Tarentella" (poem, lines 32-37)
http://howardworks.com/SavageSwordofConanV1N23-Marvel.html




Wednesday, December 4, 2019

SAVAGE AVENGERS #8 (Featuring Conan) 
Now available!

Gerry Duggan (Writer) • Patch Zircher (Art)
Cover by Valerio Giangiordano

Conan hates wizards, but this holiday he has to deal with both Dr. Strange & Dr. Doom.
Ho-ho-holy $@#%!
Can these three set aside their differences to deal with Kulan Gath, the name on the top of their naughty list?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99


TRUE BELIEVERS: 
SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS #3
CONAN: SERPENT WAR #0 
Now available!

Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway (Writers)
Gil Kane & Ernie Chan (Art)
Gil Kane (Cover)

Witness one of James Allison’s past lives in this adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s classic!
Reprinting Supernatural Thrillers (1973) #3

Full Color, 32 pages, $1.00


CONAN: SERPENT WAR #1 
Now available!

Jim Zub (Writer)
Scot Eaton (Art)
Carlos Pacheco (Cover)
Neal Adams (Variant Cover)

JAMES ALLISON will soon die. But it’s not his first death. He’s lived many lives, in many places – lives he can recall in vivid detail. But when an Elder God called the WYRM reaches across time to James, an ages-spanning quest begins! The serpent god SET plans to usher in an eternity of darkness, and only the chosen warriors across time and space have a hope of stopping him: CONAN THE BARBARIAN, SOLOMON KANE, DARK AGNES, and the man known as MOON KNIGHT! In an unprecedented comics event, Robert E. Howard’s characters join forces along with Marvel’s Moon Knight, in an all-new saga built on REH and Marvel lore from across the ages!

In an unprecedented comics event, Robert E. Howard's characters join forces along with Marvel's Moon Knight, in an all-new saga built on REH and Marvel lore from across the ages!

Full Color, 40 pages, $4.99



Monday, December 2, 2019

Upcoming REH related publications.
Target ship dates as of 12/02/2019
All dates are subject to change.

Available since last update (11/01/2019)
AGE OF CONAN: VALERIA #4 (Marvel)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #11 (Marvel)
CONAN 2099 #1 (Marvel)
SAVAGE AVENGERS #7 (Marvel)
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN:
    THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOLUME 2 HC (Marvel)
SAVAGE AVENGERS VOLUME 1: CITY OF SICKELS TPB (Marvel)
THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #11 (Marvel)

In your future

12/04/2019
CONAN: SERPENT WAR #1 (of 4)(Marvel)
SAVAGE AVENGERS #8 (Marvel)
TRUE BELIEVERS: SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS #3 - CONAN: SERPENT WAR #0 (Marvel)

12/11/2019
AGE OF CONAN: VALERIA #5 (of 5)(Marvel)
THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #12 (Marvel)

12/18/2019
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #12 (Marvel)
CONAN: SERPENT WAR #2 (of 4) (Marvel)

01/01/2020
CONAN: THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON TPB (Marvel)
CONAN CHRONICLES EPIC COLLECTION: THE BATTLE OF SHAMLA PASS TPB

01/08/2020
CONAN: SERPENT WAR #3 (of 4) (Marvel)

01/15/2020
CONAN THE BARBARIAN:
     THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOLUME 3 (Marvel)
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: CONAN THE GAMBLER TPB (Marvel)
SAVAGE AVENGERS #9 (Marvel)

01/22/2020
CONAN: SERPENT WAR #4 (of 4)(Marvel)

02/05/2020
CONAN: BATTLE FOR THE SERPENT CROWN #1 (OF 5) (Marvel)
DARK AGNES #1 (OF 5)(Marvel)

02/12/2020
SAVAGE AVENGERS #10 (Marvel)

02/19/2020
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #13 (Marvel)

03/18/2020
CONAN THE BARBARIAN VOLUME 2:
    THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CONAN BOOK TWO TPB (Marvel)

05/20/2020
THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN:
     THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOLUME 3 (Marvel)

To Be Announced
CONAN AND THE LIVING PLAGUE (Titan)


Sunday, December 1, 2019

New at Howard Works

Letterelettriche (Italian)
Lost Tales: Sword & Sorcery Numero 2
Featuring:   "Solomon Kane's Homecoming (1, poem)
http://howardworks.com/Lost_Tales_Sword_and_Sorcery_Numero_2-Letterelettriche.html



Loescher Editore  (Italian)
Racconti Fantasy
Featuring:  "Red Nails"
http://howardworks.com/Racconti_Fantasy-Loescher_Editore.html


Thanks to Rusty Burke and REHupa for the info and scans.

Rusty Burke
Seanchai #51 (distributed in REHupa #99)
Featuring:  "The Road to Yesterday" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Seanchai51-REHupa99-RustyBurke.html




Marvel Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 Number 22
Featuring:   "The Pool of the Black One" (Part 1 of 2)
http://howardworks.com/SavageSwordofConanV1N22-Marvel.html