Solomon Kane: The Weird Tales Adaptations

New post at the Darkworlds blog.
http://darkworldsquarterly.gwthomas.org/solomon-kane-the-weird-tales-adaptations/

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #12 
Now available!

Jason Aaron  (Writer)
Mahmud Asrar  (Art)
Esad Ribic (Cover)
Ron Garney (Variant Cover)

THE EPIC CONCLUSION OF THE LIFE & DEATH OF CONAN!

* RAZAZEL has risen!
* CONAN has fallen!
* CROM may not care, but you CANNOT miss this issue!
* Plus: The final chapter of the all-new novella "BLACK STARLIGHT."THE EPIC CONCLUSION OF THE LIFE & DEATH OF CONAN!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

ABLAZE GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR 
'UNCENSORED' CONAN COMICS SERIES 
'THE CIMMERIAN'

New post at ICv2.
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/45036/ablaze-gets-green-light-uncensored-conan-comics-series-the-cimmerian

New at Howard Works

Newton Compton Editori / Compagnia del Fantastico (Italian)
Le Ali Notturne (1995)
Featuring:
"Wings in the Night"
"Red Shadows"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
"Hawk of Basti"
"Rattle of Bones"
"Death's Black Riders"
"Skulls in the Stars"
http://howardworks.com/Le_Ali_Notturne-Newton_Compton.html

Newton Compton Editori (Italian)
Le Ali Notturne (2012 & 2018)
Featuring:
"Wings in the Night"
"Red Shadows"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
"Hawk of Basti"
"Rattle of Bones"
"Death's Black Riders"
"Skulls in the Stars"
http://howardworks.com/Le_Ali_Notturne-Newton_Compton-2012-2018.html

Robert E. Howard Foundation
The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Volume 13 Number 2
Featuring:
"The Man-Eaters of Zamboula" (Part 2 of 2)
"Recompense" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/rehfoundationsnewsletterV13N2.html

Marvel Comics
Conan: The Hour of the Dragon
Featuring:  "The Hour of the Dragon" (graphic adaptation)
http://howardworks.com/Conan-HouroftheDragon-Marvel.html

Updated with new images.
Thanks to Ståle Gismervik

Farrar & Rinehart
Sleep No More:: Twenty Masterpieces of Horror for the Connoisseur
Featuring: "The Black Stone"
http://howardworks.com/sleep_no_more-farrar-rinehart.html

THE CIMMERIAN: RED NAILS #1
Coming in April!

(Writer) Regis Hautiere (Art) Olivier Vatine, Didier Cassegrain
Cover A: Didier Cassegrain
Cover B: Steve Morris
Cover C: Viktor Kalvachev
Cover D: Didier Cassegrain wrap around
Cover E: Fritz Casas

Robert E. Howard's Conan is brought to life uncensored! 
Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. 
Read the story as he intended!

In Red Nails, Conan finds himself in the Darfar region, whose territory is almost entirely covered by a huge forest.  Here he pledges himself a mercenary, promising his sword to the highest bidder, fighting alongside fellow mercenary and fierce female warrior Valeria.  After a clash against a terrible dragon, the two go to a strange fortified city, apparently deserted… but the duo will quickly discover that a civilization lives hidden inside, and that the citadel hides a heavy secret.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale April 15!

Ablaze Publishing

Marvel Comics February REH Solicitations 
for April 2020 and beyond!


CONAN THE BARBARIAN #15  
Written by Jim Zub
Art by Roge Antonio
Cover by E.M. Gist
Variant Cover by Tommy Lee Edwards

MURDER IN THE PITS OF THE CRUCIBLE!
• CONAN’s fate is altered by the sudden murder of one of the contestants!
• But as all signs point to Conan’s guilt, has he fallen victim to a cruel betrayal…or a demonic possession clouding his actions?
• The Crucible tournament continues with its deadliest twist yet!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale April 22.

CONAN: BATTLE FOR THE SERPENT CROWN #3 (OF 5) 
Saladin Ahmed (Writer) • Luke Ross (Art)
Cover by Mahmud Asrar

CONAN IN WAKANDA!
• CONAN’s quest for the SERPENT CROWN has transported him and co-adventurer NYLA SKIN to WAKANDA!
• The technologically advanced nation will certainly take the Barbarian by surprise…but not nearly as much as the even more ancient discovery hidden there!
• And if Conan thinks he’s going to steal from a country protected by the BLACK PANTHER…he’s got another thing coming!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale April 8.

DARK AGNES #3 (OF 5) 
Becky Cloonan (Writer) • Luca Pizzari (Art)
Cover by Stephanie Hans

DUEL TO THE DEATH!
• The DUKE may be away, but the palace is not safe for wanted brigands AGNES and ETIENNE!
• Agnes encounters a bitter enemy – and she’ll stop at nothing to get her revenge!
• Meanwhile, a plot is put into motion that may cut Agnes’ stay at the palace very short indeed…

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale April 15.

SAVAGE AVENGERS #12 (Featuring Conan) 
Gerry Duggan (Writer) • Adam Gorham (Art)
Cover by Valerio Giangiordano

Something is killing the Shuma Goraths!
That’s usually great news, but Kulan Gath thinks he’s finally figured out how to consume the elder god, and it’s BAD NEWS for our plane of existence.
Dr. Strange and Elektra recruit Conan for their plan to kill Kulan Gath. Now that is some GREAT NEWS.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale April 15.

THE MARVEL ART OF SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN HC 
Written by John Rhett Thomas
Penciled by Various
Cover by Earl Norem


The majestic art of legendary black-and-white magazine THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN is presented in a deluxe hardcover art book worthy of Crom himself!

Following the massive success of Marvel’s color CONAN THE BARBARIAN comic, the Hyborian was given his own B&W magazine to better capture the bone-crushing action of the barbarian’s world. Stripped down to pencil-and-inks essentials, Conan took on a new savagery drawn by masters such as Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema and Ernie Chan. The series’ fully painted covers featured gorgeous illustrations by Boris Vallejo, Michael Kaluta, Earl Norem and others — while the many pinups and spot illustrations are hidden gems waiting to be rediscovered by Conan fans. With 235 issues in its epic history, there is no shortage of mind-blowing SAVAGE SWORD art — and this deluxe hardcover shares the best of it!

Hardcover, Full Color & B&W, 224 pages, $50.00, On sale August 8.

Happy 114th Birthday, Robert E. Howard

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
https://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2020/01/happy-114th-birthday-robert-e-howard.html

CONAN: SERPENT WAR #4 
Now available!

Jim Zub (Writer)
Luca Pizzari & Vanessa Del Rey (Art)
Carlos Pacheco (Cover)

• At last - AGNES, KANE, and MOON KNIGHT join CONAN in the Hyborian Age for the final showdown between SET, the WYRM, and…KHONSHU?!
• JAMES ALLISON brought them together, but will KHONSHU tear them apart?
• The thrilling conclusion to the ages-spanning saga that will have ramifications on the future of the assembled cast!

Full Color, 40 pages, $4.99

New at Howard Works

Newton Compton Editori / Compagnia del Fantastico (Italian)
L'ora del dragone (1994)
Featuring:  "The Hour of the Dragon"
http://howardworks.com/LOraDelDragone-NewtonCompton.html

Newton Compton Editori (Italian)
L'ora del dragone (2012 & 2018)
Featuring:   "The Hour of the Dragon"
http://howardworks.com/LOraDelDragone-NewtonCompton-2012-1018.html

Rusty Burke
Seanchai #112 [Distributed in REHupa #200]
Featuring:
Letter to Edna Mann, October 30, 1926,
    "As usual I have to start . . ."
http://howardworks.com/Seanchai112-REHupa200-RustyBurke.html

Thanks to Lee Breakiron for the scans.
Thanks to Dennis McHaney for providing me with the scans.

Marvel Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 Number 28
Featuring:  "Blood of the Gods"
http://howardworks.com/SavageSwordofConanV1N28-Marvel.html

Robert E. Howard Changed My Life

Author C L Werner is one of a number of authors to provide an essay for publisher Rogue Blades Foundation‘s release later this year of the book Robert E. Howard Changed My Life.

Werner writes of Howard and the influence of sword and sorcery literature.

New post at Black Gate blog.
https://www.blackgate.com/2020/01/10/rbf-author-writing-sword-and-sorcery-in-the-days-of-high-fantasy/

CONAN THE BARBARIAN: 
THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOLUME 3 
Now available!

Written by Roy Thomas with John Jakes and Len Wein
Penciled by John Buscema with Mike Ploog, Howard Chaykin, Val Mayerik & Vicente Alcazar
Covers by Frank Cho & Gil Kane

Reprints: Conan the Barbarian #52-83, Annual #2-3, Power Records: Conan the Barbarian – The Crawler in the Mists, material from F.O.O.M. #14

Hardcover, 824 pages, Full Color, $125.00

SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: 
CONAN THE GAMBLER TPB
Now available!

Written by Meredith Finch, Jim Zub & Roy Thomas
Penciled by Luke Ross, Patch Zircher & Alan Davis
Cover by Marco Checcetto

More foes fall before the savage sword of Conan! A past wrong comes back to haunt Conan in a tale of revenge! Stripped of his weapons, his strength and even his wits, the Cimmerian must dig deep if he wants to live to see the dawn! Then, a violent encounter in Shadizar puts young Conan in the hot seat in a deadly game of Serpent's Bluff! Now, he must navigate the seedy underworld of "civilized" gambling. But when the chips are down, he'll play his best hand -- the one holding good Brythunian steel!

Plus: Legendary creators Roy Thomas and Alan Davis spin an unforgettable tale as Conan leads a mysterious band of adventurers into the Himelian Mountains in search of a lost comrade. But Conan may get more than he bargained for when the startling truth behind the quest is uncovered!

Collecting SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (2019) #6-11.

Trade paperback, Full Color, 135 pages, $19.99

New at Howard Works

Newton Compton Editori / Compagnia del Fantastico (Italian)
I signori della spada (1994)
Featuring:
"The Temple of Abomination"
"Worms of the Earth"
"Kings of the Night"
"The Grey God Passes"
"The Dark Man"
http://howardworks.com/I_signori_della_spada-Newton_Compton.html

Newton Compton Editori (Italian)
I signori della spada (2012)
Featuring:
"The Temple of Abomination"
"Worms of the Earth"
"Kings of the Night"
"The Grey God Passes"
"The Dark Man"
http://howardworks.com/I_signori_della_spada-2012-Newton_Compton.html

Thanks to Rusty Burke for providing the scans.
Thanks to Leo Grin for making the scans.

Rusty Burke
Seanchai #82 [Distributed in REHupa #146]
Featuring: "The Skull of Silence" (verse heading)
http://howardworks.com/Seanchai82-REHupa146-RustyBurke.html

Marvel Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 Number 27
Featuring:  "Beyond the Black River" (Part 2 of 2)
http://howardworks.com/SavageSwordofConanV1N27-Marvel.html

Updated to include  "The Voice of El-Lil" which was adapted featuring
Conan as "The People of the Cataclysm"

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

SAVAGE AVENGERS #9 (Featuring Conan)
Now available!

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

The Quest to Kill Kulan Gath Part 1

Folks, we won’t mince words. Kulan Gath has got to go. If Conan The Barbarian, Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom can’t do it, then it can’t be done. Plus, what is the fate of Kulan Gath’s guest, Doctor Voodoo?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

CONAN: SERPENT WAR #3 
Now available!

Jim Zub (Writer)
Ig Guarra & Vanessa Del Rey (Art)
Carlos Pacheco (Cover)

THE LAST STAND OF CONAN, DARK AGNES, SOLOMON KANE & MOON KNIGHT!
• CONAN and DARK AGNES face off against the servants of SET in STYGIA!
• SOLOMON KANE and MOON KNIGHT encounter a bizarre relic – but will it aid their quest, or doom their compatriots?
• And what deadly secret lurks in the mind of JAMES ALLISON?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99

Howard Days 2020 
June 12th & 13th, 2020

The wheels have already been turning in getting Howard Days 2020 underway. Hope you can join us on Friday and Saturday, June 12th and 13th in Cross Plains, Texas at the Robert E. Howard Museum for The Best Two Days in Howard Fandom!

The theme of this year's event is "Celebrating REH in the Comics" and we're pulling out all the stops as we honor the 50th Anniversary of Marvel Comics Conan the Barbarian comic book. To further along our extravaganza, we have Roy Thomas as our Guest of Honor!

Yes, the man who started the Conan comic in 1970 will be at Howard Days! Roy has 50 years of stories about how he was the ground-breaker in getting the feisty Cimmerian into the comics and how he has continued to support our favorite barbarian.

And, that's not all. Since Marvel Comics re-acquired the Conan comic book rights earlier this year, they've been going great guns: not only are they currently producing three Conan titles, other Howard characters are making their way into comic book form. And we're going to have some of the Marvel creators in attendance at Howard Days 2020. You won't want to miss this one!

Details are still being hammered out, as you would expect, but we've got all kinds of surprises and special events that will happen in Cross Plains next June.

We'll get back to a more regular schedule of blogging now and keep you updated as the HD 2020 news comes down the pike. But it would probably be a good idea to think about coming down to Cross Plains next June and it's never too early to start planning for that.

All the basic Howard Days information & logistics is available here on this blog, so click some tabs if you have any questions. And make your plans to come join us in June!

Robert E. Howard Days

New at Howard Works

Newton Compton Editori / Compagnia del Fantastico (Italian)
La luna dei teschi (1994)
Featuring:
"The Moon of Skulls"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming (1, poem)
"Blades of the Brotherhood" (1)
"The One Black Stain" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/La_luna_dei_teschi-Newton_Compton.html

Newton Compton Editori (Italian)
La luna dei teschi (2012 & 2018)
Featuring:
"The Moon of Skulls"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming (1, poem)
"Blades of the Brotherhood" (1)
"The One Black Stain" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/La_luna_dei_teschi-Newton_Compton2012-2018.html

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

Rusty Burke
Seanchai #74 (Distributed in REHupa #125)
Featuring:
"Love's Young Dream" (poem)
"Never Beyond the Beast" (poem, lines 13-16)
http://howardworks.com/Seanchai74-REHupa125-RustyBurke.html

Marvel Comics
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 Number 26 
Featuring:  "Beyond the Black River" (Part 1 of 2)
http://howardworks.com/SavageSwordofConanV1N26-Marvel.html

Upcoming REH related publications.
Target ship dates as of 01/01/2020
All dates are subject to change.

Available since last update (12/01/2019)
AGE OF CONAN: VALERIA #5 (of 5)(Marvel)
CONAN: SERPENT WAR #1 (of 4)(Marvel)
CONAN: SERPENT WAR #2 (of 4) (Marvel)
SAVAGE AVENGERS #8 (Marvel)
THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #12 (Marvel)
TRUE BELIEVERS: SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS #3 - CONAN: SERPENT WAR #0 (Marvel)

In your future

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)

01/29/2020
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #12 (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)

03/04/2020
CONAN: BATTLE FOR THE SERPENT CROWN #2 (OF 5) (Marvel)
DARK AGNES #2 (OF 5) (Marvel)
SAVAGE AVENGERS #11 (Marvel)

03/18/2020
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #14 (Marvel)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN VOLUME 2:
  THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CONAN BOOK TWO TPB (Marvel)

04/01/2020
CONAN: THE BOOK OF THOTH AND OTHER STORIES TPB (Marvel)

04/22/2020
CONAN: SERPENT WAR TPB (Marvel)

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

06/24/2020
SOLOMON KANE: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC (Marvel)

07/15/2020
CONAN THE BARBARIAN:
  THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOLUME 4 HC (Marvel)

To Be Announced
CONAN AND THE LIVING PLAGUE (Titan)

CONAN: THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON TPB 
Now available!

Written by Roy Thomas
Penciled by Gil Kane & John Buscema
Cover by Gil Kane

Presenting Marvel's epic adaptation of Robert E. Howard's sole Conan novel, The Hour of the Dragon, plus its amazing comic book sequels!

The evil Xaltotun has returned from the dark ages of Acheron to depose Conan, King of Aquilonia. But while the world thinks him dead, Conan battles his way from dungeon to tower and mounts an all-out war -- for upon usurpers, Conan must mete out a savage vengeance! In the process, he encounters Zenobia, the stunning slave woman who will become a key figure in his future.

Classic creators Roy Thomas, Gil Kane and John Buscema bring the gripping story of palace intrigue and eldritch horrors to life -- and for the first time ever, the complete saga is presented in full color!

Collecting GIANT-SIZE CONAN #1-4, SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #8 (E STORY) and #10 and CONAN ANNUAL #4-5.

Trade paperback, Full Color, 288 pages, $34.99