Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Robert E. Howard Art Chronology
Kickstarter project now online!


An art history of Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan) publications in pulps, comics and novels! 
Four fully illustrated volumes!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/600766964/robert-e-howard-art-chronology














Sunday, July 25, 2021

New at Howard Works

Cátedra (Spanish)
La reina de la Costa Negra y otros relatos de Conan

Featuring:  
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"Beyond the Black River"
"Red Nails"
http://howardworks.com/La_reina_de_la_Costa_Negra-Catedra.html



Thanks to Rafal Chojnacki for the information on this title.

Klubowe (Polish)
Smoczy krysztal

Featuring:   "Exile of Atlantis"
http://howardworks.com/Smoczy_krysztal-Klubowe.html


DMR Books
Prehistoric Adventures
 
Featuring:  "Spear and Fang"
http://howardworks.com/PrehistoricAdventures-DMRBooks.html



Rich Jervis
Hardwired Hinterland Volume 2 Number 7 [Distributed in REHUPA #130]

Featuring:
"Always Comes Evening" (poem, lines 4-8 only)  
"The Song of a Mad Minstrel"  (poem, lines 25-28 only)  
http://howardworks.com/HardwiredHinterlandV2N7-REHupa130-RichJervis.html




Dark Horse Comics
Conan and the People of the Black Circle #4

Featuring:
"The People of the Black Circle" (Part 4 of 4)
To H. P. Lovecraft, July 1935,
"Thanks very much for the fine post cards . . ." (brief excerpt)
http://howardworks.com/ConanandthePeopleoftheBlackCircle4-DarkHorse.html



Black Stone Press
Swords of Havoc

Featuring: Articles on REH
http://howardworks.com/Swords_of_Havoc-BlackStonePress.html

Updated to add the print edition published in June 2021.





Friday, July 23, 2021

Ablaze Publishing
Coming in October and November!

THE CIMMERIAN: BEYOND THE BLACK RIVER #1
Writer: Robert E. Howard, Mathieu Gabella 
Art: Anthony Jean
Cover A: Clara Tessier
Cover B: Anthony Jean
Cover C: Breno Tamura
Cover D: 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!

The Picte country is an obscure jungle where the border between civilization and barbarism is thin. Only one thing symbolizes it: the Black River, which it is claimed that no white man was able to cross and come back alive. None, except Conan. In the heart of this green hell, the Cimmerian meets Balthus, a young voluntary peasant whom he saves at the last minute from the clutches of fierce Pictish warriors. Together, they will try to lend a hand to the colonists who have established themselves here, on these hostile lands, in the last bastion of civilization. With a dozen men, they will have to find the powerful sorcerer Zogar Sag before he succeeds in uniting the clans and initiating his bloody invasion…

Full Color, 7x10, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale October 6.






THE CIMMERIAN VOLUME 3 
IRON SHADOWS  IN THE MOON & 
THE MAN-EATERS OF ZAMBOULA

Writers: Virginie Augustin and Gess
Art: Virginie Augustin, and Gess 
Cover: Virginie Augustin, and Gess

BY CROM! 
Robert E. Howard's famous Cimmerian UNCENSORED! 
Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended! 

In Iron Shadows in the Moon, a young woman in danger is pursued by her vile master. Conan, whose family has just been wiped out by this same master, puts an end to the beauty's pursuer and saves her with a blow of his sword. Bound by fate, the couple decides to hit the road together. Their journey takes them to an island where they discover strange ruins inhabited by dark magic. Their paradise-like refuge soon turns into a suffocating nightmare where shadows lurk. Who knows the extent of the dangers that lie there? They will quickly learn that on an island, the biggest threat does not always come from the outside…

In The Man-Eaters of Zamboula, the Cimmerian finds himself in the land of a thousand and one nights! A crossroads of beliefs, languages, and cultures, the mythical trading city of Zamboula is also the scene of many dark legends. Upon paying the city a visit, Conan is warned of the dangers of Aram Baksh's home. It is said that most of the foreigners who stay there disappear under obscure circumstances…and it is precisely there that the Cimmerian is spending the night. But by lifting the veil on these mysterious cases of kidnappings, the Cimmerian will discover another secret, even more terrible, linked to the whole of the city of Zamboula…

BONUS: Includes the original Robert E Howard prose stories and a complete cover gallery!

Hardcover, 7x10, 168 pages, Full Color, $24.99, On sale November 24.



Marvel Comics August REH Solicitations for October
with collections in December!

SAVAGE AVENGERS #25
Written by Gerry Duggan
Art by Patch Zircher
Cover by Valerio Giangiordano

Can the unexpected entrance of an old villain help the Savage Avengers overcome the monstrous Kulan Gath? The entire Earth better hope so!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale October 6.



CONAN THE BARBARIAN EPIC COLLECTION: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS
QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST TPB

Volume #4 in the Conan the Barbarian Epic Collections
Written by Roy Thomas with Fred Blosser
Penciled by John Buscema with Mike Ploog & Tim Conrad
Cover by John Buscema

In these pages Conan meets the Queen of the Black Coast in one of the most captivating pairings in comics! But first, he teams up with Red Sonja in one of Roy Thomas and John Buscema's finest tales! Then, Conan's travels through the western wastelands bring readers the tear-jerking "Last Ballad of Laza-Lanti," the fearsome threat of Shokkoth and a flashback tale of from the Cimmerian's youth! Next, the saga of Lupalina the Wolf-Woman takes Conan to the castle keep of the death-dealing Unos! Along the way, Conan picks up sidekicks Yusef and Tara and comes face-to-face with his biggest challenge: himself! We conclude with the debut and origin of Bêlit, the pirate queen that would become Conan's partner in love and war. Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) #43-59 and material from SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #1.

Full Color, 360 pages, $39.99, On sale December 1.



CONAN: THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE AND OTHER STORIES TPB

Written by Fred Van Lente, Michael Moreci, Paul Tobin & More
Penciled by Ariel Olivetti, José Luis, Wellinton Alves & More
Cover by Ariel Olivetti

Savage tales of the iconic barbarian! When an agent of the dreaded Black Seers of Yimsha assassinates the King of Vendhya, the king's sister Yasmina inherits the throne — and vows vengeance! But her plans against the Black Seers are derailed when she is kidnapped — by Conan?! Before long the Cimmerian has ruthless mercenaries, vengeance-crazed tribesmen, sinister sorcerers and an entire army hard on his heels — and that's just how he likes it! Plus: Conan's journeys continue, taking him from the Exiled Lands to Hesterm and beyond. Thieves, demons, warriors and more all await him — and all will fall prey to his savage sword! 

Collecting CONAN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE #1-4, CONAN: CHILDREN OF THE SUN, CONAN: EXILES, and material from DARK HORSE PRESENTS (2014) #21 and ROBERT E. HOWARD'S SAVAGE SWORD #1-4 and #6-10.

Full Color, 224 pages, $39.99, On sale December 15.






Wednesday, July 21, 2021

THE CIMMERIAN VOLUME 2 
THE FROST GIANTS DAUGHTER & 
THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE
Now available!

Writers: Sylvain Runberg, Robin Recht
Art: Jae Kwang Park, Robin Recht 
Cover: Robin Recht, Jae Kwang Park

BY CROM! 
Robert E. Howard's famous Cimmerian UNCENSORED! 
Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended! 

The Cimmerian Vol 2 includes two complete stories, The People of The Black Circle, and The Frost-Giant's Daughter, plus bonus material, including the original prose stories, in one hardcover collection!
In The People of the Black Circle, the king has just died in the kingdom of Vendhya, struck down by the spells of the black prophets of Yimsha. The king's sister, Yasmina, decides to avenge him…and contacts Conan. Sylvain Runberg and prodigious designer/illustrator Jae Kwang Park adapt one of the most ambitious and complex Conan stories of Robert E. Howard. An adventure where epic battles, witchcraft and plots mingle in a mystical and scary Orient. Where revenge is an art…

In The Frost-Giant's Daughter, Conan, the only survivor of a ferocious battle, sits in the midst of a bloodstained snow field. When the fight is over, the Cimmerian suddenly finds himself overcome with deep weariness and disgust. Until the moment he meets a redheaded woman of supernatural beauty, blinding like the glow of the sun on the snow. A mythical tale both in both form and substance, The Frost-Giant's Daughter is masterfully adapted by Robin Recht, who manages to capture the essence of this whirlwind tale of violent desire…a true love trap in which the force of will of the Cimmerian is put to the test.

Hardcover, 7x10, 168 pages, Full Color, $24.99





SAVAGE AVENGERS #22
Now available!

Written by Gerry Duggan
Art by Patch Zircher
Cover by Valerio Giangiordano

Conan and Ghost Rider get to the bottom of Nightmare's machinations and his werewolves' origins...and Johnny Blaze isn't the first Ghost Rider that Conan has encountered ? he knew one back in Hyboria that rode around on a GIANT SPIDER.

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99



Sunday, July 18, 2021

New at Howard Works

Bucanero (Spanish)
Bucanero 2

 Featuring: "Blades for France"
http://howardworks.com/Bucanero2-Bucanero.html



Bucanero  (Spanish)
Bucanero 3

Featuring:  "Mistress of Death" (Second draft) 
http://howardworks.com/Bucanero3-Bucanero.html



Rich Jervis
Hardwired Hinterland 7 [Distributed in REHupa #127]

Featuring: 
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, poem, lines 21-32) 
"Red Blades of Black Cathay" (verse heading, lines 1-4)
"Men of the Shadows" (verse heading, lines 1-8) 
"Desert Dawn" (poem)
"The Heart of the Sea's Desire" (poem, lines 1-8 only)
"The Tempter" (poem, lines 27-40)
"Lines Written In the Realization That I Must Die" (poem, lines 7-10 &
21-24)
http://howardworks.com/HardwiredHinterland7-REHupa127-RichJervis.html





Ablaze Publishing
The Cimmerian: Iron Shadows in the Moon #3

Featuring: 
"Iron Shadows in the Moon" (Part 3 of 3)
"Shadows in the Moonlight" (Part 3 of 3)
http://howardworks.com/TheCimmerian-IronShadowsintheMoon3-Ablaze.html




Dark Horse Comics
Conan and the People of the Black Circle #3

Featuring: 
"The People of the Black Circle" (Part 3 of 4)
To H. P. Lovecraft, July 1935,
 "Thanks very much for the fine post cards . . ." (brief excerpt)
http://howardworks.com/ConanandthePeopleoftheBlackCircle3-DarkHorse.html








Thursday, July 15, 2021

THE CIMMERIAN: THE MAN-EATERS OF ZAMBOULA #1
Now available!

Writer: Robert E. Howard, Gess
Art: Gess
Cover A: Yanick Paquette
Cover B: Moritat
Cover C: Gess
Cover D: Robin Recht wraparound
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!

The Cimmerian in the land of a thousand and one nights!
A crossroads of beliefs, languages and cultures, the mythical trading city of Zamboula is also the scene of many dark legends. Upon paying the city a visit, Conan is warned of the dangers of Aram Baksh's home. It is said that most of the foreigners who stay there disappear under obscure circumstances...and it is precisely there that the Cimmerian is spending the night. But by lifting the veil on these mysterious cases of kidnappings, the Cimmerian will discover another secret, even more terrible, linked to the whole city of Zamboula...

A story imbued with orientalism and macabre witchcraft, The Man-Eaters of Zamboula offers writer/artist Gess the opportunity to deliver his vision of Robert E. Howard's hero in a comic book story of exotic, erotic and dark beauty.

Bonus Material: The original Robert E. Howard prose story is included!

Full Color, 7x10, 32 pages, $3.99











CONAN THE BARBARIAN #23
Now available! 

Written by Jim Zub
Art by Cory Smith
Covers by Geof Shaw; Kyle Hotz

HUNTER OR HUNTED?
* CONAN has been framed for the murder of the emperor and is hunted by the Imperial Guard.
* But Conan has not survived the Hyborian Age without learning some hunting tactics of his own・
* The dramatic conclusion to the Nightstar saga!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99



The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume 1
Now available to order!

The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard reveals a side of Howard’s personality that readers of his fiction might not suspect existed. Full of humor, philosophical musings, travelogue, historical sketches, and opinions on contemporary politics and events – local, national, and international – Howard’s letters provide important insight into the life and times of one of the most influential pulp-era writers of the twentieth century.

This three-volume, limited-edition series collects all the known letters written by REH. The collection includes dozens of previously unpublished letters and hundreds of poems that made their initial appearance in these volumes. This three-volume set collects more than 330 letters, from the early ones to his Texas friends, most notably Tevis Clyde Smith, and continuing through correspondence with fellow writers Clark Ashton Smith, E. Hoffmann Price, and others. Also included are Howard’s letters to H. P. Lovecraft, which constitute one of the most intriguing correspondence cycles in the history of fantasy fiction.

This book is currently available in hardback with dust jacket, and will soon be available in trade paperback. New cover art by Mark Wheatley. Introduction and notes by Rusty Burke. Edited by Rob Roehm and John Bullard. 

A full listing of contents can be found at http://www.howardworks.com/collectedletters1-rehfoundation.html.




Sunday, July 11, 2021

New at Howard Works

Independently Published (Italian)
I Racconti Perduti
Featuring: 
"The Shadow of Doom"
"The Supreme Moment"
"The Hand of Obeah"
"The Brazen Peacock"
"Black Country"
"A Horror in the Night"
"Under the Baobab Tree"
"The Cobra in the Dream"
http://howardworks.com/I_Racconti_Perduti-IndependentlyPublished.html



Bucanero (Spanish)
Bucanero 1

Featuring:   "Sword Woman"
http://howardworks.com/Bucanero1-Bucanero.html



Bob Schwartz
The Flaming Circle of Troglis #14 [Distributed in REHUPA #67]

Featuring: 
"The Phoenix on the Sword"  (Chapter 4 verse heading only)
http://howardworks.com/FlamingCircleofTrogris14-REHupa67-BobSchwartz.html





Ablaze Publishing
The Cimmerian: Iron Shadows in the Moon #2

Featuring: 
"Iron Shadows in the Moon" (Part 2 of 3, graphic adaptation)
"Shadows in the Moonlight" (Part 2 of 3)
http://howardworks.com/TheCimmerian-IronShadowsintheMoon2-Ablaze.html






Dark Horse Comics
Conan and the People of the Black Circle #2

Featuring:    
"The People of the Black Circle" (Part 2 of 4, graphic adaptation)
To H. P. Lovecraft, March 6, 1933,
 "I have just read your recent letter . . ." (brief excerpt)
http://howardworks.com/ConanandthePeopleoftheBlackCircle2-DarkHorse.html



Starmont House
A Gazeteer of the Hyborian World of Conan

This page was updated to add reference to and images of the 
40.5 x 28 inch Map of the Hyborian Age of Conan that 
goes along with the Gazeteeer.

Featuring:  "Notes on Various Peoples of the Hyborian Age"
http://howardworks.com/gazeteerofthehyborianworld.html