Hither Came Conan: The Tower of the Elephant
By Jason M Waltz

New post at the Black Gate blog.
https://www.blackgate.com/2019/01/28/hither-came-conan-jason-m-waltz-the-tower-of-the-elephant/

New REH Posts at the DMR Books blog

A Brief REH-Inspired Guide to Writing Great Story Openings (Part One)

A Brief REH-Inspired Guide to Writing Great Story Openings (Part Two)

Robert E. Howard as a Writer of Consequence

Robert E. Howard and the Heroic Tradition

The People of the Heather: 
Robert E. Howard and Scotland

New post at The Blog That Time Forgot.
https://theblogthattimeforgot.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-people-of-heather-robert-e-howard.html

Hither Came Conan: 
Ruminations on “The Phoenix on the Sword”
By Bob Byrne

New post at the Black Gate blog.
https://www.blackgate.com/2019/01/22/hither-came-conan-ruminations-on-the-phoenix-on-the-sword/

Marvel Comics February Conan Solicitations

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5
by Jason Aaron and Mahmud Asrar
Cover by Esad Ribic
Variant Cover by Gabriel Hernandez Walta

SET SAIL ON A SHIP OF THE DEAD!

CONAN leaves the land for the life of a pirate!
How did he survive disaster during the most ominous voyage of his life on a ship surrounded by dead men? And the CRIMSON WITCH's dark plans for KING CONAN become grimly clear!

PLUS: The fifth chapter in the ALL-NEW Conan novella "BLACK STARLIGHT," begun in issue #1 of CONAN THE BARBARIAN!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale April 3.

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #4
Gerry Duggan (Writer)
Ron Garney (Art)
Cover by Alex Ross
Variant Cover by Adi Granov

THE BATTLE FOR STYGIA!

CONAN descends into a hidden labyrinth protected by an undead army and does battle with the forces of KOGA THUN! At stake -- the fate of Stygia!

Conan's friend SUTY begins a shocking transformation as he discovers what MENES has been hiding about the mysterious treasure they've been hunting...

PLUS: The next chapter in the all-new CONAN novella "THE SHADOW OF VENGEANCE", begun in issue #1 of SAVAGE SWORD!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale April 10.

AGE OF CONAN: BÊLIT #2 
Tini Howard (Writer)
Kate Niemczyk (Art)
Cover by Sana Takeda
Variant Cover by Rebekah Isaacs

FIRST BLOOD ON THE HIGH SEAS!

BELIT finds her first battle at sea!
But will her impetuous nature lead the crew to victory, or sink her ambitions before they've begun?
Either way, CAPTAIN SATURNINUS will need a new ship!

PLUS: The next chapter in the all-new BELIT prose novella!

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99, On sale April 10.

THE MARVEL ART OF CONAN THE BARBARIAN

Written by John Rhett Thomas
Penciled by Various
Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith

The Hyborian Age meets the Marvel Age in this stunning gallery of classic Conan comic art! The Cimmerian warrior made his comics mark at Marvel, and would hack and slash his way through three decades of phenomenal full-color storytelling in Conan the Barbarian and its many sister comics. This hardcover highlights the very best covers, pages and pinups from legendary titles such as Conan the Barbarian, Giant-Size Conan, King Conan and more -- from the seminal masterworks of Barry Windsor-Smith, to stunning interpretations by Gil Kane and Neal Adams, to a character-defining legacy by John Buscema, to gorgeous latter-day illustrations by Silvestri, Kaluta, Mignola and more! As Conan makes his highly anticipated return to the House of Ideas in 2019, immerse yourself in the vibrant and vivid world of Conan the Barbarian, and experience sensational sword-and-sorcery sagas in the Mighty Marvel Manner!

Hardcover, 8.5 x 10 7/8 inches, 224 pages, $50, On sale August 7.

The Virginia Howards
By Rob Roehm

New post at the Howard History blog.
https://howardhistory.com/2019/01/22/the-virginia-howards/

Happy 113th, Robert E. Howard

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
https://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2019/01/happy-113th-robert-e-howard.html