Wednesday, July 7, 2021

The Cromcast: A Weird Fiction Podcast

The 2021 audio recordings from Howard Days are now available!

Hile, Cromrades! Our final audio recordings (x2!) from Howard Days 2021 have dropped! For these episodes, we present the capstone event from Howard Days, the Porchlight Poetry event. Folks gather around after the BBQ on the last evening of the event, and recite their favorite Howard poems. 

For Part 1, we present the multi-language recitation of Howards' ‘Cimmeria!’ For Part 2 we have a wide variety of attendees reciting both some classics and some deep cuts. Hope you enjoy!!!

And just to keep it evergreen for the future, we have put the 4+ hours of audio recordings of the event in a shareable folder so that folks can access them all at once, and all in one place! 

Get the full complement of audio recordings by clicking here 

If you enjoy this recording, or you have ever enjoyed a REH story (and you know you have!), please consider donating to Project Pride. Whether it's $1, $5, or more, anything you can do to support Project Pride is appreciated and goes to maintaining the Robert E. Howard House and Museum. Donations are the only thing that keep the ship afloat, and Howard Days doesn't happen without them! You can send donations Project Pride at ProjPride@yahoo.com via Paypal, or can stick a few bucks in an envelope and mail to Project Pride, PO Box 534, Cross Plains, TX 76443.





SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN 
ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC VOL 05 
Now available!

Writer: Michael Fleisher & More
Art: John Buscema & More 
Covers: Mahmud Asrar & David Mattingly (Direct Edition)

New writers Michael Fleisher and Bruce Jones join Conan legend John Buscema to drive the barbarian’s black-and-white adventures into savage new directions! 

To topple a decadent royal, Conan must brave a moat of blood filled with gruesome monsters! And the barbarian survives a ship capsizing in storm-tossed seas only to awaken on the shores of an island filled with beautiful but deadly tiger-riding women warriors! Then, sadistic King Razak lures Conan into a death-filled maze! 

And writer Roy Thomas returns for a locked-door mystery set at sea, with Conan playing the sleuth! 
Plus: Comic-art master Alex Toth delivers a stunning Conan art portfolio, and Gil Kane and John Buscema both write and draw their barbarian backup features “Chane” and “Bront”! 

Collecting SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #61-72. 
Hardcover, B&W, 768 pages, $125.00








Sunday, July 4, 2021

The Cromcast: A Weird Fiction Podcast

Howard Days 2021 - When Conan Went Public!

A recording of the keynote speech from the Robert E. Howard Celebration Banquet from Friday, June 11th. The guest of honor is Roy Thomas, and introductory remarks are offered by Rusty Burke.

http://thecromcast.blogspot.com/2021/06/howard-days-2021-when-conan-went-public.html



New at Howard Works

Independently Published (Italian)
Un Gentleman di Bear Creek

Featuring:   "A Gent from Bear Creek"
http://howardworks.com/Un_Gentleman_di_Bear_Creek-IndependentlyPublished.html



Yorick Fantasy Magazine  (Italian)
Quando Emilio Salgari viaggiò con Miss Perkins

Featuring:  "A Pirate Remembers" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Quando_Emilio_Salgari_viaggio_con_Miss_Perkins-YorickFantasyMagazine.html




Bob Schwartz
The Flaming Circle of Trogris #8 [Distributed in REHupa #61]

Featuring:  "The Tempter" (poems, lines 17 - 20)
http://howardworks.com/FlamingCircleofTrogris8-REHupa61-BobSchwartz.html




Ablaze Publishing
The Cimmerian: Iron Shadows in the Moon #1

Featuring:
"Iron Shadows in the Moon" (Part 1 of 3, graphic adaptation)
"Shadows in the Moonlight" (Part 1 of 3)
http://howardworks.com/TheCimmerian-IronShadowsintheMoon1-Ablaze.html








Dark Horse Comics
Conan and the People of the Black Circle #1

Featuring:
"The People of the Black Circle" (Part 1 of 4)
Letter to Novalyne Price, February 14, 1936,
  "I heard yesterday you had . . ." (brief excerpt)
http://howardworks.com/ConanandthePeopleoftheBlackCircle1-DarkHorse.html





Sunday, June 27, 2021

New at Howard Works

Argo (Czech)
Král Conan
Featuring:
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
"The Hour of the Dragon"




Borè / You Can Print (Italian)
L'Uomo di Ferro
Featuring:
"The Iron Man"
"They Always Come Back"
"Fists of the Desert"




Adventure House
Pulp Facsimile: Oriental Stories V1N3

Featuring:  "Red Blades of Black Cathay"
http://howardworks.com/orientalstories3-AdventureHouse.html



Glenn Lord
Fear Dunn #1  [Distributed in REHUPA #68]

Featuring:  "A Song for All Women" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/FearDunn1-REHupa68-GlennLord.html






Dark Horse Comics
Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur #3

Featuring:   "Jewels of Gwahlur" (Part 3 of 3)
http://howardworks.com/ConanandtheJewelsofGwahlur3-DarkHorse.html



Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Marvel Comics July REH Solicitations for September
with collections in October!

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #25
Written by Jim Zub, Christopher Priest, Larry Hama & Dan Slott
Art by Cory Smith, Roberto De La Torre, Paul Davidson & Marcos Martín
Cover by Geof Shaw

By Crom and Mitra, it’s been 300 issues since Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith first brought the Barbarian to comics in 1970’s CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1! CONAN’s oversized 300th-issue spectacular kicks off with Jim Zub and Cory Smith’s ongoing saga, as we return to Conan’s much-lauded days sailing with the queen of the seas herself, BÊLIT! But – past, present and future will collide in ways unexpected and strange!

Sharpen your blade for three additional, all-new tales from across Conan history! Dan Slott enters the Hyborian Age with Marcos Martín, for an untold NIGHT OF OBLIVION from Conan’s thieving days.  Larry Hama and Christopher Priest at last return to the saga with their own new stories — from a hotheaded young barbarian in battle to an aged KING CONAN, who must defend his kingdom from the re-emergence of WRAARL, the DEVOURER OF SOULS!

Full Color, 40 pages, $4.99, On sale September 8.



SAVAGE AVENGERS #24
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 September 8.



CONAN THE BARBARIAN: 
THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 7 
Written by Christopher Priest With Don Kraar
Penciled by John Buscema & Val Semeiks With Ernie Chan & Mike Docherty
Covers by Leinil Francis Yu & John Buscema

He was the writer that would put Black Panther back on the map of popularity in the late ’90s, but in the ’80s, Christopher Priest was editing—and writing—tales of Conan the Barbarian! The seventh volume in this popular Omnibus series collects the first half of Priest’s run, as the writer assembles a cast of engaging supporting characters around Conan, including the haunted Tetra and the courageous Captain Delmuro, sending them in pursuit of treasure held by the wicked thief, Keiv. Priest also introduces to the color series one of the great super-villains in Marvel’s Conan mythos—the Devourer of Souls. The dark reaver is one of Conan’s most formidable foes, and their legendary battles begin here! 

Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) #172-194 & ANNUAL (1973) #10-11. 

Hardcover, Full Color, 680 pages, $125.00, On sale January 26, 2022.



CONAN THE BARBARIAN BY JIM ZUB VOL. 2:
LAND OF THE LOTUS TPB
Written by Jim Zub with Christopher Priest, Larry Hama & Dan Slott
Penciled by Cory Smith with Roberto de La Torre, Marcos Martin and Paul Davidson
Cover by Geof Shaw

It will take more than chains to keep a Cimmerian down! Conan’s march to Khitai has landed him as a prisoner of the imperial guard. He plans his escape, but what dreaded beasts lurk in this strange land — and what new dangers will impede his quest to return the deadly Tooth of the Nightstar to its rightful master? Conan has a new comrade, but is Meiwei everything she seems? Heng the Insurgent and his roving band of thieves hide a dark secret, and Conan must fight for his life against the bandit king’s deadly power! Will the barbarian have what it takes to survive the land of Khitai — even if it costs his very soul? Also featuring tales celebrating 300 issues of CONAN THE BARBARIAN at Marvel, exploring the past and future of Conan! 

Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (2019) #19-25.

Trade paperback, Full Color, 168 pages, $19.99, On sale November 10.








Sunday, June 20, 2021

New at Howard Works

Pipoca e Nanquim (Portuguese)
Conan, o Bárbaro - Livro 2

Featuring:
"Rogues in the House"
"Iron Shadows in the Moon"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Devil in Iron"
"The People of the Black Circle"
"The Frost-Giant's Daughter"
"The Black Stranger"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_o_Barbaro-Livro2-Pipoca_e_Nanquim.html



Pipoca e Nanquim (Portuguese)
Conan, o Bárbaro - Livro 3

Featuring:
"A Witch Shall be Born"
"The Servants of Bit-Yakin"
"Beyond the Black River"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Hour of the Dragon"
"Red Nails"
Notes on Various Peoples of the Hyborian Age
"The Vale of Lost Women"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_o_Barbaro-Livro3-Pipoca_e_Nanquim.html



Legendary Planet
The Feasting of Swords II: More Epics of Blood and Thunder

Featuring:
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"Beyond the Black River"
"Red Nails"
http://howardworks.com/Feasting_of_Swords2-LegendaryPlanet.html



Steve Tompkins
Expecting the Barbarians #8 [Distributed in REHUPA #143] 

Featuring:  "The King and the Oak"  (poem, lines 4-24 only)
http://howardworks.com/ExpectingtheBarbarians8-REHupa143-SteveTompkins.html




Dark Horse Comics
Conan and the Jewels of Gwahlur #2

Featuring:
"Jewels of Gwahlur" (Part 2 of 3)
"A Dream" (excerpt only)
http://howardworks.com/ConanandtheJewelsofGwahlur2-DarkHorse.html