Sunday, March 7, 2021

The Literary Influences of Robert E. Howard: 
Pirates and Buccaneers 
by Todd B. Vick


New at Howard Works

Asociación Cultural Ediciones Tusitala (Spanish)
Sable 6

Featuring: "The Little People"
http://howardworks.com/Sable6-AsociacionCulturalEdicionesTusitala.html



Ediciones Arconte  (Spanish)
Relatos insólitos

Featuring:  "The Thing on the Roof"
http://howardworks.com/Relatos_insolitos-Arconte.html



The Robert E. Howard Foundation
Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter V14N3

Featuring:
"The Devil in Iron" (Part 1 of 2)
"Ghost Dancers" (poem) 
"Good Mistress Brown" (poem)
"The Harlot" (poem) 
To Otto O. Binder, dated 5 June 1936, "1/2 a cent is O.K. . . ."
http://howardworks.com/rehfoundationsnewsletterV14N3.html



Paul Herman
Certiorari Accepted #1 [Distributed in REHupa #158]

Featuring: "After the Game"
http://howardworks.com/Certiorari_Accepted1-REHupa158-PaulHerman.html




Dark Horse Comics
Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #5

Featuring:
"Men of the Shadows" (Part 1 of 3)
"In the Forest of Villefere" 
"Sword Woman"  (Part 1 of 3)
"Kings of the Night" 
To Farnsworth Wright, ca. June-July 1931,
"In your last letter you asked me to give you . . ." (excerpt only)
http://howardworks.com/robertehowards-savagesword5.html












Wednesday, March 3, 2021

CONAN THE BARBARIAN: 
THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 5
Now available!

Written by J.M. DeMatteis, Bruce Jones & Roy Thomas with Len Wein, Larry Hama, Steven Grant, Alan Zelenetz & Jo Duffy

Penciled by John Buscema & Gil Kane with Marc Silvestri, Alfredo Alcala, Val Mayerik, Richard Howell, Ron Wilson, Franc Reyes & Romas Kukalisl

Covers By Alex Ross & Gil Kane

Conan the Barbarian enters a new creative phase as J.M. DeMatteis (“Kraven’s Last Stand”) debuts as series writer. He will take Conan to the magical city in the clouds, Mreead-Zza; return fan-favorites Jenna and Murilo to the supporting cast; and team with John Buscema on a set of stories pitting Conan against Eilaynia, Princess of Mist.

Then, Marvel legend Gil Kane takes the artistic reins for an extended run featuring “The Creation Quest” saga, while writer Bruce Jones (Incredible Hulk) mixes a blend of humor and horror.

Plus: A story illustrated by titans John Buscema and Neal Adams, a pair of Annuals by Roy Thomas and Thomas and Buscema’s Conan of the Isles graphic novel, reprinted for the first time!

Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) #116-149, ANNUAL (1973) #6-9; CONAN OF THE ISLES (1988); WHAT IF? (1977) #39.

Hardcover, Full Color, 1048 pages, $125



Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Upcoming REH related publications.
Target ship dates as of March 2, 2021
All dates are subject to change.

Date Format: MM/DD/YY

Available since last update (02/01/2020)
THE CIMMERIAN: THE FROST-GIANTS DAUGHTER #3 (Ablaze)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN BY AARON & ASRAR HC (Marvel)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN BY JIM ZUB VOL. 1: INTO THE CRUCIBLE TPB (Marvel)
CONAN: EXODUS AND OTHER TALES TPB (Marvel)
SAVAGE AVENGERS VOL. 3: ENTER THE DRAGON TPB (Marvel)
SAVAGE AVENGERS #18 (Featuring Conan)(Marvel)

In your future

03/03/2021
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 5 (Marvel)

03/10/2021
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #19  (Featuring Conan)(Marvel)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN EPIC COLLECTION:THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS – HAWKS FROM THE SEA TPB (Marvel)

03/24/2021 
SAVAGE AVENGERS #19 (Marvel)

04/07/2021
THE CIMMERIAN: IRON SHADOWS IN THE MOON #1 (Ablaze)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #20 (Marvel)

04/21/2021
CONAN SONGS OF DEAD AND OTHER STORIES TPB (Marvel)

04/28/2021
SAVAGE AVENGERS #20 (Featuring Conan)(Marvel)

05/05/2021
KULL THE SAVAGE: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC (Marvel)

05/12/2021
THE CIMMERIAN: IRON SHADOWS IN THE MOON #2 (Ablaze)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #21 (Marvel)

06/02/2021
THE CIMMERIAN VOLUME 2: THE FROST GIANTS DAUGHTER & THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE (Ablaze)

07/07/2021
SAVAGE SWORD CONAN ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC VOL 05 (Marvel)

08/25/2021
KULL THE DESTROYER: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC (Marvel)

09/01/2021
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 6 (Marvel)

2021 
KING CONAN #1 (Marvel)

To Be Announced
CONAN AND THE LIVING PLAGUE (Titan)







Sunday, February 28, 2021

New at Howard Works

Anaya (Spanish)
Las aventuras de Solomon Kane

Featuring: 
"Skulls in the Stars"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"Red Shadows"
"Death's Black Riders"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Castle of the Devil"
"The Moon of Skulls"
"The One Black Stain" (poem)
"Blades of the Brotherhood" (1)
"The Hills of the Dead"
"The Children of Asshur"
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
"Wings in the Night"
"The Footfalls Within"
"Hawk of Basti"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, original, poem)
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (2, variant, poem)
http://howardworks.com/LasaventurasdeSolomonKane-Anaya.html




ANS (Spanish)
Cormac. Rey de los Mares

Featuring: 
"Tigers of the Sea" 
"Swords of the Northern Sea"
"The Night of the Wolf"
"The Temple of Abomination"
http://howardworks.com/Cormac-Reydelosmares-ANS.html



David Gentzel
Busted Ribs and Broken English, Volume 6 Number 2 

[Distributed in REHupa #178]
Featuring:  "The King and the Oak"
http://howardworks.com/BustedRibsandBrokenEnglishV6N2-REHupa178-DavidGentzel.html




Thanks to Terry Allen for the tip!

Hellbound Books
Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers Volume 5

Featuring:  "The Fearsome Touch of Death"
http://howardworks.com/RoadKill-HellboundBooks.html



Dark Horse Comics
Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #4

Featuring: 
"Knife, Bullet and Noose" (Part 2 of 2)
"The Thing on the Roof"
To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. December 1934,
"I read your account . . ."  (exerpt only)
http://howardworks.com/robertehowards-savagesword4.html















Wednesday, February 24, 2021

CONAN: EXODUS AND OTHER TALES TPB
Now available!

Written by Esad Ribic, Frank Tieri, Roy Thomas, Kurt Busiek, Chris Claremont, Kevin Eastman & Steven S. Deknight

Penciled by Esad Ribic, Andrea Di Vito, Steve Mcniven, Pete Woods, Roberto De La Torre,
Kevin Eastman & Jesús Saiz

Cover by Dave Wilkins

Celebrate 50 years of Conan comics with all-new tales by blockbuster creators! First, Esad Ribic delivers the never-before-told story of Conan's first journey from Cimmeria! Fifteen winters in his homeland have toughened the young warrior, but his greatest challenge lies ahead. Braving the elements without food, shelter or weapons, Conan must learn to survive — as nature itself conspires against him! Then, Frank Tieri and Andrea Di Vito send Conan on a hunt for a demonic sect in Argos! But he may doom the nation if he can't solve a hellish mystery in time! And legendary Conan scribe Roy Thomas joins an army of top-tier talent including Chris Claremont, Kurt Busiek, Steve McNiven and Kevin Eastman to present larger-than-life adventures of the iconic barbarian! 

Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN: EXODUS, SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (2019) #12 and KING-SIZE CONAN #1.

Trade paperback, Full Color, 112 pages, $15.99



Sunday, February 21, 2021

New at Howard Works

Alfredo Lara López (Spanish)
Opar 2

Featuring:  "For the Love of Barbara Allen"
http://howardworks.com/Opar2-AlfredoLaraLopez.html



Alianza Editorial  (Spanish)
Los mitos de Cthulhu

Featuring:  "The Black Stone"
http://howardworks.com/LosmitosdeCthulhu-AlmaClassicos.html







Carl Osman 
The Burkburnett Papers [Distributed in REHupa #185]

Featuring:  "Something About Eve"
http://howardworks.com/BurkburnettPapers-REHUPA185-CarlOsman.html





Ablaze Publishing
The Cimmerian: The Frost-Giant's Daughter #3

Featuring:  "The Frost-Giant's Daughter" (Part 3 of 3)
http://howardworks.com/TheCimmerian-TheFrostGiantsDaughter3-Ablaze.html






Dark Horse Comics
Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #3

Featuring:
"Knife, Bullet and Noose" (Part 1 of 2)
To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. December 1932,
"Having read your latest letter . . ." (exerpt only)
To H. P. Lovecraft, March 6, 1933,
"I have just read your recent letter . . ." (exerpt only)
http://howardworks.com/robertehowards-savagesword3.html