Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Ablaze Publishing
Now available!

THE CIMMERIAN: 
IRON SHADOWS IN THE MOON #1

Writer: Robert E. Howard, Virginie Augustin
Art: Virginie Augustin 
Cover A: Brian Level
Cover B: Virginie Augustin
Cover C: Kajo Baldisimo
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!

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 decide 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...

Iron Shadows in the Moon reveals the genius of its author in describing universes as singular as they are mysterious. With her line, both delicate and powerful, Virginie Augustin illustrates this oppressive and mystical atmosphere, and gives the story a new graphic breath.

Full Color, 7x10, 32 pages, $3.99










CONAN THE BARBARIAN #20 
Now available!

Written by Jim Zub
Art by Cory Smith
Cover by Geof Shaw
Variant Cover by Dan Panosian

• CONAN must escape the Khitai royal guard while stalking through an uncharted land and battling the forces of nature that would see him fall!
• But is his new comrade MEIWEI everything she seems?
• And what secrets do HENG THE INSURGENT and his roving bandits hide?

Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99






Monday, April 5, 2021

 The Art of Robert E. Howard

This is a series of articles that provides a showcase for the many fine artists that have illustrated the works of Robert E. Howard over the years. 

A new post for another artist will be available soon.

The Art of Robert E. Howard: Peter Andrew Jones
http://messagesfromcrom.blogspot.com/2019/05/theart-of-robert-e.html

The Art of Robert E. Howard: Michael William Kaluta 
http://messagesfromcrom.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-art-of-robert-e.html



Sunday, April 4, 2021

New at Howard Works

Elara (Italian)
Tutte le Indagini di Steve Harrison
Featuring:  
"Teeth of Doom"
"People of the Serpent"
"Lord of the Dead"
"The Black Moon"
"The Voice of Death"
"The House of Suspicion"
"Names in the Black Book"
"The Silver Heel"
"Graveyard Rats"
"The Mystery of Tannernoe Lodge"
untitled synopsis ("Steve Harrison received a wire . . .")
"The Silver Heel" (Synopsis)  
"Graveyard Rats" (Draft)
"The Sappious Few Menchew"
"The Fastidious Fooey Mancucu"
"The Toy Rattle Murder Case"
"The Werewolf Murder Case"
"The Tom Thumb Moider Mystery"
http://howardworks.com/Tutte_le_Indagini_di_Steve_Harrison-Elara.html




Yorick Fantasy Magazine (Italian)
La Saga di Robert Howard: Le mie poesie preferite, Taccuino 14

Featuring:  
"A Legend of Faring Town" (poem) 
"A Song of the Race" (poem) 
"Twilight on Stonehenge" (poem) 
"Adventurer" (poem) 
"The Grey Lover" (poem) 
"The Tempter" (poem) 
"The Moor Ghost" (poem) 
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, poem) 
"The Gates of Nineveh" (poem) 
"The Palace of Bast" (poem) 
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem) 
"Marching Song of Connacht" (poem) 
"A Song of the Werewolf Folk" (poem) 
"Babylon" (poem) 
"The Gods of Easter Island" (poem) 
http://howardworks.com/La_Saga_di_Robert_Howard14-Le_mie_poesie_preferite-YorickFantasyMagazine.html




Fiction House Press
Magazine of Horror #36 

Featuring:  "The Grisly Horror"
http://howardworks.com/MagazineofHorror36-FictionHousePress.html



Frank Coffman
The Cross Plainsman, October 2003 [Distributed in REHUPA #183]

Featuring:
"Roads" (poem)
"The Adventurer"  (poem)
http://howardworks.com/TheCrossPlainsman-Oct2003-REHupa183-FrankCoffman.html




Dark Horse Comics
Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #9

Featuring:
"Black Colossus"
"Mountain Man" (Part 3 of 3)
To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. May 1930,
"Well, Fear Finn, I was in Brownwood yesterday . . ." (excerpt only)
http://howardworks.com/robertehowards-savagesword9.html







Friday, April 2, 2021

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

Date Format: MM/DD/YYYY

Available since last update (03/02/2021)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 5 (Marvel)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #19  (Featuring Conan)(Marvel)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN EPIC COLLECTION:THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS – HAWKS FROM THE SEA TPB (Marvel)
SAVAGE AVENGERS #19 (Marvel)

In your future

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)
SAVAGE AVENGERS #21 (Featuring Conan)(Marvel)

06/09/2021
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #22 (Marvel)

06/16/2021
THE CIMMERIAN: IRON SHADOWS IN THE MOON #3 (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)

10/06/2021
KULL THE CONQUEROR: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC  (Marvel)

2021 
KING CONAN #1 (Marvel)

To Be Announced
CONAN AND THE LIVING PLAGUE (Titan)

Thursday, April 1, 2021

ROBERT E. HOWARD DAYS 2021 

ROBERT E. HOWARD DAYS will take place on June 11th & 12th at The Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains, Texas!

Project Pride of Cross Plains and the City of Cross Plains, in conjunction with The Robert E. Howard Foundation, have determined conditions have improved enough to host the event this year.

And Roy Thomas has agreed to return as our Guest of Honor as we celebrate 50 - uh, 51 Years of REH in Comics!

Over the next week we will be firming up our events, activities and programming, so stay tuned for those via the various social media sites. Look for all of the "regular" happenings to occur.

As we move forward with programming, we need to inform you that all these announcements, plans and schedules are subject to change. With the pandemic news and health procedures changing week to week, please be aware that Howard Days could be altered. But we are proceeding with our plans for this year, based on currently available information. These decisions are being closely monitored and we will keep everyone posted via various social media. Please note that we will abide by whatever regulations are set forth by the City of Cross Plains at the time of Howard Days.

As of today, Howard Days is happening on June 11th & 12th. 

We hope to see you in Cross Plains and we're looking forward to The Best Two Days in Howard Fandom!

Y'all come!

Complete and detailed information will be found at www.howarddays.com



Sunday, March 28, 2021

New at Howard Works

Yorick Fantasy Magazine (Italian)
La Saga di Robert Howard: Lancia e Zanna, Taccuino 11 + 12

Featuring:  "Spear and Fang"
http://howardworks.com/La_Saga_di_Robert_Howard11-12-Lancia_e_Zanna-YorickFantasyMagazine.html




Yorick Fantasy Magazine (Italian)
La Saga di Robert Howard: Il Ritorno di Solomon Kane, Taccuino 13

Featuring:
"The Castle of the Devil"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming (1, poem)
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming (2, poem)
http://howardworks.com/La_Saga_di_Robert_Howard13-Il_Ritorno_di_Solomon_Kane-YorickFantasyMagazine.html




Frank Coffman
The Cross Plainsman Volume 2003 Number 1 [Distributed in REHUPA #180]

Featuring:  "The Harp of Alfred" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/TheCrossPlainsman-April2003-REHupa180-FrankCoffman.html






The Robert E. Howard Foundation
Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter V14 N4

Featuring:
"The Devil in Iron" (Part 2 of 2)
Letter to Emil Petaja, December 17, 1934, 
   "Thank you very much for the splendid sonnet."
"Cimmeria" (poem)
"The Adventurer's Mistress" (1, poem) 
"The Rhyme of the Three Slavers" (poem)
"The Song of Yar Ali Khan" (poem) 
http://howardworks.com/rehfoundationsnewsletterV14N4.html



Dark Horse Comics
Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #8

Featuring:
"Mountain Man" (Part 2 of 3)
"The Tower of the Elephant"
http://howardworks.com/robertehowards-savagesword8.html