Wednesday, November 16, 2022

THE CIMMERIAN HC VOLUME 04 
Now available!

Writer: Mathieu Gabella & Julien Blondel
Art:  Anthony Jean & Valentin Sécher

ABLAZE adds to its bestselling line of UNCENSORED Robert E. Howard Cimmerian graphic novels. Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended!
The Cimmerian Vol 4 includes two complete stories, "Beyond The Black River", and "Hour of the Dragon", plus bonus material, including the original prose stories, in one epic hardcover collection! 

Hardcover, Full Color, 200 pages, $29.99




Monday, November 14, 2022

The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume 3
Now available in hardcover and paperback!

The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard volume 3, Ultimate Edition, is now available on Amazon in both hardcover and paperback.

Discover some of the early elements of writing style and personality that would go on to define Robert E. Howard, the professional writer. Known to his friends and family simply as "Bob," these early letters illustrate a life-long interest in poetry, boxing, folk songs, and the Irish and the Celts. These letters provide an intimate window as Howard works to develop his writer's craft, creating poems, dramas, parodies of Fu Manchu and detective stories, as well as ribald and bawdy plays and poems. Also revealed are Howard's views on the world at large, including political, social, and philosophical issues, as well as details of his day-to-day life. Don't miss this rare opportunity to get to know Bob Howard on a more personal level, as his friends once knew him.

The publication of "Spear and Fang" in the July 1925 issue of Weird Tales introduced the world to Robert E. Howard; in 1936, that same magazine - as well as legions of fans - mourned his loss. In a writing career that spanned little more than a decade, Howard created a stable of characters whose influences extend well into the current century, most notably Conan the Cimmerian, whose adventures have appeared in various media from a syndicated comic strip to major motion pictures. The incredible popularity of Howard's Hyborean adventurer has eclipsed the many and varied works he produced in other genres. Howard wrote prolifically in the boxing and western genres, creating character series that were as popular in the magazines they appeared in as Conan was in Weird Tales. Straight adventure, horror, weird menace - Howard's byline appeared in a plethora of magazines catering to a broad variety of readerships spanning the 1920s and '30s. He was also a gifted and prolific poet.

The Collected Letters reveal 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 third volume of a three-volume set collects all of Howard's known correspondence, from the early letters 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.

Publisher: ‎ Robert E. Howard Foundation Press
Hardcover, 530 pages, $44.99
Paperback, 530 pages, $29.99





Sunday, November 13, 2022

New at Howard Works

La Biblioteca del Laberinto (Spanish)
Callejones en tinieblas

Featuring: 
"Alleys of Singapore"
"The Jade Monkey"
"The Mandarin Ruby"
"The Turkish Menace"
"The Yellow Cobra"
"In High Society"
"Playing Journalist"
"The Destiny Gorilla"
"A Knight of the Round Table"
"Playing Santa Claus"
http://howardworks.com/Callejones_en_tinieblas-La_Biblioteca_del_Laberinto.html



La Biblioteca del Laberinto  (Spanish)
Calaveras en las estrellas. Aventuras de un puritano inglés

Featuring: 
"Skulls in the Stars"
"The Right Hand of Doom"
"Red Shadows"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Moon of Skulls"
"The One Black Stain" (poem)
"Blades of the Brotherhood" (1)
"The Hills of the Dead"
"The Return of Sir Richard Grenville" (poem)
"Wings in the Night"
"The Footfalls Within"
"Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, original, poem)
http://howardworks.com/Calaveras_en_las_estrellas-La_Biblioteca_del_Laberinto.html


Bragelonne (French)
Conan illustré: La Tour de l'Eléphant

Featuring: "The Tower of the Elephant"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_illustre-La_Tour_de_lElephant-Bragelonne.html



The Borgo Press
The Robert E. Howard Reader (October 2022 reissue, new cover)

Featuring:  Articles about REH and his creations
http://howardworks.com/robertehowardreader.html


Books for Libraries Press
Fire and Sleet and Candlelight

Featuring: 
"Earth-Born"  (poem)
"The Sands of Time" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/Fire_Sleet_and_Candlelight-Books_for_Libraries_Press.html


Dark Horse Comics
Conan the Avenger #1

Featuring:  "The Snout in the Dark"  (Part 1 of 6, graphic adaptation)
To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. July 1935,
"Thanks very much for the fine post-cards . . ." (brief excerpt)
http://howardworks.com/conantheavenger1-darkhorse.html




Sunday, November 6, 2022

New at Howard Works

Kelonia (Spanish)
Cormac Mac Art: Tigres del mar

Featuring: 
"The Night of the Wolf"
"Tigers of the Sea"
"Swords of the Northern Sea"
"The Temple of Abomination"
http://howardworks.com/Cormac_Mac_Art-Tigres_del_mar-Kelonia.html


La Biblioteca del Laberinto  (Spanish)
Almuric y otros textos de ciencia ficción

Featuring: 
"Almuric"
"Black Hound of Death"
"The Valley of the Lost" (1)
"The People of the Black Coast"
"Serpent Vines"
"The Supreme Moment"
http://howardworks.com/Almuric_y_otros_textos_de_ciencia_ficcion-La_Biblioteca_del_Laberinto.html



Thanks to Lee Breakiron for the tip!

Alfonso D.J. Alfonso
The Barbarian Scroll #4

Featuring:  "Redflame"
http://howardworks.com/barbarianscroll4.html



Thanks to Lee Breakiron for the tip!

The Cimmerian Press
Enter the Barbarian: A Robert E. Howard LitCrit TriplePunchPack!

Featuring:  Articles about REH
http://howardworks.com/Enter_the_Barbarian-Cimmerian_Press.html



Dark Horse Comics
Conan the Cimmerian #25

Featuring:
"Iron Shadows in the Moon"  (Part 4 of 4, graphic adaptation)
To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. July 1933,
"Glad we got the physical-mental question . . ." (brief excerpt)
http://howardworks.com/conanthecimmerian25-darkhorse.html





Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Upcoming REH related publications.
Target ship dates as of November 1, 2022
All dates are subject to change.

Date Format: MM/DD/YYYY

Available since last update (10/01/2021)
CONAN ILLUSTRÉ : LA TOUR DE L'ELÉPHANT (Bragelonne)
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 8 (Marvel)

In your future
11/23/2022
THE CIMMERIAN HC VOLUME 04 (Ablaze)
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 9 (Marvel)

12/6/2022
CONAN: BLOOD OF THE SERPENT by S. M. Stirling  (Titan)

12/14/2022
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 10 (Marvel)

07/2023
New CONAN comic series (Titan)

08/2023
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: THE OFFICIAL STORY OF THE FILM

Fall 2023
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL. 9 (Titan)

2023
ROBERT E. HOWARD ART CHRONOLOGY (Chenault & Gray)

To Be Announced
CONAN AND THE LIVING PLAGUE (Titan)
THE ROBERT E. HOWARD COLLECTOR VOLUME TWO (Old Tiger Press)




Monday, October 31, 2022

Conan the Barbarian Gets New Creative Team in Zub and de la Torre

Conan the Barbarian prepares to kick off a brand-new ongoing comic book series with longtime scribe Jim Zub and acclaimed artist Roberto De La Torre.


Along with the upcoming Conan the Barbarian series, Titan Comics will also be releasing the next omnibus in the massively popular line of hardcover collections previously published by Marvel. Titan picks up the line with Savage Sword of Conan Volume 9 in Fall 2023. The omnibus edition will feature remastered archives from the original series, and promises to "delight longtime collectors and new fans of the Conan franchise."

Conan the Barbarian goes on sale in July 2023. 
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 9 Omnibus goes on sale sometime in Fall 2023.

Sunday, October 30, 2022

New at Howard Works

Joaquín Palacios Albiñana (Spanish)
El Grito 3

Featuring:  "Out of the Deep"
http://howardworks.com/El_Grito3-JoaquinPalaciosAlbinana.html



Julio García Peri (Spanish)
Historias para No Dormir (Vol. 1) nº 2

Featuring:  "Pigeons from Hell"
http://howardworks.com/Historias_para_No_Dormir2-JulioGarciaPeri.html



The REH Foundation Press
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume 1 (2nd edition)

Featuring:  Lots of REH verse 
http://howardworks.com/CollectedPoetryofREH_V1-2nd-REHFPress.html



Fiction House Press
Magazine of Horror #12 (reprint, Oct. 2022)

Featuring: "Destination" (poem)
http://howardworks.com/magazineofhorror12-FictionHousePress.html



Dark Horse Comics
Conan the Cimmerian #24

Featuring:
"Iron Shadows in the Moon"  (Part 3 of 4, graphic adaptation)
http://howardworks.com/conanthecimmerian24-darkhorse.html