The Battle of Clontarf: Two Centuries of Great Art
The Battle of Clontarf was an inspiration to Robert E. Howard. It also inspired numerous excellent works of art, especially during the last half-century.
Read MoreStephen Fabian: In Lovecraft's Shadow (Part Three)
In Lovecraft's Shadow, profusely illustrated by the legendary artist, Stephen Fabian, was published in 1998. That book contained most of August Derleth's Mythos-related short stories and poetry. This is the third blog entry in which I present the great Fabian art from that edition.
Read MoreA Fantastic Chapter for Conan and Sword-and-Sorcery
The late 1960s and early ‘70s were peak sword-and-sorcery. The Lancer Conan Saga was at its zenith of popularity, eventually selling by some estimates upwards of 10 million copies. And as the ‘60s gave way to the ‘70s a struggling magazine was about to get a signal boost from S&S’s mightiest hero.
Read MoreStephen Fabian's Art For "Sword Woman"
Stephen Fabian created some great art for the Zebra edition of The Sword Woman, a collection of tales about Robert E. Howard’s Dark Agnes.
Read MoreNew Edition of Ramsey Campbell's Far Away & Never Coming in October
Twenty-five years after its original publication, Ramsey Campbell’s fantasy collection Far Away & Never will return to print next month.
Read MoreStephen Fabian: In Lovecraft's Shadow (Part Two)
Back in May, 2020, I did a blog entry on In Lovecraft's Shadow, which was published in 1998. That book contained most of Derleth's Mythos-related short stories and poetry. It was beautifully illustrated by the legendary Stephen Fabian and those illos were the focus of that post. This post, Part Two of what looks to be a four- or five-part series, picks up from where Part One left off, covering two more chapters from In Lovecraft's Shadow.
Read MoreA Stephen Fabian Birthday Art Gallery
The mighty Stephen Fabian, a living American artistic treasure, turned ninety-one today. He’s illustrated everything from Conan to Star Trek. Feel free to check out this gallery of art in honor of his birthday.
Read MoreThe Art of The Metal Monster
Monahan, Finlay, Cawthorn, Fabian and Hickman. Some of the greatest artists in the history of SFF have given the best of their talents to illustrate A. Merritt’s groundbreaking novel, The Metal Monster.
Read MoreStephen Fabian: In Lovecraft's Shadow (Part One)
Stephen Fabian’s illustrations for In Lovecraft’s Shadow are some of his greatest works from the later period of his career.
Read MoreFabian's Illos For Williamson's Golden Blood
Today is January 3rd. At the DMR Blog, that means it’s Stephen Fabian Day. This is Mr. Fabian’s ninetieth birthday and all fans of classic SFF art should be thankful he’s still among us.
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