The acclaimed Spanish artist, Manuel Pérez Clemente—known to the world as Sanjulián—died yesterday at the venerable age of eighty-five. From the start of his career, horror and dark fantasy was an integral part of his body of work. His covers for magazines like Creepy and Eerie are considered classics and he continued to create paintings with darksome themes almost until his final day.
Read MoreThe Battle of Hastings was, to borrow a phrase from Churchill, a “hinge of fate”. On October 14, 1066, the destiny of Europe—and by extension, the entire world—turned on the outcome of one battle on an island of middling size off the coast of the Eurasian landmass.
Read MoreMiguel de Cervantes—the author of Don Quixote—fought in the epic Battle of Lepanto. Four centuries later, G.K. Chesterton wrote a poem about it. That epic saga deeply impressed Robert E. Howard and C.L. Moore.
Read MoreEdgar Allan Poe inspired a long line of truly gifted artists who have brought his visions to graphic life, starting with the mighty Gustave Doré. After that, everyone from Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac to Bernie Wrightson and Richard Corben brought their own unique takes to Poe’s classic tales.
Read MorePrevious editions of this rarely-reprinted volume of Merritt’s short fiction contained only nine stories and fragments. The DMR Books Definitive Edition contains not just a sample but ALL of Merritt’s shorter works.
Read MoreWhile Michael Wm. Kaluta is well-known for his Sword-and-Sorcery and Sword & Planet art, his artistic roots run deep into the darksome realms of the weird. Some of his earliest work was in horror comics and he continues to produce art delving into the uncanny in the twenty-first century.
Read MoreDigital versions of four titles have been added to the DMR website, including Renegade Swords IV.
Read MoreSeptember 8th marked the sixtieth anniversary of Star Trek’s first episode being broadcast. In honor of that, the DMR Books Blog presents the 1976 Star Trek Portfolio from Kelly Freas, the Master of Space Opera Art.
Read MoreWalter Simonson has illustrated everything from Battlestar Galactica to Thor and Elric and much, much more. He’s still going strong at eighty years old.
Read MoreJack Vance is a titan in the fields of both fantasy and sci-fi adventure. Works like The Dying Earth, “The Dragon Masters” and “The Last Castle” are still considered classics.
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