A 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.

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Misleading Marketing - Why You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover

Whether browsing the shelves of a bookstore or the catalog of an online dealer, when you come across a really striking image, you’re going to want to pick it up and find out what the book is all about. Unfortunately, sometimes the contents of the book don’t match up to what’s promised on the cover.

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The Artistic Legacy of Donald A. Wollheim

Donald Wollheim was a titanic mover n’ shaker when it came to the graphic side of the SFF publishing equation. Wollheim’s instincts for spotting promising artistic talent were second to none in the entire history of the field. In fact, I considered just typing, “Frank Frazetta and Michael Whelan. Mic drop.” and then posting some pics, but I decided that might be a bit too terse.

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