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 MoreIn Remembrance of Robert Adams
While mostly forgotten today, Robert Adams was a towering figure in the SFF Adventure genre during the Eighties. He sold millions of his own novels while also editing numerous worthy anthologies.
Read MoreKen Kelly's 'Horseclans' Covers
With mushroom-clouds looming on the horizon, the time seemed right for a look back at Robert Adams’ post-apocalyptic ‘Horseclans’ series, specifically the classic covers painted for it by the late, great Ken Kelly.
Read MoreRemembering Ken Kelly: Master of Light and Dark, and the Imagination
I have a hard time writing about artists because their images speak so much louder and more potently than words. Just spend a minute looking at the covers of the Berkley Medallion Conans, and your tribute to Kelly’s passing is paid.
Read MoreR.I.P. Ken Kelly
Legendary fantasy artist Ken Kelly reportedly died today at the age of 76. As Kelly has always been one of my favorite artists, I felt that he deserved some sort of tribute on the DMR Blog.
Read MoreKen Kelly: A Half-Century of Greatness
For the last fifty years, Ken Kelly has been painting iconic covers for cool books and cool albums. His seventy-fifth birthday is certainly something to celebrate.
Read MoreJ. Christopher Tarpey - The DMR Interview
Jason Christopher Tarpey and DMR Books have a long history together. His story “Vengeance of the Insane God” appeared in the very first DMR release Swords of Steel back in 2015. Jason took the time to answer my questions about his music, his fiction, and his career as a blacksmith.
Read MoreBeyond the Gate Between Worlds
When I was eleven years old, I preferred Lin Carter’s Jandar of Callisto series to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ books about Mars. Sacrilege I know, and that’s not the case today, but as a kid, I could almost believe they were true.
Read MorePainting Metal -- Ken Kelly
Artist Ken Kelly turns seventy-three today. Among many other things, he can boast a proud legacy of heavy metal cover paintings that spans five decades.
Read MoreMetallic Mirrors Part Two: Ken Kelly
Ken Kelly is a titan in the field of fantasy illustration. He’s done original paintings for a few classic metal albums, such as Manowar’s Kings of Metal and Rainbow’s Rising, but a good deal more records feature his work, especially those depicting Conan and other Robert E. Howard characters.
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