Roy G. Krenkel and his work were of great importance to SFF art during a crucial period in the twentieth century. Not only did his art win a Hugo award, he served as a mentor to Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Michael Kaluta and others.
Read MoreAuthor and editor, Robert M. Price, turned sixty-five years old today. He’s done plenty to be proud of and he’s got more cool stuff on deck for the future.
Read MoreSir Arthur Conan Doyle would have turned one hundred and sixty today. He had a major and lasting influence on sword and sorcery, especially on Robert E. Howard.
Read MoreIt has been far, far too long since the DMR Books blog has run a post featuring the art of the mighty Stephen Fabian. By the same token, we haven't done anything Sword & Planet-related for quite some time. Stephen Fabian. Sword & Planet. Two great tastes that taste great together.
Read MoreThe Robert E. Howard Foundation presents awards annually to recognize outstanding achievements in the field of Howard scholarship. This year’s nominees have been announced, and we at DMR Books are honored to be among them.
Read MoreMundy's main venue was the pulp magazine Adventure. It was primarily through the tales that appeared in its pages that Mundy influenced the First Dynasty of sword and sorcery authors. He affected Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber strongly.
Read MoreKen 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.
Read MoreIf you’re a fan of the type of content featured here on DMR Blog--whether or not you’ve ever heard of his name prior—today you should pour a libation for Steve, and honor a man whose passion for fantasy fiction in general and sword-and-sorcery literature in particular was second to none.
Read MoreSteve Tompkins died ten years ago today. I and a few other bloggers will be posting blog entries in tribute to Steve, whom I consider the best “genre” blogger of the first decade in this twenty-first century. This post is intended to function as a one-stop guide to Steve's online legacy.
Read MoreWhen Lin Carter casually remarked that Tolkien “rather enjoyed” the Conan stories, I doubt he expected that decades later Howard fans and Tolkien fans alike would still be curious about the specifics. Which Conan stories did Tolkien read? Let’s find out!
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