Today marks the one hundred and twentieth anniversary of Robert E. Howard’s birth. This year, 2026, also marks the ninetieth anniversary of Howard’s death. Thirty years and change. A little over ten years of that comprised his career as a published author. However, that decade changed the literary world…and changed my life in particular.
Read MoreAdmired and revered by the likes of Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Michael Wm. Kaluta and Bernie Wrightson, Roy G. Krenkel was an “artists’ artist”. Despite his aversion to the spotlight, RGK’s legacy and influence continue to this day, four decades after his death.
Read MoreOn this day in 1921, Joseph Clement Coll died suddenly of appendicitis at the age of forty. Widely-respected for his pen-and-ink technique, Coll had illustrated classic tales by Arthur Conan Doyle and Sax Rohmer. After his death, JCC's work would influence the likes of Frank Frazetta and Gary Gianni.
Read MoreWord got out last weekend that the highly-respected SFF artist, Stephen Hickman, had died of natural causes. Hickman’s art has a timeless quality that would look equally at home on a pulp from 1921 or on a Baen paperback in 2021.
Read MoreI’m sure there are DMR Blog fans out there who haven’t completed their holiday purchases quite yet. This blog entry is for them…and for those who just think they’re done spending their hard-earned ducats.
Read MoreDonald 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.
Read MoreRoy 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 MoreToday, I'm looking to crowdsource answers to some Merritt-related enigmas, one of which has plagued me for well over a decade.
Read MoreEdgar Rice Burroughs would turn one hundred and forty-three today. Since I have yet to pen "Part Two" of my centennial tribute to Roy G. Krenkel, I thought it apropos to at least look briefly at the treasure trove of ERBian art that flowed from RGK's prolific pen and brush.
Read MoreRoy G. Krenkel would have turned one hundred on July 11. I was quite busy with real world issues at that point, but I figured that someone out there somewhere would do a substantial centennial write-up. The other day I performed a fairly rigorous internet search and found nothing, more or less. I resolved to do my own write-up…
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