A. Merritt's landmark heroic fantasy novel, The Ship of Ishtar, still resonates a solid century after its first publication. Since that time, it has inspired classic tales from the likes of Robert E. Howard, Leigh Brackett and Michael Moorcock.
Read MoreThe 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 Lovecraft's Shadow, profusely illustrated by the legendary artist, Stephen Fabian, was published in 1998. That book contained most of August Derleth's Mythos-related short stories and poetry. This is the third blog entry in which I present the great Fabian art from that edition.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreStephen Fabian created some great art for the Zebra edition of The Sword Woman, a collection of tales about Robert E. Howard’s Dark Agnes.
Read MoreTwenty-five years after its original publication, Ramsey Campbell’s fantasy collection Far Away & Never will return to print next month.
Read MoreBack in May, 2020, I did a blog entry on In Lovecraft's Shadow, which was published in 1998. That book contained most of Derleth's Mythos-related short stories and poetry. It was beautifully illustrated by the legendary Stephen Fabian and those illos were the focus of that post. This post, Part Two of what looks to be a four- or five-part series, picks up from where Part One left off, covering two more chapters from In Lovecraft's Shadow.
Read MoreThe mighty Stephen Fabian, a living American artistic treasure, turned ninety-one today. He’s illustrated everything from Conan to Star Trek. Feel free to check out this gallery of art in honor of his birthday.
Read MoreMonahan, Finlay, Cawthorn, Fabian and Hickman. Some of the greatest artists in the history of SFF have given the best of their talents to illustrate A. Merritt’s groundbreaking novel, The Metal Monster.
Read MoreStephen Fabian’s illustrations for In Lovecraft’s Shadow are some of his greatest works from the later period of his career.
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