The DMRtian Chronicles, 4/7/2019
This week: New deluxe editions of Leigh Brackett sword and planet classics, Conan, C.L. Moore, Michael Whelan, a new Dune movie and more.
Read MoreMiguel Martins -- Five Years Gone
This blog post is a tribute to Miguel Martins, who died five years ago today. Miguel was a scholar and enthusiastic fan of Robert E. Howard and sword and sorcery in general. He was also a good friend to me. I didn't write anything regarding Miguel at the time of his death. I am doing so now. He deserves to be remembered.
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.
Read MoreMundy Monday: The Ivory Trail
The Ivory Trail is the story of four friends, soldiers-of-fortune, and their adventures across Portuguese, British and German East Africa in the year 1900.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 3/31/2019
This week: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Clark Ashton Smith, Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention, and more.
Read MoreSteve Tompkins Tributes Across the Blogosphere
It would look as if Steve Tompkins is still well-remembered by many bloggers out there in the aether. Commemorations of his untimely death ten years ago were many and far-flung.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 3/24/2019
This week: Frazetta, Conan, Merritt, turbonerds, galleries of pulp cover art, and more.
Read MoreSteve Tompkins - May His Light Never Dim
What really was Steve’s life’s work? He was one of the few men in his era raising the lantern to shine a light upon the past to help us better understand the present.
Read MoreA Lament for Sword-and-Sorcery Champion Steve Tompkins (1960-2009)
If 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 MoreIn Memoriam: Steve Tompkins
John C. Hocking, author of Conan and the Emerald Lotus, remembers Steve Tompkins.
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