The DMRtian Chronicles, 4/14/2019
This week: Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Kuttner, Leiber, Brackett, Brundage, Frazetta, and more.
Read MoreCollecting Merritt: The Metal Monster
I stated before about collecting Merritt that he is rich territory for the collector. After his novels were published in the pulps, they each--with the exception of The Metal Monster--went straight to hardback. After that came pulp reprints, digests, soft cover editions, foreign editions...
Read MoreHannes Bok: The Perfect (Weird Tales) Cover
Fifty-five years ago today, Wayne Francis Woodard, better known as "Hannes Bok," died in poverty. He was friends with, and had his work admired by, the likes of Ray Bradbury, A. Merritt, August Derleth, Farnsworth Wright and others. His shining triumph was his cover painting for the November 1941 issue of Weird Tales.
Read MoreThe 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.
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