The DMRtian Chronicles, 6/2/2019
This week: Leigh Brackett, Robert E. Howard, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Manly Wade Wellman, and more.
Read MoreMax Brand: The Other King of the Pulps
Frederick Faust, better known to millions of fans over the last hundred years as "Max Brand," was born on this date in 1892. Awhile back, I wrote a post on H. Bedford-Jones where I called him "King of the Pulps." I may need to change my mind on that one.
Read MoreMundy Monday: “The Enemy of Rome”
The second installment in the serialized version of Tros of Samothrace is titled “The Enemy of Rome” . Set in the late summer/early fall of the year 55 B.C., this story tells of the aftermath of Julius Caesar’s first invasion of Britain.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 5/26/2019
This week: Virgil Finlay, Gene Wolfe, Solomon Kane, and more.
Read MoreBarry Windsor-Smith at 70
Legendary artist, Barry Windsor-Smith, turns seventy years old today. Over the course of his more than fifty-year career, BWS has created many of the most iconic images of Conan and Wolverine ever, as well as painting some of the best fantasy art of the last half-century.
Read MoreForefathers of Sword and Sorcery: Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir 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 MorePainting Metal -- Ken Kelly
Artist Ken Kelly turns seventy-three today. Among many other things, he can boast a proud legacy of heavy metal cover paintings that spans five decades.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 5/19/2019
This week: Moorcock, ERB, Zelazny, Frazetta, Brackett, Vance, and much more.
Read MoreMundy Monday: “Tros of Samothrace”
Set in the summer of the year 55 B.C., “Tros of Samothrace” tells of Julius Caesar’s first invasion of Britain and those caught up in the turmoil of one of Caesar’s wars.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 5/12/2019
This week: Howard, Brackett, Gene Wolfe, George R.R. Martin, Bruce Pennington and more.
Read More