The DMRtian Chronicles, 6/9/2019
This week: Conan, Weird Tales, Roy Thomas, Frazetta and other great artists, ERB, and more.
Read MoreComing Soon From DMR Books: The Road to Infinity by Gael DeRoane
Poised on the brink of manhood, young Aran Dyfar makes a rash and momentous decision that will either elevate him to glory or seal his doom.
Read MoreQuorthon and the Song of Blood
Quorthon, founding member of the massively influential metal band Bathory, died on this date fifteen years ago. Fantasy author C. Dean Andersson pays tribute to the fallen hero.
Read MoreThe 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.
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