The DMRtian Chronicles, 7/28/2019
This week: Rutger Hauer remembered, Roy Thomas returns to Conan comics, Poe, Dunsany, and more.
Read MoreBuzz Dixon - The DMR Interview
You may not be familiar with the name Buzz Dixon, but you’re definitely familiar with his work. Buzz has worked on everything from the Transformers and Dungeons and Dragons cartoons to Penthouse Comix! Since his novella “Q’a the Librarian” appears in the DMR Books anthology Death Dealers & Diabolists, I thought this would be a good opportunity to learn about his storied career.
Read MoreVirgil Finlay: Pulp Art Legend
Pulp artist extraordinaire, Virgil Finlay, would have turned one hundred and five today. He was, arguably, the greatest artist to work in the field of SFF/weird pulps, creating classic art for tales by H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, A. Merritt and many, many other legendary authors.
Read MoreMundy Monday: Tros of Samothrace in “Admiral of Caesar’s Fleet”
With the launch of Tros’s beloved ship, the stage is set for the adventures that will take him and his crew from Britain to Hispania to Rome itself and across the length of the Middle Sea to golden Egypt. It is with these adventures that Tros comes into his own as a Master of the Sea and one of the great captains of literature.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 7/21/2019
This week: Weird Tales, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Edmond Hamilton, Poe, Dunsany, and lots of pulp.
Read MoreEllie Frazetta -- Ten Years Gone
Ellie Frazetta, Frank Frazetta’s beloved wife and business partner, died on July 17, 2009. She was the rock that the Frazetta empire was built on.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 7/14/2019
This week: The return of Tales From the Magician’s Skull, bickering over gender roles in sword and sorcery (more fun than it sounds), Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber-based comics, and more.
Read MoreRoy G. Krenkel: A Neglected Master
Roy G. Krenkel and his work were of great importance to SFF art during a crucial period in the twentieth century. Not only did his art win a Hugo award, he served as a mentor to Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Michael Kaluta and others.
Read MoreMundy Monday: Tros of Samothrace in “Hostages to Luck”
Caesar has flooded Britain with his agents; their goal is not just to gather information for Rome’s next invasion but to sow discord among the Britons and if at all possible, sabotage Tros in any way they can.
Read MoreA Shout-Out to Robert M. Price
Author and editor, Robert M. Price, turned sixty-five years old today. He’s done plenty to be proud of and he’s got more cool stuff on deck for the future.
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