The DMRtian Chronicles, 12/1/2019
This week: Poul Anderson, Clark Ashton Smith, a fundraiser for Virgil Finlay’s daughter, sword and sorcery vs. sword and planet, and more.
Read MoreWulfhere Excerpt: How the Bear People Feast On Human Flesh for the First Time, and Like It
“The bears poured over the knoll and flung themselves upon the soldiers. They were brave men, those Mercians, and made a bold stand, slaying many of their savage foes, but the beasts were two to one and they had no chance against them.”
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 11/24/2019
This week: Elric, Frazetta, Conan, Machen, HPL, and plenty more on pulps and sword and sorcery.
Read MoreThe New York Times Reviews The Moon Pool by A. Merritt
“Fantasy, romance, adventure; something of mystery, something of the supernatural; a weaving together of ancient legends, older by far than any historical records, with the scientific knowledge of the present day; and side by side with these, yet far above and mastering them, the power of human love and willing self-sacrifice, the whole held together by a shimmering, glistening web of imagination—such, insofar as words of ours can briefly describe it, is this fascinating romance of ‘The Moon Pool’. “ — The New York Times Book Review, November 23, 1919
Read MoreMy Favorite Tarzan Art
As I stated this time last year, a significant portion of Tarzan fandom considers November 22 to be the ape-lord’s “real” birthday. That’s fine with me. It makes a perfectly good excuse to talk about my favorite works of Tarzanic art.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 11/17/2019
This week: Robert E. Howard, William Hope Hodgson, John W. Campbell, Thieves’ World, Eva the men’s adventure supermodel, and more.
Read MoreComing Next From DMR Books: Wulfhere by A.B. Higginson
Next week DMR Books will make our first foray into historical adventure fiction with the first book publication of Wulfhere by A.B. Higginson!
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 11/10/2019
This week: Moorcock, Machen, Howard Andrew Jones, Barsoomian chess, the art of Mike Hoffman and Wally Wood, and more.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 11/3/2019
This week: Frazetta’s Death Dealer, Robert E. Howard’s horror, Lovecraft’s Providence, Fritz Leiber, Swords of Steel author Jason Tarpey, and more.
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