February 15th marks 137 years since the birth of Sax Rohmer. Later this year, his most influential and notorious character, the insidious Dr. Fu Manchu will mark 108 years since his first appearance in print.
Read MoreIn the course of looking for something else I found yet another thing that was pretty cool. It turns out that Barry Windsor-Smith still has uncut sheets of his vintage "Moon and Star" bookmarks for sale...and they're signed.
Read MoreLast year DMR Books released Heroes of Atlantis & Lemuria, which quickly became one of our most popular titles. This anthology contained all of Manly Wade Wellman’s tales of Kardios, the last survivor of Atlantis—or so I thought…
Read MoreToday isn't just Frazetta's birthday. It's also the anniversary of the nativity of another of my long-time faves, Timothy "Tim" Truman.
Read MoreToday I'm going to take a look at the Frazetta art which features the space-faring hero, Buck Rogers. While I'm sure many hardcore Frazetta fans have seen most of the covers I'll feature in this post, the backstory and legacy of those works would appear to be less well-known.
Read MoreThis week: Eric John Stark, Conan, Barsoom, Lovecraft, Jack Williamson, and more.
Read MoreHow can I put this? Clark Ashton Smith was a fan of The Lord of the Rings. Simple as that.
Read MoreThis week: Hawkmoon comics, Merritt, Howard, CAS, The Witcher, The Color Out of Space, and more.
Read MoreThe 2020 DMR Guest Bloggerama has drawn to a triumphant close. Check out the Roll Call of Honor to find hyperlinks to any of the posts you might have missed.
Read MoreGil Kane died on this date in 2000. He was an artistic bad-ass. Let’s get that out of the way. He also depicted his figures in wildly exaggerated poses and drew far too many covers with the reader looking up various characters’ noses. Let’s get that out of the way as well. The bottom line is that Gil was a lifelong fan of the Good Stuff, he created a body of classic work and he was—and remains—an influence on numerous comics artists.
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