In these latter days, a Lin Carter fandom has emerged from the shadows, largely, I gather, thanks to Social Media. For decades all scholars and fans of fantasy literature have gladly acknowledged Lin’s accomplishments as an anthologist and editor.
Read MoreChristopher Lee is five years gone, but his life and legacy will never be forgotten.
Read MoreThis week: Poul Anderson, Lin Carter, Margaret Brundage, August Derleth, Nameless Cults, pulp visions of Mars, and more.
Read MoreWhile looking for images for yesterday’s post on thieves in sword in sorcery, I came across numerous comic adaptations of the stories mentioned. At first I found it surprising, but then realized it made sense. After all, these are short, exciting tales of infiltrating dangerous locales. Wouldn’t they lend themselves perfectly to the comic form? Let’s take a look at some of them.
Read MoreWhen you think of literary thieves, who do you think of? Aside from the crime genre, thievery as an occupation appears most often in sword and sorcery.
Read MoreThis week: Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser, Stephen Fabian, Zothique, Tros, Scottish and Irish fantasy, and more.
Read MoreStephen Fabian’s illustrations for In Lovecraft’s Shadow are some of his greatest works from the later period of his career.
Read MoreTanith Lee died in 2015, but she left a legacy of dark and heroic fantasy for the ages.
Read MoreThis week: Conan, Schuyler Hernstrom, Frank Frazetta, Ken Kelly, Roger Zelazny, and plenty more sword and sorcery goodness.
Read MoreFrank Frazetta created ground-breaking art for the Canaveral Press edition of Tarzan and the Castaways, but Canaveral didn’t publish all of it…
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