The DMRtian Chronicles, 7/19/2020
This week: Elak of Atlantis, John Carter of Mars, Conan, Edmond Hamilton, William Hope Hodgson, Ray Bradbury, and more.
Read MoreSea Horror - Part Two
In the second part of Matthew Ilseman’s exploration of horror stories set at sea, he reviews tales by H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and Jean Ray.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 7/12/2020
This week: Comic adaptations of Fritz Leiber and Richard Wagner, interviews with Byron Roberts and Howard Andrew Jones, slime monsters in Weird Tales, Ray Harryhausen, Tanith Lee, and more.
Read MoreThe Gothic Sherlock Holmes
Gothic isn't the first thing people usually think of when they think of Sherlock Holmes. And yet, there is a very tangible thread of the Gothic running through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tales of the consulting detective.
Read MoreThe Savage Swords of John Byrne
The artist, John Byrne, turned seventy today. I would reckon most DMR Books fans know him from his work on superhero comics like The X-Men and The Fantastic Four. However, Byrne has a long history of drawing heroic fantasy characters.
Read MoreMetallic Mirrors Part Four: Rodney Matthews
Today is the seventy-fifth birthday of fantasy artist extraordinaire Rodney Matthews. With hundreds of album covers and book covers to his credit, you’d think he’d be a perfect subject for a Metallic Mirrors post. As it turns out, only three of his works have appeared on both a book cover and an album cover—and two of those albums only came out this year.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 7/5/2020
This week, Elric, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Ray Harryhausen, and more.
Read MoreSea Horror - Part One
Since the beginning of time the sea has inspired fear. It covers most of the earth and what lies beneath it we may never truly know. Anything can reside beneath the waves. This series of posts will look at horror stories set on or around the sea by many authors.
Read MoreSam Moskowitz: Rider on the Immortal Storm
Sam Moskowitz, the Great SF Historian, knew everything about fantasy and science fiction. He actually had a copy of every single book ever published in the field, all crammed into his Newark home.
Read MoreWhelan and Elric
"Like Bob Haberfield in England, Michael Whelan helped identify my work to readers, especially with the Elric covers which remain many readers’ favourites. Michael captured the demonic hero better than anyone." — Michael Moorcock, 2020
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