Loki and Odin on Nehwon. A Mingol invasion. Heroes settle down, have children, get reflective, and (symbolically) die. The later Leiber stories are certainly unique, complex, and have a lot to unpack.
Read MoreThe Fafhrd and Gray Mouser of the late 1960s and on are not the same dashing heroes we meet in the early days of Unknown. The pace of the stories slow considerably, their adventures turn inward, and the stories occur in smaller spaces, in particular the distant island Rime Isle, located out on the very rim of Nehwon.
Read MoreThis week: A film adaptation of Lovecraft’s “The Outsider,” Leigh Brackett, Robert E. Howard, Dilvish the Damned, vikings, Dune, and more.
Read MoreThe Hungarian artist, Willy Pogany, created art in various styles and illustrated a wide array of subjects. However, from the beginning of his career until the end, Willy was renowned for his artworks drawn from myths and legends. Odysseus, Odin, Cuchullain…he depicted them all in classic illustrations that stand the test of time.
Read MoreUPDATE: Pulp Hero Press has de-listed the book.
Read MoreEd “Emsh” Emshwiller painted hundreds of classic covers for SFF magazines and paperbacks. Emsh did it all, from Conan to Buck Rogers. He then went on to become a respected filmmaker and special effects pioneer.
Read MoreThe next DMR Books release, The Great Die Slow and Other Tales of Dark Adventure, is a collection of stories by Welsh author Harry Piper. Set in a Dark Age Celtic landscape shrouded in myth and legend, the seven dark, often tragic, tales contained in The Great Die Slow tell stories of ordinary men and women confronted by evil both human and inhuman.
Read MoreGardner Fox’s The Borgia Blade is a classic historical adventure. A swashbuckling combination of Robert E. Howard and Rafael Sabatini, packed with bloody combat and burning passions.
Read MoreThis week: Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, fantasy/horror art galleries, Judas Priest, Caylen-Tor, and more.
Read MoreImmanion Press is doing an excellent job keeping Tanith Lee’s memory alive and her work available. In recent years they’ve released a number of collections of Lee’s stories, including many that were previously uncollected, having only appeared once in magazines.
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