The DMRtian Chronicles, 8/9/2020
This week: Elric, Conan, Jack Vance, Frazetta, Brom, trouble for G.R.R. Martin, talking heads (not the band), and more.
Read MoreThe Art of The Metal Monster
Monahan, Finlay, Cawthorn, Fabian and Hickman. Some of the greatest artists in the history of SFF have given the best of their talents to illustrate A. Merritt’s groundbreaking novel, The Metal Monster.
Read MoreA New World, A Metal World: The Metal Monster at 100
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Abraham Merritt's The Metal Monster. This weird tale mixes two-fisted pulp action with some of the most alien and otherworldly creations of all pulp fiction. Indeed, as with so much of Merritt's work, many aspects of the story are truly ahead of its time.
Read MoreGone in a Flash: The Flashing Swords Controversy and the Aftermath
Two days after Flashing Swords #6 was released, it was de-listed and deleted by its publisher. What will happen to the stories that were in it?
Read MoreTalbot Mundy -- Eighty Years Gone
Talbot Mundy, one of the Forefathers of Sword and Sorcery, died on this date in 1940. His influence still lives on. You just have to know where to look.
Read MoreThe Later Leiber: A Review of The Second Book of Lankhmar (Part 2 of 2)
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 Later Leiber: A Review of The Second Book of Lankhmar (Part 1 of 2)
The 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 MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 8/2/2020
This week: A film adaptation of Lovecraft’s “The Outsider,” Leigh Brackett, Robert E. Howard, Dilvish the Damned, vikings, Dune, and more.
Read MoreThe Mythic Art of Willy Pogany
The 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 MoreLin Carter's Flashing Swords! #6 Available Now
UPDATE: Pulp Hero Press has de-listed the book.
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