The DMRtian Chronicles, 9/20/2020
This week: Frank Frazetta, Karl Edward Wagner, Conan and Elric comics, Algernon Blackwood, Weird Tales, and more.
Read MoreThe Ten Greatest Sword-and-Sorcery Stories by Robert E. Howard
It’s been quite a while since we had an article on the originator of sword-and-sorcery himself, Robert E. Howard. I figured since we’re long overdue for an REH post, let’s make it a big one! All of Howard’s most notable characters are represented here: Kull, the Atlantean who became King of Valusia, the Puritan avenger Solomon Kane, and of course, Conan the Cimmerian.
Read MoreScrolls of the Great Siege: Malta 1565
This past Friday marked the four hundred and fifty-fifth anniversary of the definitive end to the Great Siege of Malta. On September 11, 1565, the tattered and battered fleet of Suleiman the Magnificent sailed away from the tiny island of Malta, utterly humiliated.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 9/13/2020
This week: Elric, Ken Kelly, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Conan, Red Sonja, classic sword and sorcery/planet anthologies, and more.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 9/6/2020
This week: Conan, Tarzan, HPL, Charles Saunders, Frazetta and other fantasy artists, and more.
Read MoreForefathers of Sword and Sorcery: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was one of the most successful authors of the twentieth century. He also influenced sword and sorcery authors such as Robert E. Howard, C.L. Moore, Fritz Leiber and Michael Moorcock.
Read MoreJoe Jusko: Burroughs Artist
Joe Jusko has been creating beautiful paintings based on the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs for over twenty-five years. One could almost say he was born to illustrate ERB.
Read MoreComing Soon: Necromancy in Nilztiria by D.M. Ritzlin
Next week will see the release of the 20th title from DMR Books. Necromancy in Nilztiria contains thirteen stories of adventure and wonder with a touch of gallows humor.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 8/30/2020
This week: Jack Vance, a Dio comic book, Michael Moorcock, Eternal Champion, Robert E. Howard, Dune, and more.
Read MoreSword and Sorcery: The First Dynasty
So what about this "First Dynasty" business? That would refer to Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, C.L. Moore, Henry Kuttner and Fritz Leiber. In that order. Those writers produced the vast bulk of sword and sorcery literature from 1929 through 1939.
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