Lords of Light! Thundarr Turns Forty
The very first episode of Thundarr the Barbarian aired on this date in 1980. Forty years later, the series still boasts a cadre of devoted fans
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 10/4/2020
This week: A new Conan TV series, sword-and-planet novels by Moorcock and Burroughs, Lovecraft, Jack Vance, ‘80s sword-and-sorcery films, ‘50s viking films, and more.
Read MoreGanbat Badamkhand: The Frazetta of the Gobi
Ganbat Badamkhand might be the coolest artist you’ve never heard of.
Read MoreImaro: The Naama War by Charles R. Saunders
As many of you know Charles R. Saunders passed away earlier this year. His passing went unnoticed by the world until recently. When it became public knowledge social media lit up with an outpouring of sentiment for the loss of such a well liked and underrated author. If you have never read his Imaro series, you are in for a treat.
Read MoreRichard Corben: Heartland Legend
Over the last half-century, Richard Corben has blessed his fans with art that, quite frankly, no other artist could have. His artwork--especially his airbrushed art--had no precedents and, even today, there are very few artists who can legitimately claim to carry on his unique legacy.
Read MoreComing Soon from DMR Books: The Godblade by J. Christopher Tarpey
DMR Books is proud to announce the release of the long-awaited novella The Godblade by J. Christopher Tarpey. The Godblade is a continuation of Tarpey’s story “Vengeance of the Insane God,” which appeared in the first DMR Books release Swords of Steel, and was one of the most popular tales in that volume.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 9/27/2020
This week: Conan, Karl Edward Wagner, vikings, Frazetta, Jeff Jones, Jack Vance, and more.
Read MoreDavid Drake: An Appreciation
I'm damned glad David Drake still walks amongst us. He has consistently created quality horror and SFF fiction for fifty years. Drake's also been a notable publisher and editor when he's found some time away from writing his own tales.
Read MoreGone, Baby, Gaughan: The Art of Jack Gaughan
Jack Gaughan is barely remembered today. Like many other fantasy artists of the '60s and '70s, Gaughan's art didn't make it past the Great Divide of 1980. The fact remains that Gaughan’s work was seen everywhere in SFF art between 1955 and 1975.
Read MoreWilliam Seabrook: Haunted Traveler Into the Beyond
William Buehler Seabrook died by his own hand on this date in 1945. As is so often noted in capsule biographies around the Net, Seabrook was "an American Lost Generation occultist, explorer, traveler, cannibal, and journalist." He was also an alcoholic, a bondage fetishist and a pretty good wordsmith. One could say he was the Hunter S. Thompson of the interwar period.
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