Comics legend, Howard Chaykin, turned seventy years old today. A fifty-year veteran of the industry, he's known more nowadays for his controversial comics series of the last three-plus decades. However, he initially made his bones in the '70s doing lots of cool space opera and sword and sorcery.
Read MoreToday Steve Tompkins would have turned 60, had he not passed into the West back on March 23, 2009. Steve was only 48 years old when he died and the world of Howard studies is far poorer for it.
Read MoreAs eloquent, insightful and amusing as ever, Steve Tompkins addressed the paucity of good sword & sorcery movies and pointed out how S&S fans kind of make do by enjoying films that display some of the elements found in the sacred genre.
Read MoreOctober 6, 2020, would have been the sixtieth birthday of Steve Tompkins. Steve died of a heart-attack back on March 23, 2009, at the age of 48. His untimely death was, of course, a profound tragedy to those who had the pleasure of knowing him personally.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThis 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 might be the coolest artist you’ve never heard of.
Read MoreAs 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 MoreOver 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 MoreDMR 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.
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