Gordon D. Shirreffs was a successful pulpster who made the jump to paperbacks. Before he reached his seventieth birthday, he'd seen seventy-nine of his novels published. One of those novels was Calgaich the Swordsman, which enjoys a healthy reputation in sword-and-sorcery/historical fiction circles. The man led a full and interesting life.
Read MoreFrank Frazetta would have turned ninety-three today. February 7th marked the thirty-third anniversary of Lin Carter’s death. Frank turned sixty two days after Lin died. The careers of the two men intertwined in the late ‘60s, when Frazetta painted two covers for Carter’s Thongor novels. That would be interesting enough, but the saga continued on into the ‘80s and ‘90s.
Read MoreThis week: Elric, Clark Ashton Smith, Tales from the Magician’s Skull, Manilla Road, Karl Edward Wagner, and more.
Read MoreWhen it comes to sword-and-sorcery/sword-and-planet art, Tim Conrad is one of the Elder Titans that all fans of such should be familiar with. Conrad also has plenty to offer aficionados of the grotesque and the horrific.
Read MoreArtist Robert McGinnis, who should be designated a national treasure, turned ninety-five yesterday. He’s painted iconic characters ranging from James Bond to Barbarella to Captain America. He’s done covers for authors such as Rafael Sabatini, Neil Gaiman, John Jakes, Gardner F. Fox, Donald Westlake and Ian Fleming…and he’s still at it.
Read MoreThis week: Interviews with notable figures in the S&S world, including Howard Andrew Jones, C.L. Werner, D.M. Ritzlin, and the band Cirith Ungol. Plus Robert E. Howard, Tanith Lee, Flashing Swords, Arthur Machen, and more.
Read MoreBetween 1947 and 1953, Allen Anderson was the man at Planet Stories. He has the singular distinction of providing the covers for all three of the original Eric John Stark tales from Leigh Brackett. In less than a decade, he created a legendary pulp legacy. Then, he walked away.
Read MoreThe last twelve months have been trying times. Yet, many came together—despite night and death and hell—to make this 2021 DMR Bloggerama another hard-fought success. I tip my horned helm and mead-horn to one and all.
Read MoreCarcosa, the imprint founded by Karl Edward Wagner with partners David Drake and Jim Groce, came to be partially out of the concern that Arkham House would close shop after the death of August Derleth in 1971. Thankfully, that didn’t happen. But for me, the four Carcosa volumes are Arkham House books by extension. They are design-executed as traditional AH titles and are absolutely essential books in the macabre-fantasy genres.
Read MoreAs part of the New Years’ Bloggerama, Robert M. Price shares his memories of Richard L. Tierney and his character Simon of Gitta.
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