Joseph Clement Coll -- A Century Gone

On this day in 1921, Joseph Clement Coll died suddenly of appendicitis at the age of forty. Widely-respected for his pen-and-ink technique, Coll had illustrated classic tales by Arthur Conan Doyle and Sax Rohmer. After his death, JCC's work would influence the likes of Frank Frazetta and Gary Gianni.

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Classic Pulp Heroics, New Herald: A Review of Schuyler Hernstrom’s The Eye of Sounnu

If it’s going to succeed in the 21st century sword-and-sorcery needs writers that know and respect its forms, classic authors, and traditions, but are unafraid to take these elements and create something new. In short, it needs writers that deliver what we know and love about sword-and-sorcery while breaking a few rules along the way in the service of their art.

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