Klarkash-ton and Monstro Ligriv (Gerry de la Ree, 1974) is a testament to the depth of influence of H.P. Lovecraft in that it prompted a handful of letters between two with whom he himself corresponded: Clark Ashton Smith and Virgil Finlay.
Read MoreRex Stout will forever be linked with his immortal creations Nero Wolfe and his Boswell, Archie Goodwin. Stout's tales of the two detectives in the brownstone on West 35th Street rightly cement his place in the canon of American popular fiction. Much less well known is his lost race novel Under the Andes.
Read MoreThis week: Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Karl Edward Wagner, Nifft the Lean, Brak the Barbarian, Black Sabbath, and more.
Read MoreIt seemed to me that I should revisit my old essay for The Cimmerian blog, “The Sword-and-Sorcery Legacy of Clark Ashton Smith”. While recognition of Klarkash-Ton as the co-founder of Sword-and-Sorcery has increased since I wrote that essay in 2010—most notably in Brian Murphy’s excellent Flame and Crimson—it appears to me that Smith’s influence on the S&S genre is still very undervalued.
Read MoreWhen you’re Big John Buscema’s “favorite inker” and Neal Adams considers you to be one of the all-time great comic artists, you just might be Rudy Nebres.
Read MoreSword and Sorcery is alive and well today, just take a look at the new release from Flinch Books, Blood on the Blade. Ten stories of monsters, swinging swords, and sorcery. The table of contents is a who's who of talented individuals working in the genre today.
Read MoreAfter this book’s release, I began receiving emails from readers asking very detailed specific questions about Karnov and his universe. One particular reader was relentless in his enthusiastic questioning. I have compiled all of his thoughtful questions into a single interview.
Read MorePadraic Colum. A revolutionary, a poet, a folklorist and a playwright. Also, one of the twentieth century’s great retellers of legends and myths from around the world.
Read MoreIn a 1978 interview John Buscema said, “I hate [drawing superheroes] with a passion. I told Marvel, I’d like to do Conan exclusively. It’s the only project in comics that I’ve ever done that I really enjoy.”
Read MoreThis week: Clark Ashton Smith, Fritz Leiber, Bernie Wrightson, Macbeth, Tarzan, Henry Kuttner, and more.
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