The DMRtian Chronicles, 8/21/2022
This week: H.P. Lovecraft, Karl Edward Wagner, Swords Against Darkness, Clark Ashton Smith, Prince Valiant, Robert Bloch, and more.
Read MoreMike Kaluta's 'Prince Valiant' Covers
In 1994, Marvel Comics commissioned a new series of tales of Prince Val written by Elaine Lee and illustrated by John Ridgeway. It just so happens that major Hal Foster aficionado, Michael Wm. Kaluta, crafted all four covers for that series.
Read MoreREVIEW: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume Four
The Sword & Sorcery renaissance continues with the release of Volume Four of David A. Riley's ongoing anthology series Swords and Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy. Eleven total stories. Out of the eleven authors, five are returning. Most notably, Adrian Cole returns with another new Voidal story.
Read MoreHal Foster: A Titanic Legacy
Today marks the one hundred and thirtieth anniversary of Hal Foster’s birth. Who was Hal Foster? Just the main artistic influence on Frank Frazetta, Joe Kubert and John Buscema. Also, Foster was a big influence on Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Bernie Wrightson, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Alfredo Alcala, Rudy Nebres and Gary Gianni. His overall impact on adventure comic art—especially in the realm of heroic fantasy—is literally incalculable.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Dariel Quiogue
“My fiction is really all about exploring the stuff I'm fascinated with -- history, especially wars and power struggles (influenced by Dune and Clavell's Shogun), Asian history and mythology, and the Silk Roads, both the inland one and the Maritime Silk Road because I'm Southeast Asian.”
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 8/14/2022
This week: Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, David Gemmell, Stephen Fabian, H.P. Lovecraft, and more.
Read MoreJoe Kubert -- Ten Years Gone
Joe Kubert passed on ten years ago today. An absolute legend in the comic book industry, Kubert's career spanned an astounding seventy-five years. Joe was one of the few comics giants to be admitted to various comic book halls of fame as a writer, artist and inker. In Comic Book Valhalla, Joe Kubert sits at the high table.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Milton J. Davis
Milton J. Davis must be one of the busiest writers in the self-publishing scene. He’s contributed stories to anthologies by such notable publishers as Baen, Titan, and even DMR Books, and still manages to make time to publish a variety of titles (including graphic novels and role-playing games) through his own company, MVmedia.
Read MoreInterpretation of the Romantic-Decadent Medusa-Harlot
Possible spoilers ahead for Robert E. Howard’s "A Witch Shall Be Born," The Happy Prince (2018), Salomé (2013), Conan the Barbarian (1982), the works of Clark Ashton Smith, Wilde’s Salome, and more.
Read MoreThe DMRtian Chronicles, 8/7/2022
This week: A. Merritt, Robert E. Howard, Frazetta’s Death Dealer, The Witcher, Fritz Leiber, Thin Lizzy, samurai movies, and more.
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