Links of Steel, 3/5/2023
This week: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Gary Gygax, Conan, Thongor, Stephen King, Lovecraftian death metal, and more.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Paul R. McNamee
“I think some of the weakness of social media is getting stuck in a circle. You need to have multiple circles, especially if you work in different genres.”
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 2/26/2023
This week: Frank Frazetta, Red Sonja, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Andre Norton, Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, and more.
Read MoreRoy G. Krenkel -- Forty Years Gone
Admired and revered by the likes of Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Michael Wm. Kaluta and Bernie Wrightson, Roy G. Krenkel was an “artists’ artist”. Despite his aversion to the spotlight, RGK’s legacy and influence continue to this day, four decades after his death.
Read MoreI Was Walking to Thessaloniki When… A Review of “A Feast of Ambrosia” by Glenn Rahman
A Feast of Ambrosia is a collection of stories about two mismatched adventurers, Donalbain and Bingor the Arab. Their stories take place in the Byzantine Empire around the year 1000 AD. Feast feels like a real world, there’s always a lot going on and the narrative is descriptive, colourful, and fast moving.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: Jon Zaremba
“The perspective from which I write is probably what keeps me from being intentionally derivative, especially nowadays. I generally write with an anti-political, anti-religion, anti-conformist, and an unabashedly, masculine-conquest philosophy of an individualist existence.”
Read MoreRaquel Welch: Farewell to the Queen
Raquel Welch was a renowned Hollywood sex symbol for two decades; a name to conjure with. A look at her career demonstrates that she played more roles that fit within the DMR wheelhouse than most bombshells of her stature.
Read More2023 Robert E. Howard Foundation Awards Ballot
It’s time to vote for the REH Foundation Awards once again, DMR Books readers! Voting is a little earlier this year due to Howard Days happening in late April this time around. Once again, DMR Books has a finalist in the running. This time, it’s David C. Smith’s tale, "Shadow of the Serpent", in DMR’s Terra Incognita: Lost Worlds of Fantasy and Adventure.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 2/19/2023
This week: Robert E. Howard, Frank Frazetta, Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, Henry Kuttner, Captain Future, Maciste, and more.
Read More"Their Mighty Deeds Thrice-Glorious...": The 2023 DMR Guest Bloggerama
This year’s DMR Bloggerama guest bloggers were few, but mighty. My thanks go out to all of them.
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