Links of Steel, 3/10/2024
This week: Conan, Brian Stableford, Dune, Poul Anderson, Harold Lamb, Leigh Brackett, and more.
Read MoreNorman Saunders: One of the Pulp Art Greats
On top of being just a great all-around American, Norman Saunders’ work for the pulps, Men’s Adventure mags and various trading cards from Topps made him a pop art legend. If nothing else, Saunders painted the very first rendition of Conan the Cimmerian for a paperback cover, beating Frazetta by fourteen years.
Read MoreIndependent Author Spotlight: David Carter
“I write what I want to write, but that does not mean I write only for myself. I write also to entertain, to provide diversion, hopefully. If a story is not fun or interesting when it comes to fiction, is there any point to it?”
Read MoreRusty Burke: Still Improving
Howard scholar, Rusty Burke, almost died last December. He’s had a long rehabilitation, but his condition is improving. Read on for further details.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 3/3/2024
This week: Conan, C.L. Moore, Dune, Howard Andrew Jones, Swords Against Darkness, Clark Ashton Smith, Poul Anderson, Frank Frazetta, and more.
Read MoreStephen Fabian: In Lovecraft's Shadow (Part Three)
In Lovecraft's Shadow, profusely illustrated by the legendary artist, Stephen Fabian, was published in 1998. That book contained most of August Derleth's Mythos-related short stories and poetry. This is the third blog entry in which I present the great Fabian art from that edition.
Read MoreReview: Sinbad and the Great Old Ones by Gavin Chappell
The exotic and fantastical adventures of Sinbad have thrilled readers for generations, while the cosmic horror of the Cthulhu Mythos has ensnared just as many for almost as long. Never would I have envisioned the two existing together in one story...until now.
Read MoreReview: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Omnibus
Reading “Ill Met in Lankhmar” by Fritz Leiber was a formative experience for me. I was impressed by Mignola’s covers. This was not the first time Mignola drew Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, however. He also worked on a comic series by Dark Horse about the Twain with Howard Chaykin.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 2/25/2024
This week: Elric, Conan, Bruce Dickinson, Joe Abercrombie, Captain Blood, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jack Williamson, The Thing (1982), Dracula, and more.
Read MoreThe Savage Swords (and Strange Sorceries) of Frank Brunner
Frank Brunner became a fantasy art legend in the ‘70s illustrating the likes of Conan, Elric, Red Sonja and Doctor Strange.
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