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The Return of REHEPA
Frank "The Skipper" Coffman has announced over at the REHEPA website that
he's cranking it up again! Largely dormant for the past three or four years,
Frank is looking for intrepid Howard scholars to contribute new electronic zines
to the website. REHEPA is similar to an APA, except it's electronic instead of
paper and available to everyone, not just its members. Frank has also just
started up a new blog at the website.
The Robert E. Howard Reader
After several delays, Darrell Schweitzer's collection of Howard essays is slated
for publication on June 1st. In this volume, he presents a broad survey of the
legendary author's life, writings and cultural importance. Contributors include
Michael Moorcock, Fritz Leiber, L. Sprague de Camp, Poul Anderson, S.T. Joshi,
Don D'Ammassa, Leo Grin, Robert Weinberg, Robert M. Price, Charles Hoffman,
George Scithers, Mark Hall, Gary Romeo, Steve Tompkins, Darrell Schweitzer,
Scott Connors and Howard Waldrop. With such an illustrious line-up, this is a
must have for Howard fans. Pre-orders are being taken at Amazon.com.
A Vintage Thriller That Still Thrills
Last week I posted an item about The Whole Wide World, this week I'm looking at
the old Thriller series , which went off the air 45 years ago after only two
seasons (1960 - 1962). This series drew stories from a number of writers and
sources, including Weird Tales. A lot of us have seen the "Pigeons from Hell"
episode, which is recognized by fans of the series as one of the best.
"Pigeons from Hell" originally aired on June 6, 1961. The episode starred
Brandon DeWilde, Crahan Denton, David Whorf, and Ottola Nesmith. It was
directed by John Newland, and adapted for television by John Kneubuhl. If you
would like to learn more about the history of the series, you will find it here.
Sadly, there is no DVD collection of the series currently available.
-- Posted by Damon C. Sasser on March 7, 2007
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A Phenomenon Named Conan
Conan: The Phenomenon, a hardcover written by Howard fan and movie buff
Paul Sammon, will be released in September. The cover will be a classic piece
of Frazetta Conan artwork. The book will cover the history of the character from
its 1932 origin to the present, including the great Frazetta covers for the Lancer
editions, the history of the comics, the Schwarzenegger film, and the recent
revival of the comics.
Chronicler Artist Illustrates Conan Comic
Chronicler of Cross Plains #2 contributor Rafael Kayanan has illustrated Dark
Horse's Conan # 39 and the results are stunning. Unfortunately Rafael has been
too busy working on the new John Carter of Mars film to do additional
illustrations for us. Read a complete interview with Rafael here.
-- Posted by Damon C. Sasser on March 14, 2007
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2007 Windy City Pulp and Paper Con - May 4 thru 6, 2007!
The 2007 Windy City Pulp and Paper Con is about a month away, May 4-May 6. It'll
be held at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest. The con website --
www.windycitypulpandpaper.com -- has been updated and new info will continue
to be posted to the Bulletin Board section of the website. If you haven't joined
the forums, you may want to keep up to date with any changes This year's theme
is Weird Tales and the 75th anniversary of Conan; guests are artists Ken Kelly
and Gary Gianni.
If you're planning on staying at the hotel for the con, the cut-off date for the
reserved room block is 5:00 on April 5. Before that date, the hotel is holding
rooms for convention attendees at the convention rate. After that date, you can
still get a hotel room at but it's at the prevailing hotel rate (which is generally
about twice as much as the con rate) and is subject to their having rooms
available. So if possible, book your rooms prior to 5:00 on April 5, which will save
you money.
Reservations can be made by calling the hotel or calling their central
reservations office at 888-627-8093. And please remember to mention the con
when booking rooms.
-- Posted by Damon C. Sasser on March 28, 2007
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