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Now Accepting Pre-Orders for REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #12 Order now and be the first Howard fan on your block to receive the newest issue of TGR. This issue features “Fists of the Revolution,” a rare piece of Howard fiction, plus outstanding articles and essays by top Howard scholars and fantastic artwork by a variety of talented artists. Number 12 will debut at Howard Days on June 13th and anyone who pre-orders now will have their copy ship on Monday June 16th. Complete details can be found here. -- Posted by Damon C. Sasser on May 27, 2008 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jim Ordolis Brings Howard Horror to Life Jim Ordolis, a popular Canadian artist, has drawn four horrific plates illustrating scenes from some of REH’s most gory and terrifying tales. This portfolio should whet everyone’s appetite for the selected horror stories volume that is coming from Del Rey just in time for Halloween. You can see Jim's work in the upcoming issue of REH: Two-Gun Raconteur, premiering next month. -- Posted by Damon C. Sasser on May 21, 2008 ______________________________________________________________________________________ A New Frazetta Retrospective Frazetta: The Definitive Reference, compiled by James A. Bond a lifetime collector of Frank Frazetta’ s work, is coming soon from Vanguard Productions. With essays by experts and collectors, this one-of-a-kind volume traces the entire arc of Frazetta’s career. From his early 1950s comics; to his breathtaking book covers featuring Tarzan, Pellucidar, King Kong, and John Carter of Mars; to his 1960s monster mags, including Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella; to his major movie posters, including After the Fox, The Night They Raided Minsky's and What’s New Pussycat?; and, of course, his revolutionary Conan paintings. Endorsed by the artist, this volume overflows with fantastic images, an index of every published Frazetta work and insightful commentary on this fantasy-art icon See the Vanguard website for complete ordering details. -- Posted by Damon C. Sasser on May 14, 2008 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ New Issue of The Dark Man Coming Soon The Dark Man Vol. 4, No 1 will be available shortly. The line-up includes: Blood, Sweat, Tears—and Oil” by Steve Tompkins, “From the Klondike to Cross Plains” by Steve Trout, “A Comparison of the Ideology of Robert E. Howard's Conan Tales and Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings” by Ian Nichols “Howard's Eastern Adventures: A Review of The Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Stories of the Old Orient” by Brian Taves and “James Braddock: From Dockhand to Cinderella Man” by Chris Gruber. Complete ordering info should be posted soon at The Dark Man website. -- Posted by Damon C. Sasser on May 7, 2008 |



