Polite Dissent (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
The top five Robert E. Howard characters, presented in order of preference. 1. Solomon Kane A puritan who obsessively fights evil, armed with only a sword, musket, and his unwavering sense of righteousness. His stories tend toward a darker, grimmer view of the world. Kane has the best sense of style of any literary [...]
Subterranean Press (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
We’re down to fewer than 100 copies of the limited edition of Robert E. Howard’s Kull: Exile of Atlantis on hand, with an order from an online book dealer for 50 copies pending. This one looks to be going out of print in the next few weeks, so if you’re of a mind, now’s a [...]
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Found via the Del Rey Internet Newsletter: Michael Chabon’s “Dashing Dozen”: 12 favorite works of adventure fiction: CAPTAIN BLOOD, Rafael Sabatini The Kull Stories, Robert E. Howard The Fafhrd and Grey Mouser stories, Fritz Leiber AGAINST THE DAY, Thomas Pynchon The Brigadier Gerard stories, Arthur Conan Doyle THE CHINESE BANDIT, Stephen Becker THE ICE SCHOONER, Michael Moorcock THE ENGLISH...
The Bleeding Tree (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
I own this shirt. It can be purchased at Rotten Cotton , which I did a couple of years ago. It is the symbol of the Cult of Set , led by Thulsa Doom in John Milius's Conan the Barbarian . Perhaps, a Robert E. Howard fan, something I should view with greater ambivilance that I do, but certainly the symbol is cool, and would have been a fine symbol to use in a more accurate adaptation,...
Subterranean Press (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
The UK based small press Wandering Star issued glorious editions of Robert E. Howard’s work, including The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, The Ultimate Triumph, as well as two volumes of Howard’s Conan tales. Subterranean Press is proud to continue this series of limited editions, beginning with Kull: Exile of Atlantis, exquisitely illustrated [...]
Subterranean Press (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
The slipcases have finally arrived — they, like the book, are gorgeous — so we’re preparing for the shipping marathon that is Robert E. Howard’s Kull: Exile of Atlantis this weekend and next week. As many of you know, we picked up the series of limited editions after Wandering Star stopped publishing their editions, and [...]
IGN (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
- Given Dark Horse's continued success in translating Robert E. Howard's Conan stories to comics, it's no surprise the publisher would choose to branch out to other Howard characters. Frankly, I'm surprised it's taken them this long. Solomon Kane is far less ingrained in the pop culture landscape than Conan, but he has plenty to bring to the table when done properly. For the most...
Grasping For The Wind (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
A little while back, I wrote a review of The Return of the Sword , a collection of sword and sorcery tales like Robert E. Howard's Conan and the stuff Black Gate publishes. The publisher has renamed itself Rogue Blades Entertainment and has published promo trailer for itself that I am in. Check out the quote at 1:54. Return of the Sword is being republished under the new publishing company,...
Frankly My Dear... (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
Here's a nightmare scenario for sword and sorcery fans and Conan the Barbarian fans and Robert E. Howard fans and film fans in general. Brett Ratner might sweet talk his way into directing the Conan remake. Appropriately enough, that rumor...
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
It has been a while since there has been some Conan news, but today is the day we get a “possible directors” list for the long-in-gestation film. Latino Review notes that Brett Ratner, known best for his Rush Hour films, met with Nu Image about directing the film, but wasn’t offered the gig. In fact, several directors have met with the company, who was desperately courting Robert Rodriguez for...
Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
The director is looking to bring the Robert E. Howard comic back to the big screen.
Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
... Brothers, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, and Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. They’re also meeting with Robert Rodriguez, the first name in any of this that’s actually exciting. In fact, word is that it’s Rodriguez whom they actually want, if they can find a way to fit it into his busy schedule. If you saw Robert’s Red Sonja panel at this year, then you know that directing a Conan movie...
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
In news that hasn’t gotten much buzz around the web, it seems that ComicMix , the news and webcomics site that launched last year, is getting into publishing. It’s not exactly a big surprise, but the books– all based on ComicMix webcomics — will initially be available at next week’s Baltimore Comic-Con. The titles include EZ Street by Robert Tinnell and Mark Wheatley , Jon Sable by Mike Grell...
ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Writer Robert E. Howard, who created both characters, published "Red Shadows" in the pulp magazine "Weird Tales" in 1928 (Conan didn't come along until 1932). It starred a 17th-century Puritan who follows a group of brigands led by "Le Loup" from France to Africa to avenge the death of a young girl. Howard wrote six more stories and three poems starring the dour Kane, who uses...
The Bleeding Tree (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Is it wrong that reading The de Camp Controversy: Part 8 and The de Camp Controversy: Part 9 by Morgan Holmes over at The Robert E. Howard United Press Association made me want to read Lin Carter's Thongor books? For those with the time and inclination, the de Camp Controversy posts are quite a good read in their entirety: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , The Spell of Six Plus One...
