The Dark Man #2: The Journal of Robert E. Howard Studies

06
Feb

A chapbook from 1991. Edited by Rusty Burke. 

The Dark Man #2: Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Studies is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to the academic study of Robert E. Howard’s literary legacy as well as the literary historical and print culture contexts associated with it. The journal seeks to publish full-length articles, brief critical notes and commentaries, bibliographies, reviews of books, and other scholarship that treats Howard’s life, time, literary work, and associated topics such as Weird Tales, H.P. Lovecraft, and the concept of a transhistorical pulp fiction aesthetic.

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Anniversary: Glenn Lord and The Howard Collector

05
Feb

Dennis McHaney put together a book Anniversary: Glenn Lord and The Howard Collector that he published through Lulu last summer. He solicited and received tributes to Glenn from a number of Howard fans. This is a tribute to Glenn Lord from 2011, winner of Robert E. Howard Foundation Award. Subtitled “For the 50th Anniversary of The Howard Collector and the Eightieth Birthday of Glenn Lord”.
An earlier edition of 50 numbered copies, were signed by Glenn Lord and published in June 2011.

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The Dark Man #1: The Journal of Robert E. Howard Studies

05
Feb

A chapbook from 1990. Edited by Rusty Burke. 

The Dark Man: Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Studies is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to the academic study of Robert E. Howard’s literary legacy as well as the literary historical and print culture contexts associated with it. The journal seeks to publish full-length articles, brief critical notes and commentaries, bibliographies, reviews of books, and other scholarship that treats Howard’s life, time, literary work, and associated topics such as Weird Tales, H.P. Lovecraft, and the concept of a transhistorical pulp fiction aesthetic.

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The Cimmerian #4 volume 5

30
Jan

Features a lengthy essay on Howard’s relationship with the standout pulp Argosy, a piece on the tantalizing theme of devolution within REH’s invented history, a trip report from Howard Days 2008, a quick rundown of the 2008 Cimmerian Awards, plus poetry by Donald Sidney-Fryer, art from Socar Myles, and the Lion’s Den letters column.

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The Cimmerian #2 volume 5

30
Jan

Features a series of translated pieces from a hot new French volume of Howardian criticism, an interesting new take on the subtext of Howard’s “Red Nails,” a piece on the influence of Howard’s historicals on the creation of Conan and his Hyborian Age, a poem by Clark Ashton Smith disciple Donald Sidney-Fryer, The Lion’s Den, and more.

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The Cimmerian #1 volume 4

29
Jan

Features a detailed analysis of one of the most valuable Howard collectibles in existence, a look at a seminal literary influence on REH, a personal and illuminating reminiscence of L. Sprague de Camp, the story of a remarkable 1985 trip to Cross Plains by a most determined Howard fan, a new poem by James Ruffini, a jam-packed Lion’s Den, and more.

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The Cimmerian #10 volume 3

29
Jan

Features a long interview with Norris Chambers, one of the few surviving people who knew Robert E. Howard and his family, Howardian eulogies for both Sword-and-Sorcery writer David Gemmell and fan extraordinaire Darrell C. Richardson, a new poem by Weird Tales editor Darrell Schweitzer, Halloween illustrations of Howard’s “Wolfshead” and “Black Canaan,” and a meaty and contentious Lion’s Den.

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The Cimmerian #9 volume 3

29
Jan

Features a detailed exploration of the creation of Howard’s first American hardcover, Skull-Face and Others, an article on some mindblowing authentic Howard book finds, an article about discovering a previously unknown Howard connection with a famous author, a trip report of Pulpcon 2006, letters, art, and more.

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