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.
Features an article investigating the details of Howard’s 1934 car accident, a piece on the ancient coinage of the historical Cimmerians that breaks new numismatic ground, an interview with one of the last people alive who knew the Howards, a detailed exploration of Howard’s years-long appearances in Colorado’s Summit County Journal, an obituary for one of the world’s premier Howard collectors, plus poetry by Richard L. Tierney, art from Socar Myles, and lots of letters in the Lion’s Den.
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.
Features a tour de force essay on REH’s “newer barbarians,” an article on Howard’s physical conception of barbarians, an enlightening textual analysis of one of Howard’s Conan stories, coverage of January’s REH Birthday Bash in Cross Plains, a poem by Cimmerian favorite Richard Tierney, The Lion’s Den, and more.
Features a comprehensive series of indexes and supplementary material covering the fourth year of The Cimmerian (Volume 4, Numbers 1–6, plus Awards Issue, 2007). Includes Title Indexes, Author and Subject Indexes, Contributor’s Guide, a Catalogue of Art and more.
This special index issue is only available in a deluxe edition, and is the perfect capstone to your deluxe Volume 4 collection.
Features full coverage of the third annual Cimmerian Awards, including a report on Awards Night in Cross Plains, interviews with all of the winners, full breakdowns of the voting with charts and percentages, hundreds of comments and opinions from voters in each category, and breaking information on future projects. Also includes an essay by Don Herron titled “The New Eidolon on the Block,” about some of the various award trophies in the fantasy field and how The Cimmerian Skulls stack up.
Features a symposium on the seventy-fifth anniversary of Conan, including a fantastic poem written especially for the event, an article on a newly discovered Conan-related typescript, the first publication of an original Robert E. Howard Christmas-related associational item, a lengthy essay on the history of Conan’s initial run in Weird Tales, and a detailed look at the first-ever authorized appearance of Howard’s Cimmerian in comics. There’s also a well-researched tribute to Always Comes Evening, Glenn Lord’s classic primordial volume of REH poetry, which celebrated its fiftieth anniversary this year. This in addition to all the usual features, most notably an overflowing Lion’s Den with lots of red meat to dig into.
Features a pictorial research trip to the site of another famous Howard photograph, full coverage of the Robert E. Howard Days action at Gen Con 2007, a long substantive interview with one of the best Howard-inspired fantasists, poetry, letters, and more.
Features a long travelogue of the 2007 REH Days festival in Cross Plains, trip reports for both the 2007 Windy City Pulp Show and PulpCon 2007, several notable REH obituaries, poetry by Amy Kerr, the Lion’s Den letters column, and more.
Features a look into REH’s influence on Heavy Metal music, a piece on Bran Mak Morn as a classic American hero in a European setting, a deep exploration of the history of the Howardian honorific “The Father of Sword-and-Sorcery,” a wonderful essay on the thematic undercurrents coursing through Howard’s Solomon Kane tales, poetry by Anthony Avacato, a rough-and-tumble Lion’s Den, and more.
