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 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 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 symposium on the fortieth anniversary of the release of Conan the Adventurer, the book that spawned the first Howard Boom. Includes a wide-ranging analysis of the Lancer series and its legacy by Gary Romeo, a detailed look at the creation of Frank Frazetta’s Conan covers by Tony Avacato, a reminiscence of Lancer, L. Sprague de Camp and Larry Shaw by Richard Lupoff, a comparison of the current Howard Boom to the historic Lancer boom by Leon Nielsen, poetry by James Ruffini, The Lion’s Den, and more.
Features full coverage of the January 21, 2006 centennial celebration in Fort Worth, Texas, an essay on Howard creating a horror milieu in reaction to Lovecraft, more coverage of the December 27, 2005 Cross Plains fire, a historical vignette about a Howard lawsuit by Glenn Lord, poetry by Darrell Schweitzer, a jam-packed Lion’s Den, and more.
Features a comprehensive essay on Robert E. Howard’s work in the spicy pulp genre, an article on the historical origins of Howard’s fictional Cimmeria, a piece delving into the literary underpinnings of the Conan story “Black Colossus,” a rare Novalyne Price historical oddity, a breaking news scoop in Announcements, Howardian poetry, an overflowing letters column, and more.
The Gods of Bal-Sagoth (first published in Weird Tales, October 1931) – Also known as The Blond Goddess of Bal-Sagoth, this is a sequel to The Dark Man despite seeing print before that story. This story can be found on Wikisource. It was adapted as a Conan story by Marvel Comics in Conan the Barbarian #17 (Aug 1972). Turlogh Dubh O’Brien or Black Turlogh, is a fictional 11th Century Irishman created by Robert E. Howard.
Edited by Glenn Lord, and financed by him.
Limited edition of 636 copies. 100 of these copies do not have the title or author’s name on the spine.
Subtitled “The Collected Poems of Robert E. Howard”.
At the time of publication, this publication contained all of the known poetry by Howard.
“The Voices Waken Memory” and “Babel” are grouped under the heading “Voices of the Night”.
“The Scarlet Citadel” contains four short poems.
“Queen of the Black Coast” contains five parts, each from “The Song of Belit”.
Always Comes Evening is a collection of poems by Robert E. Howard. It was first released in 1957 and was the author’s second book to be published by Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 636 copies. The publication was subsidized by Howard’s literary executor, Glenn Lord who compiled the poems. This edition is from Underwood-Miller and published in 1977.
