Exciting times ahead for fans of Robert E. Howard! I’ve finished preparing the files for the next two physical books for the REH Foundation Press. Now, we’re just waiting on the covers and final text to complete them. In the meantime, I’ve been busy getting the eBook versions ready as well—they’re about 98% finished, with only minor adjustments left. Both the physical and eBook editions will be released at the same time, hopefully by the end of January, though the official date is still pending.
On the collecting front, I’ve been trying to scale back a bit, but some great items continue to find their way to me. Recently, I received beautifully designed pictorial postmarks featuring REH themes. Despite a slight hiccup with a duplicate, the seller resolved it professionally, providing a refund and sending the correct item at no extra cost—excellent service!
When it comes to comics, I’ve been grappling with the abundance of variant covers for The Black Stone and Conan the Barbarian from Titan/Heroic. I seem to have double-ordered more than a few! While I appreciate the incredible work Jim Zub and the talented artists are doing, the sheer volume of variants is starting to wear me out. I’m considering switching to collected trade paperbacks in the future to make things simpler.
Are you keeping up with all the variant covers, or do you prefer waiting for the trades? Share your thoughts—I’d love to hear how others are navigating this!
Digital for me these days , and I agree about the variant covers – overkill , but that’s how the business works these days! I know Jim mentioned in the early days possibly a HC collection of the first 12 issues , I might be tempted by that if it happens.
Grady from Buford,
Shucks, no Adventure or Western in my Christmas stocking.
But, January, close enough! Weird Menace next?
Question, thoughts on what will come after Menace or is it too early?
With Regards
No, I’m pretty sure I can’t get it out before Christmas. I’m not sure Mark Wheatly has started on the Western cover yet. He was hoping to get it done during December, but I can’t push him ;).
As for what comes next, I don’t know yet. It all depends on Paul Herman and what he chooses to edit.
Hi Mr. Gismervik,
Christmas did come early. A copy of Dennis McHaney’s The Bear Creek Omnibus surfaced on E-Bay today (trade paperback). A great addition to my collection.
Like you said about Weird Tales, “you only live once”.
Grady from Buford
Wow! That’s pretty rare. Congratulations. Here’s some information I made earlier:
https://reh.world/howardworks/hardcovers,paperbacks/the-bear-creek-omnibus/