I have been adding many new books to my collection recently. My interest in reading has shifted to older books and authors. So I thought instead of just a simple book haul post I would do more of a spotlight/introduction post as well. So in the post below you will not only find the usual book haul photo’s, but book and author info as well. I hope you will take the time to look it over and maybe take a chance at checking out books and authors that you may have forgot about or discover in these post!
I have always been a Robert E. Howard fan. The first time I read a Conan story I became hooked for life. Recently my local used bookstore has had some amazing REH books. I can only imagine a collector sold their collection. I have been scraping together everything I can to try and get some of these books. I am happy to give them a new home with another Robert E. Howard collector. I hope everyone will enjoy these post.
Today we have:
Robert E. Howard’s Conan of Cimmeria: A Sketchbook
by Mark Schultz
Wandering Star (2001)
My updated Robert E. Howard and Conan collection.
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Info from Howard Works.
A great resource!
http://howardworks.com/ConanofCimmeriaSketchbook.html
Mark Schultz (born June 7, 1955) is an American writer and illustrator of books and comics. His most widely recognized work is his self-created and owned comic book series, Xenozoic Tales, about a post-apocalyptic world where dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures coexist with humans. He is also the current writer of the Prince Valiant comic strip.
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I need to get my hands on that one.
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Has some cool stuff in it!
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There was a DK Publishing Conan book?? Geared towards kids? What is it contents? Basic information and history about Conan and the characters appearing in Howard’s tales? Or, does it go into comics, movies, cartoon and other areas of pop culture as well?
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I think you are talking about the book I spotlighted here: https://mightythorjrs.com/2017/07/27/birthday-book-haul-2017-3-conan-the-ultimate-guide-to-the-worlds-most-savage-barbarian-by-roy-thomas/ I hope that helps. I have not looked at the book in a little while, but from what I remember it covered all of Conan in pop culture.
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Thanks for the link and information. I saw it on your bookshelf in this post. Looks to be an interesting book. I find myself to be a Conan completest and get what I can that is Conan related.
I find it odd how they tried to gear Conan towards kids. I know there was the cartoon in the 90’s, so that probably made it seem Conan is kid-friendly. I only just recently found out there was a Little Golden Book with Conan! When I first saw it I thought it was just a fun “what if?” fan fiction piece. I had to get it, and just recently picked it up.
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