Tag Archives: The Dark Barbarian

Rediscovered: Zane Grey on Kindle

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Don

A couple of years ago I got a Kindle as a gift from Vince Emery, so I could check out how The Dashiell Hammett Tour book looked in that format — now, suddenly, highly ironic. On my own, I probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, REH | Tagged Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Elmore Leonard, Fu-Manchu, Hammett Tour Book, James Fenimore Cooper, James Reasoner, Kindle, Robert E. Howard Library, Sax Rohmer, Steve Eng, The Dark Barbarian, Vince Emery, Zane Grey, Zane Grey Pueblo |

Two-Gun Bob: A Living Legend

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Don

Today they’re tossing a party for Glenn Lord in Texas, to celebrate the father of Robert E. Howard fandom hitting his 80 year milestone on the 17th. Yeah, I kind of wish I was there — I’ve always liked Glenn, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, News, REH | Tagged "Conan vs. Conantics", Dennis McHaney, Glenn Lord, Howard Days, pure texts, Rusty Burke, The Dark Barbarian, The Howard Collector |

Two-Gun Bob: Thundering Hoof Beats

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Don

In the review I did this past summer for issue 15 of Two-Gun Raconteur, I mentioned the moment late in 2005 when a couple of new critical anthologies on Robert E. Howard were being prepped for publication in 2006, his centennial year. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit, News, REH | Tagged Conan Meets the Academy, Dierdre Pettipiece, Justin Everett, Leo Grin, Michael Moorcock, More than Human, Paul Shovlin, Philip K. Dick, Richard Slotkin, Steve Trout, The Barbaric Triumph, The Dark Barbarian |

Two-Gun Bob: “The Bright Barbarian”

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Don

And what better way to celebrate Halloween and close out October, than with something kind of creepy. . . . It probably won’t amount to much, but I’ve noticed a possible new trend in the way some people want Robert E. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lit, REH | Tagged "Conan vs. Conantics", "The Bright Barbarian", Al Harron, Jason Momoa, Justin Bieber, L. Sprague de Camp, Leo Grin, Lin Carter, Professor Frank Coffman, The Cimmerian, The Dark Barbarian |

Two-Gun Bob: Lightin’ Al Strikes Again, Like Lightin’

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Don

Meanwhile, over in the World of Robert E. Howard Studies (or at least one encampment where skin-clad knuckle-draggers sit around and devour the latest issue of the Conan comic book in cannabalistic fashion — yum-yum, eat-em-up): I see that Al Harron … Continue reading →

Posted in News, REH | Tagged Al Harron, Amra, Brian Leno, Conan Meets the Academy, Damon Sasser, George Scithers, Howard Days, L. Sprague de Camp, Professor Frank Coffman, The Dark Barbarian |

News: June 2009

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Webmaster

NO EXTRA TOURS Nothing extra kicking along the mean streets for June, but the desperate always can use an edition of the Dashiell Hammett Tour book for a self-guided prowl over the gumshoe-haunted Frisco hills. And any tours open for … Continue reading →