[Rusty Burke]

deuce, on 23 October 2009 - 08:03 PM, said:

There were no such blunders made when Rusty and Marcielo put together The Ultimate Triumph. Hell, Rusty and Marcielo, neither of whom had extensive experience in putting together art books (unlike Underwood and Fenner), were able to masterfully match up Frazetta art that was never intended for the the stories/poems it illustrated.

Marcelo had to do all that art direction without any help from me. But then, he was an artist who got into video and film production before turning his hand to book design. I think that's probably one reason artists enjoyed working with Marcelo: he understands art both viscerally and intellectually, and he particularly seems to enjoy coaxing an artist's best work from him, and then (this may be the film stuff) looking for the best way to get an interplay between text and visuals. I think the books he produced will stand the test of time. It was certainly an honor for me to be able to have a role in them.

Rusty

[Axerules]

Those books are great, Rusty. I cherish my copy of The Ultimate Triumph.

[Libaax]

You should seeing as the hefty price it cost as second hand i would rob you blind for it

[wwwcona]

Fans,

Please help me find a high res image or link where I can buy a reprint of the beautiful cover art from this book!
It's amazing how I can't find a single link to the art piece.

http://www.berserker...t-done-not-ever


Thanks for any links everybody!

[Strom]

wwwcona, on 11 December 2009 - 10:04 PM, said:

Fans,

Please help me find a high res image or link where I can buy a reprint of the beautiful cover art from this book!
It's amazing how I can't find a single link to the art piece.

http://www.berserker...t-done-not-ever


Thanks for any links everybody!

I would contact Brom directly - a quick goggle search and this was the first link:

Brom

Good luck.

[Richard]

Libaax, on 27 October 2009 - 05:31 AM, said:

You should seeing as the hefty price it cost as second hand i would rob you blind for it

Wow! I see what you mean!
Price: US$ 416.53

Price: US$ 1087.32

Does anyone understand why Mr. Fenner wrote such a terrible intro? I went to one of his websites Underwood and there were a lot of books on Frazetta and a few on Jack Vance but not one of REH's. That says a lot. Mr. Fenner can't see the forest through the trees and has blinders on. My mom once told me if I couldn't say anything nice about someone then don't say anything at all. Instead I returned it to Barnes & Noble and got a Del Rey REH book to add to my collection. If I saw this book in a dollar rack I'd purchase it and tear out the intro and highlight the front cover, err I mean blacken out the front cover.

This post has been edited by Richard: 13 December 2009 - 03:01 AM

[Taranaich]

Richard, on 13 December 2009 - 01:37 AM, said:

Does anyone understand why Mr. Fenner wrote such a terrible intro?

I say Hanlon's Razor, personally. Fenner, in his arrogance, assumed that his general dismissal of Howard was appropriate for an introduction, as well as something that accurately reflected the prevailing opinion of Howard's writing. It seemed to be more of a Frazetta book than a Howard one in his mind, too. Certainly, he seems to ascribe to the problematic "Frazetta Made Conan" notion. I think it's kinder to assume he's stupid rather than deliberately malicious.

[Carcosa]

Taranaich, on 13 December 2009 - 04:16 AM, said:

Richard, on 13 December 2009 - 01:37 AM, said:

Does anyone understand why Mr. Fenner wrote such a terrible intro?

I say Hanlon's Razor, personally. Fenner, in his arrogance, assumed that his general dismissal of Howard was appropriate for an introduction, as well as something that accurately reflected the prevailing opinion of Howard's writing. It seemed to be more of a Frazetta book than a Howard one in his mind, too. Certainly, he seems to ascribe to the problematic "Frazetta Made Conan" notion. I think it's kinder to assume he's stupid rather than deliberately malicious.

I wouldn't say he's stupid either. He's strongly opinionated and certainly seems to be a literary snob. But worst of all he has many of the basic facts wrong and makes a totally unsubstantiated claim regarding Wright's editorial input regarding Howard, and also about REH "manufacturing" his "he-man" persona. Weird nonsense. He's certainly entitled to his opinion. We were all glad to respond to it by NOT buying the book.

[Taranaich]

Carcosa, on 17 December 2009 - 03:21 AM, said:

I wouldn't say he's stupid either. He's strongly opinionated and certainly seems to be a literary snob.

Which makes his actions stupid. If nothing else, it's just bad business sense to say the things he says in a book's introduction.

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But worst of all he has many of the basic facts wrong and makes a totally unsubstantiated claim regarding Wright's editorial input regarding Howard, and also about REH "manufacturing" his "he-man" persona. Weird nonsense. He's certainly entitled to his opinion. We were all glad to respond to it by NOT buying the book.

Indeed. "Memory" is still on the shelf at my local Forbidden Planet, while the REHs are steadily going. I guess even the troglodytes of Glasgow know better.

[deuce]

Taranaich, on 17 December 2009 - 05:03 PM, said:

Indeed. "Memory" is still on the shelf at my local Forbidden Planet, while the REHs are steadily going. I guess even the troglodytes of Glasgow know better.

[deuce]

Other than anecdotal evidence, do any of the devotees of this fine forum have access to hard figures/facts regarding how well "Bitter Tree" has sold so far?

Curious Deuce

[Haemogoblin]

No hard facts, but here's a list from amazon.com of the best selling Robert E. Howard books: http://www.amazon.co...hrsr_b_1_5_last

It makes sense that so much SK stuff would be near the top with the movie coming out, so the list might be semi-reliable.

[Mark Finn]

Don't forget that the Solomon Kane book was the first Del Rey to come out, so it has the longest sales history, too. I know it has gone through multiple printings.

[Sebastian-X]

wwwcona, on 12 December 2009 - 12:04 AM, said:

Fans,

Please help me find a high res image or link where I can buy a reprint of the beautiful cover art from this book!
It's amazing how I can't find a single link to the art piece.

http://www.berserker...t-done-not-ever


Thanks for any links everybody!

Hey Guys, Has anybody succeeded in obtaining a decent image file of the book cover?

You can see best I could find if you scroll down this page: http://www.rehtwogun...urnalJun08.html

I ache for a larger sized one!

[deuce]

Sebastian-X, on 05 February 2010 - 03:54 PM, said:

wwwcona, on 12 December 2009 - 12:04 AM, said:

Fans,

Please help me find a high res image or link where I can buy a reprint of the beautiful cover art from this book!
It's amazing how I can't find a single link to the art piece.

http://www.berserker...t-done-not-ever


Thanks for any links everybody!

Hey Guys, Has anybody succeeded in obtaining a decent image file of the book cover?

You can see best I could find if you scroll down this page: http://www.rehtwogun...urnalJun08.html

I ache for a larger sized one!

I'd think Howard Works would have a pretty good one.

[Axerules]

Hey Sebastian! Welcome to the forum!
Here you are:

Hope that helps.

[Eamon]

I'll see if I can descreen that for you Axerules !

[Andradir]

I guess he isn't looking for the cover (which can be found easily) but for the painting.

[Eamon]

Is the painting by itself available?

[Carcosa]

I have to admit I don't particularly like the Brom painting.

Is it just me?