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Oct 23rd! Day of Might (a national holiday for S&S, with celebrations coming from Tales from the Magician's Skull!) ... then another Kickstarter on the 24th
tonight...9pm Est....the Skull demands attention
CMON got the USA-North America license...Going on now. Castle Grey Skull looks awesome in this skirmish game:
Masters of the Universe: The Board Game - Clash For Eternia, via @Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Europe had a different license and game available earlier this year from another game maker.
Figured some folks here may be able to explain(a) the ever-changing Conan IP ownership and...
(b) the fiasco's around TSR (all three versions)
Here are some links discussing those.
Conan IP: Funcom owns a lot now, from games to Netflix...
https://bleedingcool.com/games/funcom...
Excerpt:
""While our news is clearly covering the games side of things, which includes a new project in the works that they haven't revealed details on yet, this stretches far beyond gaming. Heroic Signatures will be carrying on on the licensing deals with companies such as Penguin Random House, Panini, Titan Books, Monolith, and Funcom. Marvel Entertainment is publishing a new Conan comic book every month, and there is also a Netflix series currently in the works for Conan, those projects are not going away, they're simply going to have a new company overseeing the IP."
TSR overview: D&D nows has ~3 versions of itself
https://d100news.com/2021/07/07/22-ju...
Excerpt:
"The first company called TSR (we’ll call TSR1), was founded by D&D co-creator Gary Gygax and Don Kaye in 1973 and was the original publisher of Dungeons & Dragons.
The second TSR (TSR2/Solarian Games), was formed by Jayson Elliot, with Gary Gygax’s sons, Luke & Ernie Gygax. Both junior Gygaxes would leave TSR2 a few years later in the middle of a legal battle between TSR2 and Gail Gygax, Gary’s widow, their step-mother. (One of oh-so-many legal battles involving one of the TSRs: the history of Dungeons & Dragons is a courtroom drama.)
And now we have the third TSR (TSR3), formed by Ernie Gygax, LaNasa and Dinehart, when TSR2 let their trademark lapse. The company announced Giantlands, a new fantasy game and (apparently) theme park, and a reboot of the Star Frontiers game (though TSR3 apparently does not own the copyright to the original game — only the trademark)."
I appreciate the feedback Richard. Feels good to confirm that folks are good with a chill but solid group. three cheers to low drama!
btw, Scott Oden gets high marks for being self-deprecating.
Like Phil and several others have noted, we persist even as Goodreads interface lags.
Every few months, some changes occur, but they seem to be just throwing interns at upgrades every other season.
Sigh. Not sure what we can do about that.
@Joseph, the GR notifications can be evil. they work a little different on the App than the computer, I think. Good luck with trying to tweak it. I've missed the comments being posted on my reviews for yrs....even now, I think I get a notification if someone likes the review....but not when comments are added. Stan, Clint, Jason. you all rock
Jason M wrote: "I am a terrible member but this group is probably the best group/forum I'm part of online. I learn a ton here, both historical and personal, and I appreciate all of it. I acknowledge I do not contr..."Thanks Jason! Lol. I've been an admirer of Rogue Blades/All-Waltz-Publications for over a decade. I've often thought, "where the heck does Jason get all that energy to round up all these thematic anthologies"?
Actually. I learned about Return of the Sword: An Anthology of Heroic Adventure thru this group... and I'm thrilled to hear folks like @Brian who found DMR via this community. Connecting readers to new authors and publishers is a great joy.
Cheers to all the silent lurkers.
This group is full of self-deprecating, quiet learners... who love heroic fiction.
All, it's been a while since we touched base to ensure members are getting what they want of this community. -There are parallel communities that have (a) no database of books but (b) higher frequency of chatting (and user-friendly interfaces) that our GR S&S complements [ie Facebook, Reddit, Discord.]
- GR's interface slowly is being updated, but its archaic HTML interface always seems to lag others.
- Anyway, we have a healthy group with a peaceful/chill culture that will be preserved.
Going forward:
1) New ideas or volunteers? Are there elements of this group that we do not have...that you'd like to see...and if/so would you be volunteering to help?
Perhaps other GR groups are doing something that is cool that we are not.
2) Groupread Approach:The group-read routine: the 2-month, 2-topic approach has been about the same since 2013. Should we change the frequency or approach?
BTW....I have a Pinterest page with all the past banners: https://www.pinterest.com/sethlindber...
3) Any other thoughts?
Cheers, SE
DMR does it again.... check out their announcement:"New Edition of Ramsey Campbell's Far Away & Never Coming in October"
https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2021/9...
"The DMR Books edition of Far Away & Never features cover art by Stephen Fabian, and will include one additional story, “A Madness from the Vaults.” It will be released in early October in both trade paperback and digital editions."
Sweet. I just devoured Queen of the Martian Catacombs: Planet Stories, Summer '49. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Some great excerpts caught my attention.
Excerpt 1:
But Berild had gone a few steps farther. With a hoarse cry, she bent over what had seemed merely a slab of stone fallen from the cliff, and Stark saw that it was a carven pillar, half buried. Now he was able to make out the mounded shape of a ruin, of which only the foundations and a few broken columns were left.
For a long while Berild stood by the pillar, her eyes closed. Stark got the uncanny feeling that she was visualizing the place as it had been, though the wall must have been dust a thousand years ago. Presently she moved. He followed her, and it was strange to see her, on the naked
sand, treading the arbitrary patterns of vanished corridors.
Excerpt 2)
Stark saw it rising against the morning sky--a city of gold and marble, high on an island of rose-red coral laid bare by the vanished sea. Sinharat, the Ever-Living.
Yet it had died. As he came closer to it, plodding slowly through the sand, he saw that the place was no more than a beautiful corpse, the lovely towers broken, the roofless palaces open to the sky. Whatever life Kynon and his armies might have foisted upon Sinharat was no more than the fleeting passage of ants across the perfect bones of the dead.
TWO ONLINE S&S - SOCIAL MEDIA EVENTS OCCURING1) Whetstone S&S Tavern
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whetstonemag
And on Discord: "Whetstone S&S Tavern"
TUES SEPT 14th .... 9-10PM EST
Will be meeting on Gather
2) SKULL TV
TALES FROM THE MAGICIAN"S SKULL
TWITCH - Goodmangames: https://www.twitch.tv/goodmangamesoff...
SEPT 19th ; Exact Time TBD
Mark your calendar for Sunday, September 19. Skull TV premieres that night on the Goodman Games Twitch channel. Sword & Sorcery will never be the same!
Steve wrote: "S.E. wrote: "I've had several people ask me where to start with Leigh Brackett....and I don't know the answer!Actually, I bought 4 books for my shelf, and could use advice.
[book:Black Amazon of ..."
Thx Steve...I think I start with "Martian Catacombs"!
@Joseph, I forgot I had read Sword of Rhiannon. I enjoyed that one.
Just wrapped up A Sorcerer of Atlantis: with A Prince in the Kingdom of Ghosts. Not bad, especially if you like Leiber and/or some humor in your S&S. The publication history in this may be interesting for those readers wanting more Brimm and Snoori tales.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Oliver, cool! I'm a klutz with podcasts, but Ill give it a go.
I've had several people ask me where to start with Leigh Brackett....and I don't know the answer!Actually, I bought 4 books for my shelf, and could use advice.
Black Amazon of Mars
Queen of the Martian CatacombsThe Enchantress of Venus
The Ginger Star
So, Brackett fans...which one should I delve into first?
And for other newbies....perhaps those who have no purchased one yet.....which book is a good starting point?
Sept-Oct Groupreads
A) Leigh Brackett - link to discussion, focus on the Skaith series
B) C. Dean Andersson - link to discussion, memorial tribute focus on Hel
Banner Credits
"The Reavers of Skaith" cover art by Chris Achilleos 1985 (Leigh Brackett)
"Hounds of Skaith" cover art by James Ryman 2008 (Leigh Brackett)
"Warrior Witch of Hel" cover art by Boris Vallejo 1985 (C.Dean Andersson writing as Asa Drake)
C. Dean Andersson tribute (recently deceased), with a focus on Bloodsong: Warrior Witch of Hel, Warrior Rebel (Bloodsong Saga, v.2), Death Riders of Hel
Recommended link to kick this memorial groupread off:
It covers a review of the Hel series, an interview with C. Dean Andersson, and even has his illustrations of the lady Hel!
C. DEAN ANDERSSON TRIBUTE INTERVIEW AND TOUR GUIDE OF HEL: BLOODSONG AND FREEDOM!
LINK= "https://www.blackgate.com/2021/07/29/..."
Leigh Brackett, with a focus on Skaith Books: The Ginger StarThe Hounds of SkaithThe Reavers of Skaith
Check this out, copied from a Facebook post, the comic extends the movie and has some well known artists.Last few hours of The Sword and the Sorcerer comic issue 1. If we hit our goal we will be giving away 2 original Bisley sketch cards!
https://igg.me/at/theSwordandtheSorcerer
