Definitely an underrated Howard character. Same with Turlogh Dubh O'Brien. Plenty of good sword and sorcery (or sword and history, or whatever you want to call it) between the two of them.
Good stuff Michael! I have a copy of Tiger's of the Sea around here somewhere. I should probably dig it up and reread it. And I did not know there were differences between the books! Great info!
Cormac is a great character. I got the neat little hard back that came out in 1974. Tigers of the Sea. Donald M. Grant was the publisher. As you said , The editor , Richard Tierney worked with Glenn Lord to complete the unfinished stories in this volume. In the intro he tells you exactly what he added. Which is good. It also has some cool illustrations by Tim Kirk. Cormac has a few similarities with Howard’s other outlaw Irishman Black Turlogh O Brian. Perhaps he dropped Cormac in favor of Turlogh. I don’t know. I do know all of these stories are excellent. Thanks !
Very interesting. Yes the Fantasy Masterworks of the Conan stories came in the early 2000's, then the Wandering Star hardcovers were published I think.
I have the Zebra edition of Tigers of the Sea, really great series. Howard was almost accumulating an Eternal Champion of his own, where each character was in some ways reflective of the others (though I guess much of his motivation was more pragmatic than literary, simply reworking characters and concepts to sell to different markets.) I wish he'd created more seafaring adventures. Lately I've been curious about the Sandokan pirate series from the late 1800's; has anyone read those?
I enjoy the stories featuring Cormac Mac Art and Bran Mak Morn despite many readers viewing them as "minor" creations of Howard. If you haven't already covered it Michael, I'd really like to hear your thoughts on "Almuric". And my best wishes to Wilkins, or what's left of him.
"Vultures of Whapeton" I believe which is contained in an anthology of the same name. Most of Howard's Western tales were humorous. If he'd gone another way, he might've invented the Spaghetti Western.
Funny, I just bought Andrew Offutt's "the Sword of the Gael" for $1.50 in a used book store - from the cover of the giant fanged serpent coiling around Cormac I think Offutt tried to keep Conan's Sword and Socery in here. It was my hope that the original stories would be in one of the Del Rey's collections, disappointing that isn't the case - just have to be alert for Drake's or Tierney's. I wonder if Titan books are planning something for the character, since we saw him and Wulfere in the spread at the end of the first trade - course they were being all inclusive there.
I've just got to say, I started following you a while back and I'm slowly catching up with your output. I love your vibe and your take on the various writers you talk about, but especially REH
I have Tigers of the Sea, haven't read it yet though. I assumed it was Conan on the cover, didn't realise it was a Cormac Macart story. Is Drake's ending better than Tierney's ?
"Everybody's gotta have a hobby" - HAH!
This just shows what a tragedy it was that REH died young, all those characters he never developed beyond a few stories or story fragments.
Definitely an underrated Howard character. Same with Turlogh Dubh O'Brien. Plenty of good sword and sorcery (or sword and history, or whatever you want to call it) between the two of them.
Nothing screams "high adventure" like horned helmets and skin-tight chainmail!
Excellent as always! And my regards to Roger.
Hello Michael Hello. Thank you so much for this Excellent Video. You ARE the Expert on Robert E Howard.
Michael great line: "Everybody needs a hobby!"
Good stuff Michael! I have a copy of Tiger's of the Sea around here somewhere. I should probably dig it up and reread it. And I did not know there were differences between the books! Great info!
Cormac is a great character. I got the neat little hard back that came out in 1974. Tigers of the Sea. Donald M. Grant was the publisher. As you said , The editor , Richard Tierney worked with Glenn Lord to complete the unfinished stories in this volume. In the intro he tells you exactly what he added. Which is good. It also has some cool illustrations by Tim Kirk. Cormac has a few similarities with Howard’s other outlaw Irishman Black Turlogh O Brian. Perhaps he dropped Cormac in favor of Turlogh. I don’t know. I do know all of these stories are excellent. Thanks !
Very interesting. Yes the Fantasy Masterworks of the Conan stories came in the early 2000's, then the Wandering Star hardcovers were published I think.
I have the Zebra edition of Tigers of the Sea, really great series. Howard was almost accumulating an Eternal Champion of his own, where each character was in some ways reflective of the others (though I guess much of his motivation was more pragmatic than literary, simply reworking characters and concepts to sell to different markets.)
I wish he'd created more seafaring adventures. Lately I've been curious about the Sandokan pirate series from the late 1800's; has anyone read those?
I really liked the Andrew Offutt Cormac books growing up. It’s been 20 years since I’ve read them but from what I remember they were great.
I have the Zebra A-format of Tigers of the Sea with the Jeffrey Jones cover art. Overall, B/B- material from REH.
We love REH!!!!
I thought this was another Blood Meridian episode.
I enjoy the stories featuring Cormac Mac Art and Bran Mak Morn despite many readers viewing them as "minor" creations of Howard.
If you haven't already covered it Michael, I'd really like to hear your thoughts on "Almuric".
And my best wishes to Wilkins, or what's left of him.
I’m pretty sure I did a video about Almuric. It would have been a while ago.
@@michaelk.vaughan8617 Thanks, I'll do a search for it.
What is the western horror short story (or stories) that Robert E. wrote???
"Vultures of Whapeton" I believe which is contained in an anthology of the same name. Most of Howard's Western tales were humorous. If he'd gone another way, he might've invented the Spaghetti Western.
@@russworks2882 Old Garfield's Heart is the story I was trying to remember......
I gotta read more REH
Funny, I just bought Andrew Offutt's "the Sword of the Gael" for $1.50 in a used book store - from the cover of the giant fanged serpent coiling around Cormac I think Offutt tried to keep Conan's Sword and Socery in here. It was my hope that the original stories would be in one of the Del Rey's collections, disappointing that isn't the case - just have to be alert for Drake's or Tierney's.
I wonder if Titan books are planning something for the character, since we saw him and Wulfere in the spread at the end of the first trade - course they were being all inclusive there.
The only the version of Temple of Abomination I've read was the comic which was rewritten into a red sonja story.
I've just got to say, I started following you a while back and I'm slowly catching up with your output. I love your vibe and your take on the various writers you talk about, but especially REH
Just found out that the REH foundation will be releasing a 500-ish page collection of the complete Macart stories.
Interesting, especially as they don’t even make 200 pages on their own. Are they reprinting the pastiche novels?
I liked about the unknown characters that Robert E Howard wrote it's not Conan Kull or Solomon kane related.
I have Tigers of the Sea, haven't read it yet though. I assumed it was Conan on the cover, didn't realise it was a Cormac Macart story. Is Drake's ending better than Tierney's ?
Drake’s ending is better, in my opinion.
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Are you going to cover Sailor Steve Costigan?
Eventually.
I bet those versions are pricy now 🤔
Can anyone recommend a biography of Howard? Is there one?
Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard
by Mark Finn