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High Caliber

28 Thursday Oct 2021

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Found, another series of H.P. Lovecraft comics adaptations of which I was previously unaware. Previews reports it has now been mostly reprinted in paper by Caliber, and that “The Statement of Randolph Carter” is being added to the series soon. The latter is said to be re-set in the modern age.

I had of course been aware of Caliber’s two volume Lovecraft’s Worlds anthology collection, seen below. It’s been out ages and I’m fairly sure I’ve even interviewed one of the artists.

But despite my occasional perusing of Previews I was not aware that they’d been adding to the series. For instance, a third volume of Lovecraft’s Worlds in 2018.

Then there’s H.P. Lovecraft: The Early Stories. Not a comic but a heavily illustrated edition using Joshi’s texts and with an introduction by him.

And a The Shadow Over Innsmouth adaptation in 80 pages.

There are other interesting looking indie titles at Caliber, of the sort you’ll never hear about via the corporate press. Such as a 165-page Arthur: King of Britain.

This focuses on how Arthur was originally understood in the 12th century…

From veteran comic writer/artist Michael Fraley comes this history of the famous and legendary character known as King Arthur. This fully illustrated comic series and collected graphic novel is faithfully based on the original adventure of Arthur as it was written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century. Geoffrey’s work is considered one of the most important books of the medieval period, and served as the skeletal framework from which all Arthurian tales have since been based.

Arthur: King of Britain is available as a five-book £10 Kindle series on Amazon.

Talking of comics, I’m pleased to see one of my Digital Art Live colleagues on the cover of the latest ICC Magazine #16, and with an interview inside.

Tolkien and Lovecraft

27 Wednesday Oct 2021

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I get the vague impression, wafted to me over the luminiferous aether, that at least one Lovecraftian may be in the process of writing a comparative book about the approaches taken by Tolkien and Lovecraft. And perhaps also the ‘response to the times’. If that’s the case, knowing a bit about both authors, I’d be happy to read through a pre-publication near-final draft and provide a set of comments for the author’s use.

The 1921 British census

27 Wednesday Oct 2021

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The 1921 British census is to be released after Christmas, a potentially useful source for researching the exact whereabouts of interesting people in British science-fiction / fantasy and amateurdom…

From 6th January 2022, anyone will be able to view the census online on Findmypast, allowing them to find out about their ancestors and discover the history of their home or local area.

It will also include the British armed forces stationed overseas.

The census is kept secret for 100 years. The 1931 census was destroyed by fire during the war, and the taking of the 1941 census was skipped because Britain was then in the darkest days of the war. All of which means that the next British census won’t be released to researchers until 2052.

Epidemic Disease in Colonial Rhode Island

27 Wednesday Oct 2021

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Newly online, a timely and long article on “The Response to Epidemic Disease in Colonial Rhode Island”. Mostly about the early, pre-1800s history. Interesting in itself, and possibly also useful as research material / inspiration for Mythos writers.

New on Archive.org

24 Sunday Oct 2021

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New on Archive.org, the 1943 “Fungi From Yuggoth” stencil duplicated edition. Mmmm… smell that hand-cranked duplicator fluid and fan-sweat…

Also newly arrived on Archive.org from microfilm, the Monthly Weather Review 1872-2012. Useful for U.S. researchers seeking a quick answer to “and what was the weather like when event X was happening?”. The new run of Notes and Queries 1849-2014 also looks handy.

I also spotted Jacqueline Baker’s novel The Broken Hours (2015), seemingly a creepy atmospheric haunting story set in Lovecraft’s house and late Depression-era Providence. Another one that escaped me during the blog hiatus. I guess this counts as another ‘Lovecraft as character’ work, though I’m not yet sure if he actually makes an appearance.

Missives Managed

14 Thursday Oct 2021

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Before I could even post it here, the HPLHS has funded their Kickstarter for the new letters journal, a spin-out from the Voluminous podcasts.

Heinlein Journal

12 Tuesday Oct 2021

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Who knew? The Heinlein Society’s Heinlein Journal has morphed from a ‘last seen in 2014’ newsletter-style format, to a stylish new mini-journal format. Four issues so far, twice a year, $5 each.

Save the Ancient Ones

07 Thursday Oct 2021

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SASA Masterclass…

The Save Ancient Studies Association will be hosting a discussion with a leading Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi, who will explore how the ancient world inspired the work of horror author H.P. Lovecraft.” 30th October 2021.

Sounds good. Hopefully they’ll post a recording on their YouTube channel.

Also, Save Ancient Studies seems a very worthy cause, and worth supporting and promoting if it’s within your orbit.

Miskatonic Missives

07 Thursday Oct 2021

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Miskatonic Missives, a spin-out paper publication from the Voluminous podcast…

each issue of Miskatonic Missives serves as an ideal companion guide for exploring one of H.P. Lovecraft’s most fascinating letters. Every issue includes a reproduction of the full text of the letter in question, supported by a variety of relevant reference material, including contemporary and modern fiction, academic writing, poetry, and artwork.

Hmmm, “contemporary and modern fiction”? I presume that must be new unpublished work then?

Lord of a Visible World in ebook

06 Wednesday Oct 2021

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Great news, I see that the second edition of the Lovecraft autobiography Lord of a Visible World can now be had from Amazon as a £5 ebook. The “Look Inside” preview re-assures that it is the real thing (rather than some Amazon database snaffle), albeit shorn of the nice Ohio University Press design/formatting of the first-edition hardback.

“A textbook of botany hints at monstrous fungi and blasphemous thallophytes”

05 Tuesday Oct 2021

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The Finnish journal Research in Arts and Education plans a special issue on ‘Fungi in Contemporary Art and Research’…

articles or visual essays dealing with artistic research, art practice or theoretical and critical viewpoints on contemporary art with plants, lichen, bryophytes, and fungi.

Sadly the deadline has gone, but the issue is set to appear in February 2022. The journal appears to be open access.

A creepy future eco-‘shroom building.

New book: The Recognition of H.P. Lovecraft

30 Thursday Sep 2021

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S.T. Joshi’s blog has updated. The main good news is his new history book which surveys Lovecraft’s 1938-1988 period…

The Recognition of H.P. Lovecraft should appear within a few weeks, enhanced by a fine cover design by Jason Van Hollander.

Google Books suggest the full title is to be The Recognition of H. P. Lovecraft: His Rise from Obscurity to World Renown, but can as yet provide no table-of-contents or cover.

Among other items Joshi notes is the arrival of the new expanded Samuel Loveman collection Out of the Immortal Night (original book was 2004), and the slight delaying of the expected premiere of the new Lovecraft documentary. It has originally been mooted for the Lovecraft Film Festival, but is now to be shown via streaming only and “occurring a week after” the Festival.

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