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01/15/2002 Hello. This is a quick update to let people know that I am still here and working on a few small updates to the site. A new references page has been added in this update.
A few months ago I ran out of disk space while posting new cover
scans. I have recently secured additional web storage space and will
be moving most (if not all) of the site over to the new host. This
change should be transparent to most people, assuming that you have
Note that my new magazine Mythos Collector #1 is still
available. Issue #2 will be in print by the end of January 2002.
Please visit the main web site at
www.darktreepress.com
for ordering information.
'Till next time, keep on reading the comics!
03/06/2001
Welcome to the 2nd anniversary update! That's right, this site
has been going strong for two years now. The response I've
gotten over the last couple of years has been tremendous, far
exceeding anything I had thought possible. Thanks to all who
have signed the guestbook, sent me emails, or just plain
stopped by to check things out.
Many updates this time including new comic and fanzine listings
with cover scans. Also there are a few scattered info updates
(i.e. EC comics) thanks to an article from Strange Aeons
#13. More new listings coming for the following comics once
I get more info:
My new magazine Mythos Collector is still accepting
submissions of non-fiction, fiction, poetry, artwork, and reviews
for inclusion in the premier issue. I'm hoping to have the first
issue ready by the Summer of 2001. Please
take a look at the
submission guidelines. Also please visit the main web site at
www.darktreepress.com for
more information.
'Till next time, keep on reading the comics!
02/05/2001
Hello. Just a quick update to correct a couple of things since
my last update. This web site has joined the Mythos Compliant
campaign. Go Cthulhu!!! Also other site updates are coming
very soon. I promise.
Last time I mentioned I was launching a new
magazine called Lovecraft Comic Collector. The magazine
has since been renamed to Mythos Collector. This will hopefully
allow me to have much more freedom to cover topics outside of
just comics. I am now accepting submissions of non-fiction, fiction,
poetry, artwork, and reviews for inclusion in the premier issue. I'm
hoping to have the first issue ready by the Summer of 2001. Please
take a look at the
submission guidelines. Also please visit the main web site at
www.darktreepress.com for
more information.
'Till next time, keep on reading the comics!
10/24/2000
Hello. I finally got around to setting up all the links to the larger
cover scans. The images have been posted for a while, but I couldn't
seem to find the time to update the listings. More updates are coming
including some new comics and covers, and a new featured comic.
I just registered the domain
www.hplcomics.com
with NameSecure.com and already
have it pointing to this very site. Mainly I just wanted to secure the
name and gain the flexibility to relocate the site to another server
if the need should arise. For now, all the old links will still work
fine.
I'm please to announce the launch of Lovecraft Comic Collector
magazine. I am now accepting submissions of non-fiction, fiction,
poetry, artwork, and reviews for inclusion in the premier issue. I'm
hoping to have the first issue ready by Jan/Feb of 2001. Please
take a look at the
submission guidelines. Also please visit the main web site at
www.darktreepress.com for
more information.
A new adaptation of "The Call of Cthulhu" from
Cross Plains Comics has
appeared recently. It was adapted and drawn by Esteban Maroto. A scan
of the excellent Frank Brunner cover coming real soon. Any Lovecraft comic
fan would do well to check other titles by Cross Plains, since they are
publishing much of Robert E. Howard's non-Conan material in the comics
medium.
'Till next time, keep on reading the comics!
05/08/2000
I've been away for far too long. We now have a new baby in the
house, so it's been very hard finding time to make any new updates
to the site.
I've also been distracted by other interests such as writing and
publishing. I'm considering starting up a digest sized magazine
called "Lovecraft Comic Collector". It will feature articles,
reviews, interviews, and other tidbits about Lovecraft comics. It
will also feature at least one Mythos story and perhaps a poem
or two. Please let me know
if you would be interested in reading, buying, subscribing or even
contributing to such a magazine.
Though all the large cover scans have been uploaded, I haven't updated
all the necessary hyperlinks. Hope to do so very soon. I just got
the panels of the new featured comic scanned and uploaded. Check
it out!!
Check out the new Lovecraft Web Ring on the main page. It's a small
but growing ring of Lovecraft related web sites.
12/22/1999
Finally had time to get back to some much needed updates. Just
uploaded large cover scans for all the comics. This should make
browsing the site a little more pleasant now that you can get a
better look at the covers. Hopefully the new hyperlink colors
are a little more pleasing to the eye. I'm trying to go for a
color scheme here, so please let me know what you think. Oh,
in case you hadn't noticed, this site is now Y2K compliant!!
So has everyone finished their Christmas shopping? I'm basically
done, just need to get a gift certificate to a used book store
for my wife. Christmas should be fun this year, and I'll be
spending New Year's Eve at home with the family and staying off
the roads.
During the break between the holidays I will be setting up a new
featured comic (most likely the Heavy Metal issue), and trying
out a prototype page for the comic reviews. If anyone out there
would like to contribute any reviews of comics, please contact
me via email, and I'll be happy to post them giving you full
credit for your efforts. I'd also consider multiple reviews
for the same comic in case people have differing opinions on
them.
Though it may take a few months to get arranged, I will be
attempting to interview a few comics professionals who have
worked on Lovecraft adaptations. So stay tuned to these pages
for updates...
08/25/1999
Just got back from
Necronomicon IV
and I'm still sorting through the new books and magazines I picked up.
I was more than a little bummed to see a distinct lack of comics in
the dealer room. Still had a good time and got to meet several artists
and writers.
I talked with C.J. Henderson at the party for quite awhile about his
recent and upcoming work. If you get a chance, definitely pick up the
newly published book "New Mythos Legends" from Marietta Publishing.
It's got 2 of C.J.'s Anton Zarnak stories as well as stories by 14 other
authors. The book is also beautifully illustrated by the likes of Allen
Koszowski, Jeffrey Thomas, and Wayne Miller.
In fact, Allen Koszowski was at the convention, selling some his wonderful
original pen and ink drawings as well as reproduction prints.
I picked up a great small original piece of an astronaut about to be
pummeled by a huge monstrous space creature. Too cool...
I got to meet and talk with Robert Knox while roaming around the
dealers room. Mr. Knox is another great horror and fantasy illustrator.
I picked up one of his older pieces from his bargain box for only
$5.00. What a great deal?!?! Mr. Knox told me he is also a big fan
of Lovecraftian comics. So hopefully he will do me the honor of checking
out my humble web site.
I also got to talk with the guest artist Jason Eckhardt about his
wonderful illustrations he's done for
Necronomicon Press. I asked him to autograph a few of my
favorite Necro press booklets. We also talked briefly about Lovecraftian
comics.
And once again I got to hear two of my favorite writers give readings --
Darrel Schweitzer and Don D'Ammassa. This year's guest of honor was Fred
Chappell. Mr. Chappell is a very laid back gentleman from the mountains
of North Carolina and is probably most well known for his poetry. But he
has written some excellent horror and fantasy stories over the years,
including the novel "Dagon" and several short stories in the Lovecraftian
mold.
That's pretty much it for my convention report. Stay tuned for some more
improvements on the site, a new featured comic, and hopefully the long
awaited comic reviews.
07/15/1999
Necronomicon IV is
only 5 weeks away! Have you bought your membership yet? How about
your Cthulhu breakfast tickets? No? Then what are you waiting for?!?
I am planning on being there for the whole convention, Friday evening
through Sunday. So hope to see some of you there!
It's been two years since the last convention and alot has happened
since then. There are certainly many more Lovecraft related web sites
out there. I have been amazed at the response this site has gotten.
There have been about 200 hits since it went online. I really expected
to get only a few of my friends to look at it, and then that would be it.
So far it's been alot fun and not too much work. I am hoping to make
a few more updates in the near future, like a new featured comic. I've
been considering starting a quarterly newsletter done either as email
or as a printed publication. What do people think?
Well that's all for now. Keep reading the comics!
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