Douglas Gross

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Writing heroic fantasy in the Sword & Sorcery tradition. This year: "The Tiger-Riders at Bloodrock Pass & Other Tales"

Quiet Riot singer Kevin Dubrow with text: "Your party's smooth-talking bard charmer ..."
psychedelic art on back cover of Cream album "Disraeli Gears"
old-school roleplaying image of two dwarves
cover to "Suplex & Sorcery: A Tale of Varika"
TEXT over vintage fantasy background: "Fantasy readers ... A new hero is punching his way into the sword and sorcery pantheon. What manner of two-fisted adventure do you hope this ex-carnival strongman finds?"
image of a smarmy, cheesy-looking 80s actor portraying Thundarr the Barbarian with text reading "Thundarr the Contrarian"
cover of "Weird Tales" magazine showing Jirel of Joiry kissing the Black God statue
notebook parper with scribbled words including "Descent Into the Caverns of the SOMETHING SOMETHING" and "Frances Farmer riff -- ghosts but not really?"
promotional poster for movie "Wicker" featuring a zaddy made of wicker who clearly knows how to do work
a big alien bug thing clutching a red-dressed damsel faces a stern spaceman wielding a club on cover of "Basil Wolverton Reader vol. 2"
Cover of Marvel Spotlight #5 (1971) first appearance of the modern Ghost Rider
DC Comics promotional page for Claw the Unconquered, a barbarian wielding a longsword backed by a giant talon and a floating-head bad guy and a woman warrior
cover of a Golden Age Alley Oop comic that includes a caveman in a pirate hat and a disgruntled dinosaur
photo of "Vampire the Masquerade" and "VtM: The Dark Ages" RPG guide books
crude drawing with superimposed photo of author Robert E. Howard. large text says "SNAKES ARE FUCKING SCARY BRO" with small text reading "wow civilization breeds corruption and cruelty and thrives off the oppression of lower classes"
A pink and blue image of "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" with the word "Pee-Wee's" scribbled through and replaced with "Pinky's"
behind the scenes photo of goblins in "Troll II"
that grocery store robot guy making the rounds
cover of Old Moon Quarterly vol. 10
For several quiet years, the Tiger Riders of Midnight Crag had stayed, by their standards, a peaceful folk. Rowan Strong stood guard at Bloodrock Pass, among nervy throngs of fighters readying for war, because those quiet years had come to an end.
Leatherface in the final scene from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
Dr. Doom is blasting fools with a Tommy gun
image showing this week's weather here, which includes a high of 104F today and a high of 75F on Monday
Comic panel. The barbarian Fafhrd has a blonde handlebar mustache.
"Lady of the Lake," a painting by Dan Craig
Barry Windsor Smith drawing of Conan wearing a big ol' hoop earring
Golden Age comic panel. Text "On his return to the city, Zatara pauses as an idea occurs to him" over image of a top-hatted man regarding a door with the business name "Female Escort Co." stamped on it.
cover of "Jack Spot: The Man of a Thkusand Cuts"
photo of an albino squirrel
black and white still image from A Field in England
movie poster for "Dear God No!"
Conan is dressed in a white leisure suit. He has a leopard.
Comic panel where Conan leads a 1980s street gang called The Barbarians who are all carrying swords
Jim Brown as Fireball in 1987's "The Running Man."
Mego Superman action figure from the 1970s. It's bad.
black and white comic book image of group described in post
comic book panel in which a heroine with a sword attacks while saying "Sorry, no banter from me. I never talk when I'm fighting."
a painted miniature of ASOIAF character Strong Belwas
comic book image of Judge Dredd, with a ninja star stuck in his armor, saying "Ninja star!"
Comic panel of Too Much Coffee Man saying "Disliking everything is not the same as having an opinion."
Cover of Captain America: Sam Wilson #2
Cover of One World Under Doom #1
Samuel L. Jackson rocking Uncle Sam outfit during Kendrick Lamar's halftime show