Michael Moorcock: Elric, Corum, the Multiverse...

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Honestly, Corum and Michael Kane (Mars) have been my two favorite series from Moorcock (perhaps because he never went back to them decades later).

These two Elric graphic novels from France look interesting:


legionofandy.com/2013/06/07/michael-moorcocks-elric-return-to-the-ruby-throne/


legionofandy.com/2015/12/14/elric-la-trahison-des-romans-graphique/

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A very early Jeff Jones Elric cover:

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This is the first time I ever saw a rendition of Elric. The Jack Kirby cover of Giant-Size Conan #5 back in 1975. I still remember when I saw it and where I bought it. I actually shop at the same grocery store, though I lived in another town at the time.

marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Giant-Size_Conan_Vol_1_5

This was a big reason why bought The Book of Robert E. Howard and Elric of Melnibone  at Waldenbooks a year later.

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Jeff Jones did the cover for this Hawkmoon novel...



 

[thedarkman]

Nov 12, 2016 7:18:52 GMT -5 deuce said:

Jeff Jones did the cover for this Hawkmoon novel...



 

Man, Hawkmoon looks remarkably like a certain Cimmerian...

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A look at different renditions of The Silver Warriors:


raggedclaws.com/2011/08/31/connections-frank-frazetta-1972-vs-howard-chaykin-1979/

[johnnypt]

Dec 22, 2016 23:52:17 GMT -5 deuce said:

A look at different renditions of The Silver Warriors:


raggedclaws.com/2011/08/31/connections-frank-frazetta-1972-vs-howard-chaykin-1979/

It confused the daylights out of me when I got the first Eternal Champion HC from White Wolf and couldn't find The Silver Warriors!...not realizing the original name was Phoenix in Obsidian.  Whoever came up with the idea to change the name and get a Frazetta cover...good idea!

This also brings up the question: So which is the direct sequel to Silver Warriors: Swords of Heaven, Flowers of Hell or Dragon in the Sword?  Knowing Moorcock, the answer is likely "...yes."

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Moorcock reveals how to write a short novel in 3 days. He gives props to pulp legend, Lester Dent:



www.flourishediting.com/blog/how-to-write-a-book-in-three-days

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James Cawthorn was a good friend of Moorcock. He also was an accomplished artist, admired by Burne Hogarth and others. He functioned as the "Sime" to Moorcock's "Dunsany". Cawthorn's art set the template for later depictions of Elric and other Moorcockian creations. He died in 2008.

www.savoy.abel.co.uk/HTML/cawthpic.html

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Razorfist delivers one of his inimitable reviews regarding Elric comics...

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Elric's entry in the original Deities and Demigods. I've personally always thought that Jeff Dee was one of the best of the early artists at TSR. His rendition of Elric (and, very importantly, Stormbringer) is certainly closer to what Moorcock described than several I've seen.

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Razorfist plays Skyrim modded to approximate Elric. He then brainstorms what an actual Elric video game might be like. Pretty cool.

[Jason Aiken]

Forthcoming from Black Coat Press



blackcoatpress.com/forthcoming-michael-moorcocks-legends-of-the-multiverse.html

MICHAEL MOORCOCK'S LEGENDS OF THE MULTIVERSE
edited by J-M. Lofficier; translations by Michael Shreve

cover by Michel Borderie

The Michael Moorcock characters used herein are trademarks of Michael Moorcock and are used with his permission.

US$ 29.95 /GBP 19.99
5x8 tpb, 380 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1-61227-272-6

Foreword by Michael Moorcock. Stories by Matthew Baugh, Pierre Bordage, Richard Canal, Fabrice Colin, John Davey, Paul DiFilippo, Johan Heliot, Travis Hiltz, J.-M. & Randy Lofficier, Xavier Mauméjean, Michael Moorcock, Christian Vilà, Daniel Walther, Ehrich Weiss and Tony White. Translations by Michael Shreve. Introductions by J.-M. Lofficier.

Elric of Melinoboné... Duke Dorian Hawkmoon of Köln... Prince Corum Jhaelen Irsei of the Scarlet Robe... The unflappable English Assassin Jerry Cornelius... Time-lost Oswald Bastable... Count Renark von Bek of the Sundered Worlds... Over the years, Michael Moorcock has captivated readers with his unending versions of the Eternal Champion, the timeless warrior who serves the Cosmic Balance in the ongoing battle that rages between Law and Chaos through the many planes and levels of the multiverse.

This volume features all of the characters mentioned above and more, collecting two stories written by Michael Moorcock for the Tales of the Shadowmen series, sixteen more stories by some of America, England and France's best-loved sf and fantasy writers , plus a foreword penned by Moorcock for an earlier French companion anthology, translated by Michael Shreve and introduced by Jean-Marc Lofficier.

Contents:
Introduction by J.-M. Lofficier
Michael Moorcock: Foreword to The Gate of Worlds
Michael Moorcock: The Affair of the Bassin des Hivers
Matthew Baugh: The Garden of Everything
Pierre Bordage: The Archivist
Richard Canal: The Child of the Future
Fabrice Colin: Eulogy for The Abyss Fish
John Davey: An Organ of Bones
John Davey: Death of a Dark Ship
Paul DiFilippo: The Stealer of Marketshare
Johan Heliot: The Music of Souls
Travis Hiltz: War on the Moon
Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier: J.C. in Alphaville
Xavier Mauméjean: Qayin
Christian Vilà: Brother of the Hyenas
Daniel Walther: Heart of Ice
Tony White: Stormbringer
Tony White: The Jet Set Girls
Ehrich Weiss: Renark's Dream
Michael Moorcock: The Icon Crackdown

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Sounds like a modern version of the White Wolf anthologies of the 90s. It's been over 20 years since they came out, so it's overdue for another one.

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Moorcock talks about his friend, Arthur C. Clarke, and 2001:



www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2017/01/close-tears-he-left-intermission-how-stanley-kubrick-upset-arthur-c-clarke