Last weekend, our neighborhood hosted a ‘Flee or Free’ event in one of the local parks, a chance to giveaway or sell stuff to the community. Stacy and I used it as motivation to clear out old and rarely used kitchen gadgets and cutlery, including some pots and plates I’d been carting around since college. Some of the stuff we gave away and that’s okay – better to have things being used by strangers over just taking up shelf or drawer space gathering dust. Getting to know people who live nearby and petting some happy dogs in the park was worth more than the few bucks we might have haggled for.
That concept of “Spring cleaning” is on my mind a lot lately, trying to clear out tired objects and unwanted thoughts kept well past their due date along with other old baggage and bad habits. I know how intense things will get as convention season really kicks into gear, so a bit of tidying up and reorganizing is good to keep in mind, inside and out.
Speaking of fine freebies, the 2025 CONAN THE BARBARIAN Free Comic Book Day issue is now FREE everywhere!
Grab the digital release on the Titan website and Kindle right HERE, so please share that link far and wide!
Poetry Reading
Savage Sword of Conan #8 arrived in stores two weeks ago and inside that issue I have a new poem, inspired by the Cimmerian and his brothers-in-arms. Like I did with the poem in issue #3, I did a short reading you can check out on my YouTube channel.
The Warriors & Wizards Compendium Arrives in November!
A new hardcover collection for the D&D Young Adventurer’s Guide series arrives in November-
The Warriors & Wizards Compendium!
Collecting and updating material from our character-centric volumes, it’s the perfect way to introduce new people to character creation and worlds of adventure!
Splash Pages
I was a guest on Splash Pages alongside four bombastic hosts, and we chatted all about sword & sorcery, gaming, and comics, including some deep cuts to projects I’ve almost never talked about before.
Current + Upcoming Releases
Upcoming Appearances
I received news that my first table at D&D In a Castle in November is now SOLD OUT, but there are still a few seats available for group 2, happening from November 10-14. Find out more about what I’m planning for the game by watching this stream interview.
Despite my original plan to stay home through most of June, I’m talking about a couple exciting event possibilities – more details may be coming soon…
| May 23-25, 2025 | London MCM Comic Con | London, UK |
| May 26, 2025 | Forbidden Planet – Signing 2-3pm | London, UK |
| May 31, 2025 | Omega Center – Signing 7-8pm | Madrid, SPAIN |
| Jul 31-Aug 3, 2025 | Gen Con Indy | Indianapolis, IN, USA |
| Sep 27-28, 2025 | Chattanooga Comic Con | Chattanooga, TN, USA |
| Oct 16-19, 2025 | Gamehole Con XII | Madison, WI, USA |
| Nov 3-14, 2025 | D&D in a Castle | Castle Lumley, Newcastle, UK |
Other Links
• My Conan the Barbarian editor Chris Butera has his first prose novel coming out in August and it’s called The Darkest Deep. He just sent me a digital advanced reader copy and I’m excited to check it out.
• Professor Dungeon Master‘s recent DM Manifesto is a pretty solid round-up of advice that wisely focuses on momentum, entertainment, and engagement. Great stuff.
• Speaking of tabletop gaming advice, Ginny Di does a fantastic job summarizing quick and easy ways to homebrew new monsters to surprise and perplex your players.
Jim
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