The Must-Have Volume for Vampirella Fans

Are you a fan of classic horror comics? Bad-girl comics? Maybe a combination of both? Well, whether you’re an old-school fan of Vampirella, or someone who’s discovering her for the first time, we have the perfect companion piece to make your reading experience of her new and old adventures even better.

From the Stars…a Vampiress: An Unauthorized Guide to Vampirella’s Classic Horror Adventures is by author Steven A. Roman (that’s me!), writer of the tales of the Vampi-inspired soul-stealing succubus Lorelei. It’s an extensive look at Vampi’s early days, from the debut of her series in 1969 to the death of Warren Publishing in 1983, in seven heavily researched chapters:

The Vampire Who Fell to Earth: It’s the story of the life of Vampirella at Warren Publishing: her 1969 development by cocreators James Warren and Forrest J Ackerman, with the assistance of artists Frank Frazetta and Trina Robbins; the adventures she went on via the writing and artistic talents of such visionaries as Archie Goodwin, Bill DuBay, Jose Gonzalez, Enrich, Gonzalo Mayo, and many others; and the cancellation of her series in 1982 when the company collapsed. It also features probably the most you’ll ever see reported about four Vampi writers who were just as talented but not as well known: Mike Butterworth, who wrote under the pseudonym Flaxman Loew; T. Casey Brennan; Rich Margopoulos; and Gerry Boudreau.

The Vampirella Episode Guide: The largest section of the book, it examines every story starring Vampirella during the Warren Era: over 100 entries, some with little known behind-the-scenes details. Plus stories behind some of Vampi’s unpublished adventures!

Vampi Goes to Hollywood: In 1975, Hammer Films announced the development of a Vampirella movie starring model/actress Barbara Leigh and the legendary Peter Cushing (later known the world over as Grand Moff Tarkin of Star Wars). The project crashed in spectacular fashion, but the details have always been murky. I try to clear up the confusion surrounding it, detailing the production from its launch to its unfortunate ending. And then I take a critical look at the awful Vampirella movie that was made in 1996, starring Talisa Soto and rock god Roger Daltrey of the Who—and probably shouldn’t have been!

The Literary Vampiress: From 1975 to 1976, Warner Books published a series of Vampirella novelizations by sci-fi author Ron Goulart. I take a look at each novel, and explain why they’re worth tracking down…if you can find copies!

The Vampirella Warren Era Checklist: A list of every Warren Vampi story! Every reprint volume from Harris Comics and Dynamite Entertainment! Plus little known trivia!

From the Stars also features: A foreword by Sean Fernald, the Official Vampirella Historian! A peek at Peter Cushing’s personal copy of the 1976 Vampirella screenplay! A frontispiece by legendary artist Bob Larkin, who painted covers for Warren’s Vampirella, The Rook, Eerie, and Famous Monsters of Filmland! Photos of Barbara Leigh in costume as Vampirella at the 1975 Famous Monsters Convention, held in New York! Photos of Talisa Soto in costume on the set of the 1996 Vampirella movie! Rare photos from the collection of Forrest J Ackerman! If there’s only one Vampirella history book you pick up—and let’s be honest, this is the only Vampirella history book that’s been published—then be sure to add it to your collection!

“This is without a doubt the essential, authoritative reference book for anything related to the Warren-era Vampirella… There are lots of books out there with good information—Empire of Monsters, The Art of Vampirella: The Warren Years, The Art of Jose Gonzalez, etc.—but none offers such a broad, all-encompassing look at the history of this character.”Vampirella of Drakulon (blog)

“Everything you always wanted to know about Vampirella and then some! I was particularly enthralled reading about Hammer Films’ never-made film version of Vampirella and the big ballyhoo that happened at the 1975 Famous Monsters Convention—with Peter Cushing presenting Barbara Leigh—because I was there as Ingrid Pitt’s aide-de-camp! It brought back such a torrent of jaw-dropping memories! Bravo to author Steven A. Roman and Foreword legend Sean Fernald!”Sam Irvin, director of Elvira’s Haunted Hills and co–executive producer of the Academy Award–winning Gods and Monsters

“Not only a fantastic reference guide, but it is also a love letter to the fanged horror heroine. New fans and old will be interested in the bibliography especially. Libraries that specialize in comics should consider including this volume in their collection as well. Highly recommended.”Monster Librarian

From the Stars…a Vampiress: An Unauthorized Guide to Vampirella’s Classic Horror Adventures is available in print and digital formats. Visit its product page for ordering information.

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Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It’s Off to the Movies We Go

As all fans of Disney Studios probably know, today is the release date for Snow White, the live-action adaptation of the 1937 classic animated musical; this version stars Rachel Zegler as Snow, Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) as the Evil Queen, and a boatload of CGI animals and dwarves.

Well, while you’re sitting in the theater, waiting for the endless commercials and previews to end, perhaps you might want to catch-up on the storyline by reading one of StarWarp Concepts’ snazziest-looking fantasy titles:

Snow White is the classic story by the Brothers Grimm, and one of the titles in our Illustrated Classics line. Featuring full-color illustrations first published in 1883 (and they really are beautiful drawings) and eye-catching design work by Mat Postawa, it’s available for immediate download for the wickedly low price of just 99¢!

Snow White is a digital exclusive, so visit its product page at DriveThru Comics for ordering information and sample pages.

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Author Richard C. White at MidSouthCon 40

This coming weekend, fans of science fiction and fantasy will be gathering at MidSouthCon, being held at the Whispering Woods Hotel & Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. And among the guests you’ll find author Richard C. White, who will not only be participating in a number of genre-related panels, but also be selling copies of his published projects in the vendors room.

Rich is the bestselling author of the licensed novel Gauntlet: Dark Legacy: Paths of Evil, as well as a bunch of titles published by us: the swashbuckling adventure novel Harbinger of Darkness; the fantasy-adventure story collection For a Few Gold Pieces More; the writers’ and RPG gamemasters’ aid Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination; the supernatural-superhero graphic novel Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings; the noir-fantasy story collection Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase; and the pirate-adventure digital comic The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special.

You’ll find Rich in the Dealers’ Room promoting his next SWC release, the upcoming steampunk sci-fi adventure novel On Wings of Steel: The Darkside Chronicles, Book 1, so be sure to stop by and chat him up about it while you’re picking up any titles you might have missed.

MidSouthCon runs March 21–23. For more information on the show, visit their website.

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Smashwords’ Read an Ebook Week 2025 Sale Is Underway!

Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its annual Read an Ebook Week Sale, during which you can purchase tens of thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs March 2–8—and yes, you’ll need to set up an account (it’s free) to take advantage of this promotion.

Included among the many participating publishers is StarWarp Concepts (of course), which means you can get the following digital titles at 25% off:

Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination is our popular how-to book for writers and gamers in which bestselling fantasy author Richard C. White (Gauntlet: Dark Legacy: Paths of Evil, The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special) takes you through the step-by-step process of constructing a world for your characters, from societies and governments to currency and religion. A bonus feature is an exclusive interview with New York Times bestselling author Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance) that discusses his methods of world building, as well as his creative experiences during his time as a designer for gaming company TSR, the original home of Dungeons & Dragons.

Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1 is my young adult novel that’s perfect for lovers of dark urban fantasy. It introduces readers to Pandora Zwieback, a 16-year-old Goth girl who’s spent the last decade being treated for mental health problems because she can see monsters. It’s only after she meets professional monster hunter Sebastienne “Annie” Mazarin that Pan discovers she’s never been ill—her so-called “monstervision” is actually a supernatural gift that allows her to see into Gothopolis, the not-so-mythical shadow world that exists right alongside the human world. In Blood Feud, Pan, her parents and friends, and Annie are drawn into a conflict among warring vampire clans searching for the key to an ultimate weapon (or so the legend goes)—a key that just so happens to have been delivered to the horror-themed museum owned by Pan’s father.

In Blood Reign: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 2, Pan and Annie face even greater challenges as the vampire clans draw up plans to go to war with humanity. Leading the charge is a fallen angel named Zaqiel, whose previous attempt at subjugating the world was stopped by Annie—who, back in the day, was Zaqiel’s lover! But Pan isn’t about to let some ancient monster win the day, not when the lives of her parents and friends—along with those of every human on the planet—are at stake, so she leads a charge of her own. But whose side is going to emerge the victor remains to be seen…

For a Few Gold Pieces More is Rich’s collection of linked fantasy short stories about a Rogue With No Name who travels a world of epic-fantasy adventure, looking for treasure, romance—and revenge against the woman who sent him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit (but she did). Think Lord of the Rings meets the “spaghetti Westerns” of director Sergio Leone (A Fistful of Dollars; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly).

Harbinger of Darkness is Rich’s original fantasy-adventure novel in which a thief named Perrin steals an extremely valuable—and magical—gem from the evil king ruling her home country. With thugs and fellow thieves and the king’s assassins hot on her trail, Perrin finds just staying alive is becoming a full-time occupation, which directly conflict with her secret life—and identity—as a humble bookseller’s daughter. It’s sword-swinging adventure at its finest!

And Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase is Rich’s collection of fantasy-noir, pulp-detective tales starring a private eye working the supernatural beat in the city of Calasia. From a sexy chanteuse who literally turns into a beast when the moon is full to a string of pearls that kills its owners, and from the ghost of a dead woman seeking justice to the Grim Reaper’s little girl seeking her stolen chicken, Theron Chase certainly has his hands full—of danger, death, and dames!

Again, the Read an Ebook Week Sale runs March 2–8, so head over to the StarWarp Concepts publisher page at Smashwords and start your summer (or winter) shopping!

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Celebrate Graphic Storytelling with Will Eisner Week 2025!

Yes, it’s time again for Will Eisner Week: an annual celebration—held every year from March 1 to March 7—run by the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation, to promote literacy, graphic novels, free speech, and the legacy of the late Will Eisner, the creator of the 1940s masked crimefighter The Spirit, and one of the founding fathers of American graphic novels.

A Contract with God, A Life Force, Dropsie Avenue, and The Dreamer are just some of the fascinating tales Eisner wrote and drew, featuring ordinary people in extraordinary (and sometimes not-so-extraordinary) situations. And even though he passed away in 2005, Eisner continues to inspire generations of writers and artists. Events are being held this week around the world; visit the Will Eisner Week Facebook page for more information.

StarWarp Concepts, of course, has its share of graphic novels and comics that might pique your interest. Here are a trio of those titles:

Lorelei: Sects and the City: This is the critically acclaimed, Mature Readers tale of a succubus battling a cult that’s trying to revive the elder gods they worship. Basically a love letter to 1970s horror comics like Vampirella, Tomb of Dracula, and “Satanna, the Devil’s Daughter,” it’s written by yours truly, Steven A. Roman (Stan Lee’s Alexa, X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy), and illustrated by Eliseu Gouveia (Vengeance of the Mummy, Lady Death), Steve Geiger (Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Kraven’s Last Hunt, Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: Going Gray), and Neil Vokes (Flesh and Blood, Fright Night). It also features work by three legendary Warren Publishing artists: a cover by Esteban Maroto (Vampirella, Zatanna: Come Together), a frontispiece by original Vampirella artist Tom Sutton, and a history of succubi illustrated by Ernie Colon (Creepy, Eerie).

Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings: Perfect for superhero fans, this graphic novel is about a supernatural team of superfolk-for-hire, consisting of a wizard, a sorceress, a female ninja, a high-tech-armor-wearing rock concert lighting designer, and a werewolf. Not every superhero team has Tony Stark’s billions to play with, you understand, and the Troubleshooters are just looking to earn a living while fighting the monsters that have always lurked in the shadows. Makes sense, right? Of course it does! Written by the husband-and-wife team of Richard C. White (For a Few Gold Pieces More, Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination) and Joni M. White, and illustrated by Reggie Golden and Randy Zimmerman, Night Stalkings presents the TSI members on their first mission: protecting a multimillionaire from a trio of Middle Eastern demons out to raise a little hell!

The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1: Although it may not be a graphic novel, at 56 pages it’s still a pretty thick comic book, with three stories of Pan and the monsters that live in her New York City hometown. The Saga of Pandora Zwieback chronicles the adventures of sixteen-year-old Pandora Zwieback, a Gothy horror fangirl who possesses amazing powers that she just learned about, including the ability to see past the human disguises worn by monsters to blend in with society. And The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1 is a 56-page, full-color special that contains stories by Steven A. Roman (yep, me again) and Sholly Fisch (The Scooby-Doo/Batman Mysteries), and art by Eliseu Gouveia (Lorelei: Sects and the City, The Saga of Pandora Zwieback #0) and comic-art legend Ernie Colon (Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld).

Lorelei: Sects and the City and Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings are available in print and digital formats; The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1 is currently a digital exclusive available at DriveThru Comics. Visit their respective product pages for ordering information, as well as sample pages.

Happy reading!

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Happy National Tell a Fairy Tale Day 2025!

No one seems to know where it came from, or whose idea it was, but today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day, a time “to celebrate those beloved stories that we all loved as children, those fictional stories that told about characters such as fairies, talking animals, princesses, elves, witches, trolls, and giants,” according to the site Giftypedia.

Well if that’s the case, then perhaps you might be interested in one of StarWarp Concepts’ snazziest-looking fantasy titles:

Snow White is the classic story by the Brothers Grimm, and one of the titles in our Illustrated Classics line. Featuring full-color illustrations first published in 1883 (and they really are beautiful drawings), this digital-exclusive title is available for immediate download for the wickedly low price of just 99¢!

Snow White is a digital exclusive that’s available right now for download, so visit its product page at DriveThru Fiction for ordering information and sample pages.

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Happy Take Your Child to the Library Day 2025!

Today marks the annual celebration of Take Your Child to the Library Day, founded in 2011 by librarians Nadine Lipman and Caitlin Augusta. The event is held the first Saturday in February and encourages librarians to reach out to their communities and show folks just how wonderful reading can be.

Before the Internet, libraries were the source for information and reading, and these days they can use our support. So head out today, introduce your children to that big brick building with all the free books (and movies!) to borrow, update the library card that’s been stuck in the back of your wallet for all these years, and renew your acquaintance with a vital partner in the ongoing literacy campaign.

For more information, including the list of participating libraries, visit the TYCLD website.

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Author Richard C. White at Big Lick Comic Con

This coming weekend, fans of science fiction, fantasy, and comic books will be gathering at Big Lick Comic Con, being held at the Gateway Convention Center in Roanoke, Virginia. And among the guests you’ll find author Richard C. White, who will not only be participating in a number of genre-related panels, but also be selling copies of his published projects in the vendors room.

Rich is the bestselling author of the licensed novel Gauntlet: Dark Legacy: Paths of Evil, as well as a bunch of titles published by us: the swashbuckling adventure novel Harbinger of Darkness; the fantasy-adventure story collection For a Few Gold Pieces More; the writers’ and RPG gamemasters’ aid Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination; the supernatural-superhero graphic novel Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings; the noir-fantasy story collection Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase; and the pirate-adventure digital comic The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special.

You’ll find Rich in the Dealers’ Room, so be sure to stop by and pick up any titles you might have missed.

Big Lick Comic Con runs February 1–2. For more information on the show, visit the BLCC website.

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StarWarp Concepts Books: Perfect for Indie Bookstores

Hey there, owners of independent bookstores around the world! Are you interested in adding StarWarp Concepts titles to your shelves? Well, here’s how you can do it!

SWC’s in-print titles are all print-on-demand releases available through our distributor, Ingram Content Group—and POD means they’re never out of print, so they’re always ready to appear on your shelves.

Our list of titles ranges from the Lovecraftian chills of the graphic novel Lorelei: Sects and the City to the popular nonfiction books Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination (perfect for writers and RPG game masters) and From the Stars…a Vampiress: An Unauthorized Guide to Vampirella’s Classic Horror Adventures, and from the Illustrated Classics A Princess of Mars and Carmilla to the swashbuckling adventure of the fantasy Harbinger of Darkness and the noirish dark urban fantasy of Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase.

And our titles are critically acclaimed, with overwhelmingly positive responses from reviewers:

“This is without a doubt the essential, authoritative reference book for anything related to the Warren-era Vampirella… There are lots of books out there with good information, but none offers such a broad, all-encompassing look at the history of this character.”—Vampirella of Drakulon (news blog) on the comics history From the Stars…a Vampiress: An Unauthorized Guide to Vampirella’s Classic Horror Adventures

“A solid introduction to the subject of world building. The book succeeds in helping the aspiring writer in creating a skeletal framework on which to hang the moving parts required of a believable fictional setting.”—The Gaming Gang on the writing and world-building how-to Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination

“With a cover that looks like it belongs on the paranormal romance shelf in a bookstore and half a dozen illustrations provided by Eliseu Gouveia, this edition stands a good chance of tempting some younger readers to pick up this classic vampire tale…. I wish I’d picked this book up in seventh grade instead of slogging through Dracula.”—The Gothic Library on the Illustrated Classic Carmilla

“A visceral adventure through a world of magic with well-developed characters, dynamic dialogue and a good dose of two-handed sword fights.”—Experience Writing on the fantasy-adventure novel Harbinger of Darkness

“A satisfying romp and one that feels like it would have made an excellent seventies horror film (especially one made by Hammer)…. The story is funny at times, graphic at times, and horrific at others, and it’s always delivering its stuff at full volume.”—Strange Amusements on the graphic novel Lorelei: Sects and the City

Take a look at our backlist to see what we offer, and then get in touch with Ingram Content Group if you don’t already have an account with them.

After all, why should Amazon have all the business—and the fun?

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Diamond Comics Distribution Files for Bankruptcy

The news broke this week of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing made by Diamond Comics—the only distribution company that survived the 1990s’ Distributors Wars (that they and Marvel Comics helped instigate) that resulted in the elimination of every one of their competitors, all of whom had showed far more respect toward indie publishers than Diamond.

Back in the 1993, when I launched StarWarp Concepts with the release of Lorelei #0—a 24-page, black-and-white comic written by me and drawn by David C. Matthews—Diamond was one of a dozen or so distribution companies that included Friendly Frank’s, Styx International (for Canadian shops), Comics Hawaii, Heroes World, Comics Unlimited, and the gold standard for indies (and Diamond’s #1 competitor), Capital City Distribution.

Having that many outlets available was a perfect match for both distributors and comic creators—distros needed product to offer their retailer clients, indie publishers needed a means to get their product to consumers, and following the boom-and-bust of the 1980s’ Black-and-White Explosion (inspired by the Ninja Turtles’ success), the comics market had remained just experimental enough that a small, unknown house could still have some measure of success. Lorelei #0—a comic that had little promotion beyond a press release reproduced in the industry magazine Comic Buyer’s Guide—sold 2,500 copies, which wasn’t bad for an indie (the cover art by then-popular Vampirella artist Louis Small, Jr. no doubt had a lot to do with that). Three months later, Lorelei #1, sporting another Small cover, jumped to 5,000 copies sold before settling to a steady 2,500 copies for the balance of the series’ short run. Not too shabby.

Thing is, most of those orders didn’t come from Diamond but from Capital City, which had published comics of their own (Nexus, Badger, and Whisper, all of which later moved to publisher First Comics), and therefore understood the struggles of small publishers and supported their efforts. Diamond, unfortunately, then and now has always seemed to have the attitude that indies were something they had to put up with—even after they became the last distributor standing. Even in recent years, after their major clients Marvel, DC, and Image abandoned them.

So now Diamond finds itself in the same position they helped Capital City spiral into post–Distributor Wars, with the big houses now exclusively locked up with other competitors—Penguin-Random House controls Marvel, IDW, Dark Horse, and Boom!; Lunar Distribution has DC and Image—and Diamond having only second-tier houses (Dynamite, Titan, Zenescope) and smaller indies to offer. That type of situation is what led to CC’s demise, and I’m sure a hearty cheer went up at the Diamond offices when they acquired the company and shuttered their biggest competitor.

But I guess what goes around, comes around. Diamond is now #2, and among their problems is that they owe their main competitor Penguin-Random House $9.2 million for supplying them with all the titles PRH now handles. Diamond has reached its Capital City Moment.

It’s karmic, in a way.

I haven’t had much to do with Diamond in years. The graphic novels Lorelei: Sects and the City and Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings, were sold through them back in 2012 and 2013, respectively, but attempts to relist them (what they call Offered Again titles) over the years were denied. When I published my nonfiction history, From the Stars…a Vampiress: An Unauthorized Guide to Vampirella’s Classic Horror Adventures, in 2020, they refused to carry it. The reason given was that Dynamite Comics, Vampirella’s current license owner and publisher, had recently been moved to the front section of Previews, to partly take the place of the absent major houses, and they didn’t want to irritate their new favorite by offering an unauthorized book about one of their characters. If From the Stars got listed, I was told, Dynamite would probably send me a cease-and-desist letter posthaste, and until that matter was settled, they weren’t going to put themselves in the middle. Thus ended my involvement with Diamond.

So, bottom line: whether Diamond finds a way to restructure, or is sold to another company, or closes its doors before 2025 ends, it won’t have any effect on StarWarp Concepts. But its closure would certainly deal a fatal blow to the indie comics market, since there’s no other outlet—Penguin-Random House isn’t interested in the small fish, and Lunar Distribution doesn’t seem to have the ability (or intent) to expand its publisher-client base to the level that Diamond had. Indie comics would definitely suffer.

Not that a lot of indie publishers these days do much to make their titles available. From what I’ve seen, a good number of small-press publishers who run Kickstarter campaigns don’t have company websites, just Facebook pages, and if you want back issues you’ll have to make them add-ons during the next campaign. They don’t make their titles available to the general public. Which means, sure, you’ll develop your audience, but only in a bubble. And if you’re looking to expand into the direct market, Diamond more than likely won’t be there as a means to offer your comics to retailers.

There are alternate measures, though. Vault Comics, for example, just announced today they’ll be offering direct-to-retailer sales, with free shipping for the first six months to retailers who sign up with them. Meanwhile, at the other end of the spectrum, there’s the UK-based Markosia, who hasn’t had comics distribution for awhile, but rather sell their print comics and graphic novels through Amazon and Barnes & Noble as print-on-demand titles. (We do the same thing—that’s why Sects and the City and Troubleshooters have never been out of print in the past dozen years.)

“Hope for the best, prepare for the worst,” the old saying goes. Want to prepare yourself for the possible dissolution of Diamond Comics, indie publishers? Maybe start by setting up a website…

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