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Author Archives: Steven
SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Sun Con 1994
It was road-trip time for StarWarp Concepts in the summer of 1994, and it took the form of my first (and only, to date) trip to Florida in August, to take part in Tampa’s one-day Sun Con, accompanied by Florida residents David … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Reports, Conventions, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged convention memories, convention reports, conventions, david c. matthews, steven a. roman, sun con 1994, swc at 30
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Conventioneering at Home: Not at SDCC 2023? Neither Are We!
Today is the launch day for San Diego Comic-Con 2023, a show that over five deacdes has notoriously become known as less a comic book convention and more a shrine to pop-culture programming and Hollywood celebrities. Except not so much this … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Con, Conventions
Tagged conventioneering at home, conventions, not at comic con, san diego comic-con, shameless plugs
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DriveThru’s Christmas in July 2023 Ebook Sale Is On!
Sleigh bells ring—are you listening? No? Then obviously you haven’t paid a visit to the Hallmark Channel these days, otherwise you’d know we’re smack-dab in the middle of what’s become known as Christmas in July. (Not that we watch any … Continue reading
Posted in e-books, e-tailers, Events, Publishing
Tagged christmas in july sale, drivethru comics, drivethru fiction, e-books, e-tailers, events
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Pittsburgh Comic Book Convention 1994
My one trip to Pittsburgh Comic Con took place at the start of 1994 where, as the “writer of Lorelli! [sic]” I met up with writing buddy Richard C. White, whose Troubleshooters, Incorporated I’d originally published as a digest-sized comic. For me, … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Reports, Conventions, Richard C. White, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged convention memories, convention reports, conventions, pittsburgh comic book convention, richard c. white, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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SWC at 30: Down, But Not Dead Yet
“StarWarp Concepts Re-enters Small Press: New Titles, Reprints Herald Company’s Return” declared publisher Joe Bagdon’s newszine Comic Book Publisher #5 in January 1998. It was a story also picked up that month by the eighth issue of the premiere magazine of … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, heartstopper, Small Press Comics, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic book publisher, comic books, heartstopper, heroines and heroes, small press comics, small press creative explosion, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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Happy Birthday, Bob Larkin!
If you’re a fan of comic books, or movies, or pulp fiction heroes, Bob Larkin is a painter whose work you recognize immediately; he’s provided covers and movie posters for just about every publishing house and film studio for more than … Continue reading
Posted in Birthdays, Bob Larkin, Bob Larkin Sketchbook
Tagged birthdays, bob larkin, bob larkin sketchbook, from the stars a vampiress
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: The 1994 Legends in the Making Tour
If there was one thing you could say about StarWarp Concepts just a year after we launched as a full-size-comic company, it was that we weren’t shy about our plans to make an impression in publishing! What you see here … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Reports, Conventions, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged convention memories, convention reports, conventions, david c. matthews, legends in the making tour, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, swc at 30
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Smashwords’ 2023 Summer/Winter E-book Sale Is On!
Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its 15th annual Summer/Winter Sale, during which you can purchase thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs from July 1 to July 31—and yes, you’ll need to set up an … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Events, Fantasy, Horror, Nonfiction, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, Summer Reading, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, events, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, horror fiction, nonfiction, richard c. white, smash words summer sale, smashwords, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, world building, writers reference, writing reference, young adult fiction
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Kong Returns to Skull Island for Some Animated Monster Mayhem
Hey, Monster Kids! The celebration of King Kong’s 90th anniversary this year continues with today’s Netflix debut of Skull Island, a brand-new animated series starring the King and set in the “Monsterverse” created by Legendary Pictures in the films Godzilla, Kong: Skull … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Illustrated Classics, movies
Tagged animation, delos w. lovelace, edgar wallace, james a. creelman, king kong, king kong 90th anniversary, merian c. cooper, netflix, novelizations, paul tuma, ruth rose, shameless plugs, skull island
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SWC at 30: That Time Pandora Zwieback Almost Gave You Goosebumps
Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. When we left off, 1996 had seen the return of our resident succubus, Lorelei, in the aptly named Lorelei Returns! Special from indie house Power Comics…only for PC … Continue reading
Posted in heartstopper, Pandora Zwieback, Publishing, Sebastienne Mazarin, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged goosebumps, heartstopper, michael z. hobson, Pandora Zwieback, parachute press, r.l. stine, sebastienne mazarin, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30, uriel caton
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