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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Dallas Fantasy Fair 1995
My first and only trip to Texas occurred in 1995. In August. Thank God for air-conditioning. The Dallas Fantasy Fair had debuted in 1982, launched by promotional company Bulldog Productions, and over the years it became known as one of those … Continue reading
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Small Press Expo 1995
In 1994, I’d missed the launch of the Small Press Expo—a convention dedicated to promoting alternative press and small-press comics creators—due to a scheduling conflict, but was determined to make the trip to its location in Bethesda, Maryland, this time. … Continue reading
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Richard C. White Fantasy Titles Available for Libraries Through Palace Marketplace
A few months back, Smashwords—one of the e-book distributors we use—announced they were expanding their distribution reach to a site called Palace Marketplace, “a new, fast-growing platform used by about 400 public library systems in the United States to acquire e-books,” … Continue reading
Posted in e-books, e-tailers, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Richard C. White, Writing Reference Books
Tagged e-books, e-tailers, for a few gold pieces more, harbinger of darkness, libraries, library distribution, nonfiction, palace marketplace, richard c. white, smashwords, starwarp concepts backlist, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, writers reference, writing reference
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Happy Book Lovers Day 2023!
Hey, fans of reading! Today is Book Lovers Day, a worldwide event whose origin and first appearance on the calendar aren’t really known, but what is known is that it’s celebrated every August 9th to encourage reading, and any reason to help … Continue reading
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That Time Artist Bob Larkin Met The Meg
Today is the theatrical debut of Meg 2: The Trench, the follow-up to the surprisingly popular 2018 giant-shark movie in which action star Jason Statham (The Fast and the Furious and Expendables franchises) fought two megalodons; this time, he’s got a whole … Continue reading
Posted in Bob Larkin, Bob Larkin Sketchbook, Comic Art, movies, vampirella
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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