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Author Archives: Steven
Hail to the King (Kong): Fay Wray and Bruce Cabot
Hey, Monster Kids! The celebration of King Kong’s 90th anniversary this year continues with the return of our Kong-related feature Hail to the King (Kong), a series of occasional posts in which we spotlight images related to the god-emperor of Skull … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Illustrated Classics, movies
Tagged bruce cabot, delos w. lovelace, edgar wallace, fay wray, hail to the king kong, illustrated classics, james a. creelman, king kong, king kong 1933, king kong 90th anniversary, merian c. cooper, movies, novelizations, paul tuma, ruth rose
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Summertime, and the Reading Is Easy…
Next Monday, May 29, is Memorial Day in the United States—a time when the country takes a moment to recognize the sacrifices of the members of our armed forces who’ve given their lives to protect our and the world’s freedoms. … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Holidays, Horror, Illustrated Classics, Lorelei, Nonfiction, Princess of Mars, Reading, Science Fiction, Summer Reading, Writing Reference Books
Tagged a princess of mars, carmilla, comic books, edgar rice burroughs, from the stars a vampiress, graphic novels, holidays, horror classics, illustrated classics, j. sheridan le fanu, lorelei, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: sects and the city, memorial day, nonfiction, reading, richard c. white, science fiction, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, succubus fiction, summer reading, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, vampire fiction, vampirella, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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SWC at 30: Exit: the Monster Hunter!
Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Last week, I was telling you the history of Heartstopper: a 1994 femme-fatale spin-off from the Lorelei comic series I was publishing at the time. Starring an … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, heartstopper, Sebastienne Mazarin, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged alan larsen, david c. matthews, fauve, heartstopper, heartstopper/trollords, holly golightly, millennium publications, paul fricke, scott beaderstadt, sebastienne mazarin, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30, trollords, uriel caton, zeea adams
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Uticon 1992
It was while I was still making the rounds as a small-press-comic publisher that September 1992 saw me hop an Amtrak train and head upstate to the city of Utica for a one-day comic con. The show, created by comics … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Reports, Conventions, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged bob elinskas, convention memories, convention reports, conventions, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, swc at 30, uticon
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SWC at 30: Enter: The Monster Hunter!
Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Part 1 covered our earliest days, as a small-press publishing house that dealt in digest-size comics starring Lorelei and the supernatural superhero team Troubleshooters, Incorporated. In Part … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, heartstopper, louis small jr., nightcry, Sebastienne Mazarin, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged alan larsen, comic books, dan peters, david c. matthews, heartstopper, joe monks, louis small jr., millennium publications, nightcry, sebastienne mazarin, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30, uriel caton, visual anarchy
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A Vampire Lord…But Probably Not the One You Were Expecting
We finish out a week of announcements with yet more news of an upcoming project—except this one isn’t a comic book! Coming this winter from indie publishing house Black Coat Press is the anthology Tales of the Shadowmen 20: Fin de Siecle … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Publishing Announcements, Steven A. Roman, Vampires
Tagged black coat press, jean-marc lofficier, john polidori, lord ruthven, paul feval, publishing announcements, steven a. roman, tales of the shadowmen, tales of the shadowmen 20: fin de siecle, the wandering jew, vampire fiction
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Lorelei Meets the Mummies? The Crossover No One Expected (Including Me!)
It’s been a week for announcements, hasn’t it? On Tuesday, I revealed StarWarp Concepts’ first licensed-comic project, the sci-fi miniseries Lester del Rey’s Time Ring, by the creative team of writer Steven A. Roman (that’s me!) and artist Eliseu Gouveia. Yesterday, … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Lorelei, Publishing Announcements, Steven A. Roman
Tagged boom press, comic books, crossover comics, crowdfunding, kickstarter, lorelei, lorelei/sisterhood of the mummy, mummy comics, publishing announcements, richard boom, sisterhood of the mummy, steven a. roman, succubus fiction
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Lorelei: Sweet Soul Music: A Horror Comic Special Coming from StarWarp Concepts!
Yesterday, we announced a special comic miniseries currently in development for release in 2023 (our 30th Anniversary year); in fact, it’s SWC’s first licensed-comics project: the sci-fi miniseries Lester del Rey’s Time Ring, by the team of writer Steven A. Roman … Continue reading
Posted in Bob Larkin, Comic Books, Crowdfunding, Eliseu Gouveia, Horror, Lorelei, louis small jr., Publishing Announcements, Steven A. Roman
Tagged bob larkin, comic books, crowdfunding, eliseu gouveia, gardner fox, joe orlando, kickstarter, lorelei, lorelei presents: vampires of the void, lorelei: sweet soul music, louis small jr., publishing announcements, steven a. roman, succubus fiction, vampires of the void, wallace wood
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Lester del Rey’s Time Ring: a Sci-Fi Comic Miniseries Coming from StarWarp Concepts!
Do you like comic books? Do you like science fiction? You do? How about science fiction comic books—with dinosaurs? Even better! Then do we have a fantastic project in the works that you’re sure to enjoy! In a departure from … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Comic Books, Eliseu Gouveia, Publishing Announcements, Science Fiction, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic book adaptations, comic books, crowdfunding, dinosaurs, eliseu gouveia, john gregory betancourt, kickstarter, lester del rey, licensed comics, publishing announcements, science fiction, steven a. roman, time travel, tunnel through time, wildside press
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StarWarp Concepts Gets Back in the Comic Book Game
Hey, comic fans! With 2023 being StarWarp Concepts’ 30th Anniversary year, and this past weekend marking our annual celebration of Free Comic Book Day, the time is perfect to announce that we’ve got three special comic projects currently in development: two … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Eliseu Gouveia, Lorelei, Publishing, Publishing Announcements, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic books, eliseu gouveia, lorelei, publishing announcements, steven a. roman
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