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SWC at 30: What’s With That Sci-Fi Name?
StarWarp Concepts…it’s admittedly a pretty unusual name for a genre publishing company, given we’re predominently a horror house whose launch title was a comic book about a supernatural femme fatale who feasted on human souls. And in the 30 years … Continue reading
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SWC at 30: It’s Our 30th Anniversary!
Where did the time go? It seems like only yesterday that StarWarp Concepts launched its first full-size comic—Lorelei #0, published in summer 1993, written by Steven A. Roman (that’s me!), drawn by David C. Matthews, and sporting an awesome cover by then–megapopular Vampirella … Continue reading
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Tagged david c. matthews, lorelei, louis small jr., starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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Welcome to StarWarp Concepts!
StarWarp Concepts—I’ll admit it’s not exactly the kind of name you’d expect for a publishing company that mostly specializes in tales of horror and dark urban fantasy, but then we’ve always had that penchant for making unexpected (and sometimes unusual) … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Comic Books, Dark Urban Fantasy, Digital Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Horror, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sketchbooks, StarWarp Concepts, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged comic books, fantasy and science fiction, graphic novels, horror classics, horror comic books, horror fiction, illustrated classics, nonfiction, science fiction, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, starwarp concepts backlist, young adult fiction
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Happy Science Fiction Day 2023!
According to the National Day Calendar, National Science Fiction Day was launched in 2011 and was meant to correspond with this being the birth date of legendary sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov—author of such renowned classics as the Foundation Trilogy and I, Robot—who … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Princess of Mars, Science Fiction
Tagged a princess of mars, dejah thoris, edgar rice burroughs, eliseu gouveia, holidays, illustrated classics, john carter, john gosling, national science fiction day, science fiction, starwarp concepts backlist
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Quality SWC Books for Your New E-reader
With yesterday being Christmas Day, and one of our ebook distributors, Smashwords, currently in the midst of its annual End of Year Sale, the timing couldn’t be better for those of you who either received a new e-reader as a … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, Fantasy, Holidays, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, blood reign: the saga of pandora zwieback book 2, chasing danger, Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, for a few gold pieces more, harbinger of darkness, richard c. white, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, the worlds of richard c. white, world building, writers reference, writing reference, young adult fiction
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Talking Editing on a Sunday Night: The Recap
For those who might have missed the livestream, last night I joined the latest laid-back panel discussion on J.D. Calderon’s YouTube interview series Indy Comics Explained, on the latest installment of his ongoing panel-chat series “Talking Comics on a Sunday Night.” … Continue reading
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Tagged alin silverwood, c. michael lanning, indy comics explained, Interviews, j.d. calderon, jaydee rosario, marcus mcneal, on editing, on writing, steven a. roman, talking comics on a sunday night
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Smashwords’ End of Year 2022 Ebook Sale Is Underway!
Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords (and its parent company, Draft2Digital) launches its annual End of Year Sale, during which you can purchase thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs from December 15 to January 1, 2023—and … Continue reading
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Tagged draft2digital, e-books, e-tailers, events, smashwords, smashwords end of year sale, starwarp concepts backlist
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Teach Your Kids to Game the SWC Way!
The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and among the presents being delivered by Santa will no doubt be a plethora of roleplaying games purchased by parents hoping to introduce their children to the joys of RPGing. And it … Continue reading
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Tagged Fantasy, nonfiction, richard c. white, teach your kids to game, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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