Author Archives: Steven

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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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

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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

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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

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Happy Holidays!

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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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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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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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Talking Comics Editing with J.D. Calderon

Hey, comic and fiction fans! This coming Sunday night, December 18th, I’ll be making a return appearance to 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 … Continue reading

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