Author Archives: Steven

Happy Read Comics in Public Day 2022!

Like the header says, today is the annual celebration of International Read Comics in Public Day, launched in 2010 by Brian Heater and Sarah Morean as an appreciation of folks not afraid to celebrate their comic and graphic novel reading choices … Continue reading

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Prepare for the Rise of the Kong Multiverse With SWC’s King Kong the Illustrated Classic!

For a monster who’s preparing to celebrate his 90th anniversary in March 2023, the big boss of Skull Island, King Kong, shows no signs of slowing down these days—in fact, for a nonagenarian who died in his first screen appearance, he … Continue reading

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A New Comic Series from SWC Friend Sholly Fisch!

We don’t often promote other publishers’ releases, but when we do it’s usually to shine the spotlight on one of our creative friends—as it is in this case with writer Sholly Fisch, who’s probably best known as the scripter of such … Continue reading

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The Summer Reading Days Are Dwindling…

Here in the United States, the start of Labor Day Weekend—the unofficial end of the summer season—arrives on September 2nd, which means the days of summer beach reading are just two weeks away from shifting into the pumpkin-spiced world of … Continue reading

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Happy Book Lovers Day 2022!

Hey, fans of reading! Today is Book Lovers Day, “an unofficial holiday observed to encourage bibliophiles to celebrated reading and literature” (according to Wikipedia) that’s celebrated every August 9th. And if you’re looking for the right book on this special day, … Continue reading

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Twenty-Five Years the Novelist

Spider-Man Super Thriller: Warrior’s Revenge. If the Amazon listing for the book’s publication date is correct (and really, I have no way of knowing if it’s true or not), today is the day in 1997 that I made my debut … Continue reading

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Conventioneering at Home: Not at Comic Con? Neither Are We!

Today is the launch day for San Diego Comic-Con 2022, the show’s long-awaited return to in-person conventioneering at the San Diego Convention Center after two years of pandemic-created Comic-Con @ Home programming. StarWarp Concepts won’t be part of the festivities—in fact, … Continue reading

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DriveThru’s Christmas in July 2022 Sale Is On!

Can you hear those jingle bells ringing? In the mood for some hot chocolate? Wishing the summer breezes blew just a little bit colder—especially right now, with northern hemisphere temperatures nearing or topping 100 degrees Farenheit?  If so, then you’re … Continue reading

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Author Richard C. White at Shore Leave 42

This coming weekend, fans of science fiction and fantasy will be gathering at the 42nd annual Shore Leave convention, being held at the Delta Hotels Baltimore Hunt Valley in Hunt Valley, Maryland. And among the guests you’ll find author Richard C. White, … Continue reading

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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.  Doc Savage, Dazzler, … Continue reading

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