Author Archives: Steven

Conventioneering at Home: Not at NYCC 2024? Neither Are We!

As pop culture and comic fans know, today is the opening day for New York Comic Con 2024—which, if it runs true to form, will be an absolute madhouse this weekend! Unfortunately, StarWarp Concepts won’t be part of the festivities … Continue reading

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Celebrate Vampirella’s 55th Anniversary with a Bloody Good Discount at DriveThru Comics!

Happy 55th Anniversary, Vampirella (who made her comics debut in 1969)! And a happy discount for her fans!  Just in time for the Spooky Season, and the 2024 celebration of New York Comic Con (which kicks off on Thursday), today … Continue reading

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More Movies for Your Spooky Season Weekend

It’s Frightful Weekend #2 of October, and if you’re a fan of horror movies in search of something to watch, here’s a sampling of what will be stalking your cable-TV screens: AMC FearFeast has nothing scheduled for Friday, but dedicates … Continue reading

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NYC’s Trick or Streets Is Back for the Spooky Season!

If you live in a big city, you know how dangerous trick-or-treating can sometimes be, with dodging speeding cars and trucks while you’re trying to make the rounds of your favorite candy-giving haunts—even in the daytime! In 2022, New York … Continue reading

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Spooky Season Weekends Are Here!

The first weekend of October is about to arrive, but on cable TV the countdown to Halloween has already begun! And if you’re a fan of horror movies, here’s a sampling of what will be available for your viewing terror! … Continue reading

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It’s Banned Books Week 2024

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored, removed from libraries and bookstores, or pulped—especially these days. According to the American Library Association, “The number of … Continue reading

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Happy Batman Day 2024!

Held the 3rd Saturday in September since 2015, Batman Day is an annual celebration of one of DC Comics’ most iconic superheroes, the Darknight Detective who made his debut in Detective Comics #29 in 1939. Created by Bob Kane with … Continue reading

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It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2024!

Yaaarr, mateys! Whether ye be a fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise or classic films like Captain Blood, The Crimson Pirate, and The Sea Hawk, it’s time again to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day—and speaking … Continue reading

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Happy 50th Anniversary, Carl Kolchak!

What a way to celebrate Friday the 13th! And what a year for supernatural adventurers, in which Vampirella celebrates her 55th anniversary, and now a certain searsucker suit–wearing representative of the fourth estate hits a special 50th. On January 11, … Continue reading

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Author Richard C. White at RisuCon 2024

This coming weekend, fans of comics and anime will be gathering at RisuCon, the Montgomery County, Maryland, comic convention, being held at the Montgomery County Conference Center. And among the guests you’ll find sci-fi and fantasy author Richard C. White! … Continue reading

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