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King Kong: Back on the Big Scream!
It’s a rematch monster fans have been waiting decades for, and today’s the day it finally happens, when the often-delayed epic kaiju wrestling film Godzilla vs. Kong simultaneously debuts on streaming service HBOMax and in selected theaters! Originally scheduled for release … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Illustrated Classics, movies
Tagged delos w. lovelace, edgar wallace, godzilla vs kong, illustrated classics, king kong, merian c. cooper, movies, shameless plugs
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Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice…
Today is the much-talked-about debut on the HBOMax streaming service of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, aka the “Snyder Cut” that fans of the director have been waiting for since the not-too-spectacular theatrical release of the version of his project that hit … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, movies, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic books, digital comic books, heroines and heroes, justice league, movies, shameless plugs, steven a. roman, superheroes, wonder woman
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Happy 150th Anniversary, Carmilla Karnstein!
In 1871, J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic vampire tale, Carmilla, debuted in serialized form in the pages of the magazine Dark Blue and was then reprinted in Le Fanu’s short story collection, In a Glass Darkly, published in 1872. But why wait another 9 months … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Illustrated Classics, Publishing, Vampires
Tagged carmilla, eliseu gouveia, horror classics, illustrated classics, j. sheridan le fanu, vampire fiction
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2021 Convention Update
What’s that, you say? Didn’t we announce back in January that the ’Warp Crew wouldn’t be making any convention appearances in 2021 due to the complications brought about by conventioneering in the middle of a global pandemic? That’s very true…as … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Conventions
Tagged back porch comics, bob corby, conventions, space
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Vampi Goes to Hollywood…Again!
Recently, it was announced by comics publisher Dynamite Entertainment that independent film company Mike the Pike Productions had optioned the film, television, and streaming rights to Vampirella, the queen of the comic book bad girls who celebrated her 50th anniversary two years … Continue reading
Posted in movies, vampirella
Tagged from the stars a vampiress, mike the pike productions, movies, steven a. roman, vampirella
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A Farewell to Comic-Art Legend Frank Thorne
News broke late Sunday night, March 7, that legendary artist Frank Thorne—the man who made Robert E. Howard’s Red Sonja, the She-Devil With a Sword, the iconic, memorable character she became during her days at Marvel Comics—had died at the … Continue reading
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Tagged frank thorne, lorelei, red sonja
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Happy Game Masters Appreciation Day 2021!
Since 2002, March 4th has been well known to the gaming community as International GM’s [Game Masters] Appreciation Day. Never heard of it? Well, that’s probably because, like me, you’re not involved in that ever-growing collection of fans. To explain this event, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Publishing, Writing Reference Books
Tagged gm's day, international game masters appreciation day, richard c. white, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, world building, writing reference
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Happy World Read Aloud Day 2021!
Hey, book lovers! Do you like reading? Well, of course you do! Do you like reading out loud? If so, then today is your day to celebrate, because it’s World Read Aloud Day! Started in 2009 by the nonprofit organization … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Illustrated Classics
Tagged brothers grimm, events, illustrated classics, snow white, world read aloud day
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It’s Will Eisner Week 2021!
Yes, it’s time again for Will Eisner Week: an annual celebration—held every year from March 1 to March 7—run by the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation, to promote literacy, graphic novels, free speech, and the legacy of the late Will … Continue reading
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Tagged graphic novels, lorelei: sects and the city, saga of pandora zwieback annual, troubleshooters incorporated, will eisner week
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What Are SWC Horror Bites?
“Short tales to appease your monstrous hunger for suspense” is how we describe SWC Horror Bites, our digital-chapbook series. Basically, they’re classic horror tales, both familiar and unfamiliar, presented as downloadable chapbooks. Some are by well-known authors; others may not be … Continue reading
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Tagged clemence annie housman, horror classics, horror fiction, swc horror bites, the legend of sleepy hollow, washington irving, white fell the werewolf
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