Author Archives: Steven

Happy Women in Horror Month 2021!

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Steven

Women in Horror Month is here again, that annual celebration that shines the spotlight on the contributions of all the female creators—writers, artists, movie directors, producers, special makeup artists, special effects experts, etc.—who’ve brought thrills and chills to generations of … Continue reading →

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Prepare for the Ultimate Monster Mash With SWC’s King Kong the Illustrated Classic!

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Steven

This past Sunday, Legendary Pictures released the trailer for Godzilla vs. Kong, the much-anticipated latest entry in Legendary’s “Monsterverse,” which includes 2014’s reboot of Godzilla, 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, and 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters (which brought us rebooted versions of King Ghidorah, … Continue reading →

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Conventions in Our Future? Not This Year, Unfortunately

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Steven

The 2021 convention season is looming ever closer, and around this time of year we’d be announcing some of the places you’d find the SWC Crew in attendance—but how does that work in the Age of Coronavirus? As you’re no … Continue reading →

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SWC E-Books Available for Libraries Through OverDrive

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Steven

As a follow-up to my post last week on “Quality SWC E-books for the Discerning Librarian,” I recently became aware that on January 7th, industry magazine Publishers Weekly reported that OverDrive, the leading worldwide distributor of e-books for school and public libraries, saw … Continue reading →

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Happy Kiss a Ginger Day 2021!

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Steven

According to the calendar site Happy Days 365, today is International Kiss a Ginger Day, a holiday created in 2009 as a “karmic counter event” intended to offset negative comments made about fiery-haired people (e.g., that gingers have no souls, that … Continue reading →

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A Belated Farewell to Publishing Giant Michael Z. Hobson

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Steven

Even with the usefulness of the Internet, it’s sometimes difficult to keep up with events in the publishing industry. Which is why it came as such a surprise last week when I learned of the passing of Michael Z. Hobson on … Continue reading →

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Quality SWC E-books for the Discerning Librarian

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Steven

A few years ago, I once had a conversation about e-books and libraries with Richard C. White, author of a growing number of SWC titles: the supernatural graphic novel Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings; the noir-fantasy story collection Chasing Danger: The Case Files … Continue reading →

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Welcome to StarWarp Concepts!

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Steven

In case you’re wondering who we are, StarWarp Concepts is a publisher of dark-fantasy and fantasy novels, comic books, and graphic novels that are available for sale in brick-and-mortar stores and through select online booksellers and distributors (as well as our … Continue reading →

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Happy Science Fiction Day 2021!

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Steven

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 the Foundation Trilogy (now the basis for the upcoming … Continue reading →

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2020: The Year in Review

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Steven

Well…that was some year, huh? 2020: Not a time that will ever make it onto a “Best of” list, historically speaking, with a worldwide pandemic that’s killed hundreds of thousands and sent global economies into a tailspin; forced office businesses … Continue reading →

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