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Happy Local Comic Shop Day 2023!

Hey, comic fans! Today is Local Comic Shop Day. It’s an annual appreciation held on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (here in the U.S.) because Wednesdays are always New Comics Day at your local comic shop. (Unless, of course, you’re a DC … Continue reading

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It’s Children’s Book Week 2023 (Part 2)!

Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is an annual celebration of reading that actually runs for two weeks—one this past May, and one now. This week, of course, is the Fall Edition, with the theme of 2023 being “Read Books. Spark … Continue reading

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Happy Love Your Red Hair Day 2023!

Today is National Love Your Red Hair Day! According to the National Day Calendar, this annual event was created in 2015 by Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti, cofounders of the beauty site How to be a Redhead, and it’s “a day to … Continue reading

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It’s National Novel Writing Month 2023!

Halloween’s over for this year, in the U.S. it’s almost time to turn the clocks back an hour as Daylight Savings Time ends, and the chill of fall is fully upon us, And with that comes the annual November event … Continue reading

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SWC at 30: Lorelei Celebrates Halloween with a Free Digital Comic

Happy Halloween! All Hallows’ Eve 2023 has arrived, and we’re joining in on the fun with a special Halloween treat: a new free digital comic made available today, as part of our 30th Anniversary celebration this year! Lorelei #1: The 30th … Continue reading

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Hail to the King (Kong): Happy Halloween!

Hey, Monster Kids! The celebration of King Kong’s 90th anniversary this year continues with the return of our Kong-related feature Hail to the King (Kong), a series of occasional posts in which we spotlight images related to the god-emperor of Skull … Continue reading

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NYC’s Trick or Streets Returns 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! Last year, New York … Continue reading

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Get a Head Start on Halloween with a Holiday Classic

When the spooks have a midnight jamboreeThey break it up with fiendish gleeGhosts are bad, but the one that’s cursedIs the Headless Horseman, he’s the worst—“The Headless Horseman,” from Ichabod and Mr. ToadSung by Bing Crosby Halloween is just five days … Continue reading

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Hail to the King (Kong): The Vampirella Connection

Hey, Monster Kids! The celebration of King Kong’s 90th anniversary this year continues in our Kong-related feature Hail to the King (Kong), a series of occasional posts in which we spotlight images related to the god-emperor of Skull Island—some you might … Continue reading

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Happy National Day on Writing 2023!

According to the site National Today, the National Day on Writing was started in 2010 by the National Council of Teachers of English, “built on the premise that writing is critical to literacy but needs greater attention and celebration.” Well, … Continue reading

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