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Author Archives: Steven
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
Posted in Classic Fiction, Comic Art, Halloween, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, movies
Tagged classic fiction, delos w. lovelace, edgar wallace, hail to the king kong, halloween, holidays, illustrated classics, james a. creelman, king kong, king kong 1933, king kong 90th anniversary, mark savee, merian c. cooper, monster gallery, paul tuma, ruth rose
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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
Posted in Halloween, Holidays, New York City
Tagged halloween, holidays, new york city, trick or streets, trick-or-treating
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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
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Halloween, Holidays, Horror
Tagged classic fiction, e-books, halloween, headless horseman, holidays, horror classics, horror fiction, ichabod crane, swc horror bites, the legend of sleepy hollow, washington irving
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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
Posted in Classic Fiction, Comic Art, Illustrated Classics, movies, vampirella
Tagged delos w. lovelace, edgar wallace, from the stars a vampiress, hail to the king kong, illustrated classics, james a. creelman, jose gonzalez, king kong, king kong 90th anniversary, merian c. cooper, novelizations, paul tuma, ruth rose, vampirella
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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
Posted in Holidays, Richard C. White, Writing Reference Books
Tagged holidays, national day on writing, richard c. white, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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DriveThru’s 2023 Halloween Sale Is On!
It’s time to celebrate the Spooky Season—with e-books and digital comics! E-book distributors DriveThru Comics and DriveThru Fiction—along with sister site DriveThru RPG—have kicked off their annual Halloween sale, during which you can purchase thousands of horror-themed digital books and comics and … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, e-tailers, Halloween, Holidays
Tagged comic books, digital comic books, drivethru comics, drivethru halloween sale, e-tailers, halloween, holidays
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Hail to the King (Kong): The Monster Times
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
Posted in Classic Fiction, Comic Art, Illustrated Classics, movies
Tagged delos w. lovelace, edgar wallace, gray morrow, hail to the king kong, illustrated classics, james a. creelman, king kong, king kong 90th anniversary, merian c. cooper, novelizations, paul tuma, ruth rose, the monster times
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Conventioneering at Home: Not at NYCC 2023? Neither Are we!
As pop culture and comic fans know, today is the opening day for New York Comic Con 2023—which, if it runs true to form, will be an absolute madhouse this weekend! Unfortunately, StarWarp Concepts won’t be part of the festivities. But … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Comic Con, Digital Comics, heartstopper, Pandora Zwieback
Tagged comic books, conventioneering at home, conventions, digital comic books, new york comic con, not at comic con, shameless plugs
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SWC at 30: The End Is Just the Beginning
Concluding the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. For all the promotion Pandora Zwieback got at New York Comic Con 2010, it was The Bob Larkin Sketchbook that became StarWarp Concepts’ first book release, in … Continue reading
Posted in Blood Feud, Bob Larkin, Bob Larkin Sketchbook, Carmilla, Eliseu Gouveia, Pandora Zwieback, Princess of Mars, Richard C. White, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged a princess of mars, blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, bob larkin, bob larkin sketchbook, carmilla, edgar rice burroughs, eliseu gouveia, j. sheridan le fanu, marc witz, richard c. white, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30, the saga of pandora zwieback
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SWC at 30: The ‘Warp Rises Anew
Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Last time, I was telling you about the creation of our resident Goth girl, Pandora Zwieback, and how she was going to lead a revived ’Warp out … Continue reading
Posted in Bob Larkin, Convention Reports, Conventions, Eliseu Gouveia, Pandora Zwieback, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged bob larkin, comic books, convention memories, convention reports, conventions, eliseu gouveia, new york comic con, Pandora Zwieback, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30, the saga of pandora zwieback #0
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