Happy 50th Anniversary, Vampirella!

Vampi-Anniversary-logoHere at ’Warp Central, July continues to be party city when it comes to birthday celebrations: July 10 was painting legend Bob Larkin’s 70th; July 12 was author Richard C. White’s 60th; July 13 was comic-art legend Ernie Colon’s 88th. And now we have someone who’s reached the big five-oh!

Today is the publication birthday of comicdom’s queen of the bad girls, Vampirella—that swimsuit-wearing immigrant from a dying planet of vampires who came to Earth to drink the blood of evildoers, fall in love with a descendant of Count Dracula’s number one nemesis, pal around with an alcoholic stage magician, and fight monsters!

Yup, it was fifty years ago today that Warren Publishing’s Vampirella #1 (cover-dated September) went on sale in 1969 and set the template for generations of bad girls to come.

Vampi01-1969Behind that iconic cover painting by art legend Frank Frazetta (who’s probably best known for his equally iconic paintings of Conan the Barbarian and John Carter of Mars) and that distinctive costume designed by comic artist Trina Robbins, readers found horror stories by writers Don Glut and Nicola Cuti, and artists Billy Graham, Reed Crandall, Neal Adams, Mike Royer, Tony Tallarico, and Ernie Colon. And leading off the issue was “Vampirella of Draculon” by writer/co-creator Forrest J Ackerman (aka “the Ackermonster,” editor/creator of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine) and artist Tom Sutton.

In Vampi’s seven-page launch, we were introduced to a heroine who was a mash-up of horror and science fiction themes, an inhabitant of Draculon, a planet light-years from Earth that orbited twin suns; a planet that had literal rivers of blood running across it, until the suns turned the world into a dried-out husk. Vampi is one of the few survivors hanging on to life, and becomes the first to witness the crash of a spacecraft—the Arthur Clark (named, of course, for Arthur C. Clarke, the sci-fi writing legend)—carrying visitors from Earth.

Freaked out by the sight of a giant bat (Vampi’s in-flight form), they fire laser guns at her, and she responds by draining their blood—and discovers that the “water” on her world is the same type of liquid that flows in the veins of the astronauts. And when she goes inside the ship and finds a complement of crewmembers in suspended animation…well, let’s just say she’s not about to go hungry anytime soon.

It’s a cute story that gets across what Ackerman set out to do—introduce Warren Publishing’s new character and horror-story hostess—but it’s hampered somewhat by the wince-inducing puns he inserts throughout. Vampirella exclaiming “Smorgasblood!” when she spots the frozen crew, then saying ”Feast come, feast served!” as she taps into them…the water composition on Draculon being H20 (hemoglobin doubled with oxygen)…remarking that the blood shower is “Sole satisfying! Right down to my soles!”…they’re shining examples of the wacky sense of humor Ackerman always exhibited in the pages of Famous Monsters, but which don’t work in a semi-dramatic setup.

This goofy approach would continue in issue 2, when Forry and artist Mike Royer brought Vampi “Down to Earth”—with a tossed-off explanation that “her IQ of 2000” provided her with the knowhow for flying a crashed spaceship (and repairing it, I guess). Nothing said about the crew whose blood she drank along the way, though.

Thankfully, the jokey tone was left far behind when Vampi’s adventures were placed in the hands of editor and new writer Archie Goodwin (of Warren’s other horror magazines, Creepy and Eerie), who began to introduce all the aspects of Vampi lore that her fans came to appreciate: her boyfriend (and vampire hunter) Adam Van Helsing, and his father, Conrad; the inebriated magician Mordecai Pendragon; the revelation that Dracula was a fellow refugee from Draculon; the blood-substitute serum that allowed her to function without going on feeding frenzies; and, most important, the Cult of Chaos—the Elder God–worshipping sect whose creation reflected Goodwin’s appreciation for horror master H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos. All these concepts are still in use, in one form or another, by contemporary Vampi scripters.

Vampirella art by  Jose Gonzalez.

Vampirella art by
Jose Gonzalez.

The main attraction of “Vampirella of Draculon,” of course is Tom Sutton’s artwork. His Vampi is playful and sexy, his spacemen ruggedly handsome, his sci-fi sets reminiscent of those found in artist Wally Wood’s science fiction tales for the EC Comics titles of the 1950s. (As a horror artist, he wouldn’t really hit his stride until his days at Marvel and Charlton, where during the 1970s he illustrated such titles as Werewolf by Night, Ghost Rider, and Man-Thing.) Sutton returned for Goodwin’s debut as Vampi’s writer and remained on the feature through issue 11, at which point he was replaced by Spanish sensation Jose “Pepe” Gonzalez, whose amazing style elevated the magazine to such a level that it’s still talked about and admired to this day.

Fifty years of comic adventures—that’s one hell of an accomplishment!

So why are we celebrating Vampi’s “birthday” here at SWC? Because we’re currently waist-deep in making preparations for the upcoming release of my nonfiction examination, From the Stars…a Vampiress: An Unauthorized Guide to Vampirella’s Classic Horror Adventures!
Vampi-Guide-RoughIn its pages you’ll find a breakdown of every Vampirella story that appeared during her Warren Publishing days from July 1969 to December 1982 (plus a list of the modern-day books that reprinted them); a checklist of every Warren Era appearance she made; a look at the six-book novelization series written by sci-fi and pulp-adventure author Ron Goulart and published by Warner Books in the 1970s; an examination of the awful 1996 movie that starred Talisa Soto of the Mortal Kombat movies as Vampi and featured a scenery-gulping performance from rock-god Roger Daltrey as Dracula; and a pretty extensive look at the history of Hammer Films’ Vampirella movie, announced in 1975 with model/actress Barbara Leigh and Hammer legend Peter Cushing as its stars, but which was never produced. Plus little-seen photos and other material pulled straight from the vaults of the Ackermonster by the Official Vampirella Historian, Sean Fernald, who also wrote the foreword. If you’re a Vampi fan, this will definitely be a book you need to pick up!

Happy birthday, Vampi!

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MinCon Appearance Canceled!

MinCon-logoHey, folks, just a quick note to say I’ve had to cancel The ‘Warp’s appearance at this year’s MinCon, which takes place tomorrow at the Mineola Memorial Library.

I’ve got a growing pile of freelance work on my desk and it reached the tipping point yesterday, and made me realize I needed to focus on clearing that up this weekend. Sorry about that!

Even though StarWarp Concepts won’t be at the show, be sure to stop by the table of my friends J.D. Calderon and Daphne Lage, the creative team behind fantasy indie publishing house Dream Weaver Press. J.D. is the writer/creator of The Oswald Chronicles—about the adventures of a sorcerous mouse—and the cocreator of the anthropomorphic epic fantasy comic Tall Tails. Daphne is the cocreator and artist of Tall Tails.

For more information on the show, visit the MinCon website. And since it’s held every two years, hopefully we’ll see you there in 2021!

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Happy Birthday, Ernie Colon!

Ernie-Colon-CoversJuly seems to be Birthday Month in the ’Warp Central offices! On Wednesday we celebrated cover painter Bob Larkin’s 70th birthday; yesterday, it was author Richard C. White’s 60th; and today, it’s comic-art legend Ernie Colon’s 88th!

I’ve known Ernie since the late 1990s, when I was the assistant editor at book packaging company Byron Preiss Visual Publications who’d been handed the editorial reins on a quartet of science-fiction anthology books for middle-grade (ages 8–12) readers. Ernie provided the cover art and interior illustrations for all four: Bruce Coville’s UFOs, Bruce Coville’s Alien Visitors, Bruce Coville’s Strange Worlds, and Bruce Coville’s Shapeshifters. (Bruce, in case you were unaware, is the award-winning author of the My Teacher is an Alien book series.) Ernie later did an illustration for The Ultimate Hulk, another anthology I wound up editing—and even he gave me the original art to keep!

But I was a fan of Ernie’s work long before that. He was the artist of DC Comics’ popular teen-fantasy comic, Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld and a truckload of titles for all manner of comic publishers during the course of his lengthy career, including Magnus Robot Fighter, Monster in My Pocket, The Grim Ghost, Airboy, Doom 2099, and Star Wars: Droids. He’s drawn superheroes and adult fantasy characters, but what fans probably know him best for is his work on Harvey Comics’ kid-friendly Casper the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich.

spider-man-homecomingIn 2017, he got a “special thanks to…” acknowledgment in the closing credits for Spider-Man: Homecoming because, back in 1988, he and writer Dwayne McDuffie (Static Shock, Justice League) created Damage Control, the Marvel Comics crew that cleans up all the rubble and ruin generated by superhero battles—and its involvement in the Spidey flick is what leads Michael Keaton to become the Vulture!

Among Ernie’s most recent projects is the forthcoming graphic novel Uncle Sam Presents The Great American Documents, Vol. 2, which is written by his wife, Ruth Ashby, and examines some of the most important documents and books that helped shape the United States. I mention it because I had a hand in the editorial side as its project manager—so that doubly means you should go and check it out!

Oh, and he also did a little art wizardry for a company called StarWarp Concepts…

pan_annual_lgIn The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1, Ernie teamed up with fan-favorite comics writer (and my old college buddy) Sholly Fisch (Scooby-Doo Team-Up, Action Comics, The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold) to present “After Hours,” an eight-pager about a demon dropping in at his favorite watering hole after a hard day of scaring the crap out of folks. It’s a lighthearted character piece that Ernie told me he really enjoyed drawing, which meant a lot to Sholly, who’s also a longtime fan of his. You should definitely check it out, by ordering a copy today (said the publisher 😉 ).

The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1 is available in print and digital formats. Visit its product page for ordering information, as well as sample pages and chapters.

Ernie doesn’t have a website, so to see more of his amazing work, pay a visit to the incredibly detailed fan site, Ernie Colon Unlimited.

Happy birthday, Ernie!

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Happy Belated Birthday, Richard C. White!

Rich-New-PicIf you’re a fan of fantasy adventure, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with the work of Richard C. White, author of Gauntlet: Dark Legacy: Paths of Evil, Star Trek SCE: Echoes of Coventry, and a growing number of SWC titles. Rich has a new book that just came out (I’ll get to that in a second), but this weekend is a special occasion because yesterday was the day that Rich turned 60! (Hey, a day late with the announcement, but it’s a heartfelt one.)

I’ve known Rich since 1992, back in the earliest, small-press-comics days of StarWarp Concepts—he’d originally been a customer who ordered one of my Lorelei digest comics, but then one day he pitched me an idea for a comic about a team of superheroes for hire who specialize in supernatural cases of villainy. He called it Troubleshooters, Incorporated, and I liked the concept so much that I wound up editing, lettering, and publishing the two completed issues—and I’ve been editorially beating up his manuscripts and comic scripts ever since! (He’s a glutton for punishment.)

Chasing-Danger-FinalCvrIf you’d like to celebrate Rich’s birthday in style, you should definitely buy yourself a present of one (or all) of his awesome SWC books:

Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase is Rich’s latest release. It’s a collection of fantasy-noir, pulp-detective tales starring a private eye working the supernatural beat in the city of Calasia. From a sexy chanteuse who literally turns into a beast when the moon is full to a string of pearls that kills its owners, and from the ghost of a dead woman seeking justice to the Grim Reaper’s little girl seeking her stolen chicken, Theron Chase certainly has his hands full—of danger, death, and dames!

The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special is a digital pirate-fantasy comic created and written by Rich, drawn by Bill Bryan (artist of Caliber Press’ Dark Oz and DC Comics’ House of Mystery), and features cover art and color by Eliseu Gouveia (SWC’s The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual). It’s 48 pages of high-seas adventure perfect for fans of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise, as well as classics like The Crimson Pirate, Against All Flags, Captain Blood, and The Sea Hawk—and it’s available for download for just 99¢!

pieces_gold_large_book_cover2017For a Few Gold Pieces More is a collection of ten critically acclaimed short stories that star a Rogue With No Name who travels a world of epic-fantasy adventure, looking for treasure—and revenge against the woman who sent him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit (but she did). Think Lord of the Rings meets the “spaghetti Westerns” of director Sergio Leone (A Fistful of Dollars; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly), with a healthy dose of monsters, magic, and swordplay mixed in.

Harbinger of Darkness is Rich’s original fantasy novel in which a thief named Perrin steals an extremely valuable—and magical—gem from the evil king ruling her home country. With thugs and fellow thieves and the king’s assassins hot on her trail, Perrin finds just staying alive is becoming a full-time occupation, which directly conflict with her secret life—and identity—as a humble bookseller’s daughter. It’s sword-swinging adventure at its finest!

terra_ingoc_lg_coverTerra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination is a reference book for writers. In it, Rich takes you through the step-by-step process of constructing a world for your characters, from societies and governments to currency and religion. Included is an interview with New York Times bestselling author Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance) that discusses his methods of world building, as well as his creative experiences during his time as a designer for gaming company TSR, the original home of Dungeons & Dragons.

Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings is a general readers’ graphic novel about a group of supernatural-superheroes-for-hire taking on their first case. The team consists of a wizard, a female ninja, a sorceress, a werewolf, and a rock ’n’ roll lighting designer wearing high-tech armor. Sure, they might not be on a power level with the Avengers or Justice League of America—they’re more like superpowered Ghostbusters—but they get the job done. The graphic novel is written by Rich and his wife, Joni M. White, and illustrated by Reggie Golden and Randy Zimmerman.

Happy birthday, Rich!

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StarWarp Concepts at MinCon 2019

MinCon-logoSummertime and convention season are both in full swing, and so it’s time for StarWarp Concepts to hit the road and meet the public. Sure, it’s been a few years since the SWC crew has made a con appearance (was Big Apple Con really three years ago?), but I think we still remember how to set-up and take down our vending material. It’s just throwing stuff in boxes, right?

Anyway, our first stop is MinCon, being held this coming Saturday, July 13, at the Mineola Memorial Library out on Long Island.

You’ll find the StarWarp Concepts crew stationed at one of the vendor tables, hawking some of our popular titles, including our latest release: Richard C. White’s noir-dark fantasy collection, Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase. I’m not sure where exactly we’ll be placed, so come find us!

And since MinCon is a family-oriented show (which means no Lorelei comics to shock the tykes!), we’ll even have stuff for superhero fans—specifically, The Bob Larkin Sketchbook, which features Bob’s pencils for various superhero projects, and copies of my X-Men: The Chaos Engine trilogy of novels, the Sunn young-adult graphic novel I wrote, and the Untold Tales of Spider-Man anthology I contributed to (all while supplies last).

The Mineola Memorial Library is located at 195 Marcellus Road, in Mineola Memorial Park. For more information, visit the MinCon website.

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Happy 70th Birthday, Bob Larkin!

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Larkin_photoIf you’re a fan of comic books, or movies, or pulp fiction heroes, Bob Larkin is a painter whose work you recognize immediately; he’s provided covers and movie posters for just about every publishing house and film studio for more than four decades. Doc Savage, Dazzler, Star Wars, Star Trek, The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian, Piranha, Night of the Creeps, and The Toxic Avenger II are just some of the painted images you’re already familiar with, even if you didn’t know they were Larkin’s work. He’s been an inspiration to artists like Joe Jusko and Alex Ross. If you’re a Panatic, then you know him as the cover artist of the Saga of Pandora Zwieback novels Blood Feud and Blood Reign.

And today is an extra-special occasion because it’s his 70th birthday!
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It’s not just his painting skills that are impressiveBob’s also one hell of a pencil artist, as you’ll see if you order a copy of SWC’s The Bob Larkin Sketchbook.

The Bob Larkin SketchbookIt’s a collection of some of Bob’s incredible pencil drawings, and what you’ll discover when you see them is how wide-ranging his subjects are. Sci-fi, horror, Westerns, pulp adventure, crime fiction, movie merchandise, even wrestling stars—as we say on the book’s back cover, there really islittle that he hasn’t painted. And the sketchbook features three pieces created especially for it: the Pandora Zwieback cover art; a portrait of Patricia Savage, the fightin’ cousin of pulp fiction’s top-tier adventurer, Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze; and a two-page spread in which Doc faces off against another Golden Age crimefighter—The Shadow!

The Bob Larkin Sketchbook is available in print and digital formats. Visit its product page for ordering information, as well as sample pages.

And to see more of Bob’s stunning work, pay a visit to his art blog, Bob Larkin: The Illustrated Man.

Happy birthday, Bob!

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Chasing Danger: Review for a Gumshoe

Chasing-Danger-FinalCvrToday was the launch day for acclaimed fantasy author Richard C. White’s latest release: Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase, a collection of noir-fantasy, pulp-detective tales starring a private eye working the supernatural beat in the city of Calasia. And the first glowing review is already in, courtesy of author Patrick Ryan. Here’s just a taste:

“Fantasy Noir? You gotta be kidding me.

 

“White isn’t kidding, and Chasing Danger is no joke.


“From the very first line, you feel the scene turn black-and-white. It doesn’t last long, for White doesn’t waste time showing that Calasia isn’t your typical gumshoe story town. There’s magic in those alleyways.”

Check out the rest of his review at his Ordinary Average Guy website.

Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase is available right now in print and digital formats. While our web designer’s setting up its product page, in the meantime you can order it from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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Chasing Danger Now On Sale!

Chasing-Danger-FinalCvrIt’s time to take a walk on the noir side of dark urban fantasy!

Today’s the day when Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase officially goes on sale! It’s a collection of four noirish adventures by Richard C. White, author of Gauntlet: Dark Legacy: Paths of Evil, and a growing number of SWC titles: the novel Harbinger of Darkness; the story collection For a Few Gold Pieces More; the writer’s aid Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination; the supernatural-superhero graphic novel Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings; and the pirate-adventure digital comic The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special.  Here’s the back cover copy:

Calasia: it’s a big town with big problems. Murder, thievery, extortion, corruption, magic, and monsters—just ask any native here: this ain’t a burg for the faint of heart. You don’t live in Calasia, you surviveit.

 Theron Chase walks these mean streets with a sap in one hand and a .45 in the other. Story is he used to be a hell of a cop in these parts—until his partner got dead in a hurry years ago. Now he makes a living as a private eye, offering his services to one and all while trying to stay on the good side of his secretary, a dishy-looking fae name of Kyra Sylvari. Ogres, werewolves, crime bosses, mages—as long as your money’s good and no one’s looking to turn him into a dead man (walking or otherwise), odds are he’ll be able to solve your problem.

 Just don’t ask him to handle any magic-related items—he’s about as adept with the arcane arts as a troll in a knitting circle.

In this collection you’ll find four of Chase’s bizarre cases. From a sexy chanteuse who literally turns into a beast when the moon is full to a string of pearls that kills its owners, and from the ghost of a dead woman seeking justice to the Grim Reaper’s little girl seeking her stolen chicken, Theron Chase certainly has his hands full—of danger, death, and dames!

Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase is available right now in print and digital formats. While our web designer’s setting up its product page, in the meantime you can order it in print at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and in digital at the Kindle Store and B&N’s Nook Books store.

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A Busy Week Ahead for StarWarp Concepts

Chasing-Danger-FinalCvrAs with all things in life, it’s always a case of feast-or-famine: either a lot of things are going on, or nothing’s going on. In the case of this week, it’s definitely a feast, with all sorts of good things happening:

Tomorrow sees the debut of Chasing Danger: The Case Files of Theron Chase, fantasy author Richard C. White’s latest collection of stories. Rich, as SWC fans should know by now, is the bestselling author of the licensed novelGauntlet: Dark Legacy: Paths of Evil, as well as a bunch of fantasy-related titles published by SWC: the novel Harbinger of Darkness; the story collection For a Few Gold Pieces More; the writer’s aid Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination; the supernatural-superhero graphic novel Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings; and the pirate-adventure digital comic The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special. Chasing Danger is Rich’s noir-dark fantasy collection of stories starring Theron Chase, a private eye who clients are of the supernatural type: werewolves, wizards, even the Grim Reaper.

Wednesday, July 10, is the 70th birthday of our friend, painting legend Bob Larkin, who’s provided covers for my Saga of Pandora Zwieback novels but is more known far and wide as a cover artist for Doc Savage, Dazzler, Vampirella, Eerie, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Star Trek, X-Men, and a host of other licensed properties—and I haven’t even touched on his movie-poster work! You’ll find the pencil art for some of those projects in his Bob Larkin Sketchbook, which is available exclusively from the SWC webstore.

Friday, July 12, is a double special occasion: Not only is it the opening day of the 41st annual Shore Leave convention, being held at the Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Valley, Maryland on July 12–14—but it’s also Rich White’s 60th birthday! You’ll find the birthday boy at Shore Leave, where he’ll be hosting a Chasing Danger launch party—and selling copies of his hot-off-the-presses book, of course! After that, Rich will be selling copies of all his books, so be sure to stop by his table in the vendors’ room to pick them up.

For more information on Shore Leave, visit the Shore Leave 41 website.

Saturday, July 13, is the 88th birthday of another friend and art legend, Ernie Colon, who’s best known as the artist of DC Comics’ young-adult fantasy comic Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld, and Harvey Comics’ Casper the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich, but is also the co-creator of Marvel Comics’ Damage Control (which made its film debut in 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming) and the New York Times bestselling illustrator of The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. And that’s only a small sampling of his many, many achievements and projects over the years—why, he’s even got an SWC comic to his credit: the story “After Hours” (written by Sholly Fisch of Scooby-Doo Team-Up) in The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1.

Also on Saturday, July 13, I’ll be promoting SWC at MinCon, a one-day convention being held at the Mineola Memorial Library in Mineola, Long Island. It’s my first con appearance in a few years, so pardon me if I come across as a bit rusty as I convince you to buy our books.  😀

For more information on that show, visit the MinCon website.

So, yeah—quite the week, huh?

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Here Comes the Spider-Man…Again!

spidey_far-home-posterIn case you missed the news, the July 4th weekend has been ruled at the box office by Spider-Man: Far From Home, sequel to the 2017 blockbuster that introduced everyone’s favorite friendly, neighborhood web-slinger to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker and his wall-crawling alter ego, alongside Marisa Tomei as the…well, the sexiest Aunt May to ever appear on film. Set after the last two Avengers movie (Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame), it concerns how Peter deals with the aftereffects of that mega-event, introduces one of his old comic-book villains, Mysterio (played by Jake Gyllenhal), and sets the stage for Marvel’s next slate of films. It’s a really good movie (of course we’ve seen it!), and considering it’s already made a half-billion dollars worldwide, it’s obvious that Marvel Studios has another major winner on their hands.

heroines_large_coverWell, if superheroes are your thing, you might be interested in a couple of our titles…

Heroines and Heroes: A free digital comic book that collects stories (and a few pinups) that I’ve drawn over the years, featuring mainstream and indie comic characters that include the superheroic Blonde Avenger, the anthropomorphic Motorbike Puppies, the half-human/half-rabbit superspy Snowbuni, and my “legendary” Wonder Woman-meets-Harley Quinn three-page tale that was meant to be my entrée to fame and fortune as a DC Comics artist (it didn’t work out, though).

troubleshooters_lrg_coverTroubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings is a graphic novel about a group of supernatural-superheroes-for-hire taking on their first case. The team consists of a wizard, a female ninja, a sorceress, a werewolf, and a rock ’n’ roll lighting designer wearing high-tech armor. Sure, they might not be on a power level with the Avengers or Justice League of America—they’re more like superpowered Ghostbusters—but they get the job done. The graphic novel is written by the husband-and-white team of Richard C. White (Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination, For a Few Gold Pieces More) and Joni M. White, and illustrated by Reggie Golden and Randy Zimmerman.

Troubleshooters, Incorporated is available in print and digital formats. Heroines and Heroes is a digital exclusive. Visit their respective product pages for ordering information, as well as sample pages.

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