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Category Archives: Comic Books
It’s National Comic Book Day 2023!
Today is National Comic Book Day, an unofficial “holiday” that’s celebrated every year on this date…although no one seems to know why that is, or who exactly started the tradition. Nevertheless, if you’re thinking that the friendly fiends at StarWarp Concepts musthave some … Continue reading
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SWC at 30: The Wilderness Years
Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Last time, in Convention Memories, I recounted how Lorelei made another brief appearance in comic shops and at the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con, in the form … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Eliseu Gouveia, Lorelei, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic books, doctor who: short trips: farewells, eliseu gouveia, final destination: dead mans hand, if i were an evil overlord, lorelei, lorelei: sects and the city, neil vokes, organic comix, stan lee’s alexa, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steve geiger, steven a. roman, strange, swc at 30, the twilight zone: chosen/the placebo effect
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It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2023!
Well, shiver me timbers! Whether you’re a fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise, the HBO Max comedy series Our Flag Means Death, or classic films like Captain Blood, The Crimson Pirate, and The Sea Hawk, it’s time again to … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Fantasy, Holidays, Richard C. White
Tagged bill bryan, chronicles of the sea dragon, comic books, digital comic books, eliseu gouveia, fantasy adventure, holidays, international talk like a pirate day, pirate fantasy, richard c. white, the worlds of richard c. white
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Happy Batman Day 2023!
Held the 3rd Saturday in September since 2015, Batman Day is an annual celebration of one of DC Comics’ most iconic superheroes, the Darknight Detective who made his debut in Detective Comics #29 in 1939. Created by Bob Kane with the help … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Events, Interviews, Nonfiction, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, Writing Reference Books
Tagged batman day, comic books, digital comic books, events, heroines and heroes, Interviews, richard c. white, shameless plugs, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, superheroes, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, tracy hickman, wayne of gotham, writers reference, writing reference
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Happy Read Comics in Public Day 2023!
Like the header says, today is the annual celebration of International Read Comics in Public Day. Started in 2010 by Brian Heater and Sarah Morean, it’s an appreciation of comic books and graphic novels, demonstrated by folks not afraid to celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Events, Graphic Novels
Tagged chronicles of the sea dragon, comic books, digital comic books, events, graphic novels, heartstopper, heroines and heroes, international read comics in public day, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: sects and the city, saga of pandora zwieback annual, starwarp concepts backlist, the saga of pandora zwieback #0, troubleshooters incorporated
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SWC at 30: Down, But Not Dead Yet
“StarWarp Concepts Re-enters Small Press: New Titles, Reprints Herald Company’s Return” declared publisher Joe Bagdon’s newszine Comic Book Publisher #5 in January 1998. It was a story also picked up that month by the eighth issue of the premiere magazine of … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, heartstopper, Small Press Comics, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic book publisher, comic books, heartstopper, heroines and heroes, small press comics, small press creative explosion, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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SWC at 30: Lorelei’s Brief Resurrection
Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. When we left off, the year 1995 had seen the end of SWC’s Lorelei series and the blink-and-you-missed-it debut of Heartstopper, a “bad girl” comic that I canceled after … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Lorelei, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged chainsaw chuck majewski, comic books, david c. matthews, lorelei, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei returns special, power comics, scott shriver, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30, uriel caton
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Summertime, and the Reading Is Easy…
Next Monday, May 29, is Memorial Day in the United States—a time when the country takes a moment to recognize the sacrifices of the members of our armed forces who’ve given their lives to protect our and the world’s freedoms. … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Holidays, Horror, Illustrated Classics, Lorelei, Nonfiction, Princess of Mars, Reading, Science Fiction, Summer Reading, Writing Reference Books
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SWC at 30: Exit: the Monster Hunter!
Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Last week, I was telling you the history of Heartstopper: a 1994 femme-fatale spin-off from the Lorelei comic series I was publishing at the time. Starring an … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, heartstopper, Sebastienne Mazarin, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged alan larsen, david c. matthews, fauve, heartstopper, heartstopper/trollords, holly golightly, millennium publications, paul fricke, scott beaderstadt, sebastienne mazarin, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30, trollords, uriel caton, zeea adams
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SWC at 30: Enter: The Monster Hunter!
Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Part 1 covered our earliest days, as a small-press publishing house that dealt in digest-size comics starring Lorelei and the supernatural superhero team Troubleshooters, Incorporated. In Part … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, heartstopper, louis small jr., nightcry, Sebastienne Mazarin, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged alan larsen, comic books, dan peters, david c. matthews, heartstopper, joe monks, louis small jr., millennium publications, nightcry, sebastienne mazarin, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30, uriel caton, visual anarchy
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