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Category Archives: Comic Books
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
Tagged a princess of mars, carmilla, comic books, edgar rice burroughs, from the stars a vampiress, graphic novels, holidays, horror classics, illustrated classics, j. sheridan le fanu, lorelei, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: sects and the city, memorial day, nonfiction, reading, richard c. white, science fiction, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, succubus fiction, summer reading, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, vampire fiction, vampirella, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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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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Lorelei Meets the Mummies? The Crossover No One Expected (Including Me!)
It’s been a week for announcements, hasn’t it? On Tuesday, I revealed StarWarp Concepts’ first licensed-comic project, the sci-fi miniseries Lester del Rey’s Time Ring, by the creative team of writer Steven A. Roman (that’s me!) and artist Eliseu Gouveia. Yesterday, … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Lorelei, Publishing Announcements, Steven A. Roman
Tagged boom press, comic books, crossover comics, crowdfunding, kickstarter, lorelei, lorelei/sisterhood of the mummy, mummy comics, publishing announcements, richard boom, sisterhood of the mummy, steven a. roman, succubus fiction
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Lorelei: Sweet Soul Music: A Horror Comic Special Coming from StarWarp Concepts!
Yesterday, we announced a special comic miniseries currently in development for release in 2023 (our 30th Anniversary year); in fact, it’s SWC’s first licensed-comics project: the sci-fi miniseries Lester del Rey’s Time Ring, by the team of writer Steven A. Roman … Continue reading
Posted in Bob Larkin, Comic Books, Crowdfunding, Eliseu Gouveia, Horror, Lorelei, louis small jr., Publishing Announcements, Steven A. Roman
Tagged bob larkin, comic books, crowdfunding, eliseu gouveia, gardner fox, joe orlando, kickstarter, lorelei, lorelei presents: vampires of the void, lorelei: sweet soul music, louis small jr., publishing announcements, steven a. roman, succubus fiction, vampires of the void, wallace wood
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Lester del Rey’s Time Ring: a Sci-Fi Comic Miniseries Coming from StarWarp Concepts!
Do you like comic books? Do you like science fiction? You do? How about science fiction comic books—with dinosaurs? Even better! Then do we have a fantastic project in the works that you’re sure to enjoy! In a departure from … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Comic Books, Eliseu Gouveia, Publishing Announcements, Science Fiction, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic book adaptations, comic books, crowdfunding, dinosaurs, eliseu gouveia, john gregory betancourt, kickstarter, lester del rey, licensed comics, publishing announcements, science fiction, steven a. roman, time travel, tunnel through time, wildside press
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