Category Archives: Conventions

Author Richard C. White at PhilCon 2024

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Steven

This coming weekend, genre fans will be gathering in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, for PhilCon, “the world’s first and longest-running conference on science fiction, fantasy, and horror” (according to their website), which is being held at the Doubletree by Hilton. … Continue reading →

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Conventioneering at Home: Not at NYCC 2024? Neither Are We!

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Steven

As pop culture and comic fans know, today is the opening day for New York Comic Con 2024—which, if it runs true to form, will be an absolute madhouse this weekend! Unfortunately, StarWarp Concepts won’t be part of the festivities … Continue reading →

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Author Richard C. White at RisuCon 2024

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Steven

This coming weekend, fans of comics and anime will be gathering at RisuCon, the Montgomery County, Maryland, comic convention, being held at the Montgomery County Conference Center. And among the guests you’ll find sci-fi and fantasy author Richard C. White! … Continue reading →

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Not at SDCC 2024? Neither Are We!

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Steven

Today is the launch day for San Diego Comic-Con 2024: four days in which hordes of comic and pop-culture fans descend on the San Diego Convention Center to meet their idols, hunt down collectibles, pose in their best costumes, and … Continue reading →

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SWC at 30: The ‘Warp Rises Anew

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Steven

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 →

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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: San Diego Comic-Con 2005

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Steven

Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.  Back in the August 30th post, I talked about Lorelei’s second brief return to comic shops in 2002, after the original series’ cancellation in 1995, and … Continue reading →

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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Small Press Expo Badges

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Steven

Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.  With this weekend being the 2023 edition of the Small Press Expo—an alternative-comics convention held in Bethesda, Maryland, that started out in 1994 with a few handfuls … Continue reading →

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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: San Diego Comic-Con 2002

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Steven

Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.  July 2001 found me making my first-ever visit to San Diego Comic-Con, the US’s biggest comic and pop-culture convention that had grown so large since its launch … Continue reading →

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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Dallas Fantasy Fair 1995

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Steven

My first and only trip to Texas occurred in 1995. In August. Thank God for air-conditioning. The Dallas Fantasy Fair had debuted in 1982, launched by promotional company Bulldog Productions, and over the years it became known as one of those … Continue reading →

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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Small Press Expo 1995

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Steven

In 1994, I’d missed the launch of the Small Press Expo—a convention dedicated to promoting alternative press and small-press comics creators—due to a scheduling conflict, but was determined to make the trip to its location in Bethesda, Maryland, this time. … Continue reading →

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