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Happy Batman Day 2022!
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 in collaboration with … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Events, Interviews, Nonfiction, Publishing
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Happy Read a Book Day 2022!
Today is National Read a Book Day, which has been celebrated every September 6th since…well, nobody seems to know precisely when this “holiday” began, or who started it, but it’s a celebration of reading, so it’s all good, right? And if … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Dark Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Princess of Mars, Reading, Science Fiction, Vampires, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged a princess of mars, blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, carmilla, chasing danger, Dark Urban Fantasy, delos w. lovelace, edgar rice burroughs, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, for a few gold pieces more, from the stars a vampiress, harbinger of darkness, holidays, j. sheridan le fanu, king kong, national read a book day, nonfiction, richard c. white, science fiction, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, vampirella, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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Happy Book Lovers Day 2022!
Hey, fans of reading! Today is Book Lovers Day, “an unofficial holiday observed to encourage bibliophiles to celebrated reading and literature” (according to Wikipedia) that’s celebrated every August 9th. And if you’re looking for the right book on this special day, … Continue reading
Posted in Blood Feud, Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Dark Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Princess of Mars, Publishing, Reading, Science Fiction, vampirella, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged a princess of mars, blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, book lovers day, carmilla, chasing danger, Dark Urban Fantasy, delos w. lovelace, edgar rice burroughs, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, fantasy and science fiction, for a few gold pieces more, from the stars a vampiress, harbinger of darkness, holidays, illustrated classics, j. sheridan le fanu, king kong, nonfiction, richard c. white, steven a. roman, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination
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Are You Ready for the Summer (Reading)?
Staycation? Vacation? Whether you’re on the road or just hanging at home, today is the official start of the summer season (which ends September 23), and that means summer reading. And you know what would make for perfect reading this … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Dark Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Horror, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Princess of Mars, Reading, Science Fiction, Summer Reading, vampirella, Vampires, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged a princess of mars, blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, carmilla, Dark Urban Fantasy, edgar rice burroughs, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, for a few gold pieces more, from the stars a vampiress, horror classics, illustrated classics, j. sheridan le fanu, nonfiction, reading, richard c. white, science fiction, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, summer reading, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, vampire fiction, vampirella, young adult fiction
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Happy International Tabletop Day 2022!
Celebrated on the first Saturday in June, International Tabletop Day is an annual event celebrating tabletop and board games of all sorts, launched in 2013 by creator Boyan Radakovich and originally hosted on actress (and gamer) Felicia Day’s Geek & Sundry … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Nonfiction, Writing Reference Books
Tagged events, international tabletop day, richard c. white, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, world building, writing belle, writing reference
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Vampi Hears From Hollywood
Wanted! More Readers Like… It was a caption that always ran on “Fang Mail,” the letters page of Famous Monsters of Filmland—the magazine that inspired generations of actors, writers, directors, producers, and makeup and special effects magicians to follow their dreams—above … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Nonfiction, Steven A. Roman, vampirella
Tagged from the stars a vampiress, nonfiction, sam irvin, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, vampirella
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Saturday Is National Bombshells’ Day 2022!
In case you were unaware of it, this coming Saturday is National Bombshells’ Day, a promotional event that, according to the National Day Calendar, was launched by a well-known lingerie company: “Victoria’s Secret created Bombshells’ Day as a day for women to … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Graphic Novels, heartstopper, Holidays, Lorelei, Nonfiction, Sebastienne Mazarin, vampirella
Tagged comic books, digital comic books, from the stars a vampiress, graphic novels, heartstopper, holidays, lorelei, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: genesis, lorelei: sects and the city, national bombshells day, nonfiction, sebastienne mazarin, starwarp concepts backlist, vampirella
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Happy Game Masters Appreciation Day 2022!
Since 2002, March 4th has been well known to the gaming community as International GM’s [Game Masters] Appreciation Day. Never heard of it? Well, that’s probably because, like me, you’re not involved in that ever-growing collection of fans. To explain this event, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Nonfiction, Publishing
Tagged game masters, gamers, gm's day, international game masters appreciation day, richard c. white, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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Vampirella Rises…for a New Review!
It’s review time again! At the French horror site Vampirisme, host Adrien Party takes a look at our nonfiction comics history From the Stars…a Vampiress: An Unauthorized Guide to Vampirella’s Classic Horror Adventures, by yours truly, Steven A. Roman. And what’s his opinion of … Continue reading
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The Best of 2021: Readers’ Favorites
Even with the threat of the coronavirus pandemic complicating our lives (or maybe because of it!), if there was one comfort that people could turn to in these troubling times, it was reading. Fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, science fiction—no … Continue reading
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