Category Archives: Publishing

Lorelei: Sects and the City On Sale Today

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Steven

That’s right, today’s the day that our Mature Readers graphic novel, Lorelei: Sects and the City hits comic shop shelves—as evidenced by this cell-phone photo I took in New York, at Midtown Comics’ store at 459 Lexington Avenue: I say, … Continue reading →

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Takin’ Care of Business

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Steven

A belated Happy New Year to all ’Warp fans! Sorry for the lack of posts around here, but I’ve been so busy overseeing the titles we’ve got lined up for 2013 (our 20th Anniversary year!) that I haven’t had the … Continue reading →

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Lorelei: Coming to Comic Shops in February 2013!

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Steven

Have you heard the great news? Diamond Comic Distributors—the U.S.’s #1 comic-related distribution company—has picked up Lorelei: Sects and the City, our critically acclaimed Mature Readers graphic novel, for the direct market! And to make that easy to remember, just … Continue reading →

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Spider-Man/Gambit: The Lost Novel

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Steven

Some of you folks out there already know that I’ve written for licensed properties. For those of you who don’t, here’s a quick rundown: the novels X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy and Final Destination: Dead Man’s Hand; short stories for … Continue reading →

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My Big, Fat Comics Debut

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Steven

How do you break into comics? It’s a question that fledgling writers and artists have been asking since Superman smashed up that automobile on the cover of Action Comics #1, back in 1938. The general response these days is that … Continue reading →

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Stan Lee’s What, Now?

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Steven

A non-’Warp topic for today, but don’t worry—my involvement will become clear enough (otherwise why would I be discussing it?). A few months ago, I saw this solicitation for a new miniseries from Archie Comics: “How it all Began!” – … Continue reading →

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A Blast From the Past

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Steven

Well, here’s something I hadn’t seen in a store in a long time: the first-ever edition of Lorelei: Building the Perfect Beast, Vol. 1, released by The ’Warp in the summer of 2005. And yet there it was, just the … Continue reading →

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The Publisher/Author Relationship

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Steven

A Guest Post by James Roy Daley When a publisher publishes an author’s short story, novella, or novel they are entering into a relationship. I suspect that all publishers that have been around the block understand this. I also have … Continue reading →

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Back to Business

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Steven

Happy New Year! Hope you folks had a restful holiday season these past few weeks, and thanks for joining us for what we hope will be an exciting 2012 (end-of-the-world prophecies notwithstanding). While you were unwrapping presents, eating until you … Continue reading →

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Panspotting

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Steven

As a small-press publisher, the biggest struggle is in getting attention for your products. Without the kind of advertising budgets possessed by the major houses, and with most mainstream industry magazines and Web sites ignoring those of us who aren’t … Continue reading →

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