Category Archives: Sebastienne Mazarin

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: That Time Pandora Zwieback Almost Gave You Goosebumps

Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. When we left off, 1996 had seen the return of our resident succubus, Lorelei, in the aptly named Lorelei Returns! Special from indie house Power Comics…only for PC … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Happy Free Comic Book Day 2023!

Today is Free Comic Book Day around the world: that annual event celebrated on the first Saturday in May, and usually timed to coincide with the release of Marvel Studios’ latets movie—as is the case with the super space actioner Guardians of … Continue reading

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National Bombshells’ Day 2023 Is Tomorrow!

In case you were unaware of it, tomorrow marks the annual celebration of National Bombshells’ Day, which, 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 celebrate … Continue reading

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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

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It’s Free Comic Book Day 2021!

That’s right, comic book fans, today is Free Comic Book Day at brick-and-mortar and online comic shops around the world. In fact, it’s the event’s 20th anniversary! Usually held the first Saturday in May, this year’s event was bumped to August … Continue reading

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A Belated Farewell to Publishing Giant Michael Z. Hobson

Even with the usefulness of the Internet, it’s sometimes difficult to keep up with events in the publishing industry. Which is why it came as such a surprise last week when I learned of the passing of Michael Z. Hobson on … Continue reading

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StarWarp Spotlight On: Heartstopper

Welcome back to StarWarp Spotlight, a series of posts that runs each week to shine a spotlight on one of our titles, as a reminder of the awesome books and comics we publish and to introduce new SWC fans to … Continue reading

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