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Category Archives: Steven A. Roman
Quality SWC E-books Available for Libraries
With today being Day 1 of the 2024 American Libraries Association Annual Conference (being held this year in San Diego, California), I’m always reminded of a conversation I once had with Richard C. White, author of SWC’s supernatural graphic novel … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Fantasy, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged baker & taylor, bibliotheca, blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, blood reign: the saga of pandora zwieback book 2, borrowbox, Dark Urban Fantasy, draft2digital, e-books, e-tailers, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, for a few gold pieces more, harbinger of darkness, hoopla, libraries, library distribution, odilo, overdrive, palace marketplace, richard c. white, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, writers reference, writing reference, young adult fiction
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Happy National Superhero Day 2024!
If you’re a devoted comic book fan, you probably noticed that the internet was set on fire this week when Disney and Marvel Studios released the F-bomb-dropping trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine, the sure-to-be summer blockbuster starring Ryan Reynolds in his … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Graphic Novels, Holidays, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, Superheroes
Tagged comic books, deadpool & wolverine, digital comic books, graphic novels, heroines and heroes, holidays, joni m. white, national superhero day, randy zimmerman, reggie golden, richard c. white, richard dominguez, shameless plugs, steven a. roman, troubleshooters incorporated
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SWC Writer Steven A. Roman Helps Relaunch Photon, the First Laser-Tag Franchise
Hey, sci-fi comic fans! I’ve got some news about a new non-SWC project that I’m involved in, and it’s a revival of an intellectual property known to longtime fans of laser tag: Photon: The Ultimate Game on Planet Earth! Created in … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Publishing Announcements, Science Fiction, Steven A. Roman
Tagged ana pauda, comic books, eli galindo, george carter III, laser tag, licensed comics, photon, photon: re-energized, photon: the ultimate game on planet earth, piko interactive, publishing announcements, science fiction, steven a. roman, virtual comics
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It’s Time for Smashwords’ Read an Ebook Week 2024!
Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-retailer Smashwords launches its annual Read an Ebook Week Sale, during which you can purchase tens of thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs March 3–9—and yes, you’ll need to set up an account … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Fantasy, Gaming, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Richard C. White, StarWarp Concepts, Steven A. Roman, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, blood reign: the saga of pandora zwieback book 2, chasing danger, Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, for a few gold pieces more, gaming, harbinger of darkness, nonfiction, richard c. white, smashwords, smashwords read an ebook week, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, world building, writers reference, writing reference, young adult fiction
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It’s Will Eisner Week 2024!
Yes, it’s time again for Will Eisner Week: an annual celebration—held every year from March 1 to March 7—run by the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation, to promote literacy, graphic novels, free speech, and the legacy of the late Will … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Eliseu Gouveia, Events, Graphic Novels, Lorelei, Pandora Zwieback, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic books, eliseu gouveia, elizabeth watasin, ernie colon, esteban maroto, events, graphic novels, henar torinos, joni m. white, lorelei: sects and the city, neil vokes, randy zimmerman, reggie golden, richard c. white, richard dominguez, saga of pandora zwieback annual, sholly fisch, starwarp concepts backlist, steve geiger, steven a. roman, tom sutton, troubleshooters incorporated, will eisner week
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The Best of 2023: Readers’ Favorites
Another year of book sales has come and gone for us here at ’Warp Central, so let’s take a look at the top three titles that best grabbed readers’ interest during our 30th Anniversary year: From the Stars…a Vampiress: An … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Horror, Lorelei, Nonfiction, Publishing, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, vampirella, Writing Reference Books
Tagged best of the year, eliseu gouveia, ernie colon, esteban maroto, from the stars a vampiress, lorelei: sects and the city, neil vokes, nonfiction, richard c. white, starwarp concepts backlist, steve geiger, steven a. roman, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, tom sutton, vampirella, warren publishing, writers reference, writing reference
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DriveThru’s New Year, New Comics 2024 E-book Sale Is On!
Holy unexpected promotions! I just happened to drop by the home of DriveThru Comics, one of our e-book distributors, and saw they’re currently running a New Year, New Comics Sale, in which the first volumes of all publishers’ graphic novels are … Continue reading
Posted in Blood Feud, Bob Larkin, Comic Books, Dark Urban Fantasy, Digital Comics, e-books, e-tailers, Eliseu Gouveia, Events, Horror, Lorelei, louis small jr., Pandora Zwieback, Steven A. Roman, Young Adult
Tagged blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, bob larkin, chainsaw chuck majewski, comic books, digital comic books, dwight jon zimmerman, eliseu gouveia, events, john pierard, juan carlos abraldes rendo, lorelei, lorelei presents: house macabre, lou manna, louis small jr., Pandora Zwieback, steven a. roman, uriel caton, young adult fiction
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Smashwords’ 2023 End of Year Ebook Sale Is Underway!
Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its annual End of Year Sale, during which you can purchase thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs from December 15 to January 1, 2024—and yes, you’ll need to set … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Events, Fantasy, Holidays, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, blood reign: the saga of pandora zwieback book 2, chasing danger, Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, events, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, for a few gold pieces more, harbinger of darkness, holiday shopping, holidays, noir fantasy, nonfiction, richard c. white, smashwords, smashwords end of year sale, steven a. roman, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, world building, writers reference, writing reference, young adult fiction
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DriveThru’s 2023 Black Friday Sale Is Underway!
The Christmas shopping season officially kicked into overdrive, with Thanksgiving Day here in the United States arriving yesterday. Now Black Friday—the biggest shopping day of the year—is upon us, when stores discount prices to generate sales, and Cyber Monday is … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Eliseu Gouveia, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, vampirella
Tagged black friday, carmilla, chasing danger, chronicles of the sea dragon, cyber monday, delos w. lovelace, drivethru fiction, e-books, e-tailers, eliseu gouveia, from the stars a vampiress, holiday shopping, illustrated classics, j. sheridan le fanu, king kong, nonfiction, richard c. white, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, troubleshooters incorporated
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Happy Love Your Red Hair Day 2023!
Today is National Love Your Red Hair Day! According to the National Day Calendar, this annual event was created in 2015 by Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti, cofounders of the beauty site How to be a Redhead, and it’s “a day to … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Dark Urban Fantasy, Digital Comics, Eliseu Gouveia, Holidays, Horror, Lorelei, louis small jr., Publishing, Steven A. Roman
Tagged chainsaw chuck majewski, david c. matthews, dwight jon zimmerman, eliseu gouveia, ernie colon, esteban maroto, holidays, john pierard, juan carlos abraldes rendo, lorelei, lorelei 01: the 30th anniversary special edition, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: genesis, lorelei: sects and the city, lou manna, louis small jr., national love your red hair day, neil vokes, steve geiger, steven a. roman, tom sutton, uriel caton
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