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Category Archives: Steven A. Roman
SWC at 30: The Wilderness Years
Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Last time, in Convention Memories, I recounted how Lorelei made another brief appearance in comic shops and at the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con, in the form … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Eliseu Gouveia, Lorelei, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic books, doctor who: short trips: farewells, eliseu gouveia, final destination: dead mans hand, if i were an evil overlord, lorelei, lorelei: sects and the city, neil vokes, organic comix, stan lee’s alexa, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steve geiger, steven a. roman, strange, swc at 30, the twilight zone: chosen/the placebo effect
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Happy Batman Day 2023!
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 with the help … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Events, Interviews, Nonfiction, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, Writing Reference Books
Tagged batman day, comic books, digital comic books, events, heroines and heroes, Interviews, richard c. white, shameless plugs, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, superheroes, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, tracy hickman, wayne of gotham, writers reference, writing reference
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: San Diego Comic-Con 2005
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
Posted in Bob Larkin, Convention Reports, Conventions, Graphic Novels, Lorelei, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged bob larkin, convention memories, convention reports, conventions, lorelei, lorelei: building the perfect beast, san diego comic-con, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, swc at 30
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Small Press Expo Badges
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
Posted in Convention Reports, Conventions, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged convention memories, convention reports, conventions, small press expo, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: San Diego Comic-Con 2002
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
SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Dallas Fantasy Fair 1995
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
Posted in Convention Reports, Conventions, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged blonde avenger, cindy johns, convention memories, convention reports, conventions, dallas fantasy fair, richard c. white, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Small Press Expo 1995
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
Posted in Convention Reports, Conventions, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged convention memories, convention reports, conventions, holly golightly, louis small jr., reggie golden, richard c. white, small press expo, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Sun Con 1994
It was road-trip time for StarWarp Concepts in the summer of 1994, and it took the form of my first (and only, to date) trip to Florida in August, to take part in Tampa’s one-day Sun Con, accompanied by Florida residents David … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Reports, Conventions, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged convention memories, convention reports, conventions, david c. matthews, steven a. roman, sun con 1994, swc at 30
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Pittsburgh Comic Book Convention 1994
My one trip to Pittsburgh Comic Con took place at the start of 1994 where, as the “writer of Lorelli! [sic]” I met up with writing buddy Richard C. White, whose Troubleshooters, Incorporated I’d originally published as a digest-sized comic. For me, … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Reports, Conventions, Richard C. White, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged convention memories, convention reports, conventions, pittsburgh comic book convention, richard c. white, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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SWC at 30: Down, But Not Dead Yet
“StarWarp Concepts Re-enters Small Press: New Titles, Reprints Herald Company’s Return” declared publisher Joe Bagdon’s newszine Comic Book Publisher #5 in January 1998. It was a story also picked up that month by the eighth issue of the premiere magazine of … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, heartstopper, Small Press Comics, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic book publisher, comic books, heartstopper, heroines and heroes, small press comics, small press creative explosion, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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