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Category Archives: Steven A. Roman
SWC at 30: The Little ‘Warp That Could
Welcome to the second part of my history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. In Part 1, we left off in 1992. After breaking ground by publishing a few digest-size comics between ’89 and ’92, … Continue reading
SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Great Eastern Convention 1991
As I explained last week, StarWarp Concepts officially launched as a comic-book publishing company in 1993—which makes this year our 30th Anniversary—but we actually started out in 1989 as a small-press comics publisher, turning out our titles on photocopiers and hand-stapling … Continue reading
SWC at 30: In the Beginning…
Happy birthday, StarWarp Concepts! To celebrate, we got a Dumpy the Pumpkin ice cream cake from the vaults of Carvel! (They had to dig around a bit in the freezer, since Dumpy cakes haven’t been sold since the ’90s, but … Continue reading
Posted in StarWarp Concepts, StarWarp Concepts History, Steven A. Roman
Tagged dan peters, jim linehan, lorelei, lorelei one-shot special, lorelei: genesis, mister miguel, richard c. white, sam brown, small press comics, small press comics explosion, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30, troubleshooters incorporated
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Memories of a Swamp Thing Trilogy That Never Was
Here’s something that takes me back to my days as an editor—and my previous posts here at the SWC blog that I called Tales of Development Hell… Just last week, on April 17th, the online version of the comic-book industry magazine The … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Interviews, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic books, ibooks inc., Interviews, stephen r. bissette, steven a. roman, swamp thing, tales of development hell, the comics journal
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It’s National Encourage a Young Writer Day 2023!
Here’s an annual tradition we here at ’Warp Central always get behind a hundred percent: Today is National Encourage a Young Writer Day, and although no one seems to know the origin of this “holiday,” according to the National Day Calendar: … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Steven A. Roman
Tagged holidays, national encourage a young writer day, steven a. roman
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SWC at 30: Behind the Scenes at StarWarp Concepts, Part 4
The following is the conclusion of a four-part interview that first appeared on the site Write a Revolution, back in 2015, but since WaR is apparently no longer around, I’m presenting it (with some updates) as part of our 30th … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, StarWarp Concepts, Steven A. Roman
Tagged indy comics explained, Interviews, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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SWC at 30: Behind the Scenes at StarWarp Concepts, Part 3
The following is the third installment of a four-part interview that first appeared on the site Write a Revolution, back in 2015, but since WaR is apparently no longer around, I’m presenting it (with some updates) as part of our … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Interviews, StarWarp Concepts, Steven A. Roman
Tagged conventions, heartstopper, heroines and heroes, Interviews, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, the saga of pandora zwieback #0
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SWC at 30: Behind the Scenes at StarWarp Concepts, Part 2
The following is the second installment of a four-part interview with StarWarp Concepts owner/publisher/main writer Steven A. Roman (that’s me!) that first appeared on the site Write a Revolution, back in 2015, but since WaR is apparently no longer around, … Continue reading
Posted in Blood Feud, Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Horror, Illustrated Classics, Interviews, Pandora Zwieback, Princess of Mars, StarWarp Concepts, Steven A. Roman
Tagged a princess of mars, blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, blood reign: the saga of pandora zwieback book 2, carmilla, Interviews, king kong, snow white, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, the saga of pandora zwieback
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SWC at 30: Behind the Scenes at StarWarp Concepts, Part 1
It’s interview time, with StarWarp Concepts owner/publisher/main writer Steven A. Roman (that’s me!). The four-part interview that we’re kicking off today first appeared on the site Write a Revolution, back in 2015, but since WaR is apparently no longer around, … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Lorelei, StarWarp Concepts, Steven A. Roman
Tagged bob larkin sketchbook, Interviews, lorelei, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: sects and the city, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, swc at 30, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, troubleshooters incorporated
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Talking Editing on a Sunday Night: The Recap
For those who might have missed the livestream, last night I joined the latest laid-back panel discussion on J.D. Calderon’s YouTube interview series Indy Comics Explained, on the latest installment of his ongoing panel-chat series “Talking Comics on a Sunday Night.” … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Book Writing, Comic Books, Interviews, On Writing, Publishing, Steven A. Roman
Tagged alin silverwood, c. michael lanning, indy comics explained, Interviews, j.d. calderon, jaydee rosario, marcus mcneal, on editing, on writing, steven a. roman, talking comics on a sunday night
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