Category Archives: Television Shows

Happy 50th Anniversary, Carl Kolchak!

What a way to celebrate Friday the 13th! And what a year for supernatural adventurers, in which Vampirella celebrates her 55th anniversary, and now a certain searsucker suit–wearing representative of the fourth estate hits a special 50th. On January 11, … Continue reading

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The Legend of Calamity Jane Kickstarter: Successfully Funded!

Good news, Wild West fans! It looked a little shaky at one point during its run, but in the end animation fans united to successfully fund Piko Interactive’s The Legend of Calamity Jane: Box-Set DVD and Comic Kickstarter campaign, which will … Continue reading

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The Legend of Calamity Jane Kickstarter Campaign Ends Tomorrow!

Hey, Wild West fans! Like the title says, tomorrow is the last day for Piko Interactive’s The Legend of Calamity Jane: Box-Set DVD and Comic Kickstarter campaign, which includes The Legend of Calamity Jane: The Devil Herself, a one-shot comic I’m collaborating … Continue reading

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It’s the Final Charge for the Legend of Calamity Jane Kickstarter Campaign!

Just six days and a few hours remain for Piko Interactive’s The Legend of Calamity Jane: Box Set DVD and Comic Kickstarter campaign, which includes The Legend of Calamity Jane: The Devil Herself, a one-shot comic I’m collaborating on with artist/colorist Eliseu … Continue reading

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Reminder: SWC Writer Steven A. Roman Appears on Talking Comics on a Sunday Night—Tonight!

Like the title says, here’s a reminder that tonight I’ll be making a return appearance to 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.” In … Continue reading

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Lorelei’s Creative Team Chronicles a New Legend of Calamity Jane

Hey, Wild West fans! I’ve got some news about a non-SWC comic book project I’m involved in, and although it’s not a straight-up horror story, it’s got enough “dark fantasy” elements for it to qualify as a supernatural Weird Western—and … Continue reading

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Prepare for the Rise of the Kong Multiverse With SWC’s King Kong the Illustrated Classic!

For a monster who’s preparing to celebrate his 90th anniversary in March 2023, the big boss of Skull Island, King Kong, shows no signs of slowing down these days—in fact, for a nonagenarian who died in his first screen appearance, he … Continue reading

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Cable TV: Not the Only Place for Dark Fantasy Noir

This coming Sunday, April 26, sees the debut of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Showtime’s follow-up to its popular Penny Dreadful series that ran from 2014 to 2016. Unlike the original PD, which was set in Victorian England, City of Angels expands … Continue reading

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Happy 45th Anniversary, Carl Kolchak, Part 2

On January 11, 2017, I saluted the 45th anniversary of The Night Stalker, a 1972 made-for TV vampire movie that introduced horror fans to Carl Kolchak, a down-on-his-luck newspaper reporter in Las Vegas, Nevada, who starts out investigating a string … Continue reading

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Those Martians Sure Have Some Ruling Class…

Hey, science-fiction fans! As you probably know, today’s the broadcast premiere of “The Empress of Mars,” the latest episode of the long-running TV series Doctor Who. In it, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and his companions Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) and … Continue reading

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