Independent publishing house StarWarp Concepts—home of dark-urban-fantasy books and graphic novels—returns for the 2013 New York Comic Con, being held on October 10–13 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
Booth #1337 is where you’ll find bestselling author and StarWarp Concepts publisher Steven A. Roman (X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy) promoting The Saga of Pandora Zwieback–a young adult novel series about a teenaged Goth who teams up with an immortal shape-shifter to hunt monsters–and Lorelei: Sects and the City, the mature readers graphic novel that reintroduced StarWarp Concepts’ first horror heroine.
Joining Roman will be:
Bob Larkin: From Doc Savage and Batman to Star Wars and the X-Men, from the Hulk and Star Trek to Vampirella and Planet of the Apes, there’s little that this legendary artist hasn’t painted. Larkin will make his return to NYCC to meet with his legions of fans and to promote SWC’s The Bob Larkin Sketchbook and The Saga of Pandora Zwieback novels, for which Larkin provides cover paintings. Larkin is scheduled to appear at the booth on Friday afternoon and on Saturday.
Sholly Fisch: The acclaimed writer of DC Comics’ Forever Evil: Bizarro, Forever Evil: Metallo, Action Comics Annual, and the Eisner Award–nominated All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Fisch will appear on Friday to sign copies of the now-on-sale Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1, which includes his 8-page collaboration with art-legend Ernie Colon (Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld).
Creator appearances are as follows:
Sholly Fisch schedule:
Friday, October 11: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Bob Larkin schedule:
Friday, October 11: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Saturday, October 12: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
StarWarp Concepts’ latest releases include:
The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1: Pan’s first comic book adventure–written by Roman, with art and color by Eliseu Gouveia (Lorelei: Sects and the City)–finds her awkward first date with her boyfriend made even worse by the arrival of his ex-girlfriend…who also happens to be a siren straight from Greek mythology. Two backup features are included: a short comic tale by Sholly Fisch and Ernie Colon; and a Pan short story by Roman involving Elegant Gothic Lolita vampires at a shopping mall.
Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings: Co-authored by the husband-and-wife team of Richard C. White (Star Trek SCE: Echoes of Coventry) and Joni M. White, this graphic novel about a team of supernatural superheroes for hire features pencils by Reggie Golden, inks by Bill Lavin and Randy Zimmerman, and cover art by indie comic creator Richard Dominguez (El Gato Negro).
The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special: Written by Richard C. White, with art by Bill Bryan (House of Mystery, Dark Oz), this pirate-fantasy digital comic–available for download from the StarWarp Concepts webstore and DriveThru Comics–features 48 pages of high-seas adventure for the low price of 99¢. Cover art is by Eliseu Gouveia.
New York Comic Con is being held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, located at 34th Street and 11th Avenue in Manhattan. For more information on the show.
