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Tag Archives: holidays
Hail to the King (Kong): Happy Halloween!
Hey, Monster Kids! The celebration of King Kong’s 90th anniversary this year continues with the return of our Kong-related feature Hail to the King (Kong), a series of occasional posts in which we spotlight images related to the god-emperor of Skull … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Comic Art, Halloween, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, movies
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NYC’s Trick or Streets Returns for the Spooky Season
If you live in a big city, you know how dangerous trick-or-treating can sometimes be, with dodging speeding cars and trucks while you’re trying to make the rounds of your favorite candy-giving haunts—even in the daytime! Last year, New York … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Holidays, New York City
Tagged halloween, holidays, new york city, trick or streets, trick-or-treating
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Get a Head Start on Halloween with a Holiday Classic
When the spooks have a midnight jamboreeThey break it up with fiendish gleeGhosts are bad, but the one that’s cursedIs the Headless Horseman, he’s the worst—“The Headless Horseman,” from Ichabod and Mr. ToadSung by Bing Crosby Halloween is just five days … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Halloween, Holidays, Horror
Tagged classic fiction, e-books, halloween, headless horseman, holidays, horror classics, horror fiction, ichabod crane, swc horror bites, the legend of sleepy hollow, washington irving
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Happy National Day on Writing 2023!
According to the site National Today, the National Day on Writing was started in 2010 by the National Council of Teachers of English, “built on the premise that writing is critical to literacy but needs greater attention and celebration.” Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Richard C. White, Writing Reference Books
Tagged holidays, national day on writing, richard c. white, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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DriveThru’s 2023 Halloween Sale Is On!
It’s time to celebrate the Spooky Season—with e-books and digital comics! E-book distributors DriveThru Comics and DriveThru Fiction—along with sister site DriveThru RPG—have kicked off their annual Halloween sale, during which you can purchase thousands of horror-themed digital books and comics and … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, e-tailers, Halloween, Holidays
Tagged comic books, digital comic books, drivethru comics, drivethru halloween sale, e-tailers, halloween, holidays
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It’s National Comic Book Day 2023!
Today is National Comic Book Day, an unofficial “holiday” that’s celebrated every year on this date…although no one seems to know why that is, or who exactly started the tradition. Nevertheless, if you’re thinking that the friendly fiends at StarWarp Concepts musthave some … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Dark Urban Fantasy, Digital Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, heartstopper, Holidays, Horror, Lorelei, Pandora Zwieback, Richard C. White, Sebastienne Mazarin, Steven A. Roman, Superheroes
Tagged chronicles of the sea dragon, comic books, Dark Urban Fantasy, digital comic books, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, graphic novels, heartstopper, heroines and heroes, holidays, horror comic books, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: genesis, lorelei: sects and the city, national comic book day, richard c. white, saga of pandora zwieback annual, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, superhero comics, the saga of pandora zwieback #0, troubleshooters incorporated
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It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2023!
Well, shiver me timbers! Whether you’re a fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise, the HBO Max comedy series Our Flag Means Death, or classic films like Captain Blood, The Crimson Pirate, and The Sea Hawk, it’s time again to … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Fantasy, Holidays, Richard C. White
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Summertime, and the Reading Is Easy…
Next Monday, May 29, is Memorial Day in the United States—a time when the country takes a moment to recognize the sacrifices of the members of our armed forces who’ve given their lives to protect our and the world’s freedoms. … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Holidays, Horror, Illustrated Classics, Lorelei, Nonfiction, Princess of Mars, Reading, Science Fiction, Summer Reading, Writing Reference Books
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National Bombshells’ Day 2023 Is Tomorrow!
In case you were unaware of it, tomorrow marks the annual celebration of National Bombshells’ Day, which, according to the National Day Calendar, was launched by a well-known lingerie company: “Victoria’s Secret created Bombshells’ Day as a day for women to celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Dark Urban Fantasy, Digital Comics, Graphic Novels, Holidays, Lorelei, Nonfiction, Sebastienne Mazarin, vampirella
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Happy National Superhero Day 2023!
The second trailer for the latest DC Comics/Warner Bros.’ movie, The Flash, dropped the other day to much excitement and an advance screening has everyone buzzing about it, a week from Friday there’s the opening of the highly anticipated Guardians of the … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Graphic Novels, Holidays, Superheroes
Tagged comic books, digital comic books, graphic novels, heroines and heroes, holidays, joni m. white, national superhero day, randy zimmerman, reggie golden, richard c. white, richard dominguez, steven a. roman, superhero comics, superheroes, troubleshooters incorporated
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