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Happy 90th Anniversary, King Kong!
Can you believe it? It was 90 years ago today, on March 3, 1933, that movie audiences in New York City met the Eighth Wonder of the World, at the world premiere of King Kong! The creation of movie producer Merian … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Events, Horror, Illustrated Classics, movies
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The Best of 2022: Readers’ Favorites
So now that you’ve had four days of behind-the-scenes talk of StarWarp Concepts here at the SWC blog, it’s time to look at what readers and potential book buyers are interested in when they peruse all we have to offer. … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Princess of Mars, Publishing, Science Fiction, vampirella, Writing Reference Books
Tagged a princess of mars, best of the year, edgar rice burroughs, eliseu gouveia, from the stars a vampiress, illustrated classics, john gosling, richard c. white, sean fernald, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, vampirella
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Welcome to StarWarp Concepts!
StarWarp Concepts—I’ll admit it’s not exactly the kind of name you’d expect for a publishing company that mostly specializes in tales of horror and dark urban fantasy, but then we’ve always had that penchant for making unexpected (and sometimes unusual) … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Comic Books, Dark Urban Fantasy, Digital Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Horror, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sketchbooks, StarWarp Concepts, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged comic books, fantasy and science fiction, graphic novels, horror classics, horror comic books, horror fiction, illustrated classics, nonfiction, science fiction, starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, starwarp concepts backlist, young adult fiction
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Happy Science Fiction Day 2023!
According to the National Day Calendar, National Science Fiction Day was launched in 2011 and was meant to correspond with this being the birth date of legendary sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov—author of such renowned classics as the Foundation Trilogy and I, Robot—who … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Princess of Mars, Science Fiction
Tagged a princess of mars, dejah thoris, edgar rice burroughs, eliseu gouveia, holidays, illustrated classics, john carter, john gosling, national science fiction day, science fiction, starwarp concepts backlist
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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
Posted in e-books, Illustrated Classics, movies, Television Shows
Tagged delos w. lovelace, e-books, edgar wallace, illustrated classics, king kong, merian c. cooper, movies, shameless plugs, television shows
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Happy Book Lovers Day 2022!
Hey, fans of reading! Today is Book Lovers Day, “an unofficial holiday observed to encourage bibliophiles to celebrated reading and literature” (according to Wikipedia) that’s celebrated every August 9th. And if you’re looking for the right book on this special day, … Continue reading
Posted in Blood Feud, Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Dark Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Princess of Mars, Publishing, Reading, Science Fiction, vampirella, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged a princess of mars, blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, book lovers day, carmilla, chasing danger, Dark Urban Fantasy, delos w. lovelace, edgar rice burroughs, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, fantasy and science fiction, for a few gold pieces more, from the stars a vampiress, harbinger of darkness, holidays, illustrated classics, j. sheridan le fanu, king kong, nonfiction, richard c. white, steven a. roman, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination
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Are You Ready for the Summer (Reading)?
Staycation? Vacation? Whether you’re on the road or just hanging at home, today is the official start of the summer season (which ends September 23), and that means summer reading. And you know what would make for perfect reading this … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Dark Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Horror, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Princess of Mars, Reading, Science Fiction, Summer Reading, vampirella, Vampires, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
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Happy Tell a Fairy Tale Day 2022!
No one seems to know where it came from, or whose idea it was, but today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day, a time “to celebrate those beloved stories that we all loved as children, those fictional stories that told … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Fantasy, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Snow White
Tagged brothers grimm, e-books, Fantasy, holidays, illustrated classics, national tell a fairy tale day, snow white
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Happy 110th Anniversary, Dejah Thoris and John Carter!
Where does the time go? It seems like only early last century readers were first transported to the planet Mars via the adventures of a visiting Earthman who learns that dangerous forms of life exist there, and now here it … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Illustrated Classics, Princess of Mars, Publishing, Science Fiction
Tagged a princess of mars, dejah thoris, edgar rice burroughs, illustrated classics, john carter, science fiction, starwarp concepts backlist
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Happy World Read Aloud Day 2022!
Hey, book lovers! Do you like reading? Well, of course you do! Do you like reading out loud? If so, then today is your day to celebrate, because it’s World Read Aloud Day! Started in 2009 by the nonprofit organization … Continue reading
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