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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: New York Comic Book Convention 1992

My second convention appearance as a small-press publisher/creator was in June 1992, when Troubleshooters, Incorporated artist Dan Peters and I set up shop in artists’ alley at Great Eastern Convention’s New York Comic Book Convention (not to be confused with New York … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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SWC at 30: What’s With That Sci-Fi Name?

StarWarp Concepts…it’s admittedly a pretty unusual name for a genre publishing company, given we’re predominently a horror house whose launch title was a comic book about a supernatural femme fatale who feasted on human souls. And in the 30 years … Continue reading

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SWC at 30: It’s Our 30th Anniversary!

Where did the time go? It seems like only yesterday that StarWarp Concepts launched its first full-size comic—Lorelei #0, published in summer 1993, written by Steven A. Roman (that’s me!), drawn by David C. Matthews, and sporting an awesome cover by then–megapopular Vampirella … Continue reading

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