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It’s Will Eisner Week 2024!

Yes, it’s time again for Will Eisner Week: an annual celebration—held every year from March 1 to March 7—run by the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation, to promote literacy, graphic novels, free speech, and the legacy of the late Will … Continue reading

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The Best of 2023: Readers’ Favorites

Another year of book sales has come and gone for us here at ’Warp Central, so let’s take a look at the top three titles that best grabbed readers’ interest during our 30th Anniversary year:  From the Stars…a Vampiress: An … Continue reading

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Happy Local Comic Shop Day 2023!

Hey, comic fans! Today is Local Comic Shop Day. It’s an annual appreciation held on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (here in the U.S.) because Wednesdays are always New Comics Day at your local comic shop. (Unless, of course, you’re a DC … Continue reading

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Happy Love Your Red Hair Day 2023!

Today is National Love Your Red Hair Day! According to the National Day Calendar, this annual event was created in 2015 by Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti, cofounders of the beauty site How to be a Redhead, and it’s “a day to … Continue reading

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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

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SWC at 30: The Wilderness Years

Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.  Last time, in Convention Memories, I recounted how Lorelei made another brief appearance in comic shops and at the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con, in the form … Continue reading

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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: San Diego Comic-Con 2002

Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.  July 2001 found me making my first-ever visit to San Diego Comic-Con, the US’s biggest comic and pop-culture convention that had grown so large since its launch … Continue reading

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Happy Read Comics in Public Day 2023!

Like the header says, today is the annual celebration of International Read Comics in Public Day.  Started in 2010 by Brian Heater and Sarah Morean, it’s an appreciation of comic books and graphic novels, demonstrated by folks not afraid to celebrate … Continue reading

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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

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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

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