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Happy 60th Anniversary, Warren Publishing!

Well, “Happy 60th” if the company was still around, that is… If you’re a longtime comics fan, you’ve probably at least heard the name Warren Publishing. Launched in the 1950s by president/publisher/editor in chief James Warren, this indie magazine house was … Continue reading

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King Kong: Back to the Big Scream!

Hey, monster-fight fans! It’ll be round 2 of epic kaiju wrestling when the film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opens tomorrow in movie theaters—only this time the Big G and the king of the jungle aren’t fighting each other, they’re … Continue reading

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Art Legend Bob Larkin Set to “Dazzle” Comic Fans This October

If you’re a fan of comic books, or movies, or pulp fiction heroes, Bob Larkin is a painter whose work you recognize immediately; he’s provided covers and movie posters for just about every publishing house and film studio for more than … Continue reading

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Artist Bob Larkin Receives a Cover Tribute from Vampirella

If you’re a fan of comic books, or movies, or pulp fiction heroes, Bob Larkin is a painter whose work you recognize immediately; he’s provided covers and movie posters for just about every publishing house and film studio for more than … Continue reading

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Conventioneering at Home: Not at NYCC 2023? Neither Are we!

As pop culture and comic fans know, today is the opening day for New York Comic Con 2023—which, if it runs true to form, will be an absolute madhouse this weekend! Unfortunately, StarWarp Concepts won’t be part of the festivities. But … Continue reading

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Happy Batman Day 2023!

Held the 3rd Saturday in September since 2015, Batman Day is an annual celebration of one of DC Comics’ most iconic superheroes, the Darknight Detective who made his debut in Detective Comics #29 in 1939.  Created by Bob Kane with the help … Continue reading

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That Time Artist Bob Larkin Met The Meg

Today is the theatrical debut of Meg 2: The Trench, the follow-up to the surprisingly popular 2018 giant-shark movie in which action star Jason Statham (The Fast and the Furious and Expendables franchises) fought two megalodons; this time, he’s got a whole … Continue reading

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Conventioneering at Home: Not at SDCC 2023? Neither Are We!

Today is the launch day for San Diego Comic-Con 2023, a show that over five deacdes has notoriously become known as less a comic book convention and more a shrine to pop-culture programming and Hollywood celebrities. Except not so much this … Continue reading

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Kong Returns to Skull Island for Some Animated Monster Mayhem

Hey, Monster Kids! The celebration of King Kong’s 90th anniversary this year continues with today’s Netflix debut of Skull Island, a brand-new animated series starring the King and set in the “Monsterverse” created by Legendary Pictures in the films Godzilla, Kong: Skull … Continue reading

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Clash of the Kaiju Titans: Round 2!

Hey, Monster Kids! The celebration of King Kong’s 90th anniversary this year rolls on with the announcement just yestreday of the latest chapter in the Kong saga: a rematch witn his old sparring partner, Godzilla! Godzilla x Kong: The New … Continue reading

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