Author Archives: Steven

The Things You Find on the Internet…

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Steven

At various times on this blog—usually in relation to the Tales of Development Hell projects I’ve written about—I’ve mentioned that I used to work for a New York publishing company called ibooks, inc., owned and operated by Byron Preiss, who passed … Continue reading →

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Doc Con 2014 Report

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Steven

This past weekend, Doc Con XVII—the latest in an annual celebration of pulp-fiction hero Doc Savage and his fans—was held in Glendale, Arizona, and the guest of honor was none other than Bob Larkin: cover artist of SWC’s Saga of … Continue reading →

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Visions of Lorelei: Dave Berns

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Steven

Dave Berns is an artist I knew waaay back in my small-press comics days (late ’80s to mid-’90s), but as he went into professional cartooning and I started up StarWarp Concepts as a publishing house for full-size comics, we lost … Continue reading →

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Carmilla: Now a Webseries Star!

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Steven

Carmilla, author J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s 19th-century vampiric romance, has influenced generations of dark-fantasy writers from Bram Stoker to Laurel K. Hamilton, and has been adapted for the screen many times, including Hammer’s The Vampire Lovers and Roger Vadim’s Blood … Continue reading →

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“L’Almanach des Vampires” Anthology On Sale Now

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Steven

Well, this was a surprise that came in the mail the other day: a contributor copy of the anthology L’Almanach des Vampires (The Almanac of Vampires), released this month by French publishing house Riviere Blanche, a subsidiary of indie publisher … Continue reading →

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Bob Larkin at Doc Con 2014

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Steven

Doc Con—an annual celebration of pulp-fiction hero Doc Savage—starts this Friday, October 17, and runs through Sunday. And Bob Larkin—cover artist of SWC’s Saga of Pandora Zwieback novels and legendary painter of Bantam Books’ Doc Savage novels—will be the guest … Continue reading →

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Vampirella #5 Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Steven

Over at the news site Comics for Sinners, hot on the heels of my review of Vampirella, Vol. 2 #4 comes my review of Vampirella, Vol. 2 #5, currently available from Dynamite Entertainment. Writer Nancy A. Collins (Sunglasses After Dark, … Continue reading →

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Days of X-Men Novels Past

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Steven

Today is the DVD and Blu-Ray release date for X-Men: Days of Future Past, the blockbuster summer film that united the casts of 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand and 2011’s X-Men: First Class, in an exciting adaptation of a classic … Continue reading →

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Pirouette #1 Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Steven

Over at the news site Comics for Sinners, you can read my review of Pirouette #1, currently available from Black Mask Studios. Written by Mark L. Miller and illustrated by Carlos Granda—the creative team behind Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: The … Continue reading →

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Happy Teen Read Week!

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Steven

Teen Read Week 2014 is happening right now, October 12–18. What is it? Well, to quote the event’s Web site: Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the … Continue reading →

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