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Author Archives: Steven
Reviewapalooza at Comics for Sinners
As you may know, in addition to my multiple duties at ’Warp Central, I’ve become a reviewer over at the news site Comics for Sinners. That’s where you’ll find my opinions on some of the latest comics and graphic novels … Continue reading
Happy 45th Anniversary, Vampirella!
It was in 1969, forty-five years ago this month, that the horror-comic world was introduced to Vampirella, the blood-sucking femme fatale from the planet Drakulon (an outer-space vampire!) created by Famous Monsters of Filmland founder Forrest J Ackerman and designed … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Lorelei, vampirella
Tagged lorelei, lorelei: sects and the city, vampire fiction, vampirella
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Brooklyn Book Festival Cancellation
Bad news, SWC and Pandora Zwieback fans, but I have to announce that StarWarp Concepts won’t be attending this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival. And yes, that means I won’t be there, either. Long story short, from the Department of Too … Continue reading
Posted in Book Festivals
Tagged brooklyn book festival
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Carmilla: For Cinematic Vampire Lovers
Hey, movie fans! Planning to purchase or rent the recently-made-available Only Lovers Left Alive, director Jim Jarmusch’s moody and highly acclaimed vampire film starring Tilda Swinton (Constantine) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki of the Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers movies)? Then … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Publishing, Vampires
Tagged carmilla, illustrated classics, vampire fiction
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Kiss Me, Satan! Review at Comics for Sinners
At the news site Comics for Sinners you’ll find my review of Kiss Me, Satan!, a dark-urban-fantasy graphic novel currently available from Dark Horse Comics. Written by Victor Gischler (X-Men, Sally of the Wasteland, Deadpool) and illustrated by Juan Ferreyra … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Reviews
Tagged comic book reviews, comics for sinners, Dark Urban Fantasy, kiss me satan, troubleshooters incorporated, werewolves
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Trains, Brains, and Killer Monkeymen
In last Friday’s post, I told you a Tale of Development Hell involving a proposed collection of brand-new movie reviews that was canceled shortly after a number of writers and I had delivered our contributions. Here then, for your reading … Continue reading
Posted in On Writing, tales of development hell
Tagged christopher lee, horror express, movie reviews, peter cushing, tales of development hell, telly savalas
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“Betty Being Bad” Review at Comics for Sinners
Over at the site Comics for Sinners, it’s the debut of a new feature called “It Came From the Bad-Girl Archives,” in which I’ll be shining a spotlight on some out-of-print and possibly long-forgotten comics that starred the sort of … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Reviews
Tagged bettie page, betty being bad, betty page, comic book reviews, comics for sinners, it came from the bad-girl archives
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The (New) Doctor Is In!
Today’s the day when Doctor Who, the world’s longest-running science-fiction television series (51 years and counting), starts its new season (Series 8 for NuWho fans, Season 34 for old-timers like me) and introduces its latest leading man: the Twelfth Doctor, … Continue reading
That Time Dracula, Grand Moff Tarkin, and Kojak Became Monster Hunters
You remember my series of posts called Tales of Development Hell, don’t you? They’re the real-life stories of publishing projects in which I’d been involved that died tragic deaths somewhere during the development process. Sometimes they were murdered before a … Continue reading
Chastity #2 Review at Comics for Sinners
At the news site Comics for Sinners you can check out my review of Chastity #2, currently on sale from Dynamite Entertainment. It’s written by Marc Andreyko (Batwoman, Manhunter, Fairest) and illustrated by Dave Acosta (The Fallen, Vessel of Terror), … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Pandora Zwieback, Reviews, Vampires
Tagged blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, chastity, comic book reviews, comics for sinners
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