Author Archives: Steven

STARWARP CONCEPTS RETURNS FOR NEW YORK COMIC CON 2013

Independent publishing house StarWarp Concepts—home of dark-urban-fantasy books and graphic novels—returns for the 2013 New York Comic Con, being held on October 10–13 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Booth #1337 is where you’ll find bestselling author and StarWarp … Continue reading

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Chronicles of the Sea Dragon On Sale Today

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Are you a fan of seafaring adventure like the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise or classic films like Captain Blood, The Crimson Pirate, and The Sea Hawk? Then does StarWarp Concepts have … Continue reading

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Return of the Monster Hunter’s Jacket

For Pan-atics interested in having their very own replica of Ms. Zwieback’s unique leather jacket detailing, look no further than bomber jacket painter supreme Dan McQuality! Earlier this year I was searching for an artist who could duplicate the original … Continue reading

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Author Richard C. White at Shore Leave 35

Sorry about the lack of updates around here, folks, but this summer’s turned out to be a pretty hectic period for us at ’Warp Central as we put the finishing touches on our upcoming titles—but that doesn’t mean we don’t … Continue reading

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Rejections: No Flys On (Or For) Me

Check it out, aspiring writers: another rejection letter from the archives! This one’s from around 1983, when I pitched a story idea to Archie Comics, home of that immortal high school teenager, Archie Andrews. Only I wasn’t interested in writing … Continue reading

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Rejections: Everybody Gets ’Em

Submitted for your approval: one Steven Roman, who in the mid-1980s wrote a short story that he discovered had no place in…The Twilight Zone. In the 1980s, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine was a publication that was half glamour … Continue reading

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May 4 – Free Comic Book Day

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Memories of a Monster Hunter

As you may know, The ’Warp is celebrating tomorrow’s 11th anniversary of Free Comic Book Day by releasing the rarely seen Heartstopper: The Legend of La Bella Tenebrosa #3, the final issue in what was supposed to be a four-part … Continue reading

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Some Good Bad-Girl Pencils

Courtesy of comic-art legend Esteban Maroto, here’s a rare behind-the-scenes photograph of his in-work pencils for what would become the cover painter of our critically acclaimed, mature readers graphic novel Lorelei: Sects and the City.  Pinned to the left side … Continue reading

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Guerrilla Marketing

Usually letting people know about your book can be an expensive venture—advertising, mailing copies to reviewers, etc. Sometimes, though, it can be as easy and inexpensive as writing the title on a card in a public setting… The main branch … Continue reading

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