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Author Archives: Steven
Happy Birthday, Bob Larkin!
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
Posted in Birthdays, Bob Larkin, Bob Larkin Sketchbook, Sketchbooks, vampirella
Tagged birthdays, bob larkin, bob larkin sketchbook, from the stars a vampiress
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Richard C. White’s Terra Incognito: Now in Hardcover!
So, last month I received a promotional email from SWC’s wholesale distributor, Ingram Content Group—we’re one of their print-on-demand accounts who use their printing division, Lightning Source—that had an intriguing limited-time offer: They’d noticed we had a book that sold … Continue reading
Posted in Nonfiction, Publishing, Writing Reference Books
Tagged amazon, richard c. white, starwarp concepts backlist, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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DriveThru’s Dark Fiction Sale Haunts Memorial Day Weekend!
The unofficial start to summer 2021 arrives this weekend, so there’s no better time than right now to get your summer beach-reading list in order. And if you’re a horror fan, then good news! Our e-book distributor DriveThru Comics—and its sister sites … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, Digital Comics, e-books, e-tailers, Graphic Novels, Publishing, Summer Reading
Tagged dark fiction sale, digital comic books, drivethru comics, drivethru fiction, e-books, e-tailers, graphic novels
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The Circle Is Now Complete
If you’re one of Amazon’s legion of worldwide customers, odds are good you often receive “push” emails from them that recommend things they think will interest you, based on your purchasing history at the site. If you’ve bought drapes for … Continue reading
Posted in Nonfiction, Publishing, Steven A. Roman, vampirella
Tagged amazon, from the stars a vampiress, steven a. roman, vampirella
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Happy National Superhero Day 2021!
How’s this for perfect timing? It’s not only New Comics Wednesday at your local comic shop and at online retail sites, but this year it just happens to fall on National Superhero Day! According to a number of websites, National Superhero … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Events, Graphic Novels
Tagged comic books, events, graphic novels, heroines and heroes, national superhero day, superheroes, troubleshooters incorporated
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King Kong: Back on the Big Scream!
It’s a rematch monster fans have been waiting decades for, and today’s the day it finally happens, when the often-delayed epic kaiju wrestling film Godzilla vs. Kong simultaneously debuts on streaming service HBOMax and in selected theaters! Originally scheduled for release … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Illustrated Classics, movies
Tagged delos w. lovelace, edgar wallace, godzilla vs kong, illustrated classics, king kong, merian c. cooper, movies, shameless plugs
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Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice…
Today is the much-talked-about debut on the HBOMax streaming service of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, aka the “Snyder Cut” that fans of the director have been waiting for since the not-too-spectacular theatrical release of the version of his project that hit … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, movies, Steven A. Roman
Tagged comic books, digital comic books, heroines and heroes, justice league, movies, shameless plugs, steven a. roman, superheroes, wonder woman
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Happy 150th Anniversary, Carmilla Karnstein!
In 1871, J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic vampire tale, Carmilla, debuted in serialized form in the pages of the magazine Dark Blue and was then reprinted in Le Fanu’s short story collection, In a Glass Darkly, published in 1872. But why wait another 9 months … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Classic Fiction, Illustrated Classics, Publishing, Vampires
Tagged carmilla, eliseu gouveia, horror classics, illustrated classics, j. sheridan le fanu, vampire fiction
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2021 Convention Update
What’s that, you say? Didn’t we announce back in January that the ’Warp Crew wouldn’t be making any convention appearances in 2021 due to the complications brought about by conventioneering in the middle of a global pandemic? That’s very true…as … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Conventions
Tagged back porch comics, bob corby, conventions, space
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Vampi Goes to Hollywood…Again!
Recently, it was announced by comics publisher Dynamite Entertainment that independent film company Mike the Pike Productions had optioned the film, television, and streaming rights to Vampirella, the queen of the comic book bad girls who celebrated her 50th anniversary two years … Continue reading
Posted in movies, vampirella
Tagged from the stars a vampiress, mike the pike productions, movies, steven a. roman, vampirella
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