Author Archives: Steven

Getting in the Halloween Mood

Three more weeks till Halloween…Halloween…Halloween… (For those in the know, that earwormy jingle is now stuck in your head, isn’t it…?) That’s right, boils and ghouls, Halloween is only 25 days away, so it’s the perfect time to get in … Continue reading

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Banned Books Week 2025 Starts Tomorrow

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored, or removed entirely from bookstores and library shelves. According to a recent American Library Association report, “The 2024 data … Continue reading

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Author Richard C. White at Archon 48

This coming weekend, science fiction and fantasy fans will be gathering at Archon, being held at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, Illinois. Among the attendees will be author Richard C. White, who’ll be promoting his latest SWC release, the … Continue reading

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Happy Batman Day 2025!

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 … Continue reading

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It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2025!

Yaaarr, mateys! Whether ye be a fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise or classic films like Captain Blood, The Crimson Pirate, and The Sea Hawk, it’s time again for International Talk Like a Pirate Day—that special occasion … Continue reading

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Author Richard C. White at Frightreads Book Festival 2025

This coming weekend, book lovers and authors like will be gathering at Frightreads Book Festival, billed as “Maryland’s Number One Halloween Book Festival” and held at the Howard County Fairgrounds, in West Friendship, Maryland. Among the attendees at this spooktastic … Continue reading

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Celebrating Lorelei’s Sole (to Date) Full-Color Cameo, 30 Years Ago

Where does the time go? That question immediately came to mind, as I saw a recent Facebook post from Crusade Comics’ owner/publisher Billy Tucci (creator, writer, and artist of Shi, the female warrior character he introduced during the 1990s’ “Bad … Continue reading

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Author Richard C. White at PulpFest 2025

This coming weekend, fans of pulp-era heroes and authors like Doc Savage, The Shadow, and The Phantom, Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard will be gathering at PulpFest, the annual pulp-fiction celebration being … Continue reading

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Happy 95th Birthday, Publishing Icon James Warren!

Born in 1930, James Warren is a name known to every horror fan who grew up in the 1950s to 1980s. He was the driving force behind the Warren Publishing Company; the man who thumbed his nose at the censorial … Continue reading

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Conventioneering at Home: Not at SDCC 2025? Join the Club!

Today is opening day for San Diego Comic-Con 2025: four days in which hordes of comic and pop-culture fans descend on the San Diego Convention Center (and the nearby Gaslamp Quarter) to meet their acting and/or comic-creating idols, hunt down … Continue reading

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