Author Archives: Steven

Are You a Librarian Looking for Quality E-books?

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Steven

In recent years, we’ve talked to librarians who’ve expressed interest in adding our titles to their e-book collections. But how, they’ve asked, would they be able to obtain them? As librarians, they’re required to order books from distributors, not from … Continue reading →

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SWC’s Classics Collection

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Steven

Last Tuesday saw the release of King Kong, an e-book-exclusive release that’s the latest entry in our growing collection of Illustrated Classics titles. Written by Delos W. Lovelace, based on the story by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper and … Continue reading →

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‘Warped Week: March 12, 2017

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Steven

Welcome to ’Warped Week, a weekly recap of what we’ve been up to at ’Warp Central recently. If you missed anything, now’s the perfect time to catch up! Last Sunday we ran the super-sized Simian Saturday review of King Kong, … Continue reading →

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Simian Saturdays: Anthony Browne’s King Kong

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Steven

Welcome back to Simian Saturdays, a series of reviews that examine the movies (and other media) that focused on King Kong, the giant monkey who’s captured generations of monster fans’ hearts. It’s part of our promotion for King Kong, the … Continue reading →

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King Kong Lives Again!

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Steven

That’s right, monster-movie fans, today is the U.S. premiere of Kong: Skull Island—Legendary Pictures’ big-budget reboot of the Kong mythos, starring Tom Hiddleston (Thor), Academy Award winner Brie Larson (Room, and star of Marvel’s upcoming Captain Marvel), Samuel L. Jackson … Continue reading →

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Hail to the King (Kong): King Kong 1933 Lobby Cards

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Steven

Welcome to the debut of Hail to the King (Kong), a series of posts that’ll pop up here and there that focus on merchandise and other things that relate to the giant gorilla who’s captured the hearts of monster-movie fans … Continue reading →

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King Kong Now On Sale!

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Steven

The King is here! On sale today from the StarWarp Concepts webstore is King Kong, an e-book-exclusive reprint of the 1932 novelization of the original motion picture, and the latest addition to our line of classic books. Written by Delos … Continue reading →

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King Kong: The SWC Cover

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Steven

Here it is in all its glory: the full cover design for our Illustrated Classics edition of King Kong! Thanks go out to our in-house wizard, K.C. Winters, for the fantastic design! Click on the image to see it at … Continue reading →

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Happy 95th Anniversary, Nosferatu!

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Steven

Okay, I’m a day late in celebrating it—I had to finish my review of King Kong 2005 for the latest (and also late) installment of Simian Saturdays—but yesterday, March 4, was the 95th anniversary of the day in 1922 when … Continue reading →

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Simian Saturdays: King Kong (2005)

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Steven

Okay, we’re a day late—sorry about that—but welcome back to Simian Saturdays (on Sunday!), a series of reviews that examine the movies (and other media) that focused on King Kong, the giant monkey that captured generations of monster fans’ hearts. … Continue reading →

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