Starwarp Concepts Invades Boston!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Steven

Okay, maybe not as epic or traumatic an event as a British Invasion (either of them!), but then you haven’t met me yet, have you…?   😉

BOSTON COMIC CON is this Saturday and Sunday, and I’ll be making the trip to introduce Red Sox Nation to The Saga of Pandora Zwieback. It’s a weekend of first: my first time in Beantown, and the BCC’s first setup in their new location: Back Bay’s Hynes Convention Center.

You’ll find me at TABLE AA106 in Artists Alley—just look for the Pandora Zwieback banner (above). I’ll be handing out free print copies of the Saga of Pandora Zwieback #0 promotional comic book, the 2011 Starwarp Concepts catalog, and Pandora Zwieback bookmarks—all while supplies last, of course. And don’t forget to join our mailing list when you stop by, so you can keep up with all the latest goings-on at The ’Warp.

Hope to see you there!

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“Hey, You’re That Guy That Does Those Paintings!”

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Steven

I’ve been friends with Bob Larkin for over ten years, now, but I’ve known his work much longer than that; so have you—even if you aren’t aware that you did. Take a look at these images:

You know them, right? Of course you do!

You’ve seen Bob’s painted and halftone compositions everywhere: movie posters such as Humanoids From the Deep, Shock Waves, and The Toxic Avenger II; book covers for Doc Savage, Star Trek, and X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy (and yes, I wrote those X-books) among hundreds of others; and comics like Vampirella, The Savage Sword of Conan and Dazzler. Yes, indeed, he is that guy that does those paintings!

Bob’s latest work includes the cover paintings for our Saga of Pandora Zwieback book series—you’ve already seen his art for Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1, if you’ve looked around our site—but here’s an extra Pan Zwieback treat for your viewing pleasure:

 

That’s right, he even does sketch cards! The one you see here was part of a set he did to promote the Pan novels at the 2010 New York Comic Con; the others will be posted down the road.

And now Bob has his first-ever sketchbook on the way!

THE BOB LARKIN SKETCHBOOK is a collection of some of Bob’s incredible pencil drawings, and what you’ll discover when you see them is how wide-ranging his subjects are. (I was sure surprised!) Sci-fi, horror, Westerns, pulp adventure, crime fiction, movie merchandise, even wrestling stars! As we say on the book’s back cover, there really is little that he hasn’t painted.

Barring acts of God, the sketchbook will make its debut at the Wizard World Big Apple Convention on May 21–22, at the Penn Plaza Pavilion, and Bob will be on hand to promote it (more details on his appearance as the date approaches).

Check out the sketchbook when it hits, and see just why renowned painters like Alex Ross and Joe Jusko consider Bob their gold standard in artistic excellence.

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A New Era—and an All-New STARWARP CONCEPTS!

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Steven

Welcome, welcome, to the long-awaited relaunch of Starwarp Concepts! It’s been years in the making, but 2011 promises to be the start of big things—and we hope you’ll be a part of the festivities!

Things are a little messy here—I know. Sorry about that. We’re still in the process of moving into our new digs—finalizing pages, settling in to the new server, building the webstore, etc.—but if you’ve wandered through the site before coming to this blog, then you’ve already seen that we’ve got some great books in the works. Over the next few days I’ll tell you all about our releases, but for now, let’s start off with:

 

THE SAGA OF PANDORA ZWIEBACK

It’s the debut of Starwarp Concepts’ first Young Adult, dark urban-fantasy novel series, written by Steven A. Roman (bestselling author of X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy and Final Destination: Dead Man’s Hand), and featuring fantastic cover art by legendary painter Bob Larkin (Haunt of Horror, Tomb of Dracula).

Pandora Zwieback is a 16-year-old Goth who’s just discovered the world is brimming over with monsters, and a lot of them are fixed on either ruling humanity… or eating it! But with the help of an immortal monster hunter named Sebastienne Mazarin, Pan will learn how to stop them…hopefully. That’s the idea, at least…

Pan’s story kicks off with BLOOD FEUD, in which competing vampire clans seek the key to unleashing hell on earth, and only Pan and Annie can stop them. Not exactly the easiest thing to do, though, when those vampire clans include a Special Ops strike team, and a group of Elegant Gothic Lolitas bent on enslaving humanity. For her first adventure, Pan certainly has her work cut out for her…

If Pan’s series sounds like something you’ve just got to read, be sure to head on over to our (little) sister site PandoraZwieback.com and download the free introductory e-comic, The Saga of Pandora Zwieback #0. Now only is the comic hosted by Pan herself, but it includes sample chapters from Blood Feud!

And don’t forget to go to our own Downloads page here at The ’Warp to get the three Pandora Zwieback wallpapers we’ve posted so you can pimp out your computer with some dark-fantasy goodness.

Now who am I, you ask, telling you all this good news? I’m Steve Roman, Blood Feud author and writer-in-residence here at The ’Warp. I also happen to be Starwarp Concepts’ publisher, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that most of the titles we’re releasing are written by me. It’s what you know not who you know, say I.  😉

Of course, the most important people here at The ’Warp will be you, the reader (awwww); to paraphrase comedienne Sandra Bernhard, without you we’re nothing. And all of us here at ’Warp Central appreciate your attention—now, and in the months to come.

That’s it for this first blog entry, but feel free to drop by anytime—I guarantee we’ll have plenty of stuff to talk about, and previews to entice your horror-buying habits.

 

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