Category Archives: Comic Books

SWC at 30: Lorelei’s Brief Resurrection

Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. When we left off, the year 1995 had seen the end of SWC’s Lorelei series and the blink-and-you-missed-it debut of Heartstopper, a “bad girl” comic that I canceled after … Continue reading

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Summertime, and the Reading Is Easy…

Next Monday, May 29, is Memorial Day in the United States—a time when the country takes a moment to recognize the sacrifices of the members of our armed forces who’ve given their lives to protect our and the world’s freedoms. … Continue reading

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SWC at 30: Exit: the Monster Hunter!

Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Last week, I was telling you the history of Heartstopper: a 1994 femme-fatale spin-off from the Lorelei comic series I was publishing at the time. Starring an … Continue reading

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SWC at 30: Enter: The Monster Hunter!

Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.  Part 1 covered our earliest days, as a small-press publishing house that dealt in digest-size comics starring Lorelei and the supernatural superhero team Troubleshooters, Incorporated. In Part … Continue reading

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Lorelei Meets the Mummies? The Crossover No One Expected (Including Me!)

It’s been a week for announcements, hasn’t it? On Tuesday, I revealed StarWarp Concepts’ first licensed-comic project, the sci-fi miniseries Lester del Rey’s Time Ring, by the creative team of writer Steven A. Roman (that’s me!) and artist Eliseu Gouveia. Yesterday, … Continue reading

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Lorelei: Sweet Soul Music: A Horror Comic Special Coming from StarWarp Concepts!

Yesterday, we announced a special comic miniseries currently in development for release in 2023 (our 30th Anniversary year); in fact, it’s SWC’s first licensed-comics project: the sci-fi miniseries Lester del Rey’s Time Ring, by the team of writer Steven A. Roman … Continue reading

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Lester del Rey’s Time Ring: a Sci-Fi Comic Miniseries Coming from StarWarp Concepts!

Do you like comic books? Do you like science fiction? You do? How about science fiction comic books—with dinosaurs? Even better! Then do we have a fantastic project in the works that you’re sure to enjoy! In a departure from … Continue reading

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StarWarp Concepts Gets Back in the Comic Book Game

Hey, comic fans! With 2023 being StarWarp Concepts’ 30th Anniversary year, and this past weekend marking our annual celebration of Free Comic Book Day, the time is perfect to announce that we’ve got three special comic projects currently in development: two … Continue reading

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Happy Free Comic Book Day 2023!

Today is Free Comic Book Day around the world: that annual event celebrated on the first Saturday in May, and usually timed to coincide with the release of Marvel Studios’ latets movie—as is the case with the super space actioner Guardians of … Continue reading

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National Bombshells’ Day 2023 Is Tomorrow!

In case you were unaware of it, tomorrow marks the annual celebration of National Bombshells’ Day, which, according to the National Day Calendar, was launched by a well-known lingerie company:  “Victoria’s Secret created Bombshells’ Day as a day for women to celebrate … Continue reading

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