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Happy Women in Horror Month 2018!

Women in Horror Month is here again, that annual celebration that shines the spotlight on the contributions of all the female creators—writers, artists, movie directors, producers, special makeup artists, special effects experts, etc.—who’ve brought thrills and chills to generations of … Continue reading

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New to StarWarp Concepts?

Then welcome aboard! In case you’re wondering who we are, StarWarp Concepts is a publisher of dark-fantasy and fantasy novels, comic books, and graphic novels that are available for sale in brick-and-mortar stores and through select online booksellers and distributors … Continue reading

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StarWarp Concepts: 25 Years and Still Going Strong

Where does the time go? It might be hard to believe, but it was in 1993, twenty-five years ago, that StarWarp Concepts officially launched as an independent publisher in the State of New York, with the release of Lorelei, Vol. … Continue reading

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Happy 200th Anniversary, Frankenstein!

Can you believe it? It was 200 years ago this very day in 1818 that a small-press publishing company in London, Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, unleashed a literary monsterpiece upon the world: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, the Modern … Continue reading

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Happy Teen Read Week 2017!

Teen Read Week 2017 is happening right now, October 8–14. What is it? Well, to quote the event’s website: Teen Read Week is a national adolescent literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Its purpose is to encourage … Continue reading

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Celebrating a Comic Book She-Devil

On November 14, 1972, comic book readers and fans of Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian series were introduced to another memorable character from Conan creator, pulp writer Robert E. Howard. This new warrior fought as hard as Conan, drank as hard … Continue reading

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It’s National Comic Book Day 2017!

Today is National Comic Book Day, an unofficial “holiday” that’s celebrated every year on this date…although no one seems to know why that is, or who exactly started the tradition. Nevertheless, if you’re thinking that the friendly fiends at StarWarp … Continue reading

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It’s Banned Books Week 2017!

Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored. And that’s where Banned Books Week comes in—an annual celebration of literacy in which the spotlight is shone … Continue reading

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Happy Harley Quinn Day!

Following an edict issued by DC Comics, today is officially Harley Quinn Day, which marks the 25th anniversary of the debut of the Joker’s equally psychotic girlfriend in Batman: The Animated Series. Cocreated by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm and … Continue reading

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Happy National Read a Book Day 2017!

Today is National Read a Book Day, which is celebrated in the United States every September 6th since…well, nobody seems to know precisely when this “holiday” began, or who started it, but it’s a celebration of reading, so it’s all … Continue reading

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