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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: The 1994 Legends in the Making Tour
If there was one thing you could say about StarWarp Concepts just a year after we launched as a full-size-comic company, it was that we weren’t shy about our plans to make an impression in publishing! What you see here … Continue reading
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: New York Comicon 1994
It’s New York Comicon—but probably not the one you were expecting! Held by Great Eastern Conventions at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers on the northern edge of Times Square (a welcome change from the Penn Hotel), the show boasted such … Continue reading
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Uticon 1992
It was while I was still making the rounds as a small-press-comic publisher that September 1992 saw me hop an Amtrak train and head upstate to the city of Utica for a one-day comic con. The show, created by comics … Continue reading
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: New York Comic Book Convention 1992
My second convention appearance as a small-press publisher/creator was in June 1992, when Troubleshooters, Incorporated artist Dan Peters and I set up shop in artists’ alley at Great Eastern Convention’s New York Comic Book Convention (not to be confused with New York … Continue reading
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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: Great Eastern Convention 1991
As I explained last week, StarWarp Concepts officially launched as a comic-book publishing company in 1993—which makes this year our 30th Anniversary—but we actually started out in 1989 as a small-press comics publisher, turning out our titles on photocopiers and hand-stapling … Continue reading
SWC at 30: Behind the Scenes at StarWarp Concepts, Part 3
The following is the third installment of a four-part interview that first appeared on the site Write a Revolution, back in 2015, but since WaR is apparently no longer around, I’m presenting it (with some updates) as part of our … Continue reading
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Conventioneering at Home: Not at NYCC 2022? Neither Are We!
As pop culture and comic fans know, today is the opening day for New York Comic Con 2022. Industry insiders and the con’s organizers are estimating pre-pandemic levels of 200,000 attendees (that’s fans and exhibitors), with a mask mandate in place to … Continue reading
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Conventioneering at Home: Not at Comic Con? Neither Are We!
Today is the launch day for San Diego Comic-Con 2022, the show’s long-awaited return to in-person conventioneering at the San Diego Convention Center after two years of pandemic-created Comic-Con @ Home programming. StarWarp Concepts won’t be part of the festivities—in fact, … Continue reading
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Author Richard C. White at Shore Leave 42
This coming weekend, fans of science fiction and fantasy will be gathering at the 42nd annual Shore Leave convention, being held at the Delta Hotels Baltimore Hunt Valley in Hunt Valley, Maryland. And among the guests you’ll find author Richard C. White, … Continue reading
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Author Richard C. White at Awesome Con 2022
This coming weekend, pop-culture fans of all ages will be gathering at Awesome Con, being held again at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the heart of Washington, DC. And among the exhibitors is author Richard C. White, who’ll be promoting … Continue reading
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