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In Celebration of Louis Small Jr.

It was quite the shock, when a friend reached out yesterday morning and asked if I’d heard that Louis Small, Jr. had passed away on Monday. I hadn’t, of course. Louis—an amazing artist who excelled at what’s known as pinup-style … Continue reading

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Celebrating Lorelei’s Sole (to Date) Full-Color Cameo, 30 Years Ago

Where does the time go? That question immediately came to mind, as I saw a recent Facebook post from Crusade Comics’ owner/publisher Billy Tucci (creator, writer, and artist of Shi, the female warrior character he introduced during the 1990s’ “Bad … Continue reading

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Celebrating Comic-Art Legend Frank Thorne’s 95th Birthday

Born this day in 1930, Benjamin Franklin Thorne is best known to comic book fans (especially those who grew up during the Bronze Age of Comics, in the 1970s) as Frank Thorne, the artist who made Marvel Comics’ Red Sonja, … Continue reading

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Happy Free Comic Book Day 2025!

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’ latest movie—as is the case with yesterday’s debut of Thunderbolts*, … Continue reading

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Happy Kiss a Ginger Day 2025!

According to the calendar site Happy Days 365, today is International Kiss a Ginger Day, a holiday created in 2009 as a “karmic counter event” intended to offset negative comments made about fiery-haired people (e.g., that gingers have no souls, … Continue reading

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DriveThru’s New Year, New Comics 2024 E-book Sale Is On!

Holy unexpected promotions! I just happened to drop by the home of DriveThru Comics, one of our e-book distributors, and saw they’re currently running a New Year, New Comics Sale, in which the first volumes of all publishers’ graphic novels are … Continue reading

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Happy Love Your Red Hair Day 2023!

Today is National Love Your Red Hair Day! According to the National Day Calendar, this annual event was created in 2015 by Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti, cofounders of the beauty site How to be a Redhead, and it’s “a day to … Continue reading

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SWC at 30: Lorelei Celebrates Halloween with a Free Digital Comic

Happy Halloween! All Hallows’ Eve 2023 has arrived, and we’re joining in on the fun with a special Halloween treat: a new free digital comic made available today, as part of our 30th Anniversary celebration this year! Lorelei #1: The 30th … Continue reading

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SWC at 30: The Wilderness Years

Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.  Last time, in Convention Memories, I recounted how Lorelei made another brief appearance in comic shops and at the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con, in the form … Continue reading

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SWC at 30: Convention Memories: San Diego Comic-Con 2005

Continuing the history of StarWarp Concepts, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.  Back in the August 30th post, I talked about Lorelei’s second brief return to comic shops in 2002, after the original series’ cancellation in 1995, and … Continue reading

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