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We Are Looking for the Brooklyn Queens

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Spread the word: The Brooklyn Book Festival is being held this Sunday, September 18th, at Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza—and StarWarp Concepts will be in attendance!

BOOTH # 115 is where you’ll find me hawking all the Starwarp Concepts titles, accompanied by my buddy J. D. Calderon, author of the fantasy webcomics The Oswald Chronicles and Tall Tails. (J.D.’s just there to hang out, but that shouldn’t stop you from checking out his site.) It’ll be a good time for you to purchase copies of Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1, Carmilla, and The Bob Larkin Sketchbook in case you’ve had any trouble tracking them down.

Swing by and pick up a free copy of the Saga of Pandora Zwieback #0 comic book (print version) and Pan bookmarks—while supplies last, of course.

BOOTH #115 is located right in front of the Columbus Statue Garden, in the shadow of the Kings County Courthouse—and steps away from the Borough Hall subway entrance. You couldn’t ask for a more convenient location. Hope to see you there!

13 Days of Pan-demonium: The Evil Dead-Pan

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Another day, another outbreak of Pan-demonium! Thanks for joining the artistic celebration of the publication of BLOOD FEUD: THE SAGA OF PANDORA ZWIEBACK, Book 1, on sale right now from StarWarp Concepts and all fine online bookstores.

Hail to the king, baby! It’s NEIL VOKES!

If I remember correctly, I was first in contact with Neil in the late ’90s, when I was an associate editor at Byron Preiss Visual Publications, and Neil was the artist for the BPVP comics adaptation of Douglas Adams’s third Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy novel, Life, the Universe, and Everything, published through DC Comics. (You really should track down copies of the miniseries, it’s a fun comic.)

However, I was already aware of Neil’s great comics art, having read his indie comic, Eagle, and by following his work on such horror titles as Blood of Dracula, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, and Fright Night.

(That’s right: we have the former artist of Fright Night, drawing Pan as Ashley Williams from the Evil Dead movies, spotlighted on the day that the remake of Fright Night debuts in theaters. I’m shameless!)

Neil was the first artist I approached for the 13 Days promotion, remembering the amazing four-page b&w sequence he did for the upcoming Lorelei: Sects and the City graphic novel. (It’ll amaze you, too.) And, thankfully, he was happy to contribute!

Neil’s latest project is the graphic novel Flesh & Blood; volume 1 will be out this Halloween from Monsterverse Entertainment. Click here to see the trailer. And if you want to meet the talented Mr. Vokes, look no farther than Artists Alley at this weekend’s Baltimore Comic Con, being held at the Baltimore Convention Center.

The 13 Days of Pan-demonium are far from over! And tomorrow’s entry will have actor Ryan Reynolds fearing for his superhero job!

13 Days of Pan-demonium: Alas, Poor Zombies…

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Welcome to day 3 of The 13 Days of Pan-demonium, in which we’re celebrating the publication of BLOOD FEUD: THE SAGA OF PANDORA ZWIEBACK, Book 1, on sale right now from StarWarp Concepts and all fine online bookstores.

Today’s artist is: TERESA CHALLENDER!

Those of you who follow indie comics may recognize the art style in the above illustration, but not the name of the artist herself. That’s because Resa used to go by the name Teri S. Wood, famous for her character-driven science fiction comic Wandering Star. (Ahhh, now you remember her!)

I’ve long been a fan of Resa’s art, and when I stumbled upon her new Web site in my Internet travels I was pleased to see she’s still in the game—only now as one of those big-timey webcomic creators all the kids are digging these days. Fortunately, she was able to find time in her busy schedule to present her unique vision of the dreaded Zombie Apocalypse. (Hey, even ravenous dead guys need time off from constant brain-munching to catch up on their reading!)

Currently Resa’s posting a Wandering Star issue each month on her site (she’s up to #4 of 21), but she’s also working on her long-gestating dark-fantasy project, Darklight. You can check out her latest doings at Resa Fantasy Arts.

The 13 Days of Pan-demonium continue! Come back tomorrow to see who our next artistic guest is!

13 Days of Pan-demonium: Are These Ghouls in Trouble, or What?

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Welcome to day 2 of The 13 Days of Pan-demonium, in which we’re celebrating the publication of BLOOD FEUD: THE SAGA OF PANDORA ZWIEBACK, Book 1, on sale right now from StarWarp Concepts and all fine online bookstores.

Today’s artist is: JIM COON!

I first saw Jim’s work in his self-published comic 8-Ball—and as so often with any artist, he doesn’t like to be reminded of his early efforts. So just walk off the pain, son!  😉

Years later, I had the pleasure of sitting next to Jim at one of the Small Press Expos that are held every year in Maryland. He didn’t do much business at the show (neither did I), but we and my friend Richard C. White (writer of the comic Troubleshooters, Inc., and the Star Trek e-book Echoes of Coventry) had a fairly good time in the depths of misery. 😀

I hadn’t been in much contact with Jim since those SPX days, but when I started formulating plans for the 13 Days promotion, I knew he was one of then artists I had to approach. And I was right! The Gahan Wilson approach he used for this illo is just great.

Who’s next on our list of amazing artists? Find out tomorrow!

CALLING ALL VAMPIRE LOVERS!

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As the ad copy over at StarWarp Concepts says: Before Edward and Bella, before Lestat and Louis, even before Dracula and Mina, there was the tale of Carmilla and Laura.

CARMILLA is the classic, 19th-century novella of vampiric seduction by J. Sheridan Le Fanu that influenced Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and The ’Warp’s special edition features gorgeous black-and-white illustrations by Eliseu Gouveia, artist of the Pandora Zwieback e-comic. Here’s a sample:

Nice, huh? Carmilla is on sale right now at StarWarp Concepts, so head on over there for more information.

Carmilla has served as the inspiration for hundreds of novels, animated tales, comic books, and horror movies. Don’t believe me? Then check out the films The Vampire Lovers, Blood and Roses, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, The Batman vs. Dracula, even The Asylum’s schlockfest Vampires vs. Zombies!

(Actually, don’t check out that last one—it’s awful!)