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York, J Steven
(1957- ) US author who began publishing work of genre interest with "Starbird" (in L Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume V, anth 1989, ed Algis Budrys), and who concentrated on Ties for various enterprises: for the Marvel Comics Generation X series beginning with Generation X: Crossroads (1998); for the ...
Made in Abyss
Japanese animated tv series (2017). Kinema Citrus. Based on the Manga by Akihito Tsukushi. Director: Masayuki Kojima. Writers: Keigo Koyanagi, Hideyuki Kurata and Akihito Tsukushi. Voice cast includes Shiori Izawa, Mariya Ise, Eri Kitamura, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Sayaka Ōhara and Miyu Tomita. Thirteen episodes, twelve of 25 minutes and one of 48 minutes. Colour. / The Abyss is a pit, its mouth one kilometre in diameter, discovered ...
Towers, Ivar
A Fictioneers Inc House Name (1940-1942), used once by Harry Dockweiler, C M Kornbluth and Richard Wilson for "Stepsons of Mars" (April 1940 Astonishing Stories) – Kornbluth's first story – and once by Wilson alone for "The Man Without a Planet" (November 1942 Super Science Stories). ...
Jones, Langdon
(1942-2021) UK short-story author, editor and musician, strongly associated with New Worlds during its New-Wave period both as contributor – he published most of his sf stories there, beginning with "Stormwater Tunnel" in the July/August 1964 issue – and in various editorial capacities including assistant editor and (for four issues April-July 1969) editor. His most memorable work, most of it experimental in form and ...
Courage the Cowardly Dog
US animated tv series (1999-2002). Stretch Films. Created and directed by John R Dilworth. Written by Irv Bauer, David Steven Cohen, John R Dilworth and William Hohauser. Voice cast includes Arthur Anderson, Marty Grabstein, Thea White and Lionel G Wilson. 52 23-minute episodes (each usually comprising two stories), plus the pilot and a special. Colour. / Courage (Grabstein) is an abandoned Dog rescued by an old farming couple, the kindly Muriel Bagge ...
Langford, David
(1953- ) UK author, critic, editor, publisher and sf fan, in the latter capacity recipient of 21 Hugo awards for fan writing – some of the best of his several hundred pieces are assembled as Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man (coll 1992 chap US; much exp vt The Silence of the Langford 1996; exp 2015 ebook) as Dave Langford, edited by Ben Yalow – plus five Best Fanzine Hugos ...