Louis J. Stathis (September 29, 1952 – May 4, 1997) was an American author, critic and editor, mainly in the areas of fantasy and science fiction. During the last four years of his life he was an editor for DC Comics'

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line, working on such titles as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Industrial Gothic'',

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's ''The System'', and ''Dhampire''.

Work

Stathis was a columnist and editor for '' Heavy Metal'' and a columnist for Ted White's ''

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'' magazine; during the late 1970s and early 1980s, he also wrote a monthly column on contemporary popular music for ''

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'' magazine. He worked as an editor for Ace Books, ''

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'' and ''Reflex'' magazine. Stathis collaborated with cartoonist Matt Howarth, co-writing the first few issues of ''

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.'', published by

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in 1985. In 1989, Stathis wrote ''The Venus Interface'' (originally advertised as ''Interzone: The Wild & Curious Times of Sheldon Zone''), a ''Heavy Metal'' graphic novel with a cover by

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and interior art by Jim Fletcher, Rick Geary,

, Mark Pacella, Kenneth Smith,

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and Michael Uman. In writing and editing, Stathis took a prismatic approach, noting popular culture linkages: While he was an editor at

, Stathis began having headaches that kept him from working. He died of respiratory failure ten months after being diagnosed with a

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Awards

In June 1997, he received a special award from the

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References

External links

''Business Wire'': "Obituary: Lou Stathis"

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070929103235/http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=36&t=000837 "Remembering Lou Stathis" by Patty Jeres
Who's Who of American Comic Books: Lou Stathis
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stathis, Lou 1952 births 1997 deaths American magazine editors American comics writers American music critics Science fiction editors 20th-century American non-fiction writers

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