#Roger Elwood

[humanoidhistory]

Future City by Roger Elwood, 1974 edition, cover art by Michael Gross.

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[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Roger Elwood (editor) - Flame Tree Planet - Concordia - 1973 (cover photo: The Brass Shutter)

[science70]

Continuum 1, edited by Roger Elwood (Berkley Medallion edition. 1975).

Cover art: Vincent DiFate

[buzzdixonwriter]

The Man Who Ruined Science Fiction (part 1)

That title is a gross exaggeration.  Roger Elwood in and of himself did not ruin science fiction, at least not all of it and certainly not permanently, but he did screw up a major hunk of it during the 1970s.

Let his tale be a warning to others.

Born in Atlantic City, NJ in 1943, Elwood seems to have been a primarily East Coast / NYC based writer / editor, conducting most of his business via mail though he did attend out of state conventions.

He began writing professionally soon after graduating high school.  I’ve found no record of him attending college (which I don’t hold against him; neither did I) or of any closely related family.  His earliest appearance in the world of science fiction is an interview with Joseph Stephano regard the then current Outer Limits TV show in Famous Monsters Of Filmland no26 (Oct. 1963).

It speaks volumes about my level of geekdom that I knew exactly which issue it appeared in without checking.

For FM it was an unusual article, one of the very few credited to an outside writer who wasn’t an already established pro giving an opinion of some classic horror film.  Elwood possessed a fair amount of skill as an interviewer, and for a couple of years in the early 1970s edited two wrestling magazines for an out of state publisher (The Big Book of Wrestling and Official Wrestling Guide), until he quit in a pay dispute according to some sources or according to others in dismay at learning wrestling was faked.

I can’t attest to the latter, but I will say it sounds in character for all I’ve learned about him.  Despite his interest in sci-fi and his professional publishing contacts, Elwood displayed a remarkable naivete throughout his career.

I don’t mean that in a positive way.

In the early 1960s he began packaging a series of reprint anthologies for various publishers, sometimes co-editing with Sam Moskowitz, a longtime sci-fi fan turned writer and genre historian, and Vic Ghidalia, an NYC based TV publicist (possibly the connection who arranged the Outer Limits interview?). 

His earliest anthologies appear pretty standard for the genre, collecting some of the better stories from the pulp and early digest era and reprinting them for new readers.

All that changed abruptly in 1967 when Harlan Ellison edited his groundbreaking original anthology, Dangerous Visions.

Dangerous Visions and its 1972 follow-up Again, Dangerous Visions provided a pair of sledgehammer blows that shattered the pulp era-sensibilities of science fiction that still hampered the genre in the 1960s.

They lit the fuse for a decade long controversy in sci-fi fandom called the Old Thing vs. New Wave feud. 

While today many of the stories in both anthologies seemed tainted with sophomoric iconoclasm, at the time they demolished long held publishing taboos in the field, in particular stories that questioned the existence or value of God.

This seems like middle school edgelording today, but at the time appeared absolutely unthinkable.  While the controversy around the two anthologies involved far more than that, in retrospect this couldn’t escape Elwood’s notice.

Just as the anthologies’ phenomenal success not escape it, either.

© Buzz Dixon

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Pick your favorite character❤️‍🔥

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[chipou-art]

October sketchbook dump i forgot to post! 🎃👻

I think a lot about my ocs and their stories lately, I wish I could draw and talk about them more often :) also I have only 2 pages left in my sketchbook and I can’t wait to start a new one!

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Quote from the San Francisco Examiner about the Berkeley CA concert in ‘71. Elwood: “Plant, who has always leaned toward music-hall histrionics in his singing, now has become an impression of Roger Daltry of “Ten Years After.” A tight-panted poseur, throwing the mike, his considerable hair and his pelvis around, Plant’s principal positive contribution is his manner of duetting (without words) with Page’s single-string guitar lines.” (The entire review of the concert by Elwood was horrible.)

#RobertPlantWearsTightPants #RobertPlantsFlowingHair

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Past‚ Present‚ & Future Character List

If the fandom or character does well, it will make a comeback and will be added to my permanent write list. More info here | Simple Version

* indicates a new fandom. | ☆ indicates a fandom I discontinued. | characters in bold are characters I discontinued. | no indicator is a current fandom I write for & have no intentions to discontinue.

* Ahiru No Sora - Chiaki, Fuwa, Kaname, Kenji, Momoharu, Shinichi, Tokina, Tokiwa, Yakuma, and Yukinara.

* Black Butler - Claude, Grelle, Sebastian, Undertaker, William (added to the list!)

Bleach - Äs Nödt, Byakuya Kuchiki, Gin Ichimaru, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Isshin Kurosaki, Izuru Kira, Jūshirō Ukitake, Kenpachi Zaraki, Kensei Muguruma, Kisuke Urahara, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Nnoitra Gilga, Renji Abarai, Shinji Hirako, Shūhei Hisagi, Shunsui Kyōraku, Sōsuke Aizen, Szayelaporro Granz, Ulquiorra Cifer, Uryu Ishida, Yasutora Sado, Yumichika Ayasegawa.

☆ Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Alejandro, Alex, John, Johnny, König, Phillip, Rodolfo, Simon. *Kyle

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness - Aki, Arrin, Asrif, Bale, Boar Clan Mage, Chelko, Dark, Detlan, Fin-Kedinn, Gaup, Hord, Iakim, Inuktiluk, Juksakai, Krukoslik, Kujai, Kyo, Maheegun, Narrander (The Walker), Orvo, Poi, Raut, Sialot, Tenris, Thiazzi, Thull, Tiu, Tseid, Yolun.

Devil May Cry - Dante, Nero, V, and Vergil.

Final Fantasy - Angeal Hewley, Cloud Strife, Genesis Rhapsodos, Gladiolus Amicitia, Ignis Scientia, Kadaj, Loz, Noctis Lucis Caelum, Prompto Argentum, Reno Sinclair, Rufus Shinra, Sephiroth, Vincent Valentine, Yazoo, Zack Fair.

* Food Wars! - Akira Hayama, Eishi Tsukasa, Isami Aldini, Satoshi Isshiki, Takumi Aldini, Terunori Kuga.

Grand Theft Auto V - Ron Jakowski, Trevor Philips, and Wade Hebert.

Gone - Albert Hillsborough, Alex Mayle, Antoine, Caine Soren, Charles "Orc" Merriman, Drake Merwin, Edilio Escobar, Elwood Booker, Hunter Lefkowitz, Lance, Tony "Cookie" Gilder, Toto, Turk, Tyler "Bug", Paint, Panda, Quinn Gaither, Roger, Zil Sperry.

Haikyuu - Atsumu Miya, Daichi Sawamura, Eita Semi, Kei Tsukishima, Keiji Akaashi, Keishin Ukai, Kenma Kozume, Kōshi Sugawara, Kōtarō Bokuto, Lev Haiba, Osamu Miya, Rintarō Suna, Ryūnosuke Tanaka, Satori Tendō, Shinsuke Kita, Tadashi Yamaguchi, Tetsurō Kuroo, Tobio Kageyama, Tōru Oikawa, Wakatoshi Ushijima, Yū Nishinoya.

☆ Halloween 1978 - Michael Myers

Hellboy - Abraham Sapien and Nuada Silverlance.

Hetalia Axis Powers - America, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cuba, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kugelmugel, Ladonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Molossia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Prussia, Romania, Russia, Seborga, South Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

House of Wax - Bo, Lester, and Vincent. 

* Hunger Games - Darrius, Finnick Odair, Gale Hawthorne, Haymitch

* Hunter x Hunter - Chrollo, Hisoka, Illumi

* Jujutsu Kaisen - Choso, Geto, Nanami Kento.

Kuroko No Basket - Atsushi Murasakibara, Chihiro Mayuzumi, Daiki Aomine, Kazunari Takao, Kiyoshi Miyaji, Makoto Hanamiya, Reo Mibuchi, Shinji Koganei, Shintarō Midorima, Shoichi Imayoshi, Taiga Kagami, Tatsuya Himuro, Teppei Kiyoshi, Wei Liu.

Mortal Kombat - Baraka, Bi-Han, Dairou, Erron Black, Fujin, Hanzo Hasashi, Havik, Hotaru, Hsu Hao, Jarek, Johnny Cage, Kabal, Kano, Kenshi, Kobra, Kuai Liang, Kung Lao, Kurtis Stryker, Mavado, Quan Chi, Rain, Reiko, Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, Taven, Tomas Vrbada. Onaga, Reptile, Goro, Kintaro.

— All Mortal Kombat characters will be written from MK 11 and the past. I will not be writing for the new game. — Smut for animals is *not* allowed

My Hero Academia - Dabi, Denki Kaminari, Eijiro Kirishima, Fumikage Tokoyami, Hanta Sero, Hitoshi Shinso, Hizashi Yamada, Izuku Midoriya, Kai Chisaki, Katsuki Bakugo, Keigo Takami, Mashirao Ojiro, Mezo Shoji, Mirio Togata, Neito Monoma, Shota Aizawa, Shoto Todoroki, Tamaki Amajiki, Tenya Iida, Tomura Shigaraki.

Naruto - Asuma Sarutobi, Deidara, Gaara, Genma Shiranui, Hashirama Senju, Hidan, Iruka Umino, Itachi Uchiha, Jiraiya, Kabuto Yakushi, Kakashi Hatake, Kakuzu, Kankurō, Kisame Hoshigaki, Kushimaru Kuriarare, Madara Uchiha, Might Guy, Minato Namikaze, Nagato (Pain), Neji Hyūga, Obito Uchiha, Orochimaru, Rock Lee, Sai, Sasori, Shikamaru Nara, Tobi, Tobirama Senju, Yamato, Zetsu.

☆ Nightmare on Elm - Freddy Krueger

* Shatter Me - Brendan, Winston.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Alfredo Sawyer, Edward "Tex" Saywer, Robert "Chop Top" Sawyer, and Nubbins Sawyer.

☆ The Boy - Brahms Heelshire

Tokyo Ghoul - Kishou Arima, Nimura Furuta, Renji Yomo, Uta. 

Tokyo Revengers - Chifuyu Matsuno, Keisuke Baji, Ken "Draken' Ryuguji, Manjiro "Mikey" Sano, Mitsuya Takashi, Nahoya "Smiley" Kawata, Ran Haitani, Shuji Hanma, Souya "Angry" Kawata.

* Yuri On Ice - Chris, Otabek, Viktor, Yuri P.

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aight here are the matchups

Catra and Adora (She-ra) vs Sam and Max (Sam and Max)

Navani and Raboniel (The stormlight archive) vs Bowser and Peach (Mario franchise)

Kirk and Spock (Star trek) vs Bigfoot and Mothman (The marriage of Bigfoot and Mothman)

Valtor and Griffin (Winx Club) vs Luz and Amity (The owl house)

Kobayashi and Tohru (Miss Kobayashi's dragon maid) vs Timon and Pumbaa (The lion king)

Howard and Beverly (Howard the duck) vs Donkey and Dragon (Shrek)

Elina and Nori (Barbie mermaidia )vs Mal and Evie (Descendants)

Devil and King Dice (Cuphead) vs Po and Tigress (Kung fu panda)

Moomin and Snufkin (Moomin series) vs Marceline and Princess Bubblegum (Adventure time)

Donald and Goofy (disney) vs Tokinaga and Obikawa (After god)

Aziraphael and Crowley (Good omens) vs Basil and Ratigan (The great mouse detective)

Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake (Bad guys) vs Edi and Joker (Mass effect)

Bug and February (Starkid's starship) Globgor and Eclipsa (Star vs)

Roger and Jessica (Who framed Roger Rabbit) vs Renarin and Rlain (The stormlight archive)

Harvey and Elwood (Harvey) vs Daffy and Bugs (Looney tunes)

Greg and Rose (Steven Universe) vs Raf and Sulfus (Angel's friends)

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Art by Charles Moll for Visions of Tomorrow: An Interstellar Collection edited by Roger Elwood (1976)

[dianaladrislovebot]

hey there ! in australia it is currently 3:30am, meaning it is officially everyone’s favourite bitchboy’s birthday ! as i said a few days ago, i gave yall the choice between the list of birthdays i’ve made for the characters or my commentation on the books and across both tumblr and instagram the birthday list just managed to win 14 to 13 ! i played around w some of the years w some very shoddy math so without further ado, here are my fan made birthdays for all the characters ! (and don’t worry for those of you who voted for the commentary, it will still be coming ! the vote was just to see what would come first ! <3)

sam temple / caine soren : november 22, 1993 (sagittarius) (canon)

elwood booker : december 29, 1993 (capricorn)

frederico : january 20, 1994 (capricorn)

dahra baidoo : february 4, 1994 (aquarius)

quinn gaither : february 21, 1994 (pisces)

howard bassem : march 11, 1994 (pisces)

astrid ellison : march 25, 1994 (aries)

charles ‘orc’ merriman : april 2, 1994 (aries)

drake merwin : april 12, 1994 (aries) (canon)

dekka talent : may 10, 1994 (taurus)

mary terrafino : june 15, 1994 (gemini)

edilio escobar : july 30, 1994 (leo)

lana arwen lazar : august 15, 1994 (leo)

albert hillsborough : september 14, 1994 (virgo)

sanjit brattle-chance : september 29, 1994 (libra)

diana ladris : october 23, 1994 (scorpio)

roger : november 13, 1994 (scorpio)

sinder : july 14, 1995 (cancer)

penny : october 16, 1995 (libra)

brittney donegal : december 15, 1995 (sagittarius)

jack : january 16, 1996 (capricorn)

taylor : may 30, 1996 (gemini)

virtue brattle-chance : august 24, 1996 (virgo)

brianna berenson : december 12, 1996 (sagittarius)

bug : july 3, 1999 (cancer)

let me know if there’s any characters i missed or the ones here you agree w, i’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts headcanons and opinions <3

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Roger Elwood and Vic Ghidalia (editors) - Young Demons - Avon - 1972

[science70]

Arthur Tofte, "Alone in Space" from Science Fiction Tales, edited by Roger Elwood (Rand McNally & Company, 1973).

Illustration: Rod Ruth

[buzzdixonwriter]

The Man Who Ruined Science Fiction (part 4)

Roger Elwood’s reach far exceeded his grasp.  His lofty ambitions outraced his modest talent.

He betrayed his craft, his calling, his faith, indeed himself by not striving to expand and broaden his skills and talents, feeling more comfortable with what felt reassuringly familiar to him.

His entire career reflects a certain naivete that I mentioned before.  I can’t vouch for the authenticity of the story about him becoming disillusioned with professional wrestling, but it sure sounds in character when compared to the rest of his career.

I once stood in his shoes.

As I posted elsewhere, if today I received the first script I ever sold to Filmation Studios as a writing sample, I would not hire myself.

In 1978 I, too, harbored lofty ambitions but a woeful lack of skill.

I learned better.

Thanks to patient mentors (and impatient producers), I learned to improve my craft.  I can point to specific milestones in my career when I realized I’d taken a major step forward in my writing ability.

Am I where I want to be?

No, not yet, of course not.

And I never will.

Where I want to be is one step ahead of where I am right now.

And when I get there, one step ahead of that.

Poor Roger Elwood seems frozen at his high school graduation level.

He never really challenged himself in a way that expanded his abilities.

He never really gave himself the freedom to follow ideas to their logical conclusions instead of the preordained endings he preferred.

He wreaked an enormous amount of havoc in the field of science fiction between 1972 and 1978, havoc that took the better part of a decade to course correct for.

But I would never say he did it maliciously or intentionally.

Clearly, he wanted so much, but he never appeared willing to do the necessary growth to achieve it.

Thank God AI came along after he died.

   © Buzz Dixon

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A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Jack Cates: Nick Nolte Reggie Hammond: Eddie Murphy Elaine: Annette O’Toole Haden: Frank McRae Albert Ganz: James Remar Luther: David Patrick Kelly Billy Bear: Sonny Landham Ben Kehoe: Brion James Rosalie, Hostage Girl: Kerry Sherman Algren: Jonathan Banks Vanzant: James Keane Frizzy, Hotel Desk Clerk: Tara King Lisa, Blonde Hooker: Greta Blackburn Casey: Margot Rose Sally: Denise Crosby Candy: Olivia Brown Young Cop: Todd Allen Thin Cop: Bill Dearth Big Cop: Ned Dowd Old Cop: Jim Haynie Detective: Jack Thibeau Plainclothes Man: Jon St. Elwood Ruth: Clare Torao Policewoman: Sandy Martin Bob: Matt Landers Cowboy Bartender: Peter Jason First Cop: Bill Cross Second Cop: Chris Mulkey Parking Lot Attendant: Marcelino Sánchez Road Gang Guard: Bennie E. Dobbins Road Gang Guard: Walter Scott Road Gang Guard: W.T. Zacha Prison Guard: Loyd Catlett Prison Guard: B. G. Fisher Prison Guard: Reid Cruickshanks Duty Sergeant: R. D. Call Hooker: Brenda Venus Hooker: Gloria Gifford Torchy’s Patron: Nick Dimitri Torchy’s Patron: John Dennis Johnston Torchy’s Patron: Rock A. Walker Gas Station Attendant: Dave Moordigian Security Guard: J. Wesley Huston Cop with Gun: Gary Pettinger Bar Girl: Marquerita Wallace Bar Girl: Angela Robinson Witherspoon Bartender: Jack Lightsy Henry Wong: John Hauk Interrogator: Bob Yanez Leroy: Clint Smith Gang Member: Luis Contreras Cowgirl Dancer: Suzanne M. Regard Vroman’s Dancer: Ola Ray Vroman’s Dancer: Bjaye Turner Indian Hooker: Begonya Plaza Film Crew: Original Music Composer: James Horner Producer: Lawrence Gordon Editor: Freeman A. Davies Production Design: John Vallone Director of Photography: Ric Waite Editor: Mark Warner Writer: Walter Hill Casting: Judith Holstra Editor: Billy Weber Producer: Joel Silver Sound Editor: John Dunn Sound Editor: Tim Mangini Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Donald O. Mitchell Costume Design: Marilyn Vance Sound Editor: Teri E. Dorman Supervising Sound Effects Editor: Richard L. Anderson Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Kline Executive Producer: D. Constantine Conte Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gregg Landaker Makeup Artist: Edouard F. Henriques Makeup Artist: Michael Germain Supervising Sound Effects Editor: Stephen Hunter Flick ADR Editor: Mark A. Mangini Stunt Double: Terry Leonard Stunts: Nick Dimitri Writer: Roger Spottiswoode Writer: Larry Gross Writer: Steven E. de Souza Set Decoration: Richard C. Goddard Hairstylist: Dagmar Loesch Stunt Double: Vince Deadrick Jr. Stunts: Tony Brubaker Special Effects: Joseph P. Mercurio Stunts: Bruce Paul Barbour Stunts: Larry Holt Stunt Double: John Sherrod Stunts: Jerry Brutsche Stunts: Billy C. Chandler Stunt Driver: Conrad E. Palmisano Stunt Coordinator: Bennie E. Dobbins Gaffer: Carl Boles Stunts: Walter Scott Movie Reviews: John Chard: You switch from an armed robber to a pimp, you’re all set. A hard as nails cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down an escaped convict cop killer. The mismatched buddy buddy formula exploded onto the screen here in a ball of violence, profanity and pin sharp one liners. It also launched Eddie Murphy into 1980s stardom. Directed by Walter Hill and starring Nick Nolte alongside Murphy as part of an electrifying black and white double act, it’s unrelenting in pace and bad attitude. It could have been so different though, with the likes of Stallone, Reynolds, Pryor and Hines attached at various times for lead parts, it now is written in folklore that Murphy got the break and grasped it with both hands (he was actually fired at one point mind!). Thankfully the problems behind the scenes were resolved to give us a classic of its type. A big success for Paramount it paved the way for more choice same formula pictures in the decade, but few were able to be so course and daring with the racial divide explosions. Murphy is outstanding, quick as an A.K. 47 in vocal d...