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Lou Stathis

American author, critic and editor (1952-1997)

Summary

American author, critic and editor (1952-1997)

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[[Kyle Baker]]'s portrait of Lou Stathis at work.

Heavy Metal]]'' magazine, mid 1980's, photo by Jeff Schalles

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' Vertigo line, working on such titles as Preacher, Doom Patrol, Industrial Gothic, Peter Kuper's The System, and Dhampire.

Work

Stathis was a columnist and editor for Heavy Metal and a columnist for Ted White's Fantastic magazine; during the late 1970s and early 1980s, he also wrote a monthly column on contemporary popular music for Gallery magazine. He worked as an editor for Ace Books, High Times and Reflex magazine.

Stathis collaborated with cartoonist Matt Howarth, co-writing the first few issues of Those Annoying Post Bros., published by Vortex Comics 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 Olivia De Berardinis and interior art by Jim Fletcher, Rick Geary, Peter Kuper, Mark Pacella, Kenneth Smith, Arthur Suydam and Michael Uman.

In writing and editing, Stathis took a prismatic approach, noting popular culture linkages:

While he was an editor at Vertigo, Stathis began having headaches that kept him from working. He died of respiratory failure ten months after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Awards

In June 1997, he received a special award from the International Horror Guild.

References

"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSNS-25S : accessed 19 Mar 2013), Louis J Stathis, 4 May 1997.
Anderson, Paul M.. (August 1997). "Vertigo Editor Stathis Succumbs to Cancer". [[Wizard (magazine).
"Apparatchik 78: In the Midst of Life, Dr. Fandom".
"Michigan State University Libraries: Index to Comic Art Collection: 'Loos' to 'Loque'{{thinsp}}".
"Lou Stathis : Mixing and Maxing : Interview" by Pepé Valdez, p. 11-12 in ''Shop Talk'' (Sept. 1993).".
"International Horror Guild".

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