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Thứ Bảy, 31 tháng 8, 2013

Great Science Fiction Comic Book Authors Are Special

By Gloria Mason


Everyone is always interested in finding out about great science fiction comic book authors. These are people who really know how to take a person deep into a fantasy that has great meaning. Anyone growing up in the 1960's are sure to know about a man named Billy Mumy. He helped to create great events on American television and continues to have success with these novels.

Billy was born Charles William Mumy, Jr. On February 1, 1954 in California. He has spent his life as an actor, artist, musician and voice-over artist. He is well known as the character Will Robinson in the CBS 60's television series "Lost In Space." Billy has also done many guest spots on a variety of other shows during his lifetime.

Mr. Mumy was always known best for his red hair and freckles and this gained him attention from many Hollywood producers. On the series "Lost In Space" he played the youngest child of the Robinson family. Marta Kristen and Angela Cartwright portrayed his sisters on this show. Other cast members included Mark Goddard, Guy Williams, Jonathan Harris and the amazing June Lockhart.

In the year 1961 Rod Serling decided to cast him on a show called "The Twilight Zone". The episode that he was featured in was named "It's A Good Life". He played an alien type youngster who ruled a town of ignorant country people. They did not do anything to make him angry since he could wish them away into a horrible corn field.

The parents on this episode were very passive and they would let this child kill anyone who was seen as judgmental. One of the lead characters on this show met his final destruction when he was turned into a child's toy. It is one of the most terrifying scenes on television.

During his time on "Lost In Space" Billy became close with his co-stars Marta and Angela and they still have a connection like siblings even today. Billy was so fascinated by his castmates and the series itself that he sketched a novel which was based upon this series. He includes all of these major characters within his novel and everyone is drawn in a unique style.

There are plenty of new exciting adventures in his book and every story takes place in deep space. Billy wanted the original show to have a fourth season but the main producer of this series did not want this to happen. After three years on the air "Lost In Space" was canceled and the sets were taken apart. Mr. Mumy got his revenge on Irwin Allen by writing these new stories and making his television sisters the main focus of these books. Mr. Allen had always wrote many of the television stories around Jonathan Harris and this was quite unfair to the rest of the players.

Science fiction comic book authors should take great pride in Billy Mumy and his work since he really knows how to draw. All of his stories are very interesting and will keep the reader very interested. He knows how to wrap up every story with a good cliffhanger since many of his old shows used this gimmick.




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