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John Ellis
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| Name: | John Ellis |
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| Type: | fan writer, fan artist, zine editor, convention organizer, fan club organizer |
| Fandoms: | comics, Star Trek TOS, comics |
| Communities: | Science Fiction and Comics Association, Star Trek Federation of Fans |
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John Ellis is a sci-fi fan (and faan) active in the comics and Star Trek TOS fandoms during the 1960s through to the 1980s. He is also a professional artist, filmmaker, animator, director, producer, writer, and VFX director.
Fanac
Fan Clubs
- Star Trek Federation of Fans - founder, first (and longest serving) president [1970s]
Conventions
- MiamiCon - attendee (1971)
- Houstoncon - vice chairman (1974)
- Palm Beach Con - charman (1975)
- Star Trek Orlando - founder (1976)
- Boston Star Trek - film schedule (1976)
- Schuster Star Trek Conventions - convention guest (1976)
- Minicon II - Guest of Honor, slide show on Star Wars (1977)
- Trekaday - Guest of Honor, slide show on Star Wars (1977)
- August Party - film committee (1977)
- Shore Leave (1980) - "Special Effects in Films: Questions and answers on various effects in SF movies" - moderator
- Shore Leave (1988) - "Film Special Effects" panellist
Photos
G.B. Love and John Ellis in the Science Fiction and Comics Association offices, 1970
Fanart Gallery
The Collector Issue #28, TOC art (1973)
The Collector Issue #28, interior art (1973)
The Collector Issue #28, interior art (1973)
The Collector Issue #28, interior art (1973)
Trekon 76 flyer, art by John Ellis
Trekon 76 flyer, art by John Ellis
Probe Issue #11 (1977)
Rigel #3 (1976 art, printed in 1977)
1977 ad for Star Trek LP, Inside Star Trek
The Jedi Journal #2, back cover (1980)
Awards
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Interviews
- "Starfall: An Interview with Executive Producer John Ellis" by Steve Davidson, Amazing Stories, November 20, 2014 (via wayback, Sep 19/20)
Reviews and Recommendations
Archives/Zines/Collections/Communities
Zines
As Editor
- Fulcrum - editor and publisher [1970]
- Tholian Registry - publisher [1970s]
- Enterprise Incidents - associate editor
As Contributor
- Rocket's Blast Comicollector
- Issue #68 - con report for Multicon [1970]
- Issue #98 - fanzine reviews [1973]
- Issue #103 - “A Look at Houston Con ’73” con report [1973]
- Issue #114 - art Deathwish pinup [1974]
- Issue #115 - fanzine reviews [1975]
- Issue #116 - “Cinematically Speaking” [1975]
- Issue #121 - “Kayo the Karate Lizard!” by JVH, Ken Mitchroney, and John Ellis; fanzine reviews [1975]
- Issue #122 - fanzine reviews [1975]
- The Collector
- Issue #28 - interior art [1973]
- Issue #29 - interior art [1974]
- A Piece of the Action
- Issue #10 - interior art [1974]
- Enterprise Incidents
- Issue #1 - Star Trek special effects models (co-written with James Van Hise) [1976]
- Star Trek Magazine
- Issue #2 - interior art [1976]
- Probe
- Issue #11 - interior art [1977]
- And Now a Word From Our Sponsor - interior art [1977]