When I was twelve, Sarah Jane Smith was my first Doctor Who companion and the actress, Lis Sladen, was my first crush, and even though I never met her, she set the impossible standard for my romantic life.
Lis Sladen passed away, earlier today, after a bout with cancer, aged 63.
Tonight I’ll remember her, with Tom Baker and Ian Marter, when they were young and when the universe was scary.
Sleep well, Ms. Sladen.
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A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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A big shock, to be sure. I haven’t even watched my DVDs of her new Sara Jane series yet. My favorite, for lack of a better word, tribute that I’ve seen so far is the one John Kovalic did at dorktower.com.
Kovalic’s comic is nice.
Tom Baker‘s remembrance is quite moving.