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Ray Bradbury spent his career thrilling readers with stories imagining the future and other worlds.  A unique and inspiring man stood behind the stacks of literature he produced during a 70-year career.

On June 5, 2012, at the age of 91, the prolific writer passed away. Many are remembering the author who brought science fiction to main-stream audiences and the man who had the ability to captivate the imagination of anyone he met.

Saying good bye

A heart-rending story regarding Bradbury comes from 色情视频鈥檚 own Gregory D. Bear.  An internationally recognized science fiction writer, illustrator, and freelance journalist, Bear is also the recipient of 色情视频鈥檚 2006 Monty Award.

鈥淭o him, the world 鈥� the universe! 鈥� was a marvelous place full of wondrous things.鈥�

The 色情视频 alumnus met Bradbury at the San Diego High School auditorium in 1967, where a young and awestruck Bear asked for the author鈥檚 opinion on a high school film production.  The supportive Bradbury warmly received the work and this meeting started a friendship of nearly 45 years.

In an email to 色情视频, Bear recalled his last visit with Bradbury by saying, 鈥淸My wife] and I dropped by the Bradbury family home in the Cheviot Hills. Ray was in bed but receiving visitors, and as always, perked up when we arrived.  

鈥淎bout halfway through our visit, I noticed a copy of the omnibus volume of Buck Rogers strips, which he had written the introduction to back in the 1960s. 鈥業 wrote that?鈥� Ray asked. 鈥楻ead it to me!鈥� And I did... And it was like swinging back to the 10-year-old Ray and his beginning love affair with science fiction.鈥�

San Diego connections    

Bradbury鈥檚 death ends not only long relationships with friends and loved ones, but a long relationship with the city of San Diego.  

In December 1969, Bradbury was lecturing at University of California San Diego when he was approached by the creators of the fledgling Comic-Con who invited him to attend the convention as a guest.  

At the very first Comic-Con in 1970 at the U.S Grant Hotel, Bradbury talked about his love of comics from a young age. These tales included a personal story in which he grappled with his hobby of collecting Buck Rogers comics because of teasing from friends.  

Comic-Con

Mike Towry, a founder of Comic-Con, remembered Bradbury as a wonderful speaker who had a way with words.  

鈥淲hen Ray Bradbury agreed and came to the first convention it was a lot of encouragement to us.鈥� Towry recalled. 鈥淭o have Ray Bradbury, the prince of science fiction, willing to show up, in our minds, gave us a lot of credibility and encouragement.  We were always grateful for that.鈥�

The contribution did not end there.  Bradbury made dozens of appearances at Comic-Con after that inaugural convention, most recently in 2010. Jackie Estrada, the Eisner Awards coordinator, saw many of the speeches Bradbury made at Comic-Con.
 
 鈥淗e was the most inspiring speaker I ever heard at the show,鈥� she said. 鈥淭o him, the world 鈥� the universe! 鈥� was a marvelous place full of wondrous things. He spoke to the sense of wonder, and to the child, in all of us, both in his writing and in person. He loved Comic-Con, and we loved him.鈥�