The passing of our friend Schwartz is being noted in venues as far apart as The Independent and The Cleveland Plain Dealer. But the best, most knowing obituary for the man is not yet available on the web. A little while ago, Harlan Ellison faxed me his magnificent 2000 words on Julie that will appear in Locus, The Comics Buyer's Guide and other venues. Keep at least one eye out for this one.
For Harlan, it's been a few days of Bad News mixed with Good: Today, he won an important decision in his lawsuit against America On-Line for the unauthorized dissemination of his work. If you're interested in the details of the case and have Adobe Reader installed, this link will send you a PDF file of today's court ruling. It briefly summarizes the events that led to this day, then remands the case to a full trial, which was what Harlan was seeking. Good for him.