- Harry S. Robins
Harry S. Robins, known as "Hal", is a voice artist and screen writer. Robins is best known for his vocal work in the "Half-Life" series of computer games. He is also a prominent member of the
Church of the SubGenius as Dr. Howland Owll. In that persona he voiced thenarrator in "Arise! The SubGenius Video " and made brief appearances in "Grass". His official title within the church is "Keeper of Church Secrets".Film and Television
Robins co-wrote the film "
Kamillions " with directorMike B. Anderson , in addition to playing Nathan, the Wingate family patriarch and benevolentmad scientist .He appeared on a television show, "
The Conspiracy Zone ," for two seasons in 2002, on now-defunctTNN , in which he was the announcer and made several on-camera appearances. He also appeared as one of several underground comic experts in the documentary film, "God's Cartoonist: The Comic Crusade of Jack Chick."Literature and Comic Books
Robins has been a
comic book artist andcartoonist , appearing inR. Crumb 's "Weirdo " magazine and various comic books, including "Legal Action Comics II " and "Alien Apocalypse 2006 ". Many of his horror comics were anthologized in "Grave Yarns". He also wrote and illustrated "The Meaning of Lost and Mismatched Socks " published byFrog, Ltd. (a division ofNorth Atlantic Books ), which will also publish the forthcoming (Fall 2006) "Dinosaur Alphabet ." His work also appears in popular trading card sets, including "Dinosaurs Attack" by Topps, and "Tune In For Terror" from Monsterwax Trading Cards.The Church of the SubGenius
As Dr. Howland Owll, Robins contributed to "
The Book of the SubGenius " and "." His short story "The Smoker from the Shadows", which was nominated for anEdgar Award from theMystery Writers of America , appears in the anthology "Three-Fisted Tales of "Bob" ." He also contributed to the SubGenius comic book, ""Bob's" Favorite Comics " (a rarity, of which most copies were burned in a warehouse fire). In addition, Robins' work appears in the 2006 SubGenius book, "".External links
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* [http://askdrhal.com/ Ask Dr. Hal]
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