by Howard Zimmerman | Jan 12, 2015 | Publishing, Tribute
On January 7th, freedom of expression was brutally attacked as crazed gunmen penetrated the offices of the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The attack resulted in the deaths of eleven people who worked there: Stephane Charbonnier; Elsa Cayat; Georges...
by Howard Zimmerman | Nov 14, 2014 | Adaptation, Graphic Novels, Publishing, Science Fiction
Humor in science fiction is a tricky business. Few people have ever done it well. Terry Pratchett, of course; Ron Goulart; Harry Harrison; and the brilliant Douglas Adams. Sometime in the mid-1990s, Byron Preiss signed a deal with Douglas Adams to adapt his original...
by Howard Zimmerman | Oct 23, 2014 | Adaptation, Graphic Novels, Publishing
The most fun I ever had adapting books to graphic format came from the fact that in every case the original work was one I had read and liked. That was true with Ray Bradbury, whose work I adapted most extensively, from his classic short stories to his classic longer...
by Howard Zimmerman | Mar 2, 2014 | Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Publishing, Tribute
On March 6th, Will Eisner would have been 97 years old. For the uninitiated, Eisner (after whom the major awards in the comic book industry are named) was one of the founding fathers of the modern comic book. His studio, Eisner and Eiger, produced the first comics...
by Howard Zimmerman | Nov 4, 2013 | Comic Con, Publishing, Starlog
I am a short person. Not by choice, you understand. I come from a long line of short folks on both sides of the family. When fully grown, I reached the unassuming height of five foot eight inches. But when I was a kid, I was really small. When I danced with my mother...
by Howard Zimmerman | Sep 4, 2013 | Publishing, Science Fiction, Tribute
The future died two days ago, with the passing of science-fiction giant and legend Frederick Pohl. Pohl was the last of the original Futurians, the direct link back to Hugo Gernsback and the beginnings of American science fiction. He was part of the first sci-fi fan...
