by Howard Zimmerman | Apr 28, 2015 | Movies, Science Fiction
In Hollywood, too much of a good thing is clearly never enough. Successful films and franchises must be sequeled unto death . . . and beyond. Especially if they are genre movies and franchises. At a recent viewing of Ex Machina (which I thought was...
by Howard Zimmerman | Aug 19, 2013 | Comic Books, Isaac Asimov, Rock Scene Magazine, Starlog
In 1976 I was still teaching third grade in the New York public school system, but I was also writing freelance for magazines about pop culture subjects, like science fiction and comics. I had a column called “The “Super” Market in Rock Scene Magazine, a...
by Howard Zimmerman | Aug 15, 2013 | Comic Books
Okay—so I’m a Boomer. Some good from that—“sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll”—and some not so good: aging, friends and relatives passing away, the assassination of the president and his brother, and Martin Luther King, Jr.; the Vietnam War. But on the plus side, I got to...
by Howard Zimmerman | Jun 6, 2012 | Ray Bradbury, Science Fiction, Tribute, Visionary Men
I just heard the sad news of Ray Bradbury’s passing. He was a one-of-a-kind soul, bountifully gifted, unflaggingly positive, a loving and caring man, beloved by all who met him. Ray was only 91 . . . he thought he would live forever. And he will, in hearts and minds,...
by Howard Zimmerman | May 3, 2012 | Comic Books
I see parents on various online forums asking how old a child should be to introduce him or her to comics, and which ones might be good to start with. Okay, gentle people, there is no age limit. There are age-appropriate titles in most categories, and you can find...
