by Howard Zimmerman | Nov 19, 2013 | Comic Con, Harlan Ellison, Star Wars, Starlog, Tribute
So there I am, walking the floor of a major science-fiction convention in a New York City hotel, circa 1980. Back in the day, comic books and artwork and merchandise were always part of any con. I was the editor in chief of Starlog magazine and a guest of...
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 | Oct 30, 2013 | Comic Con
The New York Comic Con at the Javitz Convention Center just keeps getting bigger and bigger. The good news is that the show gets better organized each year, and though there were just as many people attending as do the San Diego Con, you could get around much better....
by Howard Zimmerman | Oct 19, 2012 | Comic Con
The elections are over and President Obama has won an historic second term. The Affordable Care Act—yes, Obamacare—is here to stay, even if some Republican lawmakers are still in denial. The Affordable Care Act is a huge, sprawling, encompassing piece of legislation...
by Howard Zimmerman | Jul 13, 2012 | Comic Con
Brooklyn-born Phil Seuling was the first independent national distributor of comic books. If not for Phil’s early work in the field, there would be no Diamond Comic Distributors today. Back in the 1970s, Phil hosted comic cons at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan....
