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 | Aug 22, 2013 | Isaac Asimov, Publishing
The first project I did with Byron Preiss was called ”The Bank Street Collections.” They were four paperback anthologies filled with graphic adaptations of genre stories—science fiction, horror, mystery, and fantasy—that were produced in conjunction with the Bank...
by Howard Zimmerman | Aug 21, 2013 | Isaac Asimov, Publishing, Science Fiction, Tribute
As I was saying. . . . My first assignment as an assistant editor at Starlog Magazine was to edit an essay by the great Isaac Asimov on the possibility of actual faster-than-light travel. I read through its 5 or 6 typewritten pages, made some notes, and went...
by Howard Zimmerman | Jun 11, 2013 | Dinosaurs, Publishing
My two first loves as a kid were dinos and sci-fi, and I’ve been fortunate enough to have spent most of my professional career creating books on one or the other. I recently saw Star Trek: Into Darkness, and loved it. It continues the wonderful reboot for the...
