Robert Weinberg (author)

Robert Weinberg
Born Robert Edward Weinberg
(1946-08-29)August 29, 1946
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died September 25, 2016(2016-09-25) (aged 70)
Oak Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Genre Science fiction
Horror
Superhero fiction
Western
Website
www.robertweinberg.net

Robert Weinberg (also credited as Bob Weinberg, August 29, 1946 – September 25, 2016) was an American author. His work spans several genres including non-fiction, science fiction, horror, and comic books.

Biography

Born in New Jersey in 1946, Weinberg sold his first story in 1967. Most of his writing career was conducted part-time while also owning a bookstore; he became a full-time writer after 1997.

Weinberg was also an editor, and edited books in the fields of horror, science fiction and western.

Weinberg graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology.

From 1970 to 1981, Weinberg edited Pulp, a fanzine devoted to pulp magazines; Pulp became noted for its interviews with pulp writers such as Walter B. Gibson and Frederick C. Davis.[1]

In comics, Weinberg wrote for Marvel Comics; his first job was on the series Cable, and he later created the series Nightside starring Sydney Taine a character who had previously appeared in a short story Weinberg wrote.[2]

Weinberg sat on the 'Council of Six', a board of editorial advisers for Canadian publisher Battered Silicon Dispatch Box. Along with another boardmember, George Vanderburgh, Weinberg took the editorial reins at Arkham House.

At Chicon 7, Weinberg received a Special Committee Award for his service to science fiction, fantasy, and horror.[3] Due to health issues, Weinberg was unable to attend and the award was accepted on his behalf by Jane Frank.[4] He died in Oak Forest, Illinois on September 25, 2016 at the age of 70.[5]

Bibliography

Anthologies edited

Lovecraft's Legacy, co-edited by Weinberg

Books Written

Comics

Comics work includes:

Notes

  1. ↑ Marvin Lachman, The Heirs of Anthony Boucher, Poisoned Pen Press Inc., ISBN 978-1-61595-286-1 (p. 63).
  2. ↑ Sydney Taine at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
  3. ↑ "Weird Tales Interview with Robert Weinberg".
  4. ↑ Silver, Steven (September 4, 2012). "Hugo Award Winners". SF Site News. SF Site.com. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016/09/robert-e-weinberg-1946-2016/

References

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