Glenn Hauman
Encyclopedia
Glenn Hauman is an American
writer, editor, publisher and comic book colorist
. He has worked in a variety of roles in print and electronic publishing, including software and website development, as well as for his TV and novel work within the Star Trek
and X-Men
franchises.
Interactive for many years, during which he contributed to a number of Star Trek
CD-ROM
s, such as the Star Trek Encyclopedia, Star Trek: The Next Generation
Companion and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Companion, as well as those for other properties, such as Farscape
.
Hauman was a founder of Hell's Kitchen Systems, Inc., which was purchased by Red Hat Software in 2000 for $85.6 million. He was a founder of BiblioBytes, an electronic publishing site, and was called a "young Turk of publishing" in the New York Observer
.
Hauman was a founding board member of the World Wide Web Artists Consortium, and was the former chair of their Netlaw special interest group.
Hauman has been a featured speaker at numerous industry trade shows, conventions, organization meetings, and the World Science Fiction Convention.
Among Hauman's books are the eBooks Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers: No Surrender and Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers: Creative Couplings. Couplings was co-authored with Aaron Rosenberg, and is noteworthy for the first Klingon
/Jewish wedding ceremony, for which it was covered on NPR
and the Jewish weekly newspaper The Forward
. He also coauthored the "Redemption" story in the Star Trek: New Frontier
anthology No Limits with Lisa Sullivan.
Hauman wrote the short stories
"On The Air", which appeared in the anthology
Ultimate X-Men, and "Chasing Hairy", which appeared in the anthology X-Men Legends. Both were featured on the Sci-Fi Channel's Seeing Ear Theater. He also contributed to the anthology Urban Nightmares.
Hauman is a columnist for ComicMix. He also provided the color art
for ComicMix's online publication of Mike Grell
's Jon Sable, Freelance, which began in November 2007, and was the Assistant Editor on The Original Johnson, a biographical comic book about boxer Jack Johnson
.
Hauman is the webmaster of the websites of writers Peter David
and Robert Greenberger
.
In April 2011, Hauman joined with Peter David, Mike Friedman
and Bob Greenberger, to assembling an electronic publishing endeavor called Crazy Eight Press, which would allow them to publish e-books directly to fans.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer, editor, publisher and comic book colorist
Colorist
In comics, a colorist is responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art. For most of the 20th century this was done using brushes and dyes which were then used as guides to produce the printing plates...
. He has worked in a variety of roles in print and electronic publishing, including software and website development, as well as for his TV and novel work within the Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
and X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
franchises.
Career
Hauman worked was an editorial consultant to Simon & SchusterSimon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
Interactive for many years, during which he contributed to a number of Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
s, such as the Star Trek Encyclopedia, Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
Companion and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
Companion, as well as those for other properties, such as Farscape
Farscape
Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...
.
Hauman was a founder of Hell's Kitchen Systems, Inc., which was purchased by Red Hat Software in 2000 for $85.6 million. He was a founder of BiblioBytes, an electronic publishing site, and was called a "young Turk of publishing" in the New York Observer
New York Observer
The New York Observer is a weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987, by Arthur L. Carter, a very successful former investment banker with publishing interests. The Observer focuses on the city's culture, real estate, the media, politics and the entertainment and...
.
Hauman was a founding board member of the World Wide Web Artists Consortium, and was the former chair of their Netlaw special interest group.
Hauman has been a featured speaker at numerous industry trade shows, conventions, organization meetings, and the World Science Fiction Convention.
Among Hauman's books are the eBooks Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers: No Surrender and Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers: Creative Couplings. Couplings was co-authored with Aaron Rosenberg, and is noteworthy for the first Klingon
Klingon
Klingons are a fictional warrior race in the Star Trek universe.Klingons are recurring villains in the 1960s television show Star Trek: The Original Series, and have appeared in all five spin-off series and eight feature films...
/Jewish wedding ceremony, for which it was covered on NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
and the Jewish weekly newspaper The Forward
The Forward
The Forward , commonly known as The Jewish Daily Forward, is a Jewish-American newspaper published in New York City. The publication began in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily issued by dissidents from the Socialist Labor Party of Daniel DeLeon...
. He also coauthored the "Redemption" story in the Star Trek: New Frontier
Star Trek: New Frontier
Star Trek: New Frontier is a Star Trek novel series created by John J. Ordover and Peter David and published by Pocket Books. The idea behind it was to create a Star Trek book series with its own continuity and not one that is purely a reaction to the television shows. Nearly every story of the...
anthology No Limits with Lisa Sullivan.
Hauman wrote the short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
"On The Air", which appeared in the anthology
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
Ultimate X-Men, and "Chasing Hairy", which appeared in the anthology X-Men Legends. Both were featured on the Sci-Fi Channel's Seeing Ear Theater. He also contributed to the anthology Urban Nightmares.
Hauman is a columnist for ComicMix. He also provided the color art
Colorist
In comics, a colorist is responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art. For most of the 20th century this was done using brushes and dyes which were then used as guides to produce the printing plates...
for ComicMix's online publication of Mike Grell
Mike Grell
Mike Grell is a comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Jon Sable Freelance.-Early life:...
's Jon Sable, Freelance, which began in November 2007, and was the Assistant Editor on The Original Johnson, a biographical comic book about boxer Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson (boxer)
John Arthur Johnson , nicknamed the “Galveston Giant,” was an American boxer. At the height of the Jim Crow era, Johnson became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion...
.
Hauman is the webmaster of the websites of writers Peter David
Peter David
Peter Allen David , often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games...
and Robert Greenberger
Robert Greenberger
Robert "Bob" Greenberger known for his work as an editor for Comics Scene, Starlog Press and Weekly World News, as well as holding executive positions at both Marvel Comics and DC Comics. He is also an elected office holder in his home of Fairfield, Connecticut.-Early life:Greenberger was born in...
.
In April 2011, Hauman joined with Peter David, Mike Friedman
Michael Jan Friedman
Michael Jan Friedman is an author of nearly sixty books of fiction and nonfiction, more than half of which are in the Star Trek universe. Ten of his titles have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list...
and Bob Greenberger, to assembling an electronic publishing endeavor called Crazy Eight Press, which would allow them to publish e-books directly to fans.