In 20, idw publishing released the first of a series of stunning photo novels by comic book legend john byrne. Star trek graphic novel collection memory alpha fandom. Star trek gold key comics series gold key comics were published by western publishing, a company with an interesting and confusing history. This site is maintained by mark martinez, whose obsession with star trek comics has gotten way out of hand. Continued in star trek 1980 series this is the original star trek comic book series, which began publication while the original tv show was still airing on nbc tv in the 1960s.
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Now for the first time the complete history of the star trek universe in comic books and newspaper strips from all over the world. This was followed by an xmentng crossover and a pocket books novel, planet x, which was. The complete comic book collection is a dvdrom from graphic imaging technologies, collecting the various star trek comic series in pdf format, from gold key through to wildstorm as. Daunted by the prospect of catching up with a fiftyyear franchise, many potential star trek fans just gave up until director j. Now for the first time the complete history of the star trek universe in comic books and newspaper strips all over. Books can contain any kind of information, literature, both fact and. Enterprise ncc1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased. Story celebrates 20 years of star trek voyages, as the tv series debuted on september 8th, 1966. Some comics in this series were published with us and uk price variants, pinup photos, and the whitman logo. Hearing of the outbreak of hostilities between the. Revisit and relive your favorite star trek comic books.
Various issues were reprinted in a variety of formats over the years in both the us and the uk. Nine informationpacked chapters detailing the history of star trek in comic books and newspaper strips from the first gold key comic books, to the english newspaper strip, to the marvel and dc titles, to the present day. The star trek book is a perfect primer to the 50year old franchise. Publication is overseen by eaglemoss collections ben robinson. A highly imaginative and engaging writer whos written stories for some of the biggest characters in comic book history, including batman and superman, mike. A guide to star trek comics and graphic novels published in the united states and elsewhere with brief plot summaries and cover images or more than you ever needed to know about star trek comics. A comic book history features nine informationpacked chapters detailing the history of star trek in comic books and newspaper strips from the first gold key comic books and english newspaper strip, to marvel and. It aired from september 26, 2001 to may, 2005 on upn. As originally solicited, the collection would also have included the various newspaper comic strips. Discovery comic book series is set for an october release from idw publishing, with star trek. Idw publishing explores the secret history of the red angel with its new series star trek. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. Greenberger, author of over a dozen trek novels and short stories, tells this fascinating tale as only an expert and longtime fan could. It follows the characters of spock and the romulan nero during the year 2387, detailing the events that cause them to travel to the 23rd century.
Revisit and relive your favourite star trek comic books. Picard has a great comic book tiein from the shows. List of crossovers with other properties memory beta, non. Star trek books new book releases, bestsellers, author. An examination of the empires history, a look at the mirror kingons and. He summarizes each illustrated adventure along with the stardate. The comic book series will explore the backstories of key. List of crossovers with other properties memory beta. Sep 03, 2019 idw publishing explores the secret history of the red angel with its new series star trek. A very different crew following the events of mirror, mirror.
From 1969 to 1973, a series of weekly star trek comic strips ran in the british comics magazine. A shattered ship, a divided crewtrapped in the infernal nightmare of conflict. The history of the illustrated 007, this book will be the definitive history. Byrne meticulously cropped and altered images from actual episodes of star trek to tell new stories set in the original series.
Gold key comics published the first star trek comics between 1967 and 1978. Star trek comics were published under a licensing agreement with paramount pictures under a wide variety of top publishers western gold label, marvel, dc, malibu and wildstorm. Enterprise ncc1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. Porter now for the first time the complete history of the star trek universe in comic books and newspaper strips from all over the world.
Jul 22, 2016 the secondmost famous crew in star trek history, captain jeanluc picard patrick stewart and his officers might have commanded the d for only a fraction of the time that kirk and company stayed together, but their tenure is nonetheless one of the most important and consequential exploratory missions the federation had ever seen. Apr 01, 2009 now for the first time the complete history of the star trek universe in comic books and newspaper strips all over the world. The brave and the bold, book in this unforgettable star trek adventure spanning three generations, a series of ancient weapons wreak havoc across the galaxy. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are in print.
This is the first book to combine an authoritative history of the star trek franchiseincluding all six television series and eleven feature filmswith anecdotes about the show. The star trek graphic novel collection is a graphic novel compilation partwork that is currently available in a number of countries worldwide released fortnightly until issue 65 and weekly thereafter, the. Picard continues with episode 2, maps and legends, which manages to introduce even more mystery and intrigue than the season premiere. With the release of star trek into darkness just a few days away, what better way for trekkies and trekkers to celebrate than by picking up a star trek comic book. He lives in wisconsin with his wife, two children, and far too many comic books. The greatest star trek comic book stories of alltime cbr. A comics history paperback september 29, 2009 by alan j. A book is collection of words andor images printed on sheets of paper bound together along one edge with covers on the front and back. Picard is now done with season 1, and the denselylayered story arc of the show definitely left us with a few burning questions about the new star trek lore it established.
A comics industry historian and analyst, he has written for franchises including halo, conan, iron man, indiana jones, battlestar galactica, mass effect, and the simpsons. These were stylized and diverged from the tv series continuity. The star trek graphic novel collection is a graphic novel compilation partwork that is currently available in a number of countries worldwide. Kirk commands a crew of 430 men and women aboard his starship, which can travel at speeds surpassing the speed of light. Now for the first time the complete history of the star trek universe in comic books and newspaper strips all over the world written by popculture historian alan. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. In most issues, the crew members, except for spock, wear lime green uniforms. Picard isnt the first chance fans have had to visit the future of beloved captain jeanluc picard that happened in november when idw launched the series comic book prequel. A smaller company called gold key comics first published star trek stories, starting in 1967 with a story entitled kg, planet of death. Star trek was a comic book series published by gold key comics part of whitman publishing, running for 61 issues from july 1967 until march 1979, when the series was canceled. The complete comic book collection is a dvdrom from graphic imaging technologies, collecting the various star trek comic series in pdf format, from gold key through to wildstorm. When captain jonathan archer of the uss enterprise discovers ancient weapons of absolute power scattered across the alpha quadrant, he and. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and.
The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series. The history of the illustrated 007, smartly divides the entries by publisher, and includes insightful annotations and accounts of the publishers interactions with the trek universe. Enterprise, originally titled enterprise, is a prequel to the original star trek series. Dont miss a single one of these new star trek books.
Books can contain any kind of information, literature, both fact and fiction and pictorial in the form of diagrams, artwork or comic strips. It has a photo of william shatner on the back cover. At times, especially in the world of comic books, star trek has crossed over with properties normally external to the star trek universe. This is a list of comics regarding the star trek media franchise. So, its herethe history of star trek on comic books, over 500 comics, all on one small five inch plastic and metal disc. Countdown is a fourissue comic book prequel to the 2009 film star trek by idw publishing.
It follows the characters of spock and the romulan nero during the year 2387, detailing the events that. A comic book history features nine informationpacked chapters detailing boldly goes. Comic book version of the original star trek tv series that starred william shatner and leonard nimoy. Contentsshow publication dates last issue star trek. From original series mixups to garish 1990s stories about deep space nine, heres the rocky history of star trek in comics. The motion picture the photostory, 1980, adaption des ersten kinofilms. More recently some books have done away with paper all together and been published electronically. The history of the illustrated 007, this book will be the definitive history on the subject. An allnew novel based upon the explosive star trek tv series. Star trek the complete comic book collection dvd works with both windows and macintosh computers. External links legion of superheroes prezero hour article at dc comics database, the dc comics wiki.
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