Star trek comic book history 101

My first book, comic books 101, written with my longtime collaborator chris ryall, tackled the history of comics, the characters, the companies and the creators. Discover the secret origins of characters you know, and meet lost characters such as dr. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto int. With the fantastic news that eaglemoss star trek graphic novels collection will continue beyond volume 100, im updating this list from a previous post so we can discuss new and upcoming volumes. 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. An auditor in the ferengi commerce authority, brunt was assigned to audit quark after quarks mother ishka had been found to have been making profit. From february 1984 through february 1996, dc comics held the license to publish comic books based upon the star trek franchise, namely star trek. Scott tipton is a new york times bestselling author and comicbook historian with a wide variety of both graphic novel and prose works to his credit. Captain kirk crosses paths with fellow captains picard, janeway, and sisko in star trek. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. This company produced 61 star trek comic books from 1967 to 1979, which. A comic book history features nine informationpacked chapters detailing boldly goes.

Enterprise originally entitled enterprise during the entirety of its first two seasons was the fifth liveaction incarnation of star trek. Story celebrates 20 years of star trek voyages, as the tv series debuted on september 8th, 1966. The enterprise of the past arrives in the wrong time, resulting in kirk and crew meeting their younger selves in vicious circle. A mirror for futility the time stealer reprint with photo cover. The next generationall good things, part i see more. This audio file was created from a revision dated january 6, 2010, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. Trek into darkness just a few days away, what better way for trekkies and trekkers to celebrate than by picking up a. Scotts most recent prose work, the star trek vault. To figure out why, you have to look back at the rocky history of star trek comics. Launched in 2017, it is the first scripted series developed specifically for that service. The story was reasonable enough, and kept within the boundaries of the star trek universe, even though the q are in conflict with three other godlike characters from that universe. 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. Countdown is a fourissue comic book prequel to the 2009 film star trek by idw publishing. Deep space nine and collaborated with dc to publish a crossover story with.

The star trek graphic novel collection is a graphic novel compilation partwork that is currently. Jan 22, 2020 from february 1984 through february 1996, dc comics held the license to publish comic books based upon the star trek franchise, namely star trek. From 1969 to 1973, a series of weekly star trek comic strips ran in the british. This entity claimed to be the supreme being god but was actually a malevolent noncorporeal being. The depths of which you go to collect and protect that collection can be widely different. Into darkness on dvd and blu ray, were taking a look at the star trek movies featuring the original cast. Marvels series of star trek comics began in 1979 with an adaptation of star trek. Welcome to ign tvs star trek 101, our recurring column where were exploring the origins and history of gene roddenberrys ageold franchise.

The one claimed to be the source of monotheism on a number of planets across the galaxy. The first issue in 2016 also had a time travel story all about captain. Picard has a great comic book tiein from the shows. Abrams featurefilm reboot of the adventures of captain kirk and company less than a year away now, what better time than the present to get reacquainted or, for some of you, acquainted for the first time with the venerable kirk and his crew. Star trek film memory alpha, the star trek wiki wikia entertainment create a new wiki log in create an account memory alpha edit this page history share article discussion. If so, authorcomicbook writer scott tipton with an assist collectibles expert and blogger james sawyer is ready to help you do so. Star trek 1967 comic read star trek 1967 comic online. Films and television series outline timeline canon. This extraordinary new collection contains all the key moments of star trek comic history. This week in honor of womens history month, we decided to talk about our top 5 female comic book characters of all time. Spanning every single timeline and iteration of the trek canon, each issue of.

Mccoys daughter joanna and the vulcan xon, who almost replaced spock in the 1970s and includes rare stories that have been out of print for decades from every publisher to have released official star trek comics. History s mysteries papin sisters and the murders that haunt france. The title featured the regular characters from the program who comprised the crew of the uss enterprise1701d including, captain jeanluc picard. Comic book version of the original star trek tv series that starred william shatner and leonard nimoy. 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. Star trek graphic novels extends final frontier hero collector. The story serves as both a lead up to the film, and as a continuation of the star trek. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear. This site is maintained by mark martinez, whose obsession with star trek comics has gotten way out of hand. This is a list of comics regarding the star trek media franchise. Idw launched the series comic book prequel, star trek. Published by pocket books, and first released in september 2008, the book is intended to serve as an introduction to the star trek universe. A comic book history features nine informationpacked chapters detailing the history of star. He summarizes each illustrated adventure along with the stardate.

The q is composed of all the q we have seen in each star trek tv series. Prometheus is a novel miniseries created by christian humberg and bernd perplies. Star trek the q conflict is a sixissue story involving, whod have guessed, q and the ships and crews of from four star trek eras. The lavishly illustrated tome chronicles the extensive history of englishlanguage star trek comic books and strips. Visual history, was the recipient of the independent publisher book awards 2017. Revisit and relive your favourite star trek comic books. Top 5 female comic book characters brandon and old man wade are back with another comic book history 101 class. 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. Phase ii that was supposed to be published in 1998 and to contain an allnew ship and an allnew crew, but due to the general cancellation, it was never produced. So, for nearly two years worth of dc trek comic books, admiral kirk is in. 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. Well, the good thing was, though most trek fans may only know my comicbook work, this wasnt at all my first experience in popculture historical prose. Unfollow star trek comic books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. An examination of the empires history, a look at the mirror kingons and.

Star trek graphic novel collection memory alpha fandom. Star trek comics have almost always been kinda bad until now. I enjoyed answering his questions and talking about my star wars art and other projects so. The seventh series in the star trek franchise, it was the first series in the franchise since star trek. Unravel the mysteries of the season two finale in star trek. Scott tipton is a new york times bestselling author and comic book historian with a wide variety of both graphic novel and prose works to his credit. Collecting comic books is an inherent part of buying comic books. These tales take place during a second fiveyear mission of kirk and the enterprise that would have been featured in the neverproduced star trek. Star trek was a comic book series published by dc comics in the united states of america, running for eighty issues from september 1989 until february 1996.

As a television series it ran from 26 september, 2001 to may, 2005, spanning four seasons before it was canceled due to network ratings concerns. Spock begins to unravel the story of burnhams journey from orphan to starfleet officerand the secret history of the red angel as well. Discovery is an american web television series created for cbs all access by bryan fuller and alex kurtzman. The ones are composed of the father, the son, and the daughter. Script by len wein, pencils by tom sutton, inks by ricardo villagran. In this short mission, captains acquire a datachip containing information about the history contained in the path to 2409, the events leading up to the beginning of star trek online. Deep space nine makes its longawaited return to comics.

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. The equivalent klingon quest is the lore of the empire. Star trek 101 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Jun, 2008 welcome to ign tvs star trek 101, our recurring column where were exploring the origins and history of gene roddenberrys ageold franchise. Although star trek has its roots on broadcast tv, the franchise also has a very expansive collection of adventures printed in the comic book medium. Deep space nine episode family business he was portrayed by jeffrey combs, who had also played the various incarnations of the vorta weyoun history. 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.

A practical guide to who, what, where, and why is a reference work written by paula m. Brunt is a male ferengi and an antagonist first introduced in the star trek. Once you start to buy comics and amass a certain amount, you have a collection. Im sure many of us are hopeful that the series will continue until every star trek comic is collected. The motion picture and continued for another two years. Br 522 1979 the crier in emptiness passage to moauv reprint with photo cover. The next generation was an ongoing comic book series published from 1989 to 1996 and was based on the popular star trek. Welcome to comic books 101, the complete, definitive and supercool guide to the universe of caped crusaders, irradiated spiders, fantastic foursomes and the supertalents behind their creation. Collecting comic books can be a fun hobby and generally consists of buying, selling, and protecting your. Discovery is out in less than two months, but fans can whet their appetites for the latest star trek adventure by checking out the covers of the series new comic book and novel. Enterprise, originally titled enterprise, produced for an abbreviated four seasons airing from september 26, 2001, to may, 2005, is a prequel to the other star trek series, 40 taking place in the 2150s, some 90 years after zefram cochrane developed the first warpcapable starship from a ballistic missile and about a decade. Ive put together a master list of what remains uncollected and will update it along the way. With the mission of starfleet being to explore new worlds, it was only a matter of time before this included other comic book worlds.