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. Once you start to buy comics and amass a certain amount, you have a collection. With the mission of starfleet being to explore new worlds, it was only a matter of time before this included other comic book worlds. 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. 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 j. This entity claimed to be the supreme being god but was actually a malevolent noncorporeal being. The next generationall good things, part i see more. 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. The depths of which you go to collect and protect that collection can be widely different. This company produced 61 star trek comic books from 1967 to 1979, which.
Unfollow star trek comic books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The next generation was an ongoing comic book series published from 1989 to 1996 and was based on the popular star trek. Brunt is a male ferengi and an antagonist first introduced in the star trek. The star trek graphic novel collection is a graphic novel compilation partwork that is currently. 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. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto int. The ones are composed of the father, the son, and the daughter. This site is maintained by mark martinez, whose obsession with star trek comics has gotten way out of hand. 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. 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. I enjoyed answering his questions and talking about my star wars art and other projects so. 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. Im sure many of us are hopeful that the series will continue until every star trek comic is collected.
The q is composed of all the q we have seen in each star trek tv series. Star trek 101 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Prometheus will feature tensions on the frontier between the united federation of planets and the klingon empire, and will center on the uss prometheus nx749 and the iks bortas as they investigate the threat of terrorism in the lembatta cluster. Discover the secret origins of characters you know, and meet lost characters such as dr. Prometheus is a novel miniseries created by christian humberg and bernd perplies. 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. Jun, 2008 welcome to ign tvs star trek 101, our recurring column where were exploring the origins and history of gene roddenberrys ageold franchise.
A comic book history features nine informationpacked chapters detailing the history of star. The first issue in 2016 also had a time travel story all about captain. In fact, the very first star trek comic book began in 1967, at the end of the original seriess very first season this first series was published by gold key, an imprint of western publishing founded only five years before, in 1962. A comic book history features nine informationpacked chapters detailing boldly goes. History s mysteries papin sisters and the murders that haunt france. If so, authorcomicbook writer scott tipton with an assist collectibles expert and blogger james sawyer is ready to help you do so. 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. 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. 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. Revisit and relive your favourite star trek comic books. 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. Comic book version of the original star trek tv series that starred william shatner and leonard nimoy. Spanning every single timeline and iteration of the trek canon, each issue of. From february 1984 through february 1996, dc comics held the license to publish comic books based upon the star trek franchise, namely star trek.
An examination of the empires history, a look at the mirror kingons and. The one claimed to be the source of monotheism on a number of planets across the galaxy. Scott is also the author of comic books 101, a humorous. Discovery is an american web television series created for cbs all access by bryan fuller and alex kurtzman. 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. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. 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. This extraordinary new collection contains all the key moments of star trek comic history. Visual history, was the recipient of the independent publisher book awards 2017. The enterprise of the past arrives in the wrong time, resulting in kirk and crew meeting their younger selves in vicious circle. Films and television series outline timeline canon. 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. Idw launched the series comic book prequel, star trek.
He summarizes each illustrated adventure along with the stardate. Enterprise originally entitled enterprise during the entirety of its first two seasons was the fifth liveaction incarnation of star trek. The motion picture and continued for another two years. Collecting comic books is an inherent part of buying comic books. Story celebrates 20 years of star trek voyages, as the tv series debuted on september 8th, 1966. 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. 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. To figure out why, you have to look back at the rocky history of star trek comics. The seventh series in the star trek franchise, it was the first series in the franchise since star trek.
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. Deep space nine and collaborated with dc to publish a crossover story with. As dcs first series approaches its conclusion, author peter david offers one of the most characteroriented tales in star trek comics history infusing humor, drama and irony and perfectly illustrating why david is one of star trek s most celebrated authors. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear. Countdown is a fourissue comic book prequel to the 2009 film star trek by idw publishing. Picard has a great comic book tiein from the shows. 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. Unravel the mysteries of the season two finale in star trek. 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. Trek into darkness just a few days away, what better way for trekkies and trekkers to celebrate than by picking up a.
Deep space nine makes its longawaited return to comics. These tales take place during a second fiveyear mission of kirk and the enterprise that would have been featured in the neverproduced star trek. This is a list of comics regarding the star trek media franchise. Scotts most recent prose work, the star trek vault. 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. Marvels series of star trek comics began in 1979 with an adaptation of star trek. Ive put together a master list of what remains uncollected and will update it along the way. Script by len wein, pencils by tom sutton, inks by ricardo villagran. Collecting comic books can be a fun hobby and generally consists of buying, selling, and protecting your. 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.
Published by pocket books, and first released in september 2008, the book is intended to serve as an introduction to the star trek universe. Welcome to ign tvs star trek 101, our recurring column where were exploring the origins and history of gene roddenberrys ageold franchise. This week in honor of womens history month, we decided to talk about our top 5 female comic book characters of all time. This audio file was created from a revision dated january 6, 2010, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. The mysterious gate of the gods in hayu marca, peru. Deep space nine episode family business he was portrayed by jeffrey combs, who had also played the various incarnations of the vorta weyoun history. 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. 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. 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. Star trek 1967 comic read star trek 1967 comic online. 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. 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.
A mirror for futility the time stealer reprint with photo cover. Into darkness on dvd and blu ray, were taking a look at the star trek movies featuring the original cast. Launched in 2017, it is the first scripted series developed specifically for that service. Star trek graphic novels extends final frontier hero collector. The lavishly illustrated tome chronicles the extensive history of englishlanguage star trek comic books and strips. Star trek comics have almost always been kinda bad until now. A practical guide to who, what, where, and why is a reference work written by paula m. So, for nearly two years worth of dc trek comic books, admiral kirk is in. Star trek graphic novel collection memory alpha fandom. Top 5 female comic book characters brandon and old man wade are back with another comic book history 101 class. The title featured the regular characters from the program who comprised the crew of the uss enterprise1701d including, captain jeanluc picard.