The later series have also been using some big names as special guest stars. Allen hynek aidan gillen probes the purported crash of a ufo in roswell, n. In these later issues, kirk, after a multiissue showdown with the mirror universe, takes command of the excelsior. The lavishly illustrated tome chronicles the extensive history of englishlanguage star trek comic books and strips. In june 1990, many trekkies considered the crew of the enterprised pretenders to the throne. Adventures of the original series characters continue to be produced in novel and comic book form. The issue features a brandnew photo cover depicting the iconic xl edition model of the fabled u. An examination of the empires history, a look at the mirror kingons and romulans, and a mindmeld between both spocks make this the best of dcs lineand the quintessential star trek comic of all time. The executive producer and director was emmy awardwinning filmmaker kevin burns the special focuses on how star wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also. Discovery warped into the future, nine centuries ahead of the established star trek timeline. Plus, dc universe news, westworld nazis, the expanse excitement, and more from comiccon 2019. Spock is mentally restored after mindmelding with his mirror self and takes command of the uss surak. The series made bold moves by making the season about the klingon war and then revealing that the captain of. Marvel comics retools schedule, new comic releases resume on may 27.
This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the united federation of planets. 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. Picard countdown, a threeissue comic book miniseries in november. Discovery comic book series is set for an october release from idw publishing, with star trek. The hollywood reporter can exclusively reveal that idw publishing is launching a major new star trek comic book series, titled star trek. Things would change with the original trek having some big name guest stars like ricardo monalbaln and frank gorshin. Discovery aftermath captain kirk crosses paths with fellow captains picard, janeway, and sisko in star trek. The hollywood reporter can exclusively reveal that idw publishing is launching a major new star trek comic book. With patrick stewart, alison pill, isa briones, michelle hurd. Sep 22, 2016 the future of space exploration documentary explore secrets of the universe in spectacular touch your heart 769 watching live now.
Warp into adventure with this new comic book series that ties into the new star trek television show premiering in late september on cbs all access in the u. The next generation was closing out its third season, and it was still struggling to step. 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. 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. He summarizes each illustrated adventure along with the stardate. Discoverys shocking second season, the crew of the u. Trekkie enthusiasm fueled the success of comic books, cartoons, novels, action figures and other merchandise based on the series, as well as star. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, nichelle nichols. Star trek discovery the light of kahless 2017 idw comic books. He also directed and cowrote the story for star trek v. Facing an unexplored time in starfleet history, the crew will contend with an unfamiliar galaxy and boldy explore new worlds and a new federation.
Star trek star trek s william shatner teases new show on history channel. Remembering our first trip to the star trek mirror universe in mirror, mirror warp factor 2. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Western publishing produced 61 star trek comics under the gold key comics imprint from october 1967 to february 1979. Star trek star treks william shatner teases new show on history channel. Once upon a time, star trek was looked down on by some tv critics. 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. The future of space exploration documentary explore secrets of the universe in spectacular touch your heart 769 watching live now. Back in november, to help satisfy fans appetites for the new show, cbs and idw publishing partnered for a threepart star trek. The original series, 21 of the 22 episodes of star trek. The panel also introduced new cast member david ajala, who joins the season 3 cast as a new character, troublemaker cleveland booker, a. Picard countdown comic book series, which serves as a. While not an alist star, campbell has become a successful tv actor.
The comic book series will explore the backstories of key. The new history channel series may be one of the projects shatner alluded to in february when asked him about possibly resurrecting capt. Just thought id let you all know that the history channel is showing 50 years of star trek on the history channel. History channel celebrates star treks 50th anniversary the. Star trek comics are published under licensing agreements with paramount pictures. The story serves as both a lead up to the film, and as a continuation of the star trek. Though not as exciting as the series, the comic does share one very important aspect with it. Jun 20, 2015 in june 1990, many trekkies considered the crew of the enterprised pretenders to the throne. Enterprise ncc1701 available to purchase from eaglemoss, shot by renowned starship photographer nils walter khan.
Created by kirsten beyer, michael chabon, akiva goldsman. It has a photo of william shatner on the back cover. History channel may have axed project blue book at exactly the wrong time. Countdown is a fourissue comic book prequel to the 2009 film star trek by idw publishing. The muppets have spoofed star trek on many occasions over the years. The publication history of star trek comics can be divided into distinct eras by publisher.
Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. History channels vikings gets its own comic series. Discovery kicked off the hall h event with star sonequa martingreen michael burnham and executive producers kurtzman, michelle paradise, and heather kadim. Makes its longawaited return to comics unravel the mysteries of the season two finale in star trek. 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. The clone wars showed that almost everyone lost jabba the pod video 2. The plot of the 1984 dc series picked up immediately after star trek ii. A comic book history features nine informationpacked chapters detailing the history of star. The legacy revealed tlr is a tv documentary which premiered on the history channel in may 2007. The next generation was closing out its third season, and it. Apr 01, 2009 the lavishly illustrated tome chronicles the extensive history of englishlanguage star trek comic books and strips.
Details remain secretive so we cant show you covers yet, but we can tell you that you wont want to miss this very special klingoncentric series. After eight issues the series took place after star trek iii. The animated series, and the first seven star trek movies. A television or movie reunion of the original crewmembers is. Known for some darker roles in his later years, its somewhat bizarre to see campbell. Comic book version of the original star trek tv series that starred william shatner and leonard nimoy. Ship model house eaglemoss arrives at nycc with the nycc limited edition variant of idws star trek. Jul 14, 2019 the new history channel series may be one of the projects shatner alluded to in february when asked him about possibly resurrecting capt. The greatest star trek comic book stories of alltime cbr. 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. Seven of nine got lessons in eating and sitting on star trek. Discovery took numerous risks in season 1 including occasionally dropping curse words and fbombs and while some risks didnt quite pay off, other delivered above and beyond.
It was produced by prometheus entertainment in association with the history channel and lucasfilm ltd. Season 2 favorites ethan peck spock and rebecca romijn number. Picard trailer teases return of data and seven of nine to the universe the new trek series will feature brent spiner, jeri ryan, and more next generation friends. 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 was just a cheesy science fiction show with aliens, not exactly the kind of series a major actor would take part in. Star treks william shatner teases new show on history channel. Jul 22, 2016 in this original graphic novel one of the first comic book works by chris claremont after his epic 17year run on xmen came to an end, we discover an alien race that keeps popping up throughout star trek history, but they manage to maintain their hidden nature, and only james kirk knows that they are up to no good. I put out a weekly show about comic book issues taking a look at the tropes used by characters, writers and illustrators. The enterprise in farscape the star trek franchise consists of six liveaction and one animated tv series and thirteen motion pictures, which boldly go where no one has gone before. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to explore strange new.
History channel celebrates star treks 50th anniversary. The executive producer and director was emmy award winning filmmaker kevin burns. Discovery is an american web television series created for cbs all access by bryan fuller and alex kurtzman. Here are the top things you should know from star trek. He landed the lead role in the cult comic book movie the rocketeer just a year later. The seventh series in the star trek franchise, it was the first series in the franchise since star trek. The franchise began as a tv series on nbc which ran from 1966 until 1969, and was rebooted with a successful new feature film series in 2009. History channel s vikings gets its own comic series. Star trek discovery the light of kahless 2017 idw comic. No one has said it better than captain kirk himself. Nemesis 2002 that centers on jeanluc picard sir patrick stewart in the next chapter of his life. Marvel comics retools schedule, new comic releases resume on may. It features interview with the cast, including one of the last interview with leonard nimoy.
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