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. All together, the british star trek amounts to nearly 600 pages of material. There was also a slight drop in prices from 2002 to 2014, probably due to the several. Discover the secret origins of characters you know, and meet lost characters such as dr. Idw is holding a big star trek digital comic sale which started august 15th and runs until august 29th. Star trek the motion picture beginning the official marvel adaptation of the first star trek movie. Memory alpha is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to star trek. Several of these star trek annuals were published, and most are listed below with cover images and a list of contents.
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. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. The star trek miniseries event of the year kicks off. In these later issues, kirk, after a multiissue showdown with the mirror universe, takes command of the excelsior. Revisit and relive your favorite star trek comic books. 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. From february 1984 through february 1996, dc comics held the license to publish comic books based upon the star trek franchise, namely star trek. 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. Mccoy discovers beast and storm sneaking gambit into sick bay for medical attention, spock has sensed the presences of the xmen on. Assignment earth among others has not disappointed. The next generation 1988 series captain kirk, spock, mccoy, scotty, and all the favorite star trek characters are still going strong in this. In a world where the romulans discovered earth before the vulcans, earth is now a brutal penal colony. Star trek leonard mccoy frontier doctor 2010 idw comic books.
Enterprise remains the only trek tv series that has yet to be adapted in comic. Since then, many other companies have published different series of star trek comic books, including marvel and dc at multiple intervals. The main dc comics star trek title was published in two series, comprising 6 issues, 9 annuals, and a number of special issues. Star trek home star trek comic books star trek trade paperbacks star trek other merchandise star trek comics and comic book series. Leonard mccoy, frontier doctor by john byrne goodreads. 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. Janice rand makes her only gold key star trek comics appearance in this issue. This decline was due both to a wide scale correction in the prices being paid for all comic books as noted in the overstreet comic book price guide, as well as a general reduction of popular interest in the star trek franchise itself. All star trek digital comics will be half off everywhere digital comics are sold. The franchises massively popular array of television shows and films inspired the comic books and graphic novels that we know and love today. 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.
And thus the british star trek came to a close, having been published almost weekly throughout 19691973. May 19, 2016 the only way i could think was to discuss my favorite ten star trek comic books. Spock, bones, scottie, or the next generation with captain jeanluc picard, beverly crusher, deanna troi, commander data, william riker, and worf, or even star trek voyager, deep space 9 ds9 and star trek enterprise. Except, that is, for two final fivepage stories, published in 1978 and 1979.
Yes theyre from dc, but i just dont have the time or interest to read every single star trek comic book ever made. 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. As a long time byrne victim and star trek fan, the masters output in mr roddenberrys universe star trek. Arriving too late, kirk finds the outpost wiped out, and the chilling evidence that starfleet weapons were behind the destruction. The complete comic book collection by raymond pelosi. Mccoy was most famously portrayed by actor deforest kelley in the original star trek series from 1966 to 1969, and he also appears in the animated star trek series, six star trek movies, the pilot episode of star trek. The comic book format hasnt been kind to the star trek universe, and a series centering on bones doesnt sound especially promisinghis chemistry with kirk. The enterprise intercepts a desperate distress call from a klingon outpost. Star trek is a space epic that takes place in the distant future and most commonly follows the adventures of the starship enterprise.
John byrnes tale set in the period before star trek. Select a title to see the individual issues we have instock. The wrath of khan in addition to the star trek original cast, original characters in this series included the bigoted native american ensign william bearclaw, ensign nancy bryce, the birdlike dr. Unfollow star trek comic book 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. With enemies and allies around every corner, picards quest to help the enterprise and restore the empire to glory will not be an easy one.
The fate of the vulcan people hangs in the balance as spock tries to prevent allout war with the romulan. He summarizes each illustrated adventure along with the stardate. These annuals were hardback books around 100 pages long, containing reprints of the gold key star trek comic stories and often including additional material such as puzzles, jokes and other items geared to the young readers. Admiral kirk in comic form with images fandom star trek, star trek. Gold key star trek comics suffered a price decline in 1998 from 1997. Star trek comic books star trek trade paperbacks star trek other merchandise star trek join the enterprise, the orignal with captain james t. The next generation, and in numerous books, comics, and video games. Exhaustively covers all publications of the entire star trek universe.
Idw is already following up on kelvinset star trek beyond, as well as issuing comics that tap into familiar realms like the next generation and the original series. The next generation, by far, had the worst pilot of the 51yearold franchise, despite being cowritten by trek creator gene roddenberry. The original series comic book miniseries published by idw publishing from april 2010. Written by kevin ryan pocket books star trek novels editor, with art by rachel forbesseese and m. So here we go from my point of view anyway, there were only three maybe four writers for these that mattered.
Commander maria morelli, ensign elizabeth sherwood, and. Admiral kirk in comic form star trek books, star trek characters, star trek. This is the first volume of the star trek comic series featuring the rebooted enterprise crew from the 2009 film. Almost continuously since 1967, a number of companies have published star trek comic books, including gold key comics, marvel comics, dc comics, malibu comics, wildstorm, and currently idw publishing, with varying degrees of success. His latest, leonard mccoy frontier doctor might be is finest yet. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. A guide to star trek comics and graphic novels published in the united states with brief plot summaries and cover images. Arriving in 1987, the first liveaction star trek episode in nearly 20 years was a certified stinker, boasting a boring plot, stiff acting, a chemistryless cast and a forced cameo from deforrest kelleys dr. Good thing he has a crew onboard who will also stop.
Captain kirk and the crew of the enterprise face a dire new threat rising in the wake of the movies momentous events. The only way i could think was to discuss my favorite ten star trek comic books. The volume contains two short stories, both are which are the rebooted versions of original series episodes. This site is maintained by mark martinez, whose obsession with star trek comics has gotten way out of hand.
Bones mccoy is a character in the american science fiction franchise star trek. The lavishly illustrated tome chronicles the extensive history of englishlanguage star trek comic books and strips. In addition, a steady stream of novels is still boldly going into the backstory and future of longestablished and more recent heroes and villains. Spock must solve a mystery at a galactic science exhibition. Mike johnson and tony shasteen elevate their final frontier narrative with star trek.
Git corps collection includes all issues from 1967 2002, every annual, all articles and advertisements. The greatest star trek comic book stories of alltime cbr. Customs services and international tracking provided. If this is your first visit, please read an introduction to memory alpha. This extraordinary new collection contains all the key moments of star trek comic history. There are so many leonard mccoy quotes that can help you when you are tired of being in the same old rut, and all you need is a little push, a little inspiration, a smile on the face, change of mood, bring you out of the banality of life, make you laugh a little, or may even make you cry a bit, and these leonard mccoy quotes exists just. Spock is mentally restored after mindmelding with his mirror self and takes command of the uss surak. Comic book version of the original star trek tv series that starred william shatner and leonard nimoy. Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. When he was cast as tuvok, actor tim russ was an expert on vulcans, and, in fact, his expertise of portraying a member of the species got him the part. My 10 favorite star trek comic books manic expression. As with other peter pan star trek releases, uhura is drawn as a caucasian blonde, while sulu is drawn as a black character.
The comic takes place during the final few minutes of star trek. Build your own library of the best star trek comics ever published. Star trekxmen is a oneshot comic book crossover, written by scott lobdell and published in. The plot of the 1984 dc series picked up immediately after star trek ii. 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. Writer martin paskos greatest triumph in skirting paramounts onerous licensing restrictions was this touching story involving doctor mccoy running into his estranged daughter, joanna, on a mission to a planet where the klingons and the federation were each trying to gain drilling rights. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. Captain jeanluc picard will stop at nothing to get his hands on the empires newest warship, the iss enterprise, be it lies, deception. Leonard mccoy, frontier doctor was a fourissue star trek. Resistance fighter william riker has uncovered a vast conspiracy, and together with his band of prisoner outlaws you just might recognize a few.
After kelleys death, actor karl urban assumed the role of mccoy in the star trek reboot film in 2009. Vintage star trek comics featuring captain kirk, spock and the rest of the original enterprise crew are available for free reading on the wowio website. 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. Now he finds himself on a world beset with one, where the only means of getting around is the other.
Leonard mccoy, frontier doctor memory beta, noncanon star. 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. Its a pretty damn good read and friedman did a great job leaving mysteries behind in the. These leonard mccoy quotes are from the star trek movie. I rather like this idea for a new star trek series set in the future kelvin timeline which would focus on dr mccoy. The englishlanguage memory alpha started in november 2003, and currently consists of 48,501 articles. After eight issues the series took place after star trek iii. Taylors statement is not entirely true, as the black vulcan priestess was actually in the fifth star trek film, star trek v. Painted cover by george wilson, with inset photos of william shatner as kirk and leonard nimoy as spock.
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