The original series tos was produced in comic book form by the following companies. Discovery writer kirsten beyer an accomplished in her own right took a different approach. Fontana author, derrick chester author, david messina artist, gordon purcell artist, steve conley artist, len ogrady artist. For sale star trek gold key comics comic books 24 26 28 captain kirk mr spock uss enterprise emorys memories.
A smaller company called gold key comics first published star trek stories, starting in 1967 with a story entitled kg, planet of death. As originally solicited, the collection would also have included the various newspaper comic strips. The original star trek series focuses on the twentythird century adventures of captain james t. Star trek 2011 comic read star trek 2011 comic online. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published. Ed brought his vast experience and expertise in collectibles to heritage auctions in 2002.
An ongoing star trek comic series that continues from where the latest movie left off. He scripted the first issues of mike mignolas hellboy series and produced a number of star trek comics for idw publishing. Inspired by a number of character profile series being published at the time by both dc and marvel comics, whos who in star trek was a twoissue special published in march and april 1987 that provided profiles of various characters in the star trek comic book universe. The hugo awardwinning author wrote the books that adapted every single original star trek episode into short stories, and then went on to write the first star trek novel for adults, in 1970. This book collects several recent miniseries and specials set during the original star trek series.
Read star trek 2011 comic online free and high quality. Some comics in this series were published with us and uk price variants, pinup photos, and the whitman logo. 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 original series dc second series refers to the second series of tos comic books published by dc comics from 1989 until 1995. In october 2004, tokyopop announced plans to publish an anthology of next generationbased stories presented in the style of japanese manga. Star trek british comic strips in books and magazines. For a couple of years, no comic book company held the rights to publish trek based comics. Fans of the various television and movie series will find much to love. The folded world, a mass market paperback by jeff mariotte, a veteran author of novels and comic books. Star trek comic books in star trek original series. Star trek s jonathan frakes hints hes involved with new. For the first time ever, 50 years of star trek comics have been brought together in a single series.
Mar 14, 2020 cbs and simon and schuster have announced the next installment of the star trek. They produced a small number of comics in the motion picture movie era from 1979 until 1982. Vanguard novels, the one with the odd looking starfleet ship flying in front of a klingon cruiser on the cover. In 20, idw publishing released the first of a series of stunning photo novels by comic book legend john byrne. Some central storylines and stories can be picked out however. Although star trek has traditionally dismissed tiein content as noncanon, star trek. And now captain james kirk must face the toughest decision of his command, while a lifelong friendship and the destiny of the free universe hang in the balance.
Kirk, spock, mccoy, scotty, uhura, sulu and chekov. Photo cover of william shatner as kirk, leonard nimoy as spock, unidentified actor as an alien, and the uss enterprise. This extraordinary new collection spans decades and contains all the key moments of star trek comic history. All the star trek tiein books that are actually canon. Marvel were the second publisher to print star trek comics. She personally worked with novelists and comic book writers in order to create a synergy between the different mediums, and as a result the books should really be. Gold key comics were published by western publishing, a company with an interesting and confusing history. Kirk, spock, mccoy and the crew detect a nuclear explosion and go to investigate, discovering that the sigma iotian, who we met in the original series, have. A guide to star trek comics and graphic novels published in the united states with brief plot summaries and cover images. Two more annuals, under the mighty tv comic banner, also produced original star trek materials. The majority of tos novels are standalone, and most can easily be read in any order. Get the best deals on star trek comic books in star trek original series collectibles when you shop the largest online selection at.
Comic book version of the original star trek tv series that starred william shatner and leonard nimoy. Revisit and relive your favorite star trek comic books. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet. But despite the publics fascination with its hardware, the lasting popularity of the original star trek series is largely due to two thingsthe family of characters who make up the primary crew of the u. 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.
Original series comic other star trek collectibles for sale ebay. This site is maintained by mark martinez, whose obsession with star trek comics has gotten way out of hand. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Star trek home star trek comic books star trek trade paperbacks star trek other merchandise star trek comics and comic book series. Sep 29, 2017 idw publishing produces a wide range of star trek comic books exploring new stories and corners of the star trek universe. Star trek series from gold key comics 19671979 star trek. It has a photo of william shatner on the back cover. 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. Byrne meticulously cropped and altered images from actual episodes of star trek to tell new stories set in the original series. 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. The series began the star trek franchise and has gone on to have stories in multiple formats. Marvel comics memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Five year comic to complete original mission news idw publishing is launching a comic book series that will tell the story of the end of kirks original fiveyear mission. 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.
All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. Since since is the first comic star trek book series, the issues are the most expensive. It begins with a series of stories retelling some classic episodes from the klingons point of view. Select a title to see the individual issues we have instock. Com your place to shop for star trek collectibles, with many rare issue s dating from the late 1960s thru the present. They even started two original comic series of their own, and ran a crossseries story, the telepathy war. Star trek comic books presented by idw publishing youtube.
The weekly tv comic also reprinted serialized versions of the u. Enterprise ncc1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. The greatest star trek comic book stories of alltime cbr. An epic new star trek saga by new york times bestselling author dayton ward set during the original fiveyear mission. This first series was published by gold key, an imprint of western publishing founded only five years before, in gold key experimented with the comics format, initially using rectangular word balloons and thought bubbles, to give their comics a sleeker feeling for a new era. World against time memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. A guide to reading the star trek litverse providing series by series reading lists for star trek books in chronological order and more. Essential star trek novels that even nontrekkers should read. Original star trek star blasts trump and his supporters. Star trek dc comics wikipedia star trek has a long history in comics. The original series reading list lacks the firmly established relaunch that is the hallmark of the other series continuities. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. While many comic book runs of the star trek universe have provided interesting story arcs and situations that would be difficult to show on television, all stories are considered to be noncanon in 2012, in an interview with, producer and writer roberto orci, pressed by the editor anthony pascale to declare that all of the recent star trek. The original series paperback august 24, 2010 by david tischman author, scott tipton author, david tipton author, d.
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. Subsequently, for some 20 years, ed owned his own commercial art firm in chicago, acquiring, trading, and selling world class collections of american photography, illustration art, and vintage comic books. Get the best deals on star trek comic books when you shop the. Background information this story was be reprinted in enterprise log 4 and a later reprint of that volume from key collection volume 4 in the star trek. This company produced 61 star trek comic books from 1967 to 1979, which focused on all original adventures of the original series crew of the starship uss enterprise. In 1996 marvel reacquired the star trek license and published numerous comics spanning the star trek saga. Janice rand makes her only gold key star trek comics appearance in this issue. This company produced 61 star trek comic books from 1967 to 1979, which focused on alloriginal adventures of the original series crew of the starship uss. If any of that is remotely true, then, for comic book readers of the 1960s, the original star trek must have felt like a spaceadventure comic book.
Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. It provides a fresh take on some of the stories from the original series now that they take place in the new. 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. Eventually, the project evolved into an anthology project focusing on the original series. In 2015, byrne and his longtime xmen collaborator chris claremont were inducted into the will eisner comic book hall of fame. Get the best deals on star trek comic books when you shop the largest online selection at. The original series is a revised title for the series star trek, which originally aired as a tv series on nbc from 1966 to 1969. Because so many trek books have been printed over the years, everyone interested has one. Star trek star trek fans are livetweeting star trek. Annuals so near the touch by george takei and peter david, starfleet academy by peter david, homeworld by howard weinstein, to walk the night by. 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. In this story, a landing party from the uss enterprise discovered giantsized humanoid children living in an abandoned city. Find the value of the gold key comic star trek volume 1. World against time was a comic book story published by gold key comics in 1977, the 42nd issue of their tos series.
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