Issue 21 of DC Comics’ ongoing Star Trek series was available on spinners until December, 1985. While Tom Sutton continued on pencils and Ricardo Villagran delivered inks, Bob Rozakis delivered the story, which saw a shift from Kirk and the Excelsior to Spock and his crew (all new characters for us readers) aboard the Surak….
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Star Trek: #20 – Giri (1985)
For issue 20 of DC Comics ongoing Star Trek series, which was on stands until November 1985, Wenonah Woods pens a Sulu story that saw Tom Sutton on pencils and Ricardo Villagran on inks. This will be the third issue exploring supporting character stories, which is good, I just hope it’s a solid tale. Let’s…
Star Trek: Annual #1 The First Mission (1985)
Star Trek’s first annual from DC Comics was on shelves for October of 1985. Mike W. Barr delivers the story, perhaps explaining why he wasn’t around for the last few issues. And the art, which is intent on making the environments, uniforms, and characters look like their counterparts from the various eras, and done well,…
Lonesome Dove (1985) – Larry McMurtry
According to USA Today, if I only read one western in my life, it should be Lonesome Dove. I’ve enjoyed western films, and now thanks to the spreading Taylor Sheridan universe, I thought I may dip into it. Clocking in at 858 pages, the 40th anniversary edition is introduced by Sheridan, and I saddled up…
Star Trek: #19 Chekov’s Choice (1985)
Walter (Chekov) Koenig paired up with artist Dan Spiegle to deliver a Chekov story for DC Comics’ ongoing Star Trek series. On comic racks until October of 1985, the story is set between the events of The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan. I don’t want to sound too mean, but I don’t love…
Star Trek: #18 – Rest and Recreation (1985)
The Human Adventure continues with DC Comics’ Star Trek run. There’s a new writer behind Rest and Recreation, Peter Kupperberg, but Tom Sutton remains on pencils, and Ricardo Villagran endures on inks. This one was on spinners for September of 1985. This time out, we get to see what Scotty gets up to during some…
Star Trek: #16 Homecoming (1985)
Mike W. Barr wrapped up his eight-issue Mirror Universe saga in the July 1985 issue of DC Comics’ ongoing Star Trek series. He wrote Homecoming, while Tom Sutton delivered pencils and Ricardo Villagran delivered inks. So how does he tie it all up? Let’s find out… Stardate: none listed We are given an opening splash…
The Mean Season (1985) – Phillip Borsos
As previously stated, I do love me a Kurt Russell film, I just think he’s a wonderfully cool actor, and I also like that there are so many of his films I have yet to run down. So when I came across The Mean Season which sees him playing a newspaperman involved in a cat-and-mouse…
Star Trek: #11 Deadly Reflection (1985)
The third part of the Mirror-Verse story was on DC Comic racks for February 1985. Mike W. Barr continues delivering a solid script, while Tom Sutton handles pencils, and Ricardo Villagran handles inks. The pair also deliver the issue’s cover. Stardate: 8217.2 The splash page shows the two Kirks confronting each other, with the Prime…
Star Trek: #10 Double Image (1985)
The Human Adventure continues with DC’s ongoing Star Trek series. Double Image is the second part of an eight part story, written by Mike W. Barr. The comic once agin features pencils by Tom Sutton, and inks by Ricardo Villgaran, both of whom created the cover, which was on stands for January 1985. Stardate: 8216.4…
The Mind Reels 