July 1984 had issue 6 of DC Comics ongoing Star Trek series on comic spinners. Written oncee again by Mike W. Barr, it featured pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Ricardo Villagran, and a cover by Sutton and Sal Amendola. Stardate: 8173.5 The issue’s opening splash page tties directly in with the canon of The…
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Star Trek: #5 Mortal Gods (1984)
June 1984 brought not only a new issue of DC Comics’ Star Trek series, but also saw Star Trek III hit the theaters, which means the writers would have new stories, characters, and ships to draw from for their future issues. Mike W. Barr continues to pen the story, Tom Sutton does the pencils, and…
Star Trek: #4 Deadly Allies (1984)
Issue 4 of DC Comics ongoing Star Trek series hit spinners in time for May 1984. Mike W. Barr concludes the story he started in issue one, while Tom Sutton, penciller, and Ricardo Villagran, inks, provided the art, and the cover. I also had this one as a kid. Stardate: 8151.7 The issue’s splash page…
Star Trek: #3 Errand of War (1984)
The third issue of DC Comics’ Star Trek series was on spinners for April 1984 and continued the story begun in issue one. Once again it featured a cover by George Perez, Tom Sutton on pencils, Ricardo Villagran on inks, and Mike W. Barr writing the story… Errand of War. This was the first DC…
Star Trek: #2 …The Only Good Klingon… (1984)
Issue 2 of DC’s Star Trek comic was out for March 1984. Titled … The Only Good Klingon… it featured a cover by George Perez, and featured art by Tom Sutton as penciler and Ricardo Villagran delivered the inks. Mike W. Barr delivers the second part of the story begun in issue 1. Stardate: 8149.2…
Star Trek: #1 The Wormhole Connection (1984)
DC’s take on Star Trek hit comic racks with its ‘1st star-spanning collector’s issue!’ in time for February of 1984. Set after the events of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, I know we’ll get a few issues before Star Trek III comes along. The first issue, The Wormhole Connection, was written by Mike…
Star Trek: Vulcan’s Heart (1999) – Susan Shwartz, and Josepha Sherman
Vulcan’s Heart is a pretty expansive story, and a good one, even if it felt a little overlong at times. Set in the 2340s, the novel ties in a number of classic episodes into one tale. There is The Enterprise Incident from The Original Series, and The Next Generation episodes Yesterday’s Enterprise and the Unification…
Star Trek: Picard (2023) – The Next Generation, and Disengage
Terry Matalas takes over as showrunner for season three of Picard and his season opener is a gorgeous blend of easter eggs, characters, stories, familiar music cues, and a bold new adventure. The first episode of the final season, The Next Generation, first aired on 16 February, 2023. Picard (Patrick Stewart) receives a coded message…
Star Trek: The Pandora Principle (1990) – Carolyn Clowes
This week’s Star Trek book from Pocket Books was a story that I didn’t realize I needed. It’s set between the events of The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan during the second five year mission. We learn the backstory for Spock’s protégé Saavik, and how she was saved from a planet known as…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993) – Interface, and Gambit Part I
Captain’s log: stardate 47215.5 Airing on 4 October, 1993, Interface is a Geordi (LeVar Burton) story written by Joe Menosky. When the Enterprise’s Chief Engineer receives news of the disappearance of his mother’s, Captain Silva La Forge (Madge Sinclair), starship, it affects his current assignment of using a virtual reality probe to explore and rescue…
The Mind Reels 