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September Star Trek Comics From IDW Publishing

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Two new Star Trek comics will be released in September; Star Trek: Burden of Knowledge #4, and Star Trek: Captain’s Log: Pike #1.

Star Trek: Burden of Knowledge #4, is another story set in the original series time frame featuring Captain James T. Kirk and his crew.

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IDW August Star Trek Comics

Friday, May 21st, 2010

IDW Publishing has posted the details and covers of three Star Trek comics that are due out this August.

The comics are: Star Trek Movie Adaptation #6, Star Trek: Burden of Knowledge #3, and the Star Trek Omnibus: The Original Series.

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Trek Comics Available On BlackBerry

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Star Trek fans are now able to read their favorite Star Trek comics on the BlackBerry.

Beginning this week, BlackBerry users can start their comic reading with IDW Publishing’s Star Trek: Countdown graphic novel.

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Trek Comics for the iPad

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Apple’s iPad debuted today and for comic book fans, there are four new IDW comic apps available.

Fans of IDW Publishing’s Star Trek comics who purchase the new iPad will also be able to purchase comics and read them on their iPads.

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Star Trek XI Movie Adaptation Comic Debuts

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

IDW Publishing’s Star Trek XI movie adaptation comic mini-series will arrive in stores on Wednesday.

The adaptation of last year’s Star Trek movie will include deleted scenes, a preview of which can be seen at io9, as well as brand-new material.

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Star Trek Comics On PSN for PSP

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

121609DC2Comic fans who own PSP systems will be able to purchase comics from a variety of publishers, including IDW Publishing, which publishes Star Trek comics.

Digital comics are now available through the PlayStation Store. Initially, five hundred and fifty comics, including some Star Trek titles, will be offered, with more to be added each week.

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Star Trek: Romulans: Schism #2 Comic

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

IDW Publishers has posted a five-page preview of the forthcoming Star Trek: Romulans: Schism #2 comic.

Due to hit the stores on October 7, Star Trek: Romulans: Schism #2 was written by John Byrne, who did the art and cover as well.

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Star Trek Alien Spotlight: Q

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Fans eager for next week’s release of Star Trek Alien Spotlight: Q can see a five-page preview now.

As reported byTrekMovie.com, fan-favorite Q returns to annoy Picard yet again in the latest of the Star Trek Alien Spotlight comic series published by IDW. (more…)

Jones And Johnson Talk Star Trek Comics

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

At the Comic-Con IDW panel, Tim Jones and Mike Johnson discussed their forthcoming comics such as Nero and the Star Trek XI adaptation comic as well as future comics including one based on a sequel to Star Trek XI and one set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation era.

As reported by TrekMovie.com, the Nero comics were meant to fill in the missing twenty-five years between Spock and Nero’s first encounter, and after they went back in time and met again. “…there is a huge story sitting right there in the middle of the movie that, obviously, they didn’t have a lot of time to go into on-screen with everything else going on,” explained Jones. “So we get to fill in a little bit of that in graphic form.” (more…)

TrekBits

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Ask J.J. Abrams, Alien Spotlight: Romulans, Meyer, Star Trek XI Rumor, Wheaton on Star Trek XI, Star Trek: The Exhibition in Philadelphia

Ten Questions Answered by J.J. Abrams

Memory Alpha, has posted ten answers to questions submitted to J.J. Abrams by Star Trek fans.

Questions submitted included topics such as: original fan alienation concerns, Trek canon, the influence of Abrams’ other work on making Star Trek XI, directing Leonard Nimoy, redoing aspects of the movie, relating to characters from the original series, why the classic era time was chosen, designing the ship stations, using Memory Alpha as a reference and concerns that Star Trek is no longer as relevant as it was when the series first began. (more…)

Shatner Talks Comics

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

William Shatner has teamed with Bluewater Comics for a series of comic books based on several of his non-Star Trek novels.

As reported by Wizarduniverse.com, according to Shatner, it wasn’t difficult to move into the world of comics after writing novels. “I was asked if I was interested in doing comic books, and it occurred to me that I had three series of novels (Quest for Tomorrow, Man O’War, TekWar) that I had written, thinking visually all the time,” he explained. “I had adventure films in mind so that a person reading the book might visualize their own personal movie. And comics lend themselves to movie themes because the best comics have a singular theme as well. There’s a simplicity to the story, but simple stories can have a power, as we know from traditional storytelling. So my books and these comics fit well together.” (more…)

Reddick Radio Interview

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Cartoonist David Reddick will be interviewed on radio tonight, Tuesday, March 10.

As reported by Tall Tale Radio, professional cartoonist David Reddick can be heard on Tall Tale Radio on Tuesday, March 10 at 8:30 PM EDT.

Reddick’s comics include: Legend of Bill, The Trek Life, Gene’s Journal, Rod & Barry and Reddickulous. He joined the staff of Paws, Inc. where he writes and draws cartoon at the Garfield Studio, working on the Garfield comic strip, and associated merchandising for the famous orange cat.

To read more, head to Tall Tale Radio, located here. Reddick’s website is located here.
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