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Press Release: Doctor Who crossover comic

2012-02-14T18:40:00.002Z

First Ever Star Trek®/Doctor Who Comic Book Crossover Coming in May
Monday, Feb 13th, 2012

Star Trek: The Next Generation® crew and the Doctor face off against the Borg and the Cybermen

Star Trek/Doctor Who #1San Diego, CA (February 13, 2012)—In conjunction with BBC Worldwide Consumer Products and CBS Consumer Products, IDW Publishing will make history when two of the greatest science-fiction properties of all time come together in a comic book for the first time. The world’s most popular time traveler teams up with the U.S.S. Enterprise crew in STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2, taking fans on an adventure where no man has gone before.

“By joining these two sci-fi powerhouses, fans will be taken on the ultimate adventure through time and space,” said Liz Kalodner, executive vice president and general manager of CBS Consumer Products.

Launching in May, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2 will feature fan-favorite villains the Borg and the Cybermen as they create an unholy alliance resulting in potential disaster for all humanity. Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise find themselves joining forces with the Doctor and his companions, with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance.

“We are excited about this new adventure for the Doctor and the fact that he will be travelling with Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his iconic crew. This is a perfect partnership for not only Doctor Who’s incredible fans, but also for the brand. We have just celebrated our most successful year yet. Doctor Who’s latest season delivered record ratings for BBC AMERICA and it was most downloaded full TV seasons of 2011 in the U.S. on the iTunes Store,” says Soumya Sriraman, executive vice president Home Entertainment and Licensing.

This eight-issue series will be written by Scott and David Tipton, the authors of critically acclaimed Star Trek: Infestation, with a helping hand from longtime Doctor Who writer Tony Lee, and will feature fully painted artwork by J.K. Woodward (Fallen Angel).

Fans are encouraged to ask their retailers about the rare wraparound photo cover. Plus, artist Joe Corroney (Star Trek Ongoing) will provide a variant cover featuring the Doctor and friends aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.

Doctor Who and Star Trek are two hugely successful franchises that began as television series, and have expanded into a number of other media, including comic books, which continue to captivate fans all over the world. Nearly five decades and 1,500 episodes in the making, this is the moment that both Trekkers and Whovians have waited for all their lives!

STAR TREK TNG/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2 ($3.99, 32 pages, full color) will be available in stores in May 2012.

Visit IDWPublishing.com to sign up for updates and learn more about the company and its top-selling books.

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® & © 2012 CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. STAR TREK and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc.

BBC, DOCTOR WHO (word marks, logos and devices), TARDIS and CYBERMAN are trade marks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under license.

About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Toho’s Godzilla; Wizards of the Coasts Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons; and the Eisner-Award winning Locke & Key series, created by best-selling author Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints, and Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio.

IDW’s critically- and fan-acclaimed series are continually moving into new mediums. Currently, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Disney are creating a feature film based on World War Robot, while Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and Sony are bringing Zombies vs. Robots to film.

About BBC Worldwide Americas
BBC Worldwide is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). BBC Worldwide Americas brings together all of BBC Worldwide’s businesses in North and South America. The company exists to maximize the value of the BBC’s assets for the benefit of the UK license payer, and invests in public service programming in return for rights. The company has seven core businesses: Channels, Sales and Distribution, Content and Production, Consumer Products, Digital Media, Magazines, and recently formed Brands, Consumers & New Ventures. Under these businesses fall two key brands in the U.S. – digital cable channel BBC America and a bi-coastal production arm responsible for the smash hit Dancing with the Stars for ABC.

About CBS Consumer Products
CBS Consumer Products manages worldwide licensing and merchandising for a diverse slate of television brands and series from CBS, CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution, as well as from the company's extensive library of titles, Showtime and CBS Films. Additionally, the group oversees online sales of programming merchandise. For more information, visit www.cbsconsumerproducts.com

Press Release: Namco Bandai Star Trek game

2012-02-10T20:10:00.000Z

PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND NAMCO BANDAI TEAM UP FOR STAR TREK VIDEO GAME

Studio chooses industry leader to co-publish and distribute highly anticipated video game inspired by the new Star Trek film, set to ship the first quarter of 2013 prior to new movie.

CERGY-PONTOISE, France. 10 February 2012 Paramount Pictures and leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today announced the two companies have signed a deal for NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. to co-publish and distribute the highly anticipated Star Trek video game worldwide during the first quarter of 2013 for all major home consoles and PC.

The action-packed combat game is set to launch the first quarter of 2013 prior to the May 17 th theatrical release of the next Star Trek installment from director and producer J.J. Abrams. The game, through a license with CBS Consumer Products, is based on a stand-alone storyline that continues the adventure of iconic characters Kirk and Spock as they work together to stop a legendary enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy.

“With our NAMCO BANDAI partners leading the distribution effort, we are confident that we will meet an overwhelming demand to get this exciting console experience into the hands of gamers and Star Trek fans worldwide”, commented LeeAnne Stables, Paramount Pictures Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Partnerships and head of the studio’s video game unit. Stables continued,“The positive response from our initial unveiling at E3 last year was unprecedented, and we are fortunate to have the highest level of production and creative talent on our team that will bring this incredible game out to market next year.”

“ Star Trek continues to be one of the most beloved entertainment properties around the world, and NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe is extremely excited to be teaming up with Paramount Pictures to create the definitive Star Trek interactive experience,” said Olivier Comte, SVP of marketing, Sales and Publishing for NAMCO BANDAI Partners S.A.S.

Paramount unveiled the Star Trek video game in pre-alpha phase at 2011’s Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3) and won the praise of critics including the prestigious“Most Valuable Game” awards from Official Xbox Magazine and PlayStation: The Official Magazine, and was included as one of CNN’s Top 5 Games of E3 2011 list. The Star Trek video game also won additional praise with an exclusive trailer that debuted during Sony Computer Entertainment of America’s keynote address at its annual E3 press conference.

The Star Trek video game is being developed by Ontario-based developer Digital Extremes ( Bioshock 2, Unreal Tournament, Dark Sector, The Darkness II) with production being overseen by Paramount Creative Executive Brian Miller.“Working with Paramount Pictures and Digital Extremes reinforces NAMCO BANDAI Games’ commitment of expanding its portfolio to include Triple‘A’ Western developed games in addition to its popular and well-respected Japanese Franchises,” said Olivier Comte.“Digital Extremes’ attention to detail, and the collaboration with Paramount Pictures and the team at Bad Robot Interactive will create an authenticity that is sure to thrill Star Trek fans and gamers alike.”

The game’s original story is being penned by BAFTA award winner and God of War writer Marianne Krawczyk in collaboration with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, writers and producers for the upcoming Star Trek film. Built from the ground up as the ultimate co-op experience, the Star Trek video game lets players control both Kirk and Spock in a sweeping journey of epic proportions across unexplored planets and enemy battleships with the latest 23 rd century weapons and gear. Kirk and Spock’s complementary personalities result in the most fully realized and varied co-op experiences for this console generation.

For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe, please visit http://www.namcobandaigames.eu. For more information about the upcoming Star Trek movie from Paramount Pictures, please visit http://www.startrekmovie.com.

© 2012 Paramount Pictures Corporation.®&© 2012 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.

NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S., part of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content for platforms including all major video game consoles and PC, with marketing and sales operations in 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australasia. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN™, Tekken™, SOULCALIBUR™, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball®, GALAGA™, RIDGE RACER™ and ACE COMBAT™. More information about the company and its products can be found at www.namcobandaigames.eu or www.facebook.com/namcobandaigames.europe.

About Paramount Pictures Corporation

Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.

Press Release: Hasbro Star Trek license

2012-02-10T19:29:00.001Z

HASBRO TEAMS UP WITH CBS CONSUMER PRODUCTS FOR STAR TREK TOY LINE

Product Line Fueled By Upcoming Major Motion Picture in 2013 to Include
KRE-O STAR TREK Building Sets and More

PAWTUCKET, R.I. – FEBRUARY 10, 2012 – Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) announced today it has entered into agreement with CBS Consumer Products to manufacture and globally market a variety of products based on the STAR TREK property beginning in 2013. The toy line will launch in support of the STAR TREK movie sequel from Paramount Pictures, which will open May 17, 2013.

Leading the product offering from Hasbro will be a line of premium KRE-O STAR TREK building sets featuring fantastical spaceships and legendary characters from the franchise. The KRE-O STAR TREK sets will offer high-quality KRE-O bricks as well as new KREON figures in the likeness of popular characters. Among its additional new play experiences, Hasbro will also offer robust line of roleplay toys for kids and fans to act out the intergalactic saga as well as select new figures.

“The STAR TREK property is an entertainment giant known by millions across the globe and Hasbro is thrilled to be working with CBS Consumer Products to bring the franchise to life in toy form,” said John Frascotti, chief marketing officer, Hasbro, Inc. “As a global branded play company, Hasbro delivers the best properties in a variety of formats to consumers around the world. We’re excited to offer fans the opportunity to experience icons of STAR TREK in exhilarating new ways with our KRE-O building sets as well as with new roleplay items and more.”

“Hasbro and STAR TREK have always been known as innovative brands,” said Liz Kalodner, Executive Vice President and General Manager of CBS Consumer Products. “Bringing them together in this new toy line will give fans of the entire STAR TREK franchise new ways to experience the final frontier, including the first complete construction program.”

STAR TREK will mark the third major entertainment property to be featured in the KRE-O line from Hasbro. The Company successfully introduced the KRE-O brand in 2011 with building sets featuring its globally popular TRANSFORMERS characters. In 2012 Hasbro continues the KRE-O TRANSFORMERS line and is introducing KRE-O BATTLESHIP building sets based on its gaming property and upcoming live action movie BATTLESHIP, from Universal Pictures. More details about Hasbro’s STAR TREK product offerings will be announced at a later date.

About Hasbro:
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide-range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE PONY, G.I. JOE, MAGIC: THE GATHERING and MONOPOLY. The Hub, Hasbro’s multi-platform joint venture with Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) launched on October 10, 2010. The online home of The Hub is www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved.

Come see how we inspire play through our brands at www.hasbro.com . © 2012 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

About CBS:
CBS Consumer Products manages worldwide licensing and merchandising for a diverse slate of television brands and series from CBS, CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution, as well as from the company’s extensive library of titles, Showtime and CBS Films. Additionally, the group oversees online sales of programming merchandise. For more information, visit www.cbsconsumerproducts.com.

Press Release: Star Trek: The Next Generation on bluray

2011-09-29T02:45:00.003+01:00

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION®
TO BE AVAILABLE IN HIGH-DEFINITION FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER FOR ITS 25^TH ANNIVERSARY
Star Trek: The Next Generation® – The Next Level Blu-ray Disc™ Will Be Released On January 31, 2012
Complete First Season Blu-ray Available Later in 2012

LOS ANGELES – September 28, 2011 – The beloved series STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® will be transferred to high-definition for the first time ever and released on Blu-ray™, it was announced today by Ken Ross, Executive Vice President and General Manager of CBS Home Entertainment.

All 178 episodes from seven seasons will be transferred to true high-definition 1080p for release on Blu-ray and eventual runs on television and digital platforms both domestically and internationally.
“Fans have been clamoring for a high-definition release of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® for years,” said Ross. “Transferring the series to high-definition presented difficult technical challenges, but our team has come up with a process to create true 1080p HD masters with true HD visual effects. We can’t wait to show fans how pristine the series looks and sounds with our upcoming Blu-ray releases.”

Transferring STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® to high-definition presented numerous challenges – The series was originally shot on film and then transferred to videotape, which was used to edit episodes together. In order to create true HD masters, CBS is going back to the original uncut film negative – all 25,000 plus film reels of it – and cutting the episodes together exactly the way they originally aired. The visual effects were all shot on film and will be painstakingly recompositioned, not upconverted from videotape. The newly cut film will then be transferred to true high-definition with 7.1 DTS Master Audio. Denise and Mike Okuda are consulting on the project.

While the first full season won’t be available until later in 2012, CBS Home Entertainment is releasing STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® – THE NEXT LEVEL, a single Blu-ray disc to give fans a taste of the series in HD, on January 31, 2012. The disc will include the feature-length pilot – “Encounter at Farpoint” – as well as two more “fan favorite” episodes, “The Inner Light” (Season 5) and “Sins of the Father” (Season 3). The single disc will be available for a suggested retail price of $21.99.

One of the most popular series in the STAR TREK franchise, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® celebrates its 25^th anniversary in 2012. It premiered in first-run syndication during the week of September 28, 1987 and ran through 1994.

Set in the 24^th century on the Starship Enterprise, about 100 years after the original STAR TREK series took place, the series starred Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker, LeVar Burton as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge, Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi, Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data, Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf, Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher and Wil Wheaton as her son Wesley Crusher.

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® won numerous accolades, including 18 Emmy® awards, and was the first – and only – syndicated television show to be nominated for the Emmy® for Outstanding Drama Series for its seventh season. It was also ranked #46 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time list in 2002.

Translations: Hebrew Star Trek novels and comics

2011-09-27T23:08:00.003+01:00

This article is a history of Star Trek books published in Hebrew, from Israel. Several publishers have produced Star Trek novel translations in Hebrew, all TOS and TNG books. One publisher also produced a short run of Star Trek comics in Hebrew.

Zmora Bitan Modan (1979 -1982)
The first Star Trek books published in Israel came from Zmora Bitan Modan, who published four of James Blish's novelization anthologies (though curiously skipped the fourth book and went straight to number five) in 1979, and the original novel Trek to Madworld in 1982.

מסע בין כוכבים 1: החוק של צ'רלי

Published: 1979.
Original: Star Trek 1 - 1967.
Translator: Micha Yanai.

מסע בין כוכבים :2: מחר הוא האתמול

Published: 1979.
Original: Star Trek 2 - 1968.
Translator: L.E.D. Yehudai.

מסע בין כוכבים 3. מכונת יום הדין

Published: 1979.
Original: Star Trek 3 - 1969.
Translator: L.E.D. Yehudai.

מסע בין כוכבים 5 . כוכב גן העדן

Published: 1979.
Original: Star Trek 5 - 1972.
Translator: L.E.D. Yehudai.

מסע לעולם מטורף

Published: 1982.
Original: Trek to Madworld - 1979.
Translator: David Karasik.

Light Publishing (1979)
Light Publishing made its sole Star Trek book in 1979 with the translation of the novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

מסע בין כוכבים :הסרט

Published: 1980.
Original: Star Trek: The Motion Picture - 1979.
Translator: Joseph Rust.
Cover: Art by Bob Peak, reuse of original movie poster art.

Queen Comics (1987)
Queen Comics did a short run of Star Trek comics in 1987, translating the first few issues of DC Comics' first TOS series. There appaer to have been four books published, but the three covers I have so far found reuse the artwork from the original first, third and fifth issues of the DC series. As the first four issues make up a continuous story arc it would seem an odd decision to drop one issue in favour of skipping to the fifth issue - However the publisher did apparently have a habit of picking and choosing non-consecutive issues from other series they published, so it's possible. Another possibility is that the original issues were split and spread acorss the four books published. The only thing I know for sure is I don't know exactly what is in these four books!:

(אנטרפרייז (קשר חור התולעת

Published: 1987.
Original: The Wormhole Connection - 1984.
Translator: Amos Eran.
Cover: Art by George Perez, reused of original DC cover.

הקלינגון הטוב

Published: 1987.
Translator: Amos Eran.

(אוייבים וידידים.(שותפות קטלנית

Published: 1987.
Translator: Amos Eran.
Cover: Art by George Perez, reused of original DC#3 cover.

אלים בני תמותה

Published: 1987.
Original: Mortal Gods - 1984.
Translator: Amos Eran.
Cover: Art by Tom Sutton and Sal Amendola, reused of original DC cover.

Kinneret Publishing (1992)
Kinneret Publishing were the next to appear with just one Trek book, this time the novelization of Encounter at Farpoint.

מסע לפארפוינט

Published: 1992.
Original: Encounter at Farpoint - 1987.
Translator: Ehud Tease.

Maariv Book Guild (1994-1995)
The Maariv Book Guild had a short run of Star Trek books starting in 1994. They published translations of several Bantam original TOS novels, in hardcover format.

עולם בלי קץ

Published: 1994.
Original: World Without End - 1974.
Translator: Ofra Ofer.
Cover: Art by Enric Torres-Prat, reused of 1985 Bantam Books cover.

עולם ללא כוכבים

Published: 1994.
Original: The Starless World - 1978.
Translator: Ofra Ofer.
Cover: Art by Kazuhiko Sano, reused of 1994 Bantam Spectra cover.

מחירו של הפניקס

Published: 1995.
Original: The Price of the Phoenix - 1977.
Translator: David Enoch.
Cover: Art by Kazuhiko Sano, reused of 1993 Bantam Spectra cover.

ספוק משיח!

Published: 1995.
Original: Spock, Messiah! - 1976.
Translator: David Enoch.
Cover: Reused of 1993 Bantam Books cover.

Snow (1994-1997)
Snow also began publishing Star Trek translations in 1994, but they focused on TNG; printing translations of several early TNG novels; the first four books in the Starfleet Academy series; and finally the novelization of First Contact.

שומרי השלום

Published: 1994.
Original: The Peacekeepers - 1988.
Translator: Inbal Sagiv.
Cover: Art by Maelo Cintron, reuse of original Pocket Books cover art.

מסיכת החוכמה

Published: 1994.
Original: Masks - 1989.
Translator: Inbal Sagiv.
Cover: Art by Maelo Cintron, reuse of original Pocket Books cover art.

כבודו של הקפטין

Published: 1994.
Original: The Captains' Honor - 1989.
Translator: Inbal Sagiv.
Cover: Art by Enric Torres-Prat, reuse of original Pocket Books cover art.

כוכב הפיראטים

Published: 1994.
Original: Debtors' Planet - 1994.
Translator: Inbal Sagiv.
Cover: Art by Keith Birdsong, reuse of original Pocket Books cover art.

תחנת פרומתאוס בסכנה

Published: 1995.
Original: Worf's First Adventure - 1993.
Translator: Inbal Sagiv.
Cover: Art by Catherine Huerta, reuse of original Pocket Books cover art.

משימה בדאנטאר

Published: 1995.
Original: Line of Fire - 1993.
Translator: Inbal Sagiv.
Cover: Art by Catherine Huerta, reuse of original Pocket Books cover art.

המאבק בבריקאר

Published: 1995.
Original: Survival - 1993.
Translator: Inbal Sagiv.
Cover: Art by Catherine Huerta, reuse of original Pocket Books cover art.

המאבק בסאפיר

Published: 1995.
Original: Capture the Flag - 1994.
Translator: Inbal Sagiv.
Cover: Art by Catherine Huerta, reuse of original Pocket Books cover art.

המפגש

Published: 1997.
Original: First Contact - 1996.
Translator: Inbal Sagiv.
Cover: Reuse of original movie poster art.

Sources: Multi universe of Eli Eshed, Simania.co.il, Memory Remade.

Information appeal

This article could benefit from additional information and images. In particular if you have any of the following please contact me:

Information on the contents of the four comics.
Corrections for any of the publishers' names - I'm not confident due to having translating them from Hebrew.
Higher resolution cover scans.
Cover art credits for any currently uncredited.
Information on the two versions of the covers for the Starfleet Academy books.

Bantam's novelizations by James Blish (first editions)

2011-09-03T22:33:00.006+01:00

In 1967 Bantam Books published the first ever Star Trek book, Star Trek, by James Blish, an anthology of TOS episode adaptations. In the years to follow Blish adapted the rest of the episodes; producing a total of twelve books. The final book was co-authored by L.A. Lawrence, who then wrote one more novelization; Mudd's Angels, which contained adaptations of both Harry Mudd episodes plus a new original story. The first book in the Blish series was, in later reprints, re-titled Star Trek 1, conforming to the numbered titles of the rest of the series. This article is a listing of the twelve Blish adaptations, showcasing their first edition covers:

Star Trek

Published: January 1967.
Cover artist: James Bama.
Contents: Charlie's Law (Charlie X), Dagger of the Mind, The Unreal McCoy (The Man Trap), Balance of Terror, The Naked Time, Miri, The Conscience of the King.

Star Trek 2

Published: February 1968.
Cover: Photomontage.
Contents: Arena, A Taste of Armageddon, Tomorrow Is Yesterday, Errand of Mercy, Court Martial, Operation -- Annihilate!, The City on the Edge of Forever, Space Seed.

Star Trek 3

Published: April 1969.
Cover: Photomontage.
Contents: The Trouble With Tribbles, The Last Gunfight (Spectre of the Gun), The Doomsday Machine, Assignment: Earth, Mirror, Mirror, Friday's Child, Amok Time.

Star Trek 4

Published: July 1971.
Cover artist: Lou Feck.
Contents: A Piece of the Action, All Our Yesterdays, The Enterprise Incident, The Menagerie, Journey to Babel, The Devil in the Dark.

Star Trek 5

Published: February 1972.
Cover artist: Mitchell Hooks, signed M. Hooks.
Contents: Whom Gods Destroy, The Tholian Web, Let That Be Your Last Battlefield, This Side of Paradise, Turnabout Intruder, Requiem for Methuselah, The Way to Eden.

Star Trek 6

Published: April 1972.
Cover artist: Lou Feck.
Contents: The Savage Curtain, The Lights of Zetar, The Apple, By Any Other Name, The Cloud Minders, The Mark of Gideon.

Star Trek 7

Published: July 1972.
Cover artist: Signed CHB
Contents: Who Mourns for Adonais?, The Changeling, The Paradise Syndrome, Metamorphosis, The Deadly Years, Elaan of Troyius.

Star Trek 8

Published: November 1972.
Cover artist: Lou Feck.
Contents: Spock's Brain, The Enemy Within, Catspaw, Where No Man Has Gone Before, Wolf in the Fold, For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky.

Star Trek 9

Published: August 1973.
Cover artist: Eddie Jones.
Contents: Return to Tomorrow, The Ultimate Computer, That Which Survives, Obsession, The Return of the Archons, The Immunity Syndrome.

Star Trek 10

Published: February 1974.
Cover artist: Eddie Jones, signed as S. Fantoni.
Contents: The Alternative Factor, The Empath, The Galileo Seven, Is There in Truth No Beauty?, A Private Little War, The Omega Glory.

Star Trek 11

Published: April 1975.
Cover artist: Eddie Jones, signed as S. Fantoni.
Contents: What Are Little Girls Made Of?, The Squire of Gothos, Wink of an Eye, Bread and Circuses, Day of the Dove, Plato's Stepchildren.

Star Trek 12

Published: Novemeber 1977.
Cover artist: Eddie Jones
Contents: Patterns of Force, The Gamesters of Triskelion, And the Children Shall Lead, The Corbomite Maneuver, Shore Leave.
ISBN 0-553-11382-8

Covers: Spock Must Die!

2011-08-08T18:31:00.011+01:00

Spock Must Die! was Bantam Books first original Star Trek novel, first published in 1970. It was written by James Blish, who had by then already written several of Bantam's Star Trek novelization anthologies. The book was later reprinted many times by Bantam, by Corgi in the UK, and in French, German and Italian translations.

Original 1970 edition

Publisher: Bantam Books
Cover: Photomontage

1972 Williams-Verlag German translation

Title: Enterprise 7
Publisher: Williams-Verlag
ISBN 380710029
Cover artist: Eddie Jones, signed as S. Fantoni
Language: German
Number 7 in Williams-Verlag's Enterprise series. The only book in the series that is not a reprint of one of Blish's adaptation anthologies.

1974 Corgi reprint

Publisher: Corgi Books
ISBN 0-552-09498-6

1978 Bantam reprint

Publisher: Bantam Books
ISBN 0553125893
Cover artist: Bob Larkin

1978 Star Trek Reader omnibus

Title: The Star Trek Reader IV
Publisher: E. P. Dutton
ISBN 052520962X
Cover artist: Eddie Jones, signed as S. Fantoni
Note: This is a hardcover omnibus, also containing the novelization anthologies Star Trek 10, and Star Trek 11.

1984 Bantam reprint

Publisher: Bantam Books
ISBN 0-553-24634-8
Cover artist: Bob Larkin, reuse of 1979 edition artwork.

1984 Corgi reprint

Publisher: Corgi Books
ISBN 0-552-09498-6

1988 Goldmann-Verlag German translation

Title: Spock Muß Sterben!
Publisher: Goldmann-Verlag
ISBN 3-442-23742-4
Cover artist: Bob Larkin, reuse of 1979 edition artwork.
Language: German
Translator: Hans Maeter and Hermann Urbanek
Number 12 in Goldmann-Verlag Raumschiff Enterprise series
Note: There seem to be two different versions of this book, but as far as I can tell both have the same ISBN and publication date. One of my readers has suggested the top cover was the one used in the first printing of the book, and that subsequent reprints used the second version of the cover.

1998 Garden Editoriale Italian translation

Title: Spock Deve Morire
Publisher: Garden Editoriale
Cover artist: Bob Larkin, reuse of 1979 edition artwork.
Language: Italian
Translator: Annarita Guarnieri
Number 5 in Garden Editoriale's Star Trek series
The book also contains an adaptation of Patterns of Force, and articles on Vulcan physiology and Star Trek: The Next Generation

1993 Fleuve Noir French translation

Title: Spock Doit Mourir
Publisher: Fleuve Noir
ISBN 2-265-04787-2
Cover artist: Bob Larkin, reuse of 1979 edition artwork.
Language: French
Translator: Gilles Dupreux
Number 3 in Fleuve Noir's Star Trek series

1999 Bantam reprint

Publisher: Bantam Spectra
ISBN 0-553-24634-8
Cover artist: Kazuhiko Sano

1999 Fanucci Editore Italian translation

Title: Spock Deve Morire
Publisher: Fanucci Editore
ISBN 8834707109
Cover artist: Kazuhiko Sano, reuse of 1999 Bantam reprint edition artwork.
Language: Italian
Translator: Annarita Guarnieri

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Translations: French Star Trek comics

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The following is a history of Star Trek comics published in France. So far various French publishers have reprinted: Eighteen comics originally by Gold Key Comics, these have been reprinted several times; Twenty-one comics originally from DC Comics' first Star Trek series; and thirteen iusses (three miniseries and one stand-alone) from IDW Publishing.

Éditions des Remparts: Les Héros de L'aventure (1972)
The first Star Trek comics published in French were found in a handful of issues of the second series of the magazine Les Héros de L'aventure, published by Éditions des Remparts in 1972. All were reprints of original Gold Key Comics titles; the first six issues.

Les Héros de L'aventure #2

Contents: K-G, Planète de la Mort.
Published: 11th June 1972.
Original: GK#1, The Planet Of No Return - 1967.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Les Héros de L'aventure #6

Contents: L'île du Diable.
Published: 9th July 1972.
Original: GK#2, The Devil's Isle Of Space - 1968.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Les Héros de L'aventure #10

Contents: L'invasion des Constructeurs...
Published: 6th August 1972.
Original: GK#3, Invasion Of The City Builders - 1968.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Les Héros de L'aventure #14

Contents: Danger sur la planète Metamorpha.
Published: 3rd September 1972.
Original: GK#4, The Peril Of Planet Quick Change - 1969.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Les Héros de L'aventure #18

Contents: La planète fantôme.
Published: 1st October 1972.
Original: GK#5, The Ghost Planet - 1969.

Cover art

Les Héros de L'aventure #22

Contents: Collision de planètes.
Published: 29th October 1972.
Original: GK#6, When Planets Collide - 1969.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Éditions des Remparts: Star Trek (1972)
At the end of 1972 Éditions des Remparts launched a stand-alone Star Trek series, which ran for twelve issues, until 1975, again printing French editions of Gold Key comics, continuing on in the original published order from where the Les Héros de L'aventure series left off.

#1: La Planète Vaudou

Published: December 1972.
Original: GK#7, The Voodoo Planet - 1970.
Cover: By Mario Caria.

#2: La Machine à Rajeunir

Published: January 1973.
Original: GK#8, The Youth Trap - 1970.
Cover: By Mario Caria.

#3: L'héritage de Lazarus

Published: February 1973.
Original: GK#9, The Legacy of Lazarus - 1970.
Cover: By Mario Caria.

#4: Le Sceptre du Soleil

Published: April 1973.
Original: GK#10, Sceptre of the Sun - 1971.

#5: Les Émotions Dangereuses

Published: May 1973.
Original: GK#11, The Brain Shockers - 1971.
Cover: By Mario Caria.

#6: La Planète Pirate

Published: June 1973.
Original: GK#12, The Flight of the Buccaneer - 1971.

#7: Le Voyageur de L'univers

Published: October 1973.
Original: GK#13, Dark Traveler - 1972.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

#8: La Mutinerie de L'Enterprise

Published: December 1973.
Original: GK#14, The Enterprise Mutiny - 1972.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

#9: Le Musée des Vaisseaux Perdus

Published: April 1974.
Original: GK#15, Museum at the End of Time - 1972.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

#10: La Journée des Inquisiteurs

Published: August 1974.
Original: GK#16, Day of the Inquisitors - 1972.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

#11: Les Hommes de la Caverne du Cosmos

Published: October 1974.
Original: GK#17, The Cosmic Cavemen - 1973.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

#12: La Planète Volée

Published: December 1975.
Original: GK#18, The Hijacked Planet - 1973.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Éditions des Remparts: Star Trek Albums(1970s)
In addition to individual issues Éditions des Remparts also published omnibus editions in the 1970s. These books were made by binding together individual issues, and over five books collected together all the comics published by Remparts in both the Les Héros de L'aventure and Star Trek series. One Star Trek issue was also bound in the first album of the Magnus series.

Interior example, with Star Trek #5 in Album #3

Star Trek Album N°1

Published: 1972.
Contents: KG, planète de la Mort, L'île du Diable, L'invasion des Constructeurs de Villes, and Danger sur la Planète Metamorpha.
Original: GK1: The Planet Of No Return, GK2: The Devil's Isle Of Space, GK#3: Invasion of City Builders, and GK4: The Peril Of Planet Quick Change - 1967-1969.
Cover: By Mario Caria.

Star Trek Album N°2

Published: unknown.
Contents: La Planète Fantôme, Collision de Planètes, La Planète Vaudou, and La Machine à Rajeunir.
Original: GK5: The Ghost Planet, GK6: When Planets Collide, GK7: The Voodoo Planet, and GK8: The Youth Trap -1669-1970.

Star Trek Album N°3

Published: 1973.
Contents: L'héritage de Lazarus, Le Sceptre du Soleil, Les Émotions Dangereuses, and La Planète Pirate.
Original: #9 The Legacy of Lazarus, #10 Sceptre of the Sun, #11 The Brain Shockers, and #12 The Flight of the Buccaneer -1971. Plus an issue of Magnus.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art for GK#4, with inserts by Mario Caria.

Star Trek Album N°4

Published: 1973.
Contents: Le Voyageur de L'univers, La Mutinerie de L'Enterprise, and Le Musée des Vaisseaux Perdus.
Original: GK#13 Dark Traveler, GK#14 The Enterprise Mutiny, and GK#15 Museum at the End of Time - 1972.
Cover: By Mario Caria.

Star Trek Album N°5

Published: unknown.
Contents: La Journée des Inquisiteurs, Les Hommes de la Caverne du Cosmos, and La Planète Volée.
Original: GK#16: Day of the Inquisitors, GK#17: The Cosmic Cavemen, and GK#18: The Hijacked Planet - 1972-1973.

Magnus Album #3

Published: unknown.
Contents: L'invasion des Constructeurs de Villes (plus three isues of Magnus).
Original: GK#3: Invasion of City Builders -1968.

Sagédition: Rin Tin Tin et Rusty (1978)
The next Star Trek comics published in French came in 1978, found in issues of the second series of the magazine Rin Tin Tin et Rusty published by Sagédition from 1970 to 1985; although all the issues with Star Trek content were published in 1978. All were again reprints of original Gold Key Comics titles, and all had previously been printed by Remparts.

Rin Tin Tin et Rusty #103

Contents: La Planète Sans Retour.
Published: August 1978.
Original: GK#1, The Planet Of No Return - 1967.

Rin Tin Tin et Rusty #104

Contents: L'astéroïde du Diable.
Published: September 1978.
Original: GK#2, The Devil's Isle Of Space - 1968.

Rin Tin Tin et Rusty #106

Contents: Le Legs de Lazarus.
Published: November 1978.
Original: GK#9, The Legacy of Lazarus - 1971.

Rin Tin Tin et Rusty #107

Contents: Les Jumeaux Suprêmes.
Published: December 1978.
Original: GK#5, The Ghost Planet - 1969.

Sagédition: Collection Présence de L’avenir (1978 - 1983)
Sagédition also started to publish a series of Star Trek omnibuses, Collection Présence de L’avenir, in 1978. There were three books in the series, all once again printing original Gold Key comics, and all had also been previously published by Rampart. In 1980 Segédition also published a French translation of Marvel Comics' adaptation of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

#1: Le Chemin des Etoiles

Contents: L'invasion des Constructeurs de Villes, and Danger sur la Planète Metamorpha.
Published: January 1978.
Original: GK#3 Invasion of City Builders, and GK#4 The Peril Of Planet Quick Change - 1968-1969.
Cover: Photomontage, including GK#4 cover.

#2: Le Voyageur du Cosmos

Contents: La Mutinerie de L'enterprise, Le Musée des Vaisseaux Perdus, and Le Voyageur de L'univers.
Published: January 1980.
Original: GK#14: The Enterprise Mutiny, GK#15: Museum at the End of Time, and GK#13: Dark Traveler (part 1) - 1972.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art for GK#15.

#3: Les Mutinés de L'espace

Contents: La Planète Volée, La Planète Pirate, and Le Voyageur de L'univers.
Published: April 1980.
Original: GK#18 The Hijacked Planet, GK#12: The Flight of the Buccaneer, and GK#13: Dark Traveler (part 2) - 1971-1973.
Cover: Original Gold Key cover art for GK#13.

Le Chemin des Etoiles

Published: 1980.
Original: The Motion Picture - 1979.
Cover: Original Marvel cover art.

Arédit: Star Trek (1985 - 1986)
Arédit were the next to publisher, producing eight omnibus editions of DC Comics' first series, translating the first twenty issues in the series and the first annual. Plus a stand-alone release of the adaptation of The Search For Spock.

#1: Odyssée dans L'espace

Published: Fabruary 1985.
Original: DC#1: The Wormhole Connection, DC#2: The Only Good Klingon..., and DC#3: Errand Of War (part 1) - 1984.
Cover: Uses the first page from DC#1.

#2: Mortels Alliés

Published: April 1985.
Original: DC#3 Errand Of War (part 2), DC#4 Deadly Allies, DC#5 Mortal Gods, and DC#6 Who Is Enigma? (part 1) -1984.
Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#4.

#3: L'origine de Saavik

Published: June 1985.
Original: DC#6 Who Is Enigma? (part 2), DC#7 Pon Farr, and DC#8 Blood Fever - 1984.
Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#7.

#4: Double Image

Published: August 1985.
Original: DC#9 Promises To Keep, DC#10 Double Image, and DC#11 Deadly Reflection (part 1) - 1984-1985.
Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#11.

#5: Suspense Intergalactique

Published: October 1985.
Original: DC#11 Deadly Reflection (part 2), DC#12 The Tantalus Trap, DC#13 Masquerade, DC#14 Behind Enemy Lines (part 1) - 1985.
Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#9.

#6: Le Commencement de la Fin

Published: December 1985.
Original: DC#14 Behind Enemy Lines (part 2), DC#15 The Beginning Of The End, DC#16 Homecoming, DC#17 The D'Artagnan Three (part 1) - 1985.
Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#12.

#7: Trafic Interplanétaire

Published: May 1986.
Original: DC#17 The D'Artagnan Three (part 2), and DC annual#1: All Those Years Ago - 1985.
Cover: Original DC cover art for DC annual#1.

#8: Repos et Récréation!

Published: June 1986.
Original: DC#18 Rest And Recreation, DC#19 Chekov's Choice, and DC#20 Giri - 1985.
Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#19.

Star Trek III: A la Recherche de Spock

Published: March 1985.
Original: Star Trek III: The Search For Spock - 1984.
Cover: Original DC cover art.

Delcourt (2009 - present)
After a long time without French translations, Delcourt began to publish IDW Star Trek comics in 2009. They have so far released three omnibuses of IDW miniseries, plus a special promotion copy of John Byrne's Alien Spotlight: Romulans, which was included with copies of the 2009 movie when it was released on DVD.

La Tactique Romulienne

Published: October 2009.
Original: Alien Spotlgiht: Romulans - 2008.
Cover: Original IDW cover art.

Compte à Rebours

Published: October 2009.
Original: Countdown - 2009.
Cover: Original IDW cover art.
ISBN 2756020125.

Spock - Réflexions

Published: February 2010.
Original: Spock: Reflections - 2009.
Cover: Montage of images by David A. Williams from retail incentive covers of the second and third issues of Spock: Reflections, plus the Enterprise-E by David Messina from interior pages of Countdown #2 and/or #4.
ISBN 2756021075.

Leonard McCoy

Published: April 2011.
Original: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor - 2010.
Cover: Montage, using Joe Corroney's images of Kirk and McCoy from the cover of Burden of Knowledge #4.
ISBN 2756025089.

Sources: Comics VF, Wiki PF, Webtopaz, USS Saga, Comic Books Check List, Comics France, Comic Box

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Covers: Mission to Horatius

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Mission to Horatius, by Mack Reynolds, was the first ever original Star Trek novel, published in 1968. It was not the first novel, as it was preceded by James Blish's first book of novelizations the previous year. It was first published by Whitman Publishing, and a near identical reprint was produced by Pocket Books in 1999.


1968 cover

Original 1968 edition

Publisher: Whitman Publishing.
Cover artist: Sparky Moore.

Original artwork

1970 Franz-Schneider-Verlag German translation

Title: Notruf aus dem All.
Publisher: Franz-Schneider-Verlag.
ISBN 3-505-03876-8.
Language: German.

1999 cover

1999 Pocket Books reprint

Publisher: Pocket Books.
ISBN 067102812X.
Cover artist: Sparky Moore; reuse of original 1968 art, with minor adjustment to the text "AUTHORIZED EDITION".
Promotional slip-cover added.

1999 cover with slip

2000 Heel-Verlag German translation

Title: Notruf aus dem All.
Publisher: Heel-Verlag.
ISBN 3893658556.
Cover artist: Sparky Moore; reuse of original 1968 art.
Language: German.

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Intel: To Boldly Go

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Intel's To Boldly Go website was a promotional site for the 2009 Star Trek movie, it described itself as the "forward staging platform" at the Starfleet shipyard building the Constitution-class USS Enterprise. Upon entering the site the viewer could see several screens to the right, these included a link to a competition, and a link to the Starfleet Academy Archive, giving specifications on the USS Kelvin. Other screens in the bank were filled with static, presumably to include addition links to new features, however no such features ever appeared.

Original website: https://boldlygo.intel.com/
Launched: July 2008
Last known update: November 2008
Last active: unknown, at least May 2009
Memory Beta coverage

Content

Kelvin views - a 3D model of the Kelvin which could be rotated to examine from various angles.
Kelvin specs - while exploring the ships certain areas could be clicked on for further information:

"The Bridge"

"Phaser Turrets"

"The Kelvin’s phaser turrets can either fire bolts of high concentrated energy, or beams of less power to slice through the shield or hull of an attacking vessel. Plasma is passed to a phaser emitter resulting in a discharge of nadion particles"

"Nacelle"

"The Kelvin has a single warp nacelle housing the ship's warp drive engine. Two rows of massive semi-circular warp-field coils produce a powerful subspace field that bends space around the ship, allowing for faster than light travel."

"Impulse Engine"

"The USS Kelvin employs massive engines at sublight speeds. Full impulse power is approximately one-quarter of the speed of light, suitable for traveling within a single star system. Its four deuterium fusion reactors power the impulse engines."

"Navigational Deflector"

"Hangar Bay"

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