A Sense of Doubt blog post #3449 - Legion of Superheroes and Star Trek - Star Trek Illustrated History - Comic Book Sunday for 2407.28
I was just going to post about the new Star Trek Illustrated History that I had to have and pre-ordered, despite being in a book buying freeze (though I think I used points). But then this is COMIC BOOK SUNDAY, so I need comic book content.
I just read the IDW Legion of Superheroes and Star Trek cross-over. It was surprisingly good.
Thanks for tuning in.
Nov 4, 2011 2:51 PM
Nov 4, 2011 2:51 PM
Star Trek, Legion
of Super-Heroes Mash Multiverses
Gene
Roddenberry's space explorers join forces with DC Comics' 30th-century
superteam in Star Trek: Legion of Super-Heroes, a six-issue sci-fi crossover
comic that seems strangely overdue. Check out Issue 2 in Wired.com's exclusive
preview gallery.
"Doing it made me wonder why no one had ever done it before," said Chris Ryall, editor-in-chief of IDW Publishing, which will release Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes No. 2 on Nov. 9. (Get a glimpse at the issue in the exclusive preview gallery above.)
"Star Trek once crossed over with the X-Men, which made no sense other than fiscal," he added. "But this is a science-based team of superheroes in the future crossing over with a team of space-faring explorers from the future. Once we figured out that there was actually a villain who appeared in both universes before, it became even more natural."
The oft-rebooted Legion of Super-Heroes first appeared in 1958 as 30th-century bench-warmers for Superboy; Star Trek's iconic Enterprise flew into our TV imagination in 1966. By the end of the '60s, both had been relegated to the rerun bin, so to speak, to lie in wait for their inevitable resurrections.
That happens in IDW's Star Trek: Legion of Super-Heroes – written by Chris Roberson, with art by Jeffrey and Philip Moy, and covers by Phil Jimenez – which finds the time-traveling crews crossing dystopias.
"Both universes merge together to create an all-new reality, and all new villains made up of characters from both continuities," said Ryall, who's got more such merges in mind.
"Of the properties we control, I'd love to pair up the Transformers with DC's Justice League or Marvel's Fantastic Four," he said. "But I think the world is demanding to see our Zombies vs. Robots crossover with Image Comics' The Walking Dead."
Engage your own Star Trek crossovers in the comments section below. (We're pulling for Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner, another '60s sci-fi classic taken out of circulation all too soon.)
Images courtesy IDW Publishing
'Star Trek: The Illustrated Oral History' goes behind the scenes with the eclectic crew of the original Enterprise
For most Trekkies, classic "Star Trek" begins and ends with the eclectic crew of "Star Trek: The Original Series."
NBC's pioneering sci-fi show ran from 1966 to 1969. But its essence continued in 1973's "Star Trek: The Animated Series" and ran through a half-dozen "Star Trek" big-screen feature films, which rolled out in theaters between 1979 and 1991.
The iconic series — which broke many boundaries involving race, sex, politics and religion — has had a tremendous resurgence lately, in the form of IDW Publishing's "Star Trek" comic books, Paramount+ offerings such as "Star Trek: Discovery," "Star Trek: Picard," and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," in addition to animated fare including "Star Trek: Prodigy," "Star Trek: Lower Decks," and bite-sized "Short Treks." And don't forget the dynamic new gaming options like "Star Trek: Resurgence!"
To reflect on the complex origins of it all and pay homage to Gene Roddenberry's "Wagon Train To The Stars," London-based Titan Publishing is delivering a new 96-page hardback volume tracing "Star Trek's" deep imaginative roots in "Star Trek: The Illustrated Oral History: The Original Cast."
Here's the official description:
"The story of 'Star Trek' as told by the people who know it best: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and the cast and crew! This lavishly illustrated oral history of the 'Star Trek' phenomenon covers the exploits of the original crew across three seasons of live action television, two seasons of animated adventures and the six movies.
Just putting this here because.... WANT!!
There's also a cap that's $10 with any other purchase.
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