Author: Dan Leckie
Editor of WarpFactorTrek, Dan is an avid Star Trek fan who lives in Aberdeen, Scotland. Dan has loved Star Trek ever since discovering it in his childhood. He worked as an administrator, for six years, on the encyclopedic Star Trek website Memory Alpha, which involved studying the making of the various series and films. He has also written for the official Star Trek magazine, Star Trek Explorer; has qualified from a Star Trek course taught at Glasgow Clyde College; and coordinated the SubSpace Chatter (formerly The Scotch Trekker) YouTube channel, which regularly featured live interviews with the cast and crew of Star Trek.
Star Trek: Picard’s Academy, Issue 3 in Review
As Jean-Luc Picard’s time at Starfleet Academy continues, how does he fare in the third issue of the IDW comics mini-series about this era? Is issue #3 an unqualified success,
Read MoreAn Interview with Strange New Worlds Extra David Jones
Model-turned-extra David Jones appeared as a background actor in “Under the Cloak of War”, the eighth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ second season. What inspired this fledgling actor
Read MoreStar Trek: Picard – Countdown in Review
Published by IDW, Star Trek: Picard – Countdown offers a prelude to the associated television series, propelling us into Jean-Luc Picard’s most recent adventure. It was launched in November 2019,
Read MoreChristmas and Star Trek
Christmas has been explored multiple times in Star Trek. During the festive season, does Spock decorate the Enterprise’s Christmas tree with logical precision while McCoy grumbles about the illogical nature
Read MoreThe Animated Series’ “The Slaver Weapon” in Review
Before this episode, the Kzinti were referenced in “The Infinite Vulcan” and a member of the species briefly appeared as part of the Elysian Ruling Council in “The Time Trap”.
Read MoreThe Animated Series’ “The Ambergris Element” in Review
This episode’s writer, Margaret Armen, also wrote the TOS episodes “The Gamesters of Triskelion”, “The Paradise Syndrome” and “The Cloud Minders” as well as the TAS episode “The Lorelei Signal”.
Read MoreThe Animated Series’ “The Time Trap” in Review
Take time for this episode. It’s no trap! Log Entry The USS Enterprise explores the Delta Triangle, where many ships have mysteriously disappeared. Sensor disruption occurs and a Klingon warship,
Read MoreDerek Tyler Attico on Writing The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko
Fans learned so much about Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine but The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko — the first novel by author Derek Tyler Attico — takes
Read MoreThe Animated Series’ “The Terratin Incident” in Review
The fact this episode was written by Paul Schneider, who previously wrote such key TOS episodes as “Balance of Terror” and “The Squire of Gothos”, raises expectations for this installment.
Read MoreStar Trek: Picard’s Academy, Issue 2 in Review
Here’s a review of the story “Commit No Mistakes, Part 2”, which has the French subtitle “Hurler Avec Les Loupe” (bizarrely translated as “Howling With Magnifying Glasses”; presumably what was
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