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Deep Space Nine’s “Emissary” in Review

An astonishing thirty-one years ago, we saw the beginning of a series that’s actually quite different than how we now think of Deep Space Nine. How does it hold up

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Star Trek: Picard’s Academy, Issue 4 in Review

It’s time to boldly go with Cadet Picard and his classmates as he ventures into space for the very first time. Does this issue engage the reader with warp-speed wit,

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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,

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An 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

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Star 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,

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Christmas 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

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The 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”.

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The 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”.

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Strange New Worlds’ “The Scorpius Run” Issue #2 in Review

The race gets off to a flying start, so to speak, in the second issue of this arc, but it’s not an easy one. The first leg is through an

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An Overview of Whitman/Gold Key Star Trek Comics

You could say that Star Trek’s first comics translation — by the company Western Publishing — was shaky. However, it paved the way to better things. Creating the Art The

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