Friday, 26 February 2016

Star Trek stories by Greg Cox

Page created 26th February 2016. Last updated 1st April 2020.

This is a list of Star Trek stories written by Greg Cox, who has written Star Trek prose and shorter form fiction for all the prime Star Trek series except Enterprise and Discovery, although the majority of his work focuses on characters and settings from TOS and TNG. Cox's settings tend to be quite wide ranging, particularly his TOS stories, which have been set in almost all of the major eras from the TV and film series, as well dipping into other time periods; perhaps most notably his Eugenics Wars books set in the 20th century.

Cox was also going to be one of the authors of the first four adult novels set in the Kelvin timeline, having written a novel focused on Spock-prime in the new timeline, called the The Hazard of Concealing. Alas quite late in production all four of these books were cancelled (not before blurbs and preliminary covers were released however). Cox reused elements of his book later, in the TOS novel No Time Like the Past.

Outside of Star Trek Cox has written tie-in books for numerous other series, including Alias, CSI, and The 4400. He has also written novelisations of many movies and comic series.

The list below is of Cox's Star Trek stories, in all formats, presented in publication order.

Devil in the Sky
  • Notes: A DS9 novel featuring Horta, and Cox's first Star Trek book. Co-written by John Gregory Betancourt. This was the eleventh book in the DS9 numbered novel series.
  • Published: June 1995.
  • Purchase: Amazon.

Dragon's Honor
  • Notes: A TNG novel, co-written by Kij Johnson. This was the thirty-eighth book in the TNG numbered novel series.
  • Published: January 1996.
  • Purchase: Amazon.

Star Trek stories by James Swallow

Page created 26th February 2016. Last updated 18th August 2018.

This is a list of Star Trek stories written by James Swallow, whose work is wide ranging, including episodes of Voyager (the first and so far only British writer for Star Trek television), numerous novels and other shorter prose fiction for all the prime series except Enterprise, as well as several books-only series, and a Star Trek video game. Swallow has also contributed to several Star Trek magazines, including the Star Trek Magazine and Star Trek: Fact Files.

Beyond Star Trek, Swallow has written works for several other franchises, including prose and/or audiobooks from Doctor Who, Stargate, Warhammer, and several other series, as well as video game scripting, including Star Wars for Disney Infinity 3.0.

The list below is of Swallow's Star Trek stories, in all formats, presented in publication order.

One
  • Notes: Swallow's first Star Trek story, a Voyager episode. Swallow is uncredited, but pitched the story which was scripted by Jeri Taylor. The nebula in which this episode is set was later named the Swallow Nebula in the Star Trek: Star Charts, in honour of the writer.
  • Air date: May 1998.
  • Purchase: Amazon.

Memorial
  • Notes: Another Voyager episode. Again Swallow is uncredited, but pitched the story which was credited to Brannon Braga, with the teleplay wrtten by Robin Burger. 
  • Air date: February 2000.
  • Purchase: Amazon.

Saturday, 9 January 2016

Mondo Star Trek posters and albums

Mondo is an art company that obtained a license to produce Star Trek posters in 2010. Mondo's speciality is limited edition screen print posters inspired by popular culture, typically presented in retro styles. They also produce vinyl soundtracks, VHS videos, apparel, and other merchandise, all featuring original artwork. To date Mondo's Star Trek range has mostly included posters representing TOS, TNG, and Voyager, as well as small assortment of other merchandise including nuTrek designs.

Space Seed
  • Artist: Martin Ansin.
  • Format: 24 x 36 inch screen print with metallic ink. Edition of 300.
    • Variant: Printed on wood. Edition of 35.
  • Release date: 2010.

The Trouble with Tribbles - Spock
  • Artist: Olly Moss.
  • Format: 18 x 24 inch screen print. Edition of 350.
  • Release date: 2010.

Wednesday, 6 January 2016

DST Starship Legends electronic starship toys

Starship Legends is a long running series of electronic Star Trek starship models produced by Diamond Select Toys. The line was launched by Art Asylum in 2002, and has continued following the company's acquisition by DST. Typically models feature both light and sound play features (although a small number of variants omit these), and come with a display stand.

All the ships so far released have seen numerous variants, including movie and episode specific releases, as well as battle damaged, mirror universe, and cloaking effects. While some of these variants have been achieved by new print applications or different coloured plastics, many have made use of additional tooling to allow for significant physical variations, such as details of refits, or additional landing gear parts.

As demand for the ships has remained high, DST have regularly reissued ships, often taking the opportunity to improve paint applications, and implement more advanced electronic systems, allowing a larger range of sound effects (including voice clips which earlier releases did not feature), the ability to switch lights to stay on for a prolonged period, and long ambient noise sound clips.

The list is arranged in release order for the first variant of each model, with later variants listed directly after, so that each class of ship is listed together.

Enterprise NX-01

ISS Enterprise NX-01 (mirror universe)
  • Description: Mirror universe version of the Enterprise, based on the episodes In a Mirror, Darkly.
  • Releases: 2006.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com, Amazon.de.

Sunday, 3 January 2016

Star Trek postage stamps

Postage stamps featuring Star Trek designs have been produced by numerous countries around the world, and have drawn inspiration from most of the Star Trek series (the only on-screen series not represented now are Discovery and TAS) featuring various characters, ships, and other icons of the series. As most special design stamps are released to appeal to a collectors market, many of the Star Trek designs have been released in souvenir miniature sheets, many featuring the stamps as part of a larger design.

This list is organised in reverse release order, with the newest designs at the top of the page.

Gold Key Comics stamps (set 3)
  • Overview: Set of six stamps featuring covers of Gold Key Comics. Released on a miniature sheet.
  • Country of issue: Marshall Islands.
  • Date of issue: 30th April 2019.

Gold Key Comics stamps (set 2)
  • Overview: Set of six stamps featuring covers of Gold Key Comics. Released on a miniature sheet.
  • Country of issue: Grenada.
  • Date of issue: 30th April 2019.

Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Star Trek Femme Fatales statues

Femme Fatales is a range of nine-inch tall PVC statues of female characters from popular culture, produced by Diamond Select Toys. Among the range DST have released several Star Trek characters.

Seven of Nine

Deanna Troi

Star Trek Mystery Minis figurines

Mystery Minis are a range of small (two-and-a-half inch tall) figurines made by Funko. They are released in blind boxes, in series of a dozen or more different designs, themed either on a single popular culture franchise, or pulling from many sources in sets based on genres.

Star Trek characters have so far appeared in three different Mystery Minis releases: Crossovers as part of The Big Bang Theory range, and in two series of science fiction characters.

Sheldon Cooper

Leonard Hofstadter

Sunday, 6 December 2015

Perth Mint Star Trek coins

Page created 6th December 2015. Last updated 12th November 2019.

In 2015 Perth Mint began releasing Star Trek coins; so far they have offered designs representing all the live action television series, featuring both characters and ships.

Initial releases came in pairs, one captain and one ship coin, offered both individually, and as a two-pack (see packaging examples at the bottom of this list). Subsequently there have been a variety of additional coins focusing on particular characters, episodes, and anniversaries.

Most of the coins feature colour print sections, either used to frame a low relief representation of the main subject of the coin, or forming the main design itself, additional details are formed in low relief details around the printed sections.

Each coin is legal tender of Tuvalu, with a face value normally of one or two dollars, although there has also been one eight dollar and one one-hundred dollar coin. Most of the coins have been cast in silver however, so are sold for significantly higher than this price. Lower price point versions has also been produced in bronze, and one coin offered in gold.

This list is in release order of the original release of each design, with any reissues noted alongside the original release.


Captain Kirk and the USS Enterprise
  • Notes: This was Perth Mint's first release, a pair of coins offered both individually and as a two-pack. Additionally the Enterprise coin was reissued later in bronze, as part of a coin and stamp set.
  • Edition: 5000 each individually (silver). 1500 as two-pack (silver). 7500 stamp and coin set (bronze).
  • Material: One ounce silver, or aluminium bronze in stamp and coin set.
  • Face value: One Tuvalu dollar.
  • Release date: February 2015 (silver), May 2016 (stamp and coin set).
  • Coverage: Details and images.
  • Purchase:

Captain Picard and the USS Enterprise-D
  • Edition: 5000 each individually. 1500 as two-pack.
  • Material: One ounce silver.
  • Face value: One Tuvalu dollar.
  • Release date: May 2015.
  • Coverage: Details and images.
  • Purchase:

Friday, 20 November 2015

Borg Cube models

This is a list of various toys, models, ornaments, and other products based on the Borg Cube, and Borg Tactical Cube. First seen in the first ever Borg episode, Q Who, the Cube is perhaps the most recognisable icon of the Borg Collective. Its simple geometric silhouette belays the incredibly intricate detailing of the hull, which has resulted in mixed results when recreating the design in the various forms listed below.

Attack Wing gaming miniature
  • Format: Oversized gaming miniature, one of the largest models in the Attack Wing game. A new edition is due in 2016, featuring a port from which a Borg Sphere can launched.
  • Maker: Neca Wizkids.
  • Release date: December 2014.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com. 

Eaglemoss model (Tactical Cube)

Thursday, 5 November 2015

Star Trek: Gold Key Archives comic omnibuses

The Gold Key Archives is a series of Star Trek comic omnibuses published by IDW Publishing from 2014 onwards. Each hardcover book collects six issues from the first ever series of Star Trek comics, originally published by Gold Key Comics from 1967 to 1979.

The Gold Key Comics have previously been printed in omnibus books, by Golden Press in the 1970s, as Enterprise Logs, and Checker Books' The Key Collection, in the 2000s - Neither series managed to reprint the entire run. What sets the Gold Key Archives apart from both previous efforts is the substantial remastering of the artwork, replacing previously quite drab reproductions with vibrant, clean, and crisp new colouring.

Each book features new cover artwork by Michael Stribling, and new introductory texts from a variety of contemporary Star Trek comics experts. Some volumes also feature short biographies of the original creators.

Gold Key Archives, Volume 1

Gold Key Archives, Volume 2