Royal Canadian Mint Star Trek coins

Page created 16th May 2016. Last updated 15th July 2018.

In 2016 the Royal Canadian Mint launched a series of Star Trek coins, initially offering a variety of designs to celebrate the 50th anniversary of TOS, and later releasing coins based on other parts of the franchise. Most of the coins were issued in precious metals, and were therefore sold for prices much higher than their given face values. Several coins have offered innovative features, such as being made in unique shapes, or glow in the dark printing.

This is a list is ordered in descending face value.

Starfleet delta

• Face value: $200.
• Material: Gold.
• Mintage: 1500
• Release date: September 2016.
• Coverage: Images.
• Purchase: Amazon.

USS Enterprise

• Face value: $100.
• Material: Silver (10oz).
• Mintage: 1000
• Release date: October 2017.
• Coverage: Images.
• Purchase: Amazon.

Star Trek: New Visions photo-comics

New Visions is a unique series of Star Trek: The Original Series comics created by John Byrne and published by IDW, starting in 2013. Each issue is painstaking created using stills from the television series, to create new episodes in comic-book form, using all the original actors, sets, props and more, exactly as they appear on-screen. The books are perfect bound, and also about twice the length of a typical comic, with each issue normally featuring a forty-two page story (a few have comic in slightly longer or shorter).

The series began as an experiment on Byrne's part, who set out to create a photo-comic adaptation of the first aired TOS episode, The Man Trap. Realising he had hit on something, Byrne then began to work on an original story, and soon enough IDW picked up the idea, with the first story published as a one-off annual (IDW's first Star Trek annual in fact). The series gained it's title in the second story, issue one of New Visions, although later reprints of the annual also used the New Visions title. New Visions became IDW's second ongoing Star Trek comic series (following the nuTrek series), and is released on a roughly bimonthly basis; although has been subject to frequent shuffling on the release schedule that has led to it not quite keeping up to that release frequency.

As the series has progressed so has Byrne's technique, while early issues typically used sets as available from screencaps, Byrne quickly began to expand his options by creating new CGI environments, ships, and even characters. Similarly his photo-manipulations have become ever more complex as he seeks to create unique scenes with characters and poses that do not exist straight from the screen. Occasionally Byrne has also made use of new photography to add in guest characters using new actors.

The list below is of all the New Visions issues, in release order. In addition to the individual issues, the second omnibus book of the series also features a bonus story, Eye of the Beholder, in which Captain Kirk visits both the Gold Key and TAS realities.

Annual: Strange New Worlds

• Notes: Byrne's first photo-comic, released as a stand-alone annual. The story is a sequel to Where No Man Has Gone Before, featuring the return of Gary Mitchell, several years after the events of the episode. Later reprints added the New Visions title.
• Published: December 2013.
• Coverage: First details and sample pages, excerpt.
• Purchase: Amazon.com.

#1: The Mirror, Cracked

• Notes: First issue of the New Visions series, and a sequel to the original mirror universe episode, Mirror, Mirror.
• Published: May 2014.
• Coverage: First panels, more panels, Klingon interiors, title and tease page, panel breakdown and virtual sets, ongoing series, author comments and virtual set, solicitation cover and blurb, press release and updated cover, excerpt.
• Purchase: Amazon.com, Things From Another World, iTunes. 

Star Trek books and stories by Dayton Ward

Page created 2nd May 2016. Last updated 25th December 2018.

This is a list of Star Trek stories and books written by Dayton Ward, who has written numerous novels and novellas, as well as a comic, non-fiction books, and many articles for various Star Trek magazines and StarTrek.com.

Ward's first published Star Trek work was a winning short story in the Strange New Worlds writing contest, which he won places in for two further consecutive years. Following this Ward became a regular writer for the SCE ebook novella series, and also began to work with his regular writing partner Kevin Dilmore. Ward has since gone on to write numerous Star Trek novels as well as other shorter fiction, with a particular focus on TOS and TNG stories. Together with Dilmore, fellow author David Mack, and editor Marco Palmieri, Ward also co-created the Vanguard, and later Seekers series, with Ward-Dilmore and Mack writing alternate books in both series.

The list below is of Ward's Star Trek stories and books, presented in publication order.

Reflections

• Notes: A TOS short story, and Ward's first Star Trek story. A winning entry in the first ever Strange New Worlds writing competition and subsequent anthology book.
• Published: July 1998.
• Purchase: Amazon.

Almost... But Not Quite

• Notes: A Voyager/Department of Temporal Investigations short story. From the Strange New Worlds II anthology.
• Published: May 1999.
• Purchase: Amazon.

Mega Construx Star Trek construction toys

Page created 17th March 2016. Last updated 14th September 2018.

Mega Construx, previously known as Mega Bloks, is a construction toy company, which produces toys using plastic bricks and other interchangeable elements, compatible with Lego and other similar products. Mega Bloks have twice held a license to produce Star Trek construction sets, having produced a single set in 2004, and a range of sets from 2016 to 2018 (in which time the brand changed names).

So far their sets have drawn their subject from TOS and TNG, and broadly fall into four categories: Models of ships, playsets with figurines, individually released micro action figures in their Heroes range, and larger brick-built figurines in their multi-franchise Kubros range. This list is arranged into those four categories, in release order within each section.

Model ships

USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D

• Notes: A large model of the Enterprise-D, and the one and only Star Trek set released by Mega Bloks when they first had the license in 2004. Released as part of the Pro-Builder range of large models.
• Number of parts: 945.
• Figurines: Captain Picard.
• Release date: 2004.
• Purchase: Amazon.

Klingon D7 class battle cruiser

• Notes: The TOS Klingon battle crusier.
• Number of parts: 351.
• Figurines: Kor the Klingon.
• Release date: April 2016.
• Coverage: Images, box.
• Purchase: Amazon, Entertainment Earth.

Star Trek parody books

In the 2010s there has been a steady stream of official Star Trek parody books, each taking a unique and light-hearted spin on the Star Trek universe. Continue below for details of them all. This list is presented in reverse publication order, with the latest books at the top of the page.

Star Trek: The Next Generation Cats

• Notes: A book of illustrations, reimagining the TNG crew as cats; sequel to the previous TOS book.
• Artist: Jenny Parks.
• Published: Chronicle Books.
• Published: March 2018.
• Coverage: Cover and excerpt, excerpt.
• Purchase: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr.

Star Trek Cats

• Notes: A book of illustrations, reimagining the TOS crew as cats. Art from the book has inspired a whole range of spin-off products.
• Artist: Jenny Parks.
• Published: Chronicle Books.
• Published: February 2017.
• Coverage: Excerpt.
• Purchase: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr.

Star Trek comic strips omnibuses

Some of the rarest and least known Star Trek comics were published as strips, as part of other publications. Thanks to the way they were distributed, and the relative obscurity of those publications (either only printed in the UK, or a handful of US newspapers), these strips were largely lost to time. Until the 2010s when IDW's Library of American Comics imprint started work to resurrect them. The result is a series of high quality reproductions of those long lost prints, in large hardcover volumes. This is a list of those books.

In the UK, in the late-60s and early-70s, some of the first ever Star Trek comics were published in weekly issues of magazines such as Joe 90: Top Secret, TV21, and Valiant, printed alongside other sci-fi and adventure series. This series started before Star Trek had even aired in the UK, and like their US contemporaries, the Gold Key Comics, often didn't have the strongest grasp on the themes and styles of Star Trek, often seeming quite out of character with the series we now know.

Later in the US, in the late-70s and early-80s, another series of strips was brought to life, syndicated to various newspapers. These strips were mostly set in the then present day of Star Trek, in the period of The Motion Picture.

Star Trek: The Newspaper Comics, Volume 1

• Notes: First of two books reprinting the US newspaper strips, this volume contains the first ten story arcs, originally published from 1979 to 1981. Also included are several artist audition strips and adverts for the series, as well as reproductions of a series of strips uniquely originally published in McDonalds Happy Meals.
• Writers: Thomas Warkentin, Tom Durkin, Peter Jacoby, and Sharman DiVorio. Artists: Thomas Warkentin, and Ron Harris.
• Published: December 2012.
• Coverage: Excerpt.
• Purchase: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp, Things From Another World.

Star Trek: The Newspaper Comics, Volume 2

• Notes: Second book of the US newspaper strips, containing the final ten story arcs, frst published from 1981 to 1983. Also includes several artist audition strips, and a lexicon of subjects from the entire series.
• Writers: Sharman DiVono, Larry Niven, Martin Pasko, and Gerry Conway. Artists: Ron Harris, Padraic Shigetani, Bob Myers, Ernie Colon, Dick Kulpa, Alfredo Alcala, and Serc Soc.
• Published: September 2013.
• Coverage: Excerpt.
• Purchase: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp, Things From Another World, Forbidden Planet.

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.

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.

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

• Description: The main ship from the series Enterprise, and the first ship released by Art Asylum.
• Releases: First released in 2002. A reissue is due in 2016, with an entirely new paint job and improved light and sound features.
• Coverage: 2016 edition lights and sounds video, 2016 edition packaging.
• Purchase: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Entertainment Earth.

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.