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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (comic)

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• This is the comic book adaptation of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock .

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• Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
• Adapted by: Mike W. Barr
• Tom Sutton (pencil art)
• Ricardo Villagran and Rik Estrada (ink art)
• Michele Wolfman (color art)
• John Costanza (letter art)
• Howard Chaykin (cover art)
• Marv Wolfman
• Robert Greenberger (associate editor)
• Screenplay: Harve Bennett .

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Regular and recurring characters [ ], references [ ].

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REVIEW: IDW Publishing's Star Trek #3

As the USS Theseus is plunged into space-time chaos, time is running out for Captain Sisko to save the godlike aliens and his own humanity.

Star Trek #3

Someone deep in the galaxy is wreaking havoc in the Star Trek Universe, killing an alien race of godlike beings. Terrified for their lives, the gods have chosen their messiah -- Captain Benjamin Sisko . Sisko is more than familiar with the alien gods after spending time lost within the Bajoran wormhole -- and maybe even becoming a god himself. But his omnipotence is fading fast, and with the Prophets counting on him, Sisko will need all the help he can get.

A continuation of the five-part series from IDW Publishing, written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, with art by artists Ramon Rosanas and Joe Eisma, colors by Lee Loughridge, and letters by Clayton Cowles, Star Trek #3 follows Captain Sisko hot on the trail of the god-killers. But the hunt is derailed when mysterious malfunctions seize the ship in mid-warp. Sisko is determined to continue the mission and utilize his rapidly decreasing godhood. But the combined efforts of Vulcan Ensign T'Lir, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Montgomery Scott, and even Sisko's own son may not be enough to save him, Theseus, or the gods in time.

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Much of the issue focuses on Captain Sisko's humanity or lack thereof following his time in the Bajoran wormhole. Sisko is one of the most interesting and complex Captains in the Star Trek roster, and his would-be therapy session with Dr. Crusher is a fascinating interaction. Unfortunately, the rest of the issue is devoted to the mysterious space-time warp that throws the USS Theseus and the comic into chaos. After the strong introduction of the potential rescue mission, the narrative shift to the ship's malfunctions, making Sisko's introspection feel like a disruption and compromising this series' growing momentum.

This plot point surrounding the space-time warp is as chaotic for the reader as it is for the characters. The perspectives jump very quickly, and events speed by rather clumsily, making Star Trek #3 a frustrating read at times. Thankfully, the tag team of writers Kelly and Lanzing demonstrate some level of method in all madness. The uneasy friendship between Ensign T'Lir and the young Jake Sisko gets some time to develop, with T'Lir performing a decent homage to the poignant ending of Wrath of Khan. Ben Sisko gets a chance to describe his transformation towards godhood and his relationship with the Prophets as a Messianic archetype. Most welcome of all is Q's presence . He's simultaneously menacing and humorous, toeing the line between antagonist and trickster mentor. His snarky dialogue pairs beautifully with Captain Sisko's hot-blooded bluntness and leads to a satisfying conclusion that paves the way for subsequent issues to explore the much-anticipated murder mystery arc.

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The line art, courtesy of artists Rosana and Eisma, is clean, clear, crisp, and spare. It really shines in pages where the characters are allowed ample space to move, breathe, and interact. However, the heavy line weights used in the environments tend to draw the eye away from the main characters, who are drawn with modest, thin lines, causing them to fade into the background. The clean lines pair well with colorist Loughridge's equally elegant and muted palette. Backgrounds are colored with cool tones that bring depth to the artwork and help the bright characters stand out. Her color knockouts are particularly impressive, especially given the number of explosions in this issue. Color and light provide a great deal of dramatic tension and relief.

Equal parts compelling, chaotic, and complicated, Star Trek #3 is a wild roller coaster ride through a space-time malfunction. Although the issue seemed to derail at the start, Star Trek #3 has a surprising twist and some very strong characters who are as compelling as ever.

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STAR TREK III — and Captain Kirk’s Finest Moment

Posted By Dan Greenfield on Jul 20, 2016 | 3 comments

A transcendent moment in a film that deserves more respect…

STAR TREK MOVIE WEEK continues with Rob Kelly’s REEL RETRO CINEMA . Rob’s writing three — count ’em! — three columns this week: On Star Treks II, II and IV — the trilogy within the franchise’s movie slate.

To check out Rob’s piece on The Wrath of Khan , click here . For The Voyage Home , click here .

Rob and I also discussed The Wrath of Khan on his Film and Water Podcast . We had a great time going over the movie’s performances, themes and best moments. Click here to check it out . I think you’ll dig it.

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By ROB KELLY

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan  exceeded the expectations of everyone involved: the studio, the filmmakers and the audience.

But the person who came away the most surprised was Leonard Nimoy, who initially saw his death scene as a way to gracefully say goodbye to a franchise that he was sure had run its course. But after seeing just how well  Wrath of Khan  was received, he changed his mind and realized he wanted to stick around. With any follow-up story naturally focusing on the Spock character, he saw this as an opportunity to flex some creative muscle. Not only would he return in  Star Trek III  as Spock , he would boldly go where no Star Trek actor had gone before: behind the camera.

With so many story threads left dangling after  Wrath of Khan , it was a relatively easy job for producer  Harve Bennett to craft a new story, one that would find the Federation now dealing with the “galactic controversy” that is the Genesis Planet.  Using a discarded story idea from the earlier film, Kirk and his crew would become outlaws, defying their superior officers and stealing the Enterprise to go recover the remains of their  Vulcan pal and reunite him with his soul. At the same time, the Klingons get involved, led by the ruthless  Commander Kruge (Christopher Lloyd). 

Coming between the twin successes of  Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan  and  Star Trek: The Voyage Home, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock  has earned a reputation as a lesser film, one that’s…pretty good, but doesn’t compare to what came before and what would come after. I have always bristled at that, because I find  The Search for Spock  to be a crackerjack adventure, full of great moments, exciting adventure and, unlike a lot of sequels, actually changes the status quo for our characters, pushing them (and the diehard Trek audience) into new scenarios, forcing them to change and evolve.

Unlike  The Wrath of Khan , whose budgetary limitations kept the film to being essentially a two-hander,  Search for Spock  fully immerses itself in the world of Star Trek . We are introduced to the Excelsior, a new ship that supposedly outclasses the Enterprise in every way. We meet dozens of new Starfleet officers, one of whom, Admiral Morrow (Robert Hooks) finds himself in the unenviable position of having to say “no” to James T. Kirk .  David Marcus (Merritt Butrick) and  Saavik  ( Robin Curtis , replacing Kirstie Alley ) are now assigned to the USS Grissom, studying the new world created in the wake of the battle with Khan . We’re even treated to a return appearance of Spock’s father,  Sarek , who shows up like the Grim Reaper at Kirk’s door, demanding to know why his son’s body was not returned to Vulcan. 

It is this scene that kicks the whole story into gear, as Kirk decides he owes it to his best friend to accept “ Vulcan mysticism” on faith and see if Spock’s “Katra”, now seemingly residing in an addled Dr. McCoy , can be returned to his body. The entire plan—and the bridge crew’s involvement in it—is left off screen, leading to a lively set of scenes where Kirk and crew are a few steps ahead of the Federation —and the audience—while they steal the Enterprise . The lighthearted “caper” aspect of these scenes will end up being a stark contrast to what is to come.

Like a group of moths attracted to a flame, everything comes to a head at the Genesis Planet. David and  Saavik  learn that the whole planet is dangerously unstable, thanks to David cutting some corners during its creation ( Pro Tip: Don’t use Proto-Matter ). Commander Kruge  arrives just in time to kidnap them both, alongside a resurrected and now-teenage Spock . When confronted by the Enterprise, Kirk and  Kruge  engage in a game of cat-and-mouse, each trying to out think the other.  Kruge  then ups the ante by having one of his goons murder David on the surface of the Genesis Planet , leading to what in my opinion is William Shatner’s finest moment as Kirk. 

Upon learning his son is dead, Kirk retreats to the safety of his captain’s chair. Instead, he misjudges and trips, falling to the bridge floor. After a cutaway to  Kruge, we return to Kirk, who has turned his back on the view screen (and us), lost in utter despair. The rest of the crew stares at him in pity, as do we. Eventually Kirk  collects himself, finding a way to defeat  Kruge  and his men. He does this by pulling off a  Kobayashi Maru -style move, blowing up the Enterprise with most of the Klingons aboard. In just a few moments, this initially light-hearted adventure story has dealt our hero two titanic blows: the loss of his son, and the Enterprise. 

Frustrated that there was no chance to stage a  Kirk vs. Khan (what’s with all these K characters?)  mano-a-mano  scene in the previous film, the filmmakers made sure that  Search for Spock  featured a good old-fashioned fistfight. Kirk and  Kruge  face off on a Genesis Planet that resembles something from Dante’s Inferno , leading to the latter getting kicked in the face so hard he plunges into a river of lava. Good riddance.

The crew—now commanding a Klingon Bird of Prey —find their way to Vulcan , where a mystical ceremony leads to the return of the Spock they know and love. It’s here where we get our first glimpse of our director in his pointed ears, and when he raises a familiar eyebrow, it’s a cause for celebration. Spock is back, all is well—except it’s not. David is dead, the Genesis Planet has exploded, the Enterprise is no more, and our heroes are now outlaws. What’s next?

Even though Leonard Nimoy  had spent 20-plus years in the world of Trek , there were no guarantees he would know how to direct a major motion picture, especially one at this scale and with so many devoted fans. Freed from having to act in the picture (until the very end), he showed a keen understanding of what made a good Star Trek story, knowing to give our characters important, human-scale beats to play.

As I mentioned above, I truly think Kirk’s reaction to learning about David’s murder is the character’s finest celluloid moment. We seem him vulnerable as never before, but he still manages to pull it all together when the chips are down. McCoy’s reveal of just how he feels about Spock is touching, and Scotty, Sulu, Chekhov and  Uhura  all get some really great business (I chuckle every time I hear  Nichelle Nichols  say,  “Step into my parlor, gentlemen ” when her fellow lawbreakers arrive, looking to be transported onto the Enterprise ).  Christopher Lloyd, normally so gentle and eccentric on screen, is wonderfully despicable as  Kruge , yet also very funny. When alerted Kirk wants to discuss a cease fire, a lot of actors would just let the Klingon make-up do the acting and read  Kruge’s  retort as you might expect. Instead,  Kruge  tells his underling to “ Put him on screen,”  his voice dripping with sarcasm and surprise. It’s a genuinely laugh-out-loud moment.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock  was a big success, critically and financially, proving that  Wrath of Khan  was no fluke. After a failed cinematic launch, it became obvious that the Star Trek franchise was in good hands. Now all that was left to do was make a really good  Star Trek IV.

The Adventure Continues… 

Rob Kelly is a writer/artist/comics and film historian. He is the co-host of The Fire and Water Podcast (and the host of its sister show, The Film and Water Podcast ), the co-creator and writer of the award-winning webcomic Ace Kilroy , and the creator of the book Hey Kids, Comics!: True-Life Tales From the Spinner Rack . He still has his  Mego Gorn  doll.

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Author: Dan Greenfield

July 21, 2016

Agreed on all points. That is definitely Shatner’s greatest acting moment as Kirk. It’s fantastic. So moving, and yet he has to quickly pull himself back together, and become that unflappable hero again, just seconds after.

ST III was my fist Trek seen on the big screen, after my dad had introduced me to the TV series. He took me to see this and ST IV, and I every time I watch the Enterprise die, I can still hear his low but audible reaction “damn”.

III competes with Khan and Undisovered Country for my favorite Trek film. Thanks for giving it another spotlight. It deserves it!

It was a real nice touch to have Kirk reach for his chair only to topple to the floor when he learns of his son’s death. We were already sensing how Kirk was throwing his career away by returning for Spock. Now he loses his only offspring. He reaches back for that chair which always stood for his command and leadership and standing in his universe, but its no longer there for him. He crumbles to the ground, humbled and weak. How far has his hubris taken him? Being Kirk, however, he falls back on the only thing he knows: search for a new solution. He won’t be beaten, no matter how much he loses. Star Trek had been known for its great social and philosophical commentary, but this showed they could also do human drama extremely well. I was really moved by this one.

I also have a soft spot for TSFS. It has humour, action and drama. I was gutted for Kirk when David died – I actually didn’t like the little bit of the character of David that we had seen but that changed when he showed he had inherited his father’s courage and tries to save Saavik’s life. Shatner captured that moment so well.I felt his heart break. I also liked the ‘I have had enough of you’ kick in the face he gives Kruge. It was always going to come across as contrived that they succeed in getting Spock back at the right age etc etc but it is still a great film.

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Kirk and crew go after Spock, who's been affected in a most peculiar way by the Genesis wave! Also featuring the Klingons, Dr. David Marcus, Saavik, Sarek, the U.S.S. Excelsior's trial run and much more in the 64-page "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock." Script by Mike W. Barr (based on a screenplay by Harve Bennett), art by Tom Sutton, Ricardo Villagran & Ric Estrada. Inside back cover features photos from the film. Cover by Howard Chaykin. 64 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock's body. Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock's body. Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock's body.

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• Goofs [27:49]When Kirk checks the video logs to find the keeper of Spock's katra, the timestamp reveals that Spock melded with McCoy on stardate 8128.78. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) begins on stardate 8130.3.

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Star Trek: The Mirror War #8 (of 8) (32 pages • $3.99)

Written by Scott Tipton & David Tipton; art by Gavin Smith.

After splintering the Cardassian blockade with a bold, joint attack and help from old friends, the crew of the I.S.S. Enterprise moves to end the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance once and for all. Enter the Mirror Universe and witness the fate of the Terran Empire in this explosive finale of The Mirror War !

There will be three covers: A cover by J.K. Woodward, B cover by Amanda Madriaga, and a retail incentive variant cover by Mark Alvarado.

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Star Trek: The Trill (52 pages • $7.99)

Written by Jody Houser; art by Hendry Prasetya.

Someone is following Vanah, a research student and ex-applicant to the Trill Symbiont Initiate Program, after a life-changing event on a joint Trill-Federation science expedition. Delve into the world of the Trill in this suspenseful tale of tradition, independence, and survival.

There will be two covers: A cover Hendry Prasetya, and a retail incentive variant cover by Alexandra Beguez.

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The Picard limited series looks intriguing. I did notice in the solicitation that they’re calling Jean-Luc Picard “Captain” again and not “Admiral”. I wonder what happened and if it’ll be explained in the comic or in the TV show? The Trill comic looks good, too.

The Mirror War comic is good but I’m burned out on the Mirror Universe right now. It keeps showing up all the time now in the comics and the novels. It’s really starting to be not such a unique concept in Star Trek anymore. So, out of the 3 comics, the one I’m most excited for is the Picard: Stargazer one because I want to know why they’re calling him “Captain” again instead of “Admiral” and who the old friend is that shows up to lend him a hand.

My guess is the old friend is Riker. When I saw in the solicitation that there’s a problem with a pre-warp civilization that was once peaceful, immediately Mintaka III or Malcor III sprung in to my mind. The reason why I thought of Riker as being the old friend who comes to help out Picard is because he was the one whose cover was blown when he was on Malcor III in the episode First Contact. Mintaka III was personal to Captain Picard and that’s my reasoning for choosing that planet from Who Watches The Watchers?.

But, truthfully, it could be any planet from TNG that’s pre-warp. They did violate the Prime Directive a lot on there 🙂. I guess we won’t know until the comic comes out, right? Live long and prosper, Trekmovie 🖖.

I’m thinking the “captain” Picard thing is a mistake, muscle memory.

Some of these covers look really good, others look like fan fiction.

Yeah, the Star Trek IDW covers, in my opinion, have never been that great unless they’re by J.K. Woodward. He has painted some of the most beautiful Star Trek covers and interiors that I have ever seen in a Star Trek comic. And, yeah, it might’ve been a mistake. I know solicitations for comics aren’t always right 🙂.

Live long and prosper, Obi5Kenobi 🖖.

While it certainly could, it also says he’ll take the bridge, and if this is a segue into Season 3, where he’s back with the crew of the Enterprise, it’s not a stretch to think he might pull a Kirk and take a Captaincy of his old ship. Which makes sense now that Rios is gone.

I’m still hoping that S3 opens with the christening of the next Enterprise, and that’s what brings them all back together — and then some crisis breaks out. Introduce a new Enterprise, a new crew, spin it off a year or two later.

The comic is called Stargazer for a reason, AlphaPredator. It’s quite obvious the ship that Jean-Luc Picard takes command of is the Stargazer. Admirals can’t just demote themselves. That’s not what Captain Kirk did at all.

He took command of the Enterprise in The Motion Picture because Decker turned the Enterprise over to him but he was still an Admiral. He took command of the Enterprise in The Wrath Of Khan because Spock turned the Enterprise over to him but he was still an Admiral. He was still Admiral Kirk in The Search For Spock and The Voyage Home until the end of The Voyage Home when he was demoted in rank for stealing the Enterprise. He didn’t demote himself, the Federation President did that.

So Jean-Luc Picard currently holds the rank of Admiral, not Captain. He can’t just magically wake up one day and say “Oh, I don’t feel like being an Admiral today. I want to be the Captain of the Enterprise again” and then, wham, he’s the Captain of the Enterprise again. It doesn’t work like that. Maybe, in Picard season 3, he does take command of the Enterprise again?

Who knows, right? I don’t think the Enterprise is going to show up, though, unless Worf is still in command of her, which, if you read the book The Last Best Hope, then you know that Picard turned the Enterprise over to him. But from the little bit I’ve heard about season 3, I’m not sure if Worf is even still in Starfleet in the early-2400s. We’ll see when season 3 comes out, right?

I think you’ve also forgotten that the majority of these characters from TNG are retired, with the exception of Riker and even he was retired himself until the end of season 1 of Picard. The most likely scenario is that Picard will have to go on a journey for some reason (maybe something connected to Laris🤔?) and he will need the help of his old friends to do it. This is not gonna be a “let’s get the band back together” season of Picard and Sir Patrick Stewart even said that himself. He also said that not everybody from TNG will be on the screen at the same time, like it was on TNG.

Beverly Crusher is in 6 episodes. She is the only character so far to be in the majority of next season. If next season is gonna have a lot of legacy characters in it, not just from TNG but DS9 and VOY too, then that limits the time spent on screen even more for the TNG characters. They’ll probably all show up on screen together one time and that won’t be until the series finale of Picard, the very last episode of the series.

But, hey, we’ll see, right 🙂? Live long and prosper, AlphaPredator 🖖.

Please re-read my comment and you’ll see I was well aware it’s set on the stargazer. I am not reading the rest of your book, after you got such a basic starting point incorrect.

I read your comment. I just want to know why Picard is a Captain again and not an Admiral. Even when Kirk took command of the Enterprise, he was still an Admiral. But this solicitation clearly says “Captain Picard takes command of the Stargazer”.

I am simply curious as to why he’s a Captain again. I’m the one who left the original response here. I’m simply responding back to you because you are the one who said “maybe he pulled a Kirk”. Pulled a Kirk how?

Because, in the solicitation, it clearly says that he’s Captain Picard again and not Admiral. If Picard just simply took command of the Stargazer, then he would still be an Admiral, just like Kirk was. But the solicitation clearly says that he’s Captain Picard again and I’m just curious as to what happened. If you don’t want to read my responses, that’s fine. Don’t respond back to me if you don’t want to hear my answers.

Seeing as how you don’t want to read anything beyond a couple of paragraphs, I’ll close out my response now with live long and prosper, AlphaPredator 🖖.

My god, guys.

Johnny Diamond, if you don’t know the expression “drowning the fish”, please look it up.

Are you talking about me or are you talking about everybody that’s leaving responses here? Because I’m not “obfuscating” anything, alright? I made a response to an article and everybody wants to jump in and give their two cents. All I did was put down that I am intrigued to know why Picard is being called “Captain” again?

A simple enough question, right? Except now I’ve got people such as yourself trying to tell me that I’m hiding the truth. What truth am I trying to hide here, Silvereyes, huh? If you want to play smoke and mirrors, go find somebody else to do it with.

I’m a 42 year old grown man, I don’t have time to play games with you. Live long and prosper, Silvereyes 🖖.

A person who commands a ship, regardless of rank, is commonly referred to as Captain.

That doesn’t happen in Star Trek. I’ve been a full-on Trekkie for 31 years now and the ranks have always been differentiated from each other. When Commodore Decker took over the Enterprise during the episode The Doomsday Machine, the bridge crew still called him Commodore and not Captain. If you had read my replies, when Admiral Kirk took command of the Enterprise in the movies, he was always called Admiral and not Captain, until he was demoted, and then he was referred to as Captain again.

The only way to become a Captain in Star Trek is through either promotion, field commission, or the Captain makes somebody Acting Captain. If an Admiral is on the bridge of a ship with the Captain, the Admiral is still an Admiral and the Captain is still a Captain. Jean-Luc Picard has not been known as Captain Picard since Nemesis. In Picard season 1, Rios, who wasn’t in Starfleet at the time, even addresses Picard as Admiral.

For an Admiral to be called a Captain again after being promoted to an Admiralcy would be a sign of disrespect. But the solicitation clearly states that Captain Picard is back so I am inferring that something must’ve happened to Picard within the 2 year time gap that is coming up that had cause to lead to his demotion and I am hoping and wondering if that story will be explored, either in the upcoming comics or in season 3. Live long and prosper, Flodburg 🖖.

Nope. In TMP, he’s Captain once he’s in command.

Just because Admiral Kirk takes a field commission does not mean he’s an actual Captain. He is only Captain until the end of the mission and then he goes back to being an Admiral again. What this has to do with a comic book about the Picard series, I have no idea. I used Admiral Kirk as an example because he’s the only main character besides Picard that we get to see as an Admiral on screen (excluding Janeway’s return on Prodigy, which just started.) for any length of time.

But just because somebody takes a field commission does not mean that they stay in that position. Once the crisis is averted, they go back to their regular rank, which for James T. Kirk was Admiral. Live long and prosper, Jack 🖖🙂.

Well don’t forget in the beginning of PIC season 1, Picard was asking for a ship and crew and said flat out if needed he would accept a demotion to captain. Maybe that is what happened here? I hope not but…

I forgot about that, amirami. Maybe that’s what happened? I can see Jean-Luc Picard pulling a Captain Kirk and telling Starfleet that he doesn’t want to be anywhere else but on the bridge of a ship, specifically the Stargazer because that’s his first love, like Captain Kirk’s is the Enterprise. Picard was awestruck when he boarded the new Stargazer for the first time so I definitely can see that happening.

He never got awestruck with the Enterprise. He just kept wanting to blow her up in the movies 😄. But you can clearly see on Picard’s face in the season 2 premiere of Picard this look of like rediscovering his lost love. Live long and prosper, amirami 🖖.

Yeah. I mean if he does get voluntarily get demoted I can live with it. I just think it’s unnecessary that’s all. And it’s true that unlike Kirk, the Stargazer is Picard’s first love. I mean he said as much to Scotty in Relics.

Not that it matters, but I watched TMP twice this last weekend (the Wise re-issue and then, because I missed the goofy male computer voice, the original) — Kirk is called Captain once he assumes command (and Decker’s rank is temporarily reduced to commander).

Doesn’t happen in TWOK.

He was only a temporary Captain in TMP. Admiral Kirk was still Admiral Kirk as soon as they got back to Earth and all through the Enterprise’s second mission after V’Ger he was Admiral Kirk. He did not get demoted until Star Trek IV and then he was officially the Captain of the Enterprise again. All he did was take a temporary field commission back to the Captaincy so that he could get the Enterprise home safely and save the galaxy from V’Ger because Will Decker knew that he didn’t have enough experience to do it himself.

There are countless books and comic books detailing the Enterprise’s second mission after V’Ger and in every single one they call him Admiral Kirk until Star Trek IV and the Enterprise-A. Captain/Admiral Kirk is my favorite Captain/Admiral. I watch TOS every night and the movies on the weekends so I see the same thing you do. Just because he takes a field commission does not mean he’s permanently Captain of the Enterprise.

The above solicitation makes it sound like Captain Picard has been demoted, not given a field commission by Starfleet or the current Captain of the new Stargazer, like Will Decker did with Admiral Kirk. It clearly says “Captain Picard is back” with no clue given as to why they’re calling him Captain again and that was my point. I want to know, if Picard was demoted, what the story is behind that demotion. I’m not gonna argue a character’s history that I have been following since I was 12 years old 31 years ago.

If you’re still curious, I suggest you go and read up on Admiral Kirk’s bio on Memory Alpha. Live long and prosper, Jack 🖖🙂.

Someone probably finally demoted him for losing the Federation flagship on his watch to a century year old Bird of Prey and then on his watch building a failed evacuation fleet out of robots unnecessarily programmed to act as slaves

Hey, if you don’t like Picard, then don’t watch it. What do you get from spreading hate? I’m not here to talk trash about a fictional character. Picard’s made mistakes.

So have all the Captains. Captain Kirk is my favorite Captain and he blew up the flagship of the Federation himself on Genesis. Star Trek is all about second chances. Or did you not learn that after Picard was assimilated by the Borg in The Best Of Both Worlds.

If you don’t like Picard as a character, then don’t watch him or read about his exploits. That’s the power of choice, it’s as simple as that. No is forcing you to watch or read about Jean-Luc Picard. Live long and prosper, Cmd. Bremmon.

Bremmon’s comment in no way qualified as hate. Relax, kid. Not every comment has to agree with yours. That’s not the purpose of the board. Bremmon’s comments were completely fine. If you only want to read opinions you agree with, the Internet isn’t the place for you.

One, I’m not a kid, I’m a 42 year old man, I don’t appreciate you assuming that I’m a kid. That’s pretty rude!!!! Two, how do you know how Bremmon feels about the character of Jean-Luc Picard? He might hate the character or even dislike him, how would you know?

If he was being snarky or sarcastic, then he should definitely put an emoji next to his words that are supposed to be funny in his response. I do, so that people understand what I’m trying to convey. It’s not my job to read between the lines. I don’t know who Bremmon is and he doesn’t know who I am.

I’m just reading words on a screen. To me, his response sounded like he doesn’t like Picard. Maybe hate was too strong of a word? Maybe I should’ve used dislike?

Once again, I don’t know Bremmon and I don’t know you so I just read the words the way that I read them. If something’s meant to be a joke, then emphasize that it’s a joke because I’m not a mind reader. And I don’t need everyone to agree with my opinion. I don’t need to be told about the internet.

And while you’re at it, why don’t you go and say the same thing to Bremmon that you’re saying to me so that he knows in the immediate future that he needs to be more clearer in his responses. Live long and prosper, Lorna Dune 🖖.

OK. Breathe.

There would be no reason to say it to Bremmon. He didn’t say anything offensive. You, on the other hand, went ballistic for reasons that are not at all clear.

One, you called me “kid”. That gives me a reason to get mad. Would you like it if I called you “chick” or “babe”, I don’t think you would. I’m 42 , not 15.

I won’t calm down until you apologize for being rude, which you were. As for Bremmon, I wasn’t mad at him. I was just stating some simple facts. Reading his words, it comes across like he doesn’t like Jean-Luc Picard.

He talks about him losing the Verity and how the Synth attack on Mars was his fault, what am I supposed to infer from those words, huh? That certainly sounds like he dislikes Picard. He certainly has disdain for him. What offensive thing did I say, huh?

You know you’re one to talk. You’re the one being “offensive” here. You call me “kid” and I find that pretty disrespectful. Between the two of us, you’re the only one who’s writing offensive stuff here.

So why don’t you relax and take a chill pill, “babe”. Live long and prosper, Lorna Dune 🖖.

Yes you do “read words on a screen”, but maybe you should read “between” the words. That would give you a better understanding of the meaning, because you seem to be completely off-track in your responses. Perfect example, don’t assume that Lorna Dune is female… my eyes aren’t actually silver.

Hey, buddy, I’m not here to play games. I’m a 42 year old male dude. I don’t hide and play games. Lorna is a woman’s name. If a dude is hiding behind the name “Lorna”, well, that’s his business.

I don’t need to hide behind a false name because I am as real as it gets. When your name’s Johnny Diamond, you don’t have to hide behind any false identities. I am not here to figure out people’s identities. I don’t need to hide behind facets and masks and pretend to be someone I’m not.

And no, I don’t think you have “silver eyes”. How stupid do you think I am? Now you’ve just insulted my intelligence and you don’t even know me. I put a simple query on here about the solicitation for the Picard comic and a bunch of keyboard ninjas have turned it into something else.

If you don’t have anything better to do than come after a 42 year old man with medical disabilities, then how sad is that? I’m through with this entire conversation and this entire charade, period! Live long and prosper, Silvereyes 🖖.

Also, all I did was put down a simple query: I wonder how Captain Picard has become a Captain again? Somebody wrote back “Well, maybe he pulled a Kirk” and all I did was point out how that’s wrong to assume that because when Kirk took command of the Enterprise when he was an Admiral, he was still Admiral Kirk. So, if Picard did that, he would still be Admiral Picard, but, quite clearly, in the solicitation above, it says “Captain Picard is back” and I am wondering why that is. That’s it!

I haven’t “lost my point”. The responders to my message, such as yourself, have lost the point, not me. Live long and prosper, Silvereyes 🖖.

Ha. If Picard should be demoted for any reason it should be for letting Kirk die for no good reason :P

I hope the “old friend” isn’t a TNG crew member at all. I hope it’s like Nuria from Mintaka III or something weird like that

Yeah, I agree with you, amirami. It would be nice if the old friend was a more obscure character. But I doubt it will be because this leads into season 3 and we all know that the TNG crew factor heavily into next season and this comic is supposed to lead into that reunion that’s why I’ve got a funny feeling that the “old friend” is Riker. The solicit reads that Picard needs the help of an old friend because a pre-warp civilization is on the brink of war and I think that the pre-warp civilization that’s on the cusp of war belongs to the planet Malcor III from the episode First Contact.

In that episode, Riker’s identity was compromised so that’s why I’m speculating that he’s the “old friend”. It would be neat to see Nuria again. But they were way pre-warp on Mintaka III. They were running around with bows and arrows.

Whereas Malcor III actually had some level of technology to it because they discovered Riker’s identity, they just didn’t have warp capability yet. I seriously doubt that the Mintakans could’ve achieved anything resembling warp drive in 30 years. I just mentioned Mintaka III because that one and Malcor III were the first two planets that came to mind where Picard had to violate the Prime Directive on TNG. But, if I had to choose between the two, I think the planet that’s more likely to show up in the Stargazer comic is Malcor III rather than Mintaka III.

Live long and prosper, amirami 🖖.

Yeah, I’m sure it will be a TNG character too. I just think it’s an unoriginal Idea, even if it is meant to be a build up to S3. If it does have to be a TNg character tho I don’t want it to be Riker because that is even more unoriginal. We did Riker so much inn S1. I was Captain Worf of the Enterprise with Captain Picard of the Stargazer. Just like we had Captain Kirk and Sulu in ST VI.

The reason I bring up Nuria is because I can totally see that story. Starfleet sets up a new, better duck blind. They witness a new civil war brewing. 1 faction still believes in religion,, the other doesn’t because of the events of the Enterprise and faction A and waging war on faction B. Something that in a lot of ways parallels today.

That’s sounds good 👍! I’d read something like that. To tell you the truth, I have no idea what planet is going to show up in the Picard comic. I know that they violated the Prime Directive I think 8 times on TNG.

Any one of those planets could be the focus for the Stargazer comic. Your guess is as good as mine. But I am pretty sure that the “old friend” is not Worf. The remaining TNG characters that we haven’t seen are going to be saved for when they make their return during Picard season 3.

Plus, at this time in the Picard show itself, I don’t think Worf is in Starfleet anymore. I think he’s retired. I think they’re all retired and doing other stuff, like Riker was. Like Geordie is probably a professor at the Starfleet Corp of Engineers.

Worf I think might’ve gone home to Q’onoS. Beverly is the only one I’m unsure of because if she’s retired, then I can she her maybe doing some type of dancing school, like Gates McFadden does in real life. I don’t know but I am pretty sure that they’re all out of Starfleet. Remember we’re still in the era of Star Trek where there was a Synth attack on Mars so the other TNG characters probably got disillusioned with Starfleet, much like Picard did, because it changed so much from what they remembered of it.

That’s why I think Riker will be the one to show up in the comic because a) we’ve already seen him at this point in the timeline and b)this would be a way to bring Riker’s new ship, the U.S.S Zeng He, into the comics. Live long and prosper, amirami 🖖.

Picard: SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT

Hopefully, he’ll have a chance to say make it sew!

Why would he say “make it sew?” Is he a seamstress?

Naw he just needs a hobby for the winery,

Because “make it sow” suggests Picard has taken up riding a different farm animal.

Why do people keep calling these one-shots Alien Spotlight? That’s a different series from years ago. Not one of these covers say “Alien Spotlight” on them.

I’m just glad IDW is finally stepping away from the mirror universe. David and Scott Tipton are good writers and their older work is great. But this mirror storyline has gone on far too long and it’s getting very repetitive. IDW is only publishing a couple Star Trek titles per year these days and they’re wasting so much time on the mirror universe instead of telling stories about characters people actually care about.

Frankly, I have never found the comics themselves to be all that entertaining or well-produced. They have clever ideas and plots sometimes, and like here, they can be instructive as we speculate on future episodes/movies, but in and of themselves, not so much.

Frankly, i find it remarkable that it’s often the same people who call PIC or DSC poorly written who enjoy the comics.

“i find it remarkable that it’s often the same people who call PIC or DSC poorly written who enjoy the comics.”

That’s an absurdly over-generalized statement that is in no way supportable or based on reality. Star Trek comics have been published since 1967 and have a lot of fans, representing a very wide range of opinions about the TV shows. There is no correlation whatsoever between liking Trek comic fans and disliking PIC and DSC. Seriously, your comment is ridiculous.

I agree with your take on the Star Trek comics, Lorna Dune. I love them ❤️! They’re not all perfect but they’re fun to read because it’s Star Trek. One of the first comics I ever had was one of the Gold Key Star Trek comics, way back in the ’80s.

I was a very little kid when it came out so I can’t tell you what issue it was but it was near the end of Gold Key’s run with the license. As I got older, I collected the DC runs of TOS and TNG in the late-’80s and ’90s. I still have a lot of those comics and a good chunk of the IDW run so far. I enjoy the comics, just as much as I enjoy the novels.

I especially loved the Star Trek: New Visions comics/photo novels by John Byrne. Those were pretty cool👍!! Reading one of those stories was exactly like watching an episode of TOS. John Byrne did a fantastic job!

I love all of Star Trek because I’ve been a full-fledged Trekkie for 30 years now. I have grown to love the newer Star Trek shows the more I watch them. They’re not perfect but what is anymore. You can either move forward with the changes or allow the wheels of time to grind you into dust.

I’m not saying all the shows are perfect either. But I do understand that, in today’s TV, a lot of what goes on now is serialized so I let them tell their story and then I make a decision about it. And there are some stories that are rough to take and some that border on “canon breaking” but they’re the writers and it’s their Star Trek story that they’re telling so let them tell it, that’s how I feel. Live long and prosper, Lorna Dune 🖖.

I’ve never understood the need for somebody to comment on something they very clear dislike intensely. Surely there are more productive ways to spend your time that spreading negativity and judging others?

Not gonna lie, the Picard cover illustrations look…odd.

I was gonna ask. Who’s the bald guy on those covers?

I think he looks oddly more like Tom Hardy’s Shinzon than Stewart’s Picard.

Was thinking the same, at least about the first one. The second one looks the most lik Picard, but that’s probably due to the bald man looking old and having the dog there.

Picard looks way too young in the first one.

Regardless of rank, the commander of a ship is referred to as “Captain” in the Navy (and XOs can hold the rank of “Captain” as well.)

I feel as though this reply is supposed to be for me and my question above. It’s an interesting take but it still doesn’t answer my original question: why is Picard a Captain again and not an Admiral? My enquiry is about what happened, in story/canon, to Jean-Luc Picard for Starfleet to demote him back to being a Captain? Because that’s what the above solicitation makes it sound like, that he was demoted.

Your theory about the ranks has a flaw in it and that is that Star Trek has never played fast and loose with the ranks before, like apparently the Navy does. The only way to reach the Captaincy rank in Star Trek as far as I know, and I could be wrong about it for sure, is through promotion, field commission, or to be made an Acting Captain. The only way for an Admiral to become a Captain again in Star Trek is by demotion, just watch the TOS films. Admiral Kirk tried his hardest to get the Enterprise back, to be her Captain again, and Starfleet would not give her back to him until he was finally demoted.

In those movies and in the vast amount of TOS books and comics that follow those movies, Kirk is always referred to as an Admiral. They do not call him Captain again until he is demoted because that would be seen as a sign of disrespect. When Commodore Decker took over the Enterprise in The Doomsday Machine, the bridge crew didn’t call him Captain Decker, they still called him Commodore. So Star Trek doesn’t adhere to Navy rules when it comes to rank.

The Picard show and books and comics have consistently referred to Picard as either Admiral Picard or just Jean-Luc Picard, not Captain Picard. He has not been called Captain Picard since Nemesis. Even Rios called Picard Admiral in season 1 of Picard and he wasn’t in Starfleet at the time. So to be an Admiral is the highest honor in Starfleet and everyone recognizes that.

But for them to put in the solicitation that “Captain Picard is back”, then that means he must’ve been demoted somewhere along the line and that’s what I want to know. That’s the story I want to find out about. Live long and prosper, Herb Flynn 🖖.

I like the Kelvin comics but they died around the same time as the film series. There hasn’t been any post Beyond Enterprise A comics. Boldly go was a wasted opportunity.

The funny thing about the Kelvin comics was that they were set in the Prime universe and were supposed to be canon. But then Star Trek Picard came around and blew that idea out of the water.

Who is drawing those covers? Fans? None of the three look remotely like Picard.

I’m a little bothered Picard is being called Captain. One can be an Admiral and still command a Starship (see Riker in All good Things or Janeway in Prodigy). And something tells me this now means that Seven’s rank was only temporary.

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Everything about 'Star Trek' is a massive love letter to the franchise as a whole, picking through various characters and concepts to dive even deeper as the threads from various franchise entries are woven together into something greater. Yet, it works wonderfully to build things in its own fashion without being beholden to what might have come before. Any fan of the various series needs to be reading this book, and anyone looking to dive into Star Trek should as well because it's one of the best on the shelves. Read Full Review

The writing team made clever use of Q for this story and reuniting Q with Sisko was fun to see given that the characters have only encountered each other once and the DS9 series. The book leaves off with a fun tease for the next issue in which I think we will see Sisko visit a planet of Gods, hmm, I wonder if he will get to ask these gods if they need the use of his Starship. I'm pretty sure Scotty will have a word or two to say about that. All in all this story feels like a Star Trek story. Read Full Review

Rosanas and Eisma deliver some fantastic visuals throughout the issue and I love the style of the issue as well as the visual tension created. Read Full Review

Star Trek #3 is a nice issue to dive in to. You can pick it up without having read the first two and my gut says there's something more about this encounter to come. Only time will tell. Read Full Review

Comics fans and creators like to talk about how the medium is like television or film without budget restrictions. It's a flawed analogy, but Star Trek #3 is a near-perfect test case for it. The issue takes a tried and true Star Trek formula, the Q episode, and presents it in comic book form. What you get is all of the hijinks of a classic Q story, but with his omnipotence on display far beyond what television would ever have allowed. Read Full Review

The best issue so far. Kelly and Lanzing's writing for the classic character "Q" is perfect and fits perfectly to the main plot, adding mistery to the God's Killing problem. The final cliffhanger it's satisfying and keep the readers sticked to the plot.

This issue was a filler issue. Has Q but then does nothing with him and focuses on a Vulcan supporting character who is so uninteresting I don't remember his name and don't want to go back to look it up.

This book was just nonsense. It has no bearing on anything. I was completely bored, just waiting for it to get done. I did like the premise up until this point. This issue could have been completely skipped and no one would have noticed.

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The Star Trek Guide to New York Comic Con 2023

Join us at the comic convention this weekend!

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Star Trek returns to New York for New York Comic Con 2023 this week from Thursday, October 12, 2023, to Sunday, October 15, 2023, and we're inviting you to join our away team!

There are plenty of  Star Trek -themed activations, panels, and beyond throughout the NYCC convention floor.

StarTrek.com has a handy guide for navigating your way through the Terran surface known as Javits Center. We will be on the ground presenting all the latest news, stage events, and updates from every corner of the  Star Trek  universe. Stay up-to-date with everything happening on a minute-by-minute basis by following @StarTrek on Social.

Friday, October 13

• Star Trek : Boldly Going with IDW Publishing 3:00 – 4:00 PM | Room 408 The Eisner-nominated STAR TREK comics embark on a bold new mission with IDW Publishing, and there has never been a better time for new or lifelong fans to join the mission! Brand-new comics and info will be declassified as the brilliant minds behind the books unveil a spectacular selection of Star Trek stories for fans of any age to enjoy. Plus, a spooky sneak peek at HOLO-WEEN, Star Trek 's month-long celebration of Halloween! Comic fans, attending this panel is highly logical.

Saturday, October 14

• Star Trek Universe 1:45 – 3:00 PM | Empire Stage The fan-favorite Star Trek universe returns to New York Comic Con, featuring a special advance screening of an all-new episode from the current season of the hit Paramount+ original animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks , plus more exciting reveals and surprises for Star Trek fans in attendance.

CONVENTION FLOOR & MERCH

• Star Trek x Kid Cudi | Booth #2653 Star Trek represents a vast universe where “Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations” remains its proud legacy inspiring generations of fans with a celebration of cultural diversity and inclusion, scientific exploration, and the pursuit of uncharted frontiers. Star Trek is a cultural phenomenon generating stories that are both exciting and thought-provoking. Join us as we invite you to boldly go and Boldly Be. Fans visiting the Star Trek x Kid Cudi booth can peruse the capsule collection as well as get a first look at the Fortnite gaming experience. Learn more here !

Featuring  Star Trek -inspired mantras like “Live Long and Rage,” the Kid Cudi x  Star Trek  capsule collection will include tees, crewnecks, hoodies, a custom button-up t-shirt and a colorful leather varsity jacket with robust chenille and embroidery details.

The collection will debut at New York Comic Con on October 12 with a preorder window exclusively for attendees, followed by the global release on  shop.kidcudi.com  on October 16.

• Paramount+ | Booth #1723

Be sure to visit our partners at their booths for a look at their  Star Trek  merch, get glimpses of upcoming releases, and more!

• Fanhome / DeAgostini Publishing | Booth #4108
• Funko's Heavy Metal Halloween Booth | Booth # 1000
• Hallmark | Booth #3225
• Hero Within | Booth #1364
• Heroes and Villains | Booth #1335
• IDW Publishing | Booth #HB905, 1A8
• Insight Editions | Booth #3418
• RockLove Jewelry | Booth #1243
• Simon & Schuster Inc | Booth #3409
• Volante Design | Booth #2878

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Star Trek: Lower Decks streams exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. In Canada, it airs on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel. The series will also be available to stream on Paramount+ in the UK, Canada, Latin America, Australia, Italy, France, the Caribbean, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland and South Korea.

Spock Experiments on a New Set in First ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Image

Strange things are brewing in the Enterprise's new science lab.

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• Ethan Peck's Spock examines a strange lifeform in a new lab set on the USS Enterprise, in the first image from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3.
• Jonathan Frakes returns to the director's chair for Strange New Worlds , and calls one episode the "best episode" he's ever done.
• Season 3 will feature the classic Star Trek character Scotty, who made an appearance in the Season 2 finale.

Star Trek fans may have a while longer to wait for the third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to air, but we have a first glimpse of the upcoming season, which is currently filming in Toronto, Ontario. The new image, courtesy of Variety , shows Spock ( Ethan Peck ) clad in a full-body environment suit, examining a strange lifeform in the new science lab set of the USS Enterprise. In the impressive new set, the translucent floor covers a four-foot pool of illuminated water, while the walls are bedecked with six viewscreens displaying live graphics.

Star Trek mainstay Jonathan Frakes , who will return to the director's chair for Strange New Worlds ' third season, also teased a bit of what we can expect. The third season will feature one episode structured like a Hollywood murder mystery that Frakes calls "the best episode of television I’ve ever done." This may be connected to a recent filming update from star Anson Mount , who noted that the upcoming season will feature something he's never done before.

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 3 Resumes Filming With New Set Image

What can we expect from season 3 of 'strange new worlds'.

The third season of Strange New Worlds will continue to chronicle the 23rd-century voyages of the USS Enterprise and its crew, including Captain Christopher Pike (Mount), Spock (Peck), Una Chin-Riley ( Rebecca Romijn ), Nyota Uhura ( Celia Rose Gooding ), La'an Noonien-Singh ( Christina Chong ), Erica Ortegas ( Melissa Navia ), Christine Chapel ( Jess Bush ), and Dr. Joseph M'Benga ( Babs Olusanmokun ).

Presumably, it will open with the conclusion of last season's cliffhanger finale , which saw the crew imperiled by the hostile reptilian Gorn aliens on all fronts; not only is the Enterprise under attack from a Gorn fleet, but Pike's fellow captain and love interest Marie Batel ( Melanie Scrofano ) has been implanted with Gorn embryos that will kill her when they hatch. The third season will likely also incorporate classic Trek character Montgomery "Scotty" Scott into the cast. The crew encountered him for the first time in the Season 2 finale, as played by Martin Quinn .

The water in the new science lab set may simply be for effect, or it may allude to an occasionally-referenced part of Star Trek lore that wasn't seen on-screen until the second season of Star Trek: Lower Decks : Cetacean Ops, an area of some Starfleet ships that features a large aquarium and is staffed by various intelligent whales and dolphins.

The third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is currently filming and does not yet have a release date . You can stream the previous seasons on Paramount+. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike (played by Anson Mount) and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) in the 23rd century as they explore new worlds throughout the galaxy in the decade before Star Trek: The Original Series.

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‘Star Trek’ Fan Leaves Behind a Collection Like No One Has Done Before

When Troy Nelson died, his shelves were filled to the rafters with memorabilia from the popular franchise. Soon, the massive collection will be boldly going, going, gone.

Evan Browne said her brother Troy’s love of “Star Trek” began with the original series, which he and his siblings watched at dinnertime. Credit... Connie Aramaki for The New York Times

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• April 1, 2024

Troy Nelson and his younger brother Andrew were almost inseparable.

The two youngest of six, they were born two years apart. They lived together in their childhood home in Bremerton, Wash., for more than half a century. Near their home, there is a park bench on which they carved their initials as young boys.

The Nelson brothers never married or had children. They worked together at the same senior home. They even once, as teenagers, dated the same girl at the same time while working different shifts at the same pizza shop. This lasted a week until they realized it.

“Two parts of one body,” Evan Browne, their older sister, said of their relationship in an interview.

On Feb. 28, Andrew Nelson, who had been treated for cancer for years, went to feed the chickens and ducks that were gifts from Ms. Browne to her brothers. He had a heart attack and died. He was 55. Just hours later, Troy Nelson, who was stricken with grief, took his own life. He was 57.

“He had talked about it before,” Browne, 66, said, tearfully. “He said, ‘Hey, if Andrew goes, I’m out of here. I’m checking out.’ Andrew would say the same thing, and then it really happened .”

What Troy Nelson left behind has become a sensation. After his death, family members posted pictures on social media of his massive — and, really, the keyword is massive — collection of “Star Trek” memorabilia, which have now been shared thousands of times.

The items took up two living rooms and a bedroom, all lined with bookshelves, according to Elena Hamel, one of the brothers’ nieces. The centers of the rooms were lined with additional bookshelves — all packed to the brim — to create aisles. There were jewelry cabinets serving as display cases.

The shelves contained action figures. Dolls. Models of ships. Posters. Ornaments. Lunchboxes. Legos. Several toy phasers and tricorders. (For non-Trek fans, the phaser is a weapon, and a tricorder is, essentially, a fancy smartphone.) Multiple “Star Trek” lamps. (Yes, there are “Star Trek” lamps.) Trading cards. Comic books. Trek-themed Geeki Tikis (stylized tiki mugs). Life-size cutouts of famous characters. A life-size captain’s chair.

While it’s impossible to account for every private collector in the world, Troy Nelson’s collection is almost assuredly among the largest — if not the largest.

The last additions to the collection came in the final weeks of his life: Stuffed rabbits in “Star Trek” uniforms. “I’ve never seen a collection that size,” said Russ Haslage, the president of the International Federation of Trekkers , a “Star Trek”-themed nonprofit that Haslage founded with Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the franchise.

Haslage’s organization opened in 2020 a “Star Trek” museum in Sandusky, Ohio, that has received donations of memorabilia from estates. Those collections “pale in comparison” to Mr. Nelson’s, he said. (Haslage has reached out to the family to ask about donations from the collection.)

The older brother’s love of “Star Trek” began with the original series, which he’d watch with his siblings.

“It was our dinner meal,” Ms. Browne said. “When we had dinner, we were sitting in front of ‘Star Trek.’”

Troy Nelson began collecting in the late-1970s. His first acquisition was a model version of the Starship Enterprise. Then came Star Trek conventions. Why the franchise was such a draw to him remains a mystery to his family.

“I really can’t say. I mean, other than the fact that he was brainwashed with it at dinner time,” Browne said, laughing. “That sounds ridiculous. When we grew up, it’s like, ‘Dinner is at this time. And if you don’t get here at this time, you don’t get dinner.’ So it might’ve been a comfort for him .”

Troy Nelson would often monitor sites like eBay for items he didn’t have. On several occasions, he would express frustration on losing out on an item before being able to bid on it. Until he found out the reason.

“Andrew already got it for him,” Ms. Browne recalled.

Obsessive “Star Trek” fandom has long become an indelible part of pop culture, especially as the franchise — which has spawned several television series, movies, novels and comics — has been a long-running institution. There have been documentaries that have studied the subject, such as “Trekkies” in 1997. It’s been lampooned on “The Simpsons,” “Saturday Night Live” and “Family Guy,” and become a story line in an episode of “The West Wing,” among many others. For dedicated fans, accruing collectibles isn’t uncommon.

“When you collect these things, you’re closer to that genre that you enjoy so much,” Haslage said. “When I first started in 1979, I was grabbing everything I could get my hands on because it was cool, and it was a piece of the whole ‘Star Trek’ mythos. If you have these pieces, you’re a part of that universe in some way.”

It turns out that collecting is a pursuit that runs in the family.

Andrew Nelson collected mall swords, Ryobi-branded tools and statues of warrior women, like Xena, the warrior princess .

Browne’s house has a wall with thousands of smashed pennies and her living room windows are full of glass sugar and creamer bowls.

Browne’s father, Bud Peers, collected salt and pepper shakers, guns and knives. Troy and Andrew’s father, Norman Nelson, collected scrap metal and wood.

Hamel has 17 Christmas trees, all fully decorated with separate themes.

Browne’s son, Michael, who is 36, collects anything and everything related to black bears.

“ When you have a large collection like that and it’s displayed like that,” Hamel said, “and it’s something that is important to you, it’s often really calming to be in a space like that. It’s just all the things that you love. It’s soothing.”

As far as Browne knew, Troy had no history of mental illness or any previous suicide attempts. After Andrew died, she received a distraught and frantic call from Troy with the news. She told him that she was on her way.

Ms. Browne said she called him when she got to the Tacoma Bridge. No answer. And then again, at the Manette Bridge. No answer. When she reached their home, the back door was open. And then she found him. The phone call was the last time they spoke.

Troy Nelson did not leave a note, but did leave some things meticulously arranged by his computer, including a key to the house, burial plans for the two brothers, and bills.

“ I don’t know really what I thought,” Ms. Browne said. “All I could do was just scream.”

The Nelson family is boxing up Troy’s “Star Trek” collection to prepare it for auction. Andrew’s ashes will be placed in an urn carved in the likeness of the supermodel Bettie Page . (He was a fan.) Troy’s ashes will be placed in a “Star Trek” lunchbox.

If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources.

Sopan Deb is a Times reporter covering breaking news and culture. More about Sopan Deb

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Star trek confirms the 'conspiracy' aliens share similarities with the borg.

The "Conspiracy" parasites have returned to menace the Star Trek universe, and fans will be shocked to learn they have much in common with the Borg.

• The parasites from the "Conspiracy" episode are back and deadlier than ever - and are now similar to the Borg.
• Worf and the crew discover an infestation on Starbase 99, and the story hints at a hive mind similar to the Borg.
• The "Conspiracy" aliens could be the Federation's biggest threat yet, functioning like an "organic Borg."

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Defiant #13 Star Trek has confirmed the parasitic aliens from “Conspiracy” are highly similar to the Borg. Introduced at the end of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s first season, the “Conspiracy” parasites had been one of the franchise’s longest running mysteries. Now, 36 years later, IDW is resolving it by bringing the parasites back, and in Star Trek: Defiant #13, fans learn they share a good deal in common with the Borg.

Star Trek: Defiant #13 is written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Angel Unzueta. Worf and the Defiant’s crew have discovered an infestation of the parasites on Starbase 99. The infected hosts attack, and as Worf and company kill the parasites, it becomes clear the aliens have a hive mind. The issue ends on a cliffhanger, with B’Elanna Torres now infected by the parasites.

Torres tells the crew they will be “absorbed” into the parasites’ hive mind, a statement that chills Hugh, who recently joined the Defiant’s crew, to the bone–as it reminds him of his former masters: the Borg.

Both the "Conspiracy" Aliens and the Borg Are Terrifying Star Trek Foes

And now the "conspiracy" aliens are deadlier than ever.

“Conspiracy” is a classic episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation . It is gory and dark, infused with dread and paranoia–and for many years went without resolution. The parasite’s sole on-screen appearance ended with them sending a signal into deep space, which Data conjectured was a homing beacon, a vanguard of an invasion. It never arrived, and the parasitic aliens were forgotten. The producers of The Next Generation may have been seeking a new enemy race to supplant the Ferengi, who fans felt were a joke, but the parasites failed to catch on.

The Borg were intended to be introduced at the end of The Next Generation's first season, but was delayed until the second.

While the parasite aliens never returned, Next Generation did eventually find a new, and better enemy: the Borg. Introduced during the show’s second season, the Borg are a cybernetic race whose single goal is to assimilate all other life forms into its collective. Various Star Trek episodes have established the assimilation process is a traumatic one that results in the loss of identity and self. A victim’s body becomes a channel, or a conduit, through which the Borg act. This, when coupled with the body horror motif of the Borg, have made them Star Trek’s deadliest species.

Most Star Trek Fans Completely Missed TNG's Most Epic Borg Story

The "conspiracy" aliens are one of the star trek universe's biggest threats, how will worf and his crew stop them.

And now, Star Trek has shocked fans by revealing the two seemingly opposite races share similar methods of incorporating others into their hive mind. The parasites (who still have not been formally named) function in tandem with each other, and killing one can hurt the whole, similar to the Borg. The parasites could be viewed as an “organic Borg,” infecting their hosts without the use of nano-probes or other such devices. The “Conspiracy” aliens could have been the biggest “what-if?” in Star Trek history, but now they have returned to conquer the Federation in ways similar to the Borg.

Star Trek: Defiant #13 is on sale now from IDW Publishing!

New to Paramount+ in April 2024

I t’s a bittersweet April for Star Trek: Discovery fans at Paramount+. The series finale of the Star Trek series will premiere on April 4, according to Get Your Comic On.

While waiting for the third installment of Paramount’s smash hit Sonic the Hedgehog movies, this April also marks the debut of the new Sonic: The Hedgehog spinoff series Knuckles. Idris Elba will voice Knuckles the Echidna as he teaches the way of the Echidna warrior to deputy Wade Whipple (Adam Pally). The six-episode animated series will debut on April 27.

For the Sonic the Hedgehog movie Jim Carey is rumored to reprise Dr. Robotnik, while Jessica Jones star Kristen Ritter is also joining the sequel .

The 2023 British crime comedy film Sumotherhood will make its streaming debut on April 10. The movie follows the story of two friends who get into trouble after an attempted bank robbery gone wrong.

The Challenge All-Stars season four will also make its two-episode premiere on April 11.

The Ewan McGregor-led A Gentleman in Moscow continues with the rest of its episodes next month.

Here are the rest of the titles available on Paramount+ this April.

Star Trek: Discovery – season 5, episodes 1-2

A Gentleman in Moscow – episode 2

Sumotherhood – exclusive film

Star Trek: Discovery – season 5, episode 3

The Challenge All Stars – series 4, episodes 1-2

A Gentleman in Moscow – episode 3

Star Trek: Discovery – season 5, episode 4

The Challenge All Stars – series 4, episode 3

A Gentleman in Moscow – episode 4

Star Trek: Discovery – season 5, episodes 5

The Challenge All Stars – series 4, episode 4

The Retirement Plan – exclusive film

A Gentleman in Moscow – episode 5

Knuckles – box set drop

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