Wed Dec 24, 2008 — by Robert Greenberger

'Star Trek: A Comics History' Coming for Spring

Hermes Press recently signed a deal to publish Star Trek: A Comics History, described as “the complete saga of the Star Trek universe in comic books and comic strips.” The March release is being written by Alan J. Porter, best known for his James Bond: The History Of The Illustrated 007. The 208-page, all color, large format deluxe trade paperback is expected to chronicle the four-color history of Star Trek from the first Gold Key comics to the English newspaper strip, to Marvel and DC’s Star Trek titles and the present-day comic and manga iterations.

Star Trek: A Comics History promises creator interviews, unpublished art work, and a detailed checklist of Star Trek comic publications.  At the TrekkBBS, Porter said, “My intention is to include an index of the various comics by Stardate. At least I'm compiling one as I do the research and writing. I probably won't have the time to create a full timeline (ouch - sorry about the pun), so if a story spans several time periods it will most likely only be listed by the establishing introductory Stardate. - But this is a work in progress so who knows.”

He also defended the steep $39.99 for a trade paperback, noting that Hermes Press books are “all published on very high quality glossy archival paper and designed to last. They aren't mass market paperbacks, they are closer to glossy art books - hence the price point.”
 

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