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Feb 05 | Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Wil Wheaton and Denise Crosby will be part of Star Trek® TNG EXPOsed – a full-cast reunion of Star Trek: The Next Generation® to be held at the Calgary Expo April 27-29, 2012. The special reunion event will be held at Calgary Stampede Corral on the evening of Saturday, April 28, 2012. This auspicious occasion marks the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation® and will be the first time in over twenty years that the cast has participated in an event such as this. Included in the evening’s program is a 90 minute panel discussion, a Q&A session, and a video presentation in honour of the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation®. A commemorative guide will produced solely for this event along with exclusive merchandise. This is a separate ticketed event with tickets going on sale through Ticketmaster on February 18, 2012 at 10 AM MST. Although the cast will be participating in various panels throughout the course of the weekend, Star Trek® TNG EXPOsed will be the only opportunity to see all nine of the cast members in one incredible panel. Tickets will be available at www.ticketmaster.com and range from $40-$125 CDN.
Jan 30 | A large, heavy pewter sculpture that Paramount
commissioned, commemorating the series finale of DS9 in 1999 is available on eBay.
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By GustavoLeao / 17:01, 28 July 2010 / Trek Books
Star Trek: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor #4
Reviewed by Patrick Hayes aka PatBorg
The covers: Cover A has the good doctor teaching anatomy to a class. There are several familiar species and some new ones in attendance. John Byrne provides the art while Lovern Kindzierski provides the great colors. The same pair do Cover B, the continuing of good bad doctor jokes. These have been my favorite covers of the series, and this cover also made me chuckle. Cover R(etailer) I(ncentive) is the same as B without Kindzierski's contributions. You couldn't go wrong with any of these choices. Overall grades: All three A+
The story: A nice unexpected surprise: Two eleven page stories within, not the typical twenty-two page yarn. Normally I don't like to go into details about an issue past Page 4, but since these are shorter stories I'm not going to go beyond the first two pages for specifics, then I'm going to be vague. "Hosts" begins with McCoy saying good-bye to his co-stars from last issue. It's a nice farewell to Duncan and Theela, and with the established time of their one year adventures I can only hope to see their return with some "lost" adventures. Gary and Roberta go too, and Roberta drops a nice teaser as to their future destination. The story really begins at the bottom of Page 3 and establishes who was speaking to Leonard in last issue's final panel. "Something" has happened to a few members of the Yorktown's crew and it's up to the doctor and his "friend" to find out how and why. Page 8 and 9 was downright creepy for me since the situation seemed so out of control. The ultimate solution to this mystery was plausible, scientific, and fun! The first panel of dialogue on Page 11 screams Star Trek! And the final dialogue harkens back to some of McCoy's better closers from the episodes. "Scalpel" is the second tale, and as much as I've enjoyed the previous tales/issues in this series, these eleven pages will probably be the most discussed. The Doc goes to visit an old friend and his daughter on a most peaceful and successful world. Paradise is revealed on Page 15, explained on Pages 16-19, and confronted at the bottom of 19. It's an old fashioned morality tale. The last half of Page 21 is terrifying and sad. Page 22 bookends the series as it began. Though it's joyous to see this pair, that final bit of dialogue made me wonder...And shouldn't the best stories, regardless of their genre, have you thinking about them once they're done? Overall grade: A+
The art: Byrne gives so much for fans to fawn over. All of Page 1, the many familiar faces from Trek, the strange new worlds (Pages 5, 6, 12, and 13), new life ("Hosts" and the inhabitants of Palvarlion IV), and new civilizations (Palvarlion IV, and then some). He also continues to be the perfect teacher of page layout -- every page's final panel is a teaser or lead-in to the next. The beauty of Page 1 and the understated horror of Page 18, panel five (how many other artists would have chosen to show the entire image?) show that Byrne can do anything. Page 21 has nothing futuristic about it: It could be in the 19th or 21st century, but those last three panels, coupled with the story, are Star Trek perfection -- The painful/powerful choices individuals make, which is what Star Trek and John Byrne illustrate the best. Overall grade: A+
The colors: Lovern Kindzierski enhances every page of this book. My favorite examples are found in "Scalpel". Bright colors for the current civilization and dark dirt tones for its uncivilized past. Overall grade: A+
The letters: A hail, laughter, and lots of dialogue and narration are Neil Uyetake's milieu, and he continues to do well. Overall grade: A+
The final line: John Byrne consistently produces great Trek tales. These, and this issue, should be in your collection if you're a Trek fan. Not a fan? Start here. You'll get the idea. Don't be gone too long, Mr. Byrne. You'll always be welcome to Star Trek. Overall grade: A+
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