To Boldly Go…
With the writer’s strike pretty much halting development of many tv shows, I thought I’d turn my attentions elsewhere, such as movies and comics. As luck would have it, Paramount Pictures has another Star Trek movie in the works. However, this time around it focuses on the early adventures of the Enterprise and Captain Pike. Bruce Greenwood, who is featured in the sequel to National Treasure, slated to open in December has been cast as the crew’s commander-in-chief. But hey guess what? J.J. Abrams wasn’t the first to think of continuing the adventures of the Enterprise with Pike at the helm. It was Marvel Comics. In 1997 Marvel produced, “Star Trek: The Early Voyages,” which chronicled the Pike captainship which was ten years before Kirk’s five-year mission. While this series was popular (more so among Trek fans than hardcore comic fans I imagine), it was cancelled after 17 issues due to low sales. It was a great concept, however, I doubt the story generated much sales due to the art, and perhaps the state of the industry at that time. I may actually see if I can locate a few of these issues, as I actually prefer the Star Trek franchise to the Star Wars franchise any day. I just think the storylines and character development has more potential and a bigger universe to explore with Star Trek. And what about the toys? I’m looking foward to seeing the toys surely produced for this version. I can see pike grimacing and holding a phaser now (maybe even a retro-looking Enterprise also.) Look to http://www.toybender.com/
for the status of the toys and check out my blog for the comparison between the Marvel series and the new series based on the movie as soon as it launches.
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