A highly imaginative and engaging writer whos written stories for some of the biggest characters in comic book history, including batman and superman, mike. Abrams and written by roberto orci, alex kurtzman, and damon lindelof. And theres no question that this comic is a much more direct prequel to stid than the socalled countdown to darkness, which. And if it gets into your system, it can be potentially very harmful. The press release does not give a specific release date but claims the first issue will make its way to stands in october. And theres no question that this comic is a much more direct prequel to stid than the socalled countdown to darkness, which had little to do with stid despite its title. Recommendations everything music movies tv shows books authors games podcasts all music movies tv shows books authors games podcasts.
As with many books we get into the thought processes behind characters more effectively. A complete and indepth look at the art of the newest star trek film trilogy. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercial 2. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Tbonz on may 19 goldsman updates fans on picard season two by. So this movie had a tough uphill battle ahead of it. In 20, idw published a prequel to the 20 film star trek into darkness, entitled star trek countdown to darkness, which featured the enterprise encountering robert april, who was depicted as the first captain of the enterprise in star trek. In star trek into darkness, precisely what does harrison say about the reason why his people were frozen and when were they supposed to be awoken, and is the information he gives correct. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all.
New star trek comic book reveals untold into darkness secrets. Idw publishing is set to release a sixpart comic book prequel series tracing the backstory of controversial star trek into darkness villain john. Neros whole motivation and plan for a start, but i was still engaged. Khan was involved with section 31s weapons development, and the trick with the ring was simply to miniaturize the weapon small enough to be placed inside a ring, and also avoid it being detected by the security scanners. The 3disc bluray edition of star trek into darkness contains both 2d and 3d copies of the movie. In the meantime, check out our star trek into darkness episode of the sr underground podcast featuring a spoilerfilled interview with the films writer roberto orci. The wrath of khan, and there are specific rewriting a of lines from that movie. That said, this isnt a bad attempt on the writers parts to partially rehabilitate what was done to the character in star trek into darkness. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia.
Countdown is a fourissue comic book prequel to the 2009 film star trek by. In 20, idw published the official star trek into darkness prequel, the. The film features chris pine reprising his role as captain james t. Some of us loved it, some of us hated it, some of us said, meh. Star trek into darkness hasnt even opened yet and already fans are. Star trek may be speeding into darkness, but the lens flares on the enterprise are brighter than ever and that can mean only one thing j. Apr 09, 20 the lead up to this springs star trek into darkness continues here, in this official prequel miniseries overseen by writerproducer roberto orci. On may 29, the monthly star trek comic book from idw comics, which takes place in the rebooted universe, launches its after darkness. New six issue comic book prequel overseen by into darkness screenwriter will reveal the backstory of the movies main villain.
The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. The deluxe edition logos pranking the natives duration. Star trek into darkness prequel comic reveals villain backstory. Here, i will survey a number of worldviewlevel issues in the film. Covering the creation of star trek 2009, star trek into darkness and star trek beyond, this lavish art book contains neverbeforeseen concept art and designs, as well as interviews with the key creatives who helped bring these exciting movies to life on the big screen. This site is maintained by mark martinez, whose obsession with star trek comics has gotten way out of hand. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Trek today news pegg asked about a new star trek movie by. A dumpster on fire that contains some random pages of spirk fan fiction. Will there be an art of star trek into darkness book.
All of that being said, one of the films writers, bob orci, used to frequent the trekmovie news site before he famously lost his cool with star trek fans. Unfollow star trek comic book 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. It is the twelfth installment in the star trek film franchise and the sequel to the 2009 film star trek, as the second in a rebooted film series. The character of the protagonist khan noonian singh is well re written, and there are clear links to the tos film star trek. It was in my eyes close to perfection lens flares and all. But, forget about what you thought of the movie for a second. Star trek into darkness in one 2009 interview with screenwriters and producers roberto orci and alex kurtzman, orci accepted one fan s argument that the ten thousand figure seems rather low for a spacefaring species and responded, lets just say then that the 10,000 does not count off worlders. Everything wrong with star trek into darkness in 7 minutes or less duration. Star trek into darkness prequel comic reveals villain. Abrams when i saw it in the theater back in 2009, though i had some issues major issues with the film. Jul 11, 20 we first got word of the prequel series around the time of the original star trek into darkness release but idw has now offeredup actual details about what fans can expect from the books.
Now, in addition to the risks of being pregnant on such a large ship in space, she now had to worry about the baby potentially killing her from the inside out. Star trek after darkness will boldly continue the movie. The deluxe edition on the bridge and on the rocks by hawkeward. Star trek into darkness chris pine zachary quinto karl urban 20 after an act of terrorism leaves him with a personal score to settle, capt. Kirk chris pine defies starfleet regulations and leads his crew zachary. Prior to the theatrical debut of into darkness, a comic book tie in was released called prelude to darkness, that attempted t. I am happy to report that the writing, direction, cinematography and acting were all terrific. Countdown to darkness memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. Tbonz on may 15 star trek pike and spock show is a go. It will take all of their skills and teamwork to defend earth and. Written by mike johnson and tim jones, based on a story by screenwriters roberto orci and alex kurtzman, the series is a prequel to the film star trek, detailing the backstory of nero. Its most likely the kelvin timeline harry mudds ship, but theres a bit of a caveat of the comic book tie in nature.
Once again, the reboot comic series does its duty in apologizing and covering for. As a big trekkie and star wars fani cover all the bases of nerdom, i was extremely excited to see the film. It is the leg of a journey that has, remarkably, lasted for nearly half a. May 16, 20 star trek into darkness does not quite stand by itself as a satisfying movie, but then again it doesnt need to. Star trek into darkness finally gives the talented cumberbatch the chance to show hollywood what he can do on the big screen, and, boy, does he seize it with both hands. This is the first time i have seen the new actors for star trek in comic book form, and it took a little getting used to. The story serves as both a lead up to the film, and as a continuation of the star trek. The greatest star trek comic book stories of alltime cbr.
The klingons in into darkness were encountered on the homeworld itself, where one expects to find a greater diversity of klingons. After an act of terrorism leaves him with a personal score to settle, capt. Star trek into darkness is a 20 american science fiction action film directed by j. The previous star trek movie is a tough one to beat. This means youre free to copy and share these comics but not to sell them. After darkness is a great way to tie in the latest movie with this comic book series. A guide to star trek comics and graphic novels published in the united states and elsewhere with brief plot summaries and cover images or more than you ever needed to know about star trek comics. Star trek into darkness comic book prequel reveals a surprise. Enterprise will embark on the greatest manhunt in history. It follows the characters of spock and the romulan nero during the year 2387, detailing the events that cause them to travel to the 23rd century. Star trek into darkness fanfiction chapter 1, a star trek. We know that the star trek universe has antimatter, and that it is plentiful enough to be used in warp cores and torpedoes. Countdown is a fourissue comic book prequel to the 2009 film star trek by idw publishing. Trek remastered tos remastered tos remastered episode guide season 1.
When a ruthless mastermind known as khan benedict cumberbatch declares a oneman war on the federation captain kirk chris pine spock zachary quinto and the daring crew of the u. Tbonz on may 19 new icon heroes trekthemed office supplies by. The lead up to this springs star trek into darkness continues here, in this official prequel miniseries overseen by writerproducer roberto orci. Abrams upcoming star trek sequel in the pages of idws official prequel comic, star trek. Writer martin paskos greatest triumph in skirting paramounts onerous licensing restrictions was this touching story involving doctor mccoy running into his estranged daughter, joanna, on a mission to a planet where the klingons and the federation were each trying to gain drilling rights. For the similarly named comic book, please see star trek. Star trek into darkness does not quite stand by itself as a satisfying movie, but then again it doesnt need to. Countdown to darkness is a fourissue 20 comic book limited series. Bruce greenwood portrays a version of pike in the films star trek 2009 and star trek into darkness 20, which takes place in an. This is the first time i have seen the new actors for star trek. Well written characters held together for 2 hours by some string, chewing gum, and one beastie boys song.
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