'Star Trek Manga' in September

[Izsak Loudon]

From ICv2 News...'Star Trek Manga' in September
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of 'TOS' (http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/8466.html)

April 05, 2006
Tokyopop will publish its first volume of Star Trek manga, an anthology of five stories set in the timeframe of the original Star Trek series (referred to by fans as "TOS"), in September. The Tokyopop offering (which was originally announced as taking place in the Next Generation era) will be part of the 40th anniversary celebration of the first appearance of the original Star Trek series on TV. A host of creators are involved in the Star Trek manga project including Chris Dows, Gregory Johnson, Jeon-Mo Yang, Jim Alexander, Joshua Ortega, Michael Shelfer, Mike Barr and Rob Tokar.

The 192-page volume (MSRP $9.99) carries an age rating of 13+ and the five stories include a tale of the last survivors of a gender war who live on as spirits in machinery and take control of the Enterprise, the story of a dying race that unwittingly creates the ultimate resistance to disease, the ironic saga of a small colony trying to cheat death by uploading its collective consciousness to a satellite, a very manga-esque narrative about a group of teen warrior-robot pilots who turn to pillaging out of boredom, and the chronicle of failed diplomatic efforts between two warring planets exchanging peace offerings, one of which turns deadly, via the Enterprise.
While not a Trekkie, or whatever they're called, I do however love, love, LOVE the original Star Trek series (http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/index.html)! And I guess what I love is the whole "campyness" or "kitschiness" about it -- but, of course, it was really neither campy nor kitschy, it was just cool. Cool in all of it's tantalizing, 1960's Technicolor brilliance. :D

(The others I've never really watched, so I can't comment on... )

Anyway, I don't think there's any one manga title that I'm looking forward to more than this!

Life is good.

Any word on how many there will be? Three volumes, I'm guessing?

[Kyaa the Catlord]

Heh. The important question: Will there be Kirk Spock slash? :D

[GracieLizzy]

Yay! ^_^ I can't wait, well I can but I am really excited. Will these anthologies be available in the UK eventually or will I have to import them?

[Klawzie]

Slash slash slash!

The Trekkie versus Trekker debate is almost fiercer than the Otaku debate. I know, because I saw a documentary!

(If you've seen more Star Trek documentaries than episodes of the original ST series, what does that make you? If it helps, I've seen at least a handful of every version of the ST universe's shows.)

[Cojiro]

Oh dear me. XD

[Comic_Burn]

Ha Ha Ha WTF! Sorry I don't intend to be rude, I guess I'm just a Star Wars fan.

[scarecrow]

Lol Xd

[neko05]

Ohh...I simply love Star Trek, especially TOS. ^^

This is excellent news. I'm am totally looking forward to this.

[Electrik_Mayhem]

Interesting, but I'm a TNG fan. Maybe if this is successful they'll do one set in the TNG/DS9/VGR timeline.

[GracieLizzy]

I'm more of a TNG/DS9/VGR fan too, but I don't mind TOS (I love the movies, and TOS TV is watchable and good even if Shatner can't act his way out of a paper-bag in them) so I'm okay with this even though I'd love to see TNG/DS9/VGR set manga!

[Izsak Loudon]

I guess to add one other thing on Star Trek, the original series: G4TV (http://www.g4tv.com/startrektos/schedule/index.html) is now apparently airing them?

The pilot episode, "The Cage (http://www.g4tv.com/startrektos/episodes/5327/The_Cage.html)," comes on tonight, April 10th, at 11 p.m..

I guess I'll be watching... :)

[mangafan]

I grew up watching Star Trek TOS reruns, and really enjoyed NG (especially later episodes) & also Deep Space Nine, but I don't consider myself a "trekkie" per se. I'm interested in a manga version of TOS, though, & depending on the art style, I'd probably buy a copy.

[beedlejuice]

Hey guys! Any of you with interest in the Star Trek manga should head on over to cinescape.com. They're offer the first look of the Star Trek manga cover.

Here's a direct link!

http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Comics&action=page&obj_id=51056&type_id=270288&cat_id=270363&sub_id=0#

Let us know what you think!

[Izsak Loudon]

It looks okay, I guess.

Of course, I didn't have anything in mind, so they could have put nearly anything Star Trek related on the cover and I doubt I would have had any problem with it...

I like it, though.

[neko05]

Hey guys! Any of you with interest in the Star Trek manga should head on over to cinescape.com. They're offer the first look of the Star Trek manga cover.

Here's a direct link!

http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Comics&action=page&obj_id=51056&type_id=270288&cat_id=270363&sub_id=0#

Let us know what you think!


Looks promising, but where's Scotty? O_o

[GracieLizzy]

Maybe he's been replaced by "Welshie" :P

[KarenCupp]

Star Trek manga is great news for my Trekkie authors. I do hope they get royalties for all of their hard work on the novels.
Karen Cupp

[SILVERPATCHES]

I'm not really sure how I feel about a Star Trek manga just yet. I liked the original Star Trek, Next Generation, and Deep Space Nine, but I sort of started to lose interest during Voyager and couldn't get interested in the Enterprise series at all, so I think I'll wait until it comes out to decide. I did start watching Star Trek 2.0 on G4TV recently and I liked how they kept adding to the stats whenever Kirk paused or Spock said "illogical", etc.

[KeoKa]

This manga will suck automaticlly if there is no Spock...Well thats how I feel at least.

[gynocrat]

>_> *sighs*

EDIT: Looking at the cover, they gave Kirk Man-boobs...and where is Sulu?

[Kantami]

It will suck the show i can't understand and can't follow! The people would just look so weird in Manga! I can imagine cute aliens with the Manga eyes but the laiens in Star Trek?! No!

[Izsak Loudon]

This manga will suck automaticlly if there is no Spock...Well thats how I feel at least.Well, there will be Vulcans, I'm guessing. (Check out the sketch in the ICv2 link (http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/8466.html).) So it should be cool either way. :cool:

And just breaking it down, the first volume will have five stories:

"Oban"
A tale of the last survivors of a gender war who live on as spirits in machinery and take control of the Enterprise.

"Anything But Alone"
The story of a dying race that unwittingly creates the ultimate resistance to disease.

"'Til Death... "
The ironic saga of a small colony trying to cheat death by uploading its collective consciousness to a satellite.

"Orphans"
A very manga-esque narrative about a group of teen warrior-robot pilots who turn to pillaging out of boredom.

"Side Effects"
And the chronicle of failed diplomatic efforts between two warring planets exchanging peace offerings, one of which turns deadly, via the Enterprise.

So I would be surprised if we don't get Spock, since at least two of the stories involve the Enterprise.

EDIT: And he is on the cover (http://www.cinescape.com/0/Editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Comics&action=page&obj_id=51056)...

[neko05]

It looks like one of the artists of the manga has put up a few pages on his deviantART site.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/19639523/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/19639224/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/19731062/

Main page: http://the-bluephoenix.deviantart.com/

I like how they drew Kirk and Spock. ^^

[Izsak Loudon]

Oh yeah, this'll work. :cool:

[neko05]

Oh yeah, this'll work. :cool:

Lol, that's pretty much what I said when I saw those pics too.

But he's only doing one of the stories, so his is one of several styles we'll see.

But seeing this art makes me feel better about the manga. I'm really looking forward to it now. ^_________^

[Rahzel]

I'm not a Trekkie, so my reaction is, "Why?" >__< Sorry! I know I a lot of people like it.

[Klawzie]

Okay - how about this example:

I'm not a mecha fan. So should my reaction to a mecha manga be "why"? o.o

[chriswithchrist]

They had a Star Wars, so I don't see why there can't be a Star Trek. I loved the original and next generation! That would be awesome.

[beedlejuice]

I know I a lot of people like it.

There's your answer. :D

[hollidayman]

Hey guys. I was just reading up on what everyone is saying about the upcoming Star Trek manga and most of the general opinion seems to be good so I'm really excited aince I'm one of the artists on the book. Everyone seems to be worrying that Spock or Scotty or Sulu might not show up. Are you kidding me? It's TOS, guys. Just wait. btw, in the story descriptions released in the press release, this is the one I'm doing the art for: "and the chronicle of failed diplomatic efforts between two warring planets exchanging peace offerings, one of which turns deadly, via the Enterprise."

Glad you guys are as exited about this as I am. ;)
-M
http://the-bluephoenix.deviantart.com
http://gomanga.com/manga/deadalready.php

[hollidayman]

It looks like one of the artists of the manga has put up a few pages on his deviantART site.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/19639523/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/19639224/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/19731062/

Main page: http://the-bluephoenix.deviantart.com/

I like how they drew Kirk and Spock. ^^

Well.......I'm glad everybody likes the samples but that's what those were, simply samples, drawn about a year ago to get approval from Paramount/ My style's changed a bit since then but I'm sure you guys will like the Spock and Kirk better so no worries!

-M

[hollidayman]

Well, there will be Vulcans, I'm guessing. (Check out the sketch in the ICv2 link (http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/8466.html).) So it should be cool either way. :cool:

And just breaking it down, the first volume will have five stories:

"Oban"
A tale of the last survivors of a gender war who live on as spirits in machinery and take control of the Enterprise.

"Anything But Alone"
The story of a dying race that unwittingly creates the ultimate resistance to disease.

"'Til Death... "
The ironic saga of a small colony trying to cheat death by uploading its collective consciousness to a satellite.

"Orphans"
A very manga-esque narrative about a group of teen warrior-robot pilots who turn to pillaging out of boredom.

"Side Effects"
And the chronicle of failed diplomatic efforts between two warring planets exchanging peace offerings, one of which turns deadly, via the Enterprise.

So I would be surprised if we don't get Spock, since at least two of the stories involve the Enterprise.

EDIT: And he is on the cover (http://www.cinescape.com/0/Editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Comics&action=page&obj_id=51056)...

err..... Oban actually links to this one: And the chronicle of failed diplomatic efforts between two warring planets exchanging peace offerings, one of which turns deadly, via the Enterprise........not "Side Effects". :D
-M

[Izsak Loudon]

Yeah, I was a little hesitant about matching the titles with the descriptions because a couple of them looked to me like they could have gone to more than one.

Anyway, Dead Already (http://gomanga.com/manga/deadalready.php) looks cool, I might check it out!

[hollidayman]

Yeah, I was a little hesitant about matching the titles with the descriptions because a couple of them looked to me like they could have gone to more than one.

Anyway, Dead Already (http://gomanga.com/manga/deadalready.php) looks cool, I might check it out!

Thanks!! :D

[nikitia]

please god say it ain't so! not more trek crap! no god no, why god, why? why has thou forsaken me to put up with more star______. wasn't star trek, star trek the next generation, battlestar galattica, stargate, stargate atlantis, those really bad star trek movies (especially the one with the whales) the show that involves that guy who played Data in star trek the next generation, but its not Data, but the guy who desigined him, and all those other ones enough. the horror, the horror, when will the madness end when will the series stop. why can't we just let it go, and let it die. i'm sure will shatner, and that jean luke bicard (patrick something (or the other way around) i dunno) would mind, in fact i'm pretty sure they wouldn't maind not being knowen for those characters again.

although if i ever meet shatner, i'm going to do the cliche Every. Word. Is. Its. Own. Sentance. thing.

[Klawzie]

Picard. :3

You do realise Stargate is not affiliated with Star Trek, right? I'm pretty sure Battlestar Galactica isn't either, but I could be wrong on that.

[nikitia]

picard then. and you're probabbly right about the rest too. although i think anything with the word star should be affiliatted with the star trek franchise. same ideas in the end to me.

[Klawzie]

Oh, then you're less of a Sci-fi buff than I am, even. ;D They're actually quite different.

Star Wars-verse: So far in the future that we've gone retrotech (except for a few obvious differences - such as our ability to travel to different galaxies).

Star Trek-verse: Not incredibly far into the future, depending on which 'series' you're watching. Aliens (Vulcans) come to Earth and help us make a huge leap forward in our technologies. We go star-trekking.

Stargate-verse: Aliens came to earth and established a stargate - namely, a gate that lets you travel from one to another point in the universe. I'm not up on any of the tv series that spun off from the movie, but I do have them on my Amazon wish list.

Battlestar Galactica: Unfortunately, no clue. But apparently relatively 'ground-breaking' series.

I'm not really much of a sci-fi fan, but apparently I have more geek cred than I thought. :3 If it's not your cup of tea because you've tried out the different series and found Trek (in your humble opinion) inferior, that'd be cool. But you seem to be bashing it mindlessly, which is not so cool.

I don't wander into, say, a Gundam Wing thread and go, "ew, Gundam Wing! I'm sick of all the series - so overplayed! And it has mecha! Mecha are boring!" Because, for all I know, Gundam Wing is awesome.

[Kaoru]

Star Wars-verse: So far in the future that we've gone retrotech (except for a few obvious differences - such as our ability to travel to different galaxies).

Star Wars happened "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."

[nikitia]

i don't mean to be bashing it mercilessly and mindlessly. its just that after so long they all seem to flow together, is all. and i admit i don't watch the series for any of them, my mum does, i only catch the odd episode now and then that she's watching when i need something to distract me from chewing my food. i'm not saying they are all boring, they seem repetitive.

for all we know there will be an episode where the stargate causes a tear in the time space continum and turns out battle star (thats the one with the Silon's right, i find that one a little interesting) and star trek are alternate universes, and they all must band together to destroy the borg and whatever the stargate guys are fighting (i can't remember there names, just the fact they resemble an egyptian diety, set, i think was his name, history rusty) since the two ultimate bads have joined forces and have the silons in the mist aswell and it all ends in a way all space soaps end. the bad guy is distroyed (or are they?) and all world happyness is resored until the next big bad happens along.

[Klawzie]

Ah - yes, they say "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away" but there are fairy tales that begin, "this happened when your grandfather's father was a small child" - which really wasn't all that long ago and I don't find that those events sound anything like what would have happened, say, 100 years ago.

Of course, you can argue that I'm incorrect and it's not a storytelling device, but a statement of when to place the tale and I will smile and shrug and go, "Okay then."

[Izsak Loudon]

i don't mean to be bashing it mercilessly and mindlessly. its just that after so long they all seem to flow together, is all...I hear what you're saying, you just have to pick and choose.

I like the original Star Trek series. The others I don't.

I don't particulary care for Star Wars, or Battlestar Galactica.

I liked the movie Gattaca, and loved 2001: A Space Odyssey. Other sci-fi movies I'd be hard pressed to name.

Anime: I'm really looking forward to Ergo Proxy. Gundam anything, never seen any of it, I just know it by name.

So just take what you like, and ignore the rest. It keeps you from being overwhelmed.

[hollidayman]

picard then. and you're probabbly right about the rest too. although i think anything with the word star should be affiliatted with the star trek franchise. same ideas in the end to me.

fairly close-minded?

[hollidayman]

Battlestar Galactica is the greatest. Ever. And it's spelled "cylon". ;)

[nikitia]

fairly close-minded?

its not so much being closed minded, but utte sick of the opening "Space the final fronrtier these are the voyages of the starship enterprise" and "beam me up scotty". trust me u'd be sick of star anything if you had to put up with the all day space channel when your trekie mother is home.

Battlestar Galactica is the greatest. Ever. And it's spelled "cylon".
and thanks for the corretion Cylon

[neko05]

so this is drawing closer...any more news about it? any new preview pics?