Crap-I read that as Kansas City-what do I know? Those people are probably gonna get some weird and frustrating phone calls.....
Read..my child..Read
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Crap-I read that as Kansas City-what do I know? Those people are probably gonna get some weird and frustrating phone calls.....
KC is Kansas City.
No matter; I'm sure the number is the same.
Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman
The "would" makes it sound like you may not know that there are plenty of Star Trek comics available.
You can buy a DVD-ROM with 500 or so comics published from 1967 through 2002, or you can get trade paperback collections of old and new comics, or just buy the actual comics. IDW publishes a few miniseries on a monthly basis and has published several paperback collections, Tokyopop has published a few Star Trek manga, and GIT published the DVD-ROM.
They've actually been doing Star Trek comic books since 1967. Right now the license is being held by IDW comics, who have been doing groups of miniseries since last year. THere was also a DVD earlier this year which collected almost every comic book (and strip?) published before IDW started doing them.
We have The Worlds of the Federation (Shane Johnson) from waaay back in 1989. My younger kids don't really like anything except the full color section in the center, but my eleven year old enjoys reading through it. It even has a preface from Lt. Commander Data
My kids would all enjoy a Star Trek comic book. Those would be fun.
Here's a page with information on all of the different kinds of comics they've done over the years. Link
As for the Starfleet Academy (TOS, TNG, and VOY) and DS9 Jake and Nog books, I cannot recommend them highly enough. My mother reading them to me when I was little was part of what started to get me interested in reading. I don't even know how many times I had my her read them to me, or read them myself once I got old enough.
EDIT: Damn to slow, I got beaten by Roby.
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They've actually been doing Star Trek comic books since 1967. Right now the license is being held by IDW comics, who have been doing groups of miniseries since last year. THere was also a DVD earlier this year which collected almost every comic book (and strip?) published before IDW started doing them.
We have The Worlds of the Federation (Shane Johnson) from waaay back in 1989. My younger kids don't really like anything except the full color section in the center, but my eleven year old enjoys reading through it. It even has a preface from Lt. Commander Data
My kids would all enjoy a Star Trek comic book. Those would be fun.
Here's a page with information on all of the different kinds of comics they've done over the years. Link
As for the Starfleet Academy (TOS, TNG, and VOY) and DS9 Jake and Nog books, I cannot recommend them highly enough. My mother reading them to me when I was little was part of what started to get me interested in reading. I don't even know how many times I had my her read them to me, or read them myself once I got old enough.
EDIT: Damn to slow, I got beaten by Roby.
No, actually, much to your probable shock, I was only allowed to watch the show growing up with adult supervision. Because of an unfortunate comic book with racy pictures and words making its way into my parents' hands, my older brother had to keep his stash of comic books small and out of sight. Alas, I grew up with no knowledge that these were even available. And I had only but to google it!
Thank you so much for the links and the info. I have to say I would rather hold the copies in my hand then go the DVD route. There is so much more pleasure in actually holding a comic book and flipping through them than scrolling down a screen.
Thanks again, guys.
Opali
They never let us do book reports on numbered books when I was in school.
I guess that's one plus for the decision to move away from the numbering.
Wasn't a problem at my school...I was allowed to do assignments with a couple DS9 novels (Betrayal and Devil in the Sky, specifically).
RobertScorpio
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They never let us do book reports on numbered books when I was in school.
I guess that's one plus for the decision to move away from the numbering.
Wasn't a problem at my school...I was allowed to do assignments with a couple DS9 novels (Betrayal and Devil in the Sky, specifically).
Nerys, I loved DEVIL IN THE SKY..all those baby Hortas..great book..
Rob
Yeah, that was a fun book.
I did a book report with maybe 3 other people (it was a weird group thing) on a Star Trek book... in high school. I can't remember the name though. Maybe something from TNG that came out around 2002-3? I wish I could remember more... argh! If I could find the title, maybe I could remember what it was about... and where is that book anyway??? *sigh*
One of my cats chewed up part of my "Captain's Table" collection of books and found them quite tasty...
The funny thing was, as a kid, I got into the kid's Trek books as an extension of my love of the other Trek books. But those books were great. I loved the 3 Worf books, and it was great to see all those characters show up in NF.
I never did a report on a Star Trek book - but I have distinct memories of another poster on this site, ATimson, doing one back in elementary school, and finishing things off by asking the class a trivia question about listing, in chronological order, the ships William T. Riker had served on. I got it wrong because I tried to insert the Pegasus into the mix (it wasn't part of the list.)
As I recall I did a book report in seventh grade on Q-In-Law of all things.
Casey wrote: "before my wife has a chance to convince them to hate trek! "
Wives... sheesh. What is it with them anyway?
Well I'm working on her. She has seen "The Visitor" and "Offspring." Both made her cry. I have yet to find anything else that holds her interest yet. Perhaps the new movie will.
I did read her pages 123-128 of Lost Souls and she was shocked. She didn't realize the books were so personal, and I pointed out that is what Trek is all about.
Her only other experience was Kobayashi Maru. She picked it up while I was driving home from the bookstore and started reading it out loud to me. She didn't get very far, what with all of the klingon words and put it down laughing (authors, don't be offended! I loved the book!).
So I am trying! Maybe if I can convince her to read all of the Destiny books??
I have already made it clear that my children will watch trek with me. Some of my earliest and favorite memories are watching it with my father. . .And the funny thing is, he really isn't even a fan. But it stuck with me.
It was an excellent book. For some reason it just seems like a funny book report selection.
I need to go back and reread that. It was only my second trek book ever, and now it would be interesting to go back and read with many more years of trek experience.
RobertScorpio
Pariah
Yep...those are the best 'make my cry' episodes..
Though, at the end of WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND, when ODO and KIRA have that goodbye scene on his planet, and then he sinks into the goo wearing tux? Gets me everytime!!!
Rob
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