Fun With Kirk & Spock

Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by Allyn Gibson, Nov 14, 2013.

  1. Allyn Gibson

    Allyn Gibson Vice Admiral Admiral

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    If this is like what I think it sounds like, this is already an early contender for the best Star Trek book of 2014 -- Fun With Kirk & Spock.

    See Spock! See Spock run! Run, Spock, run!
     
  2. DonIago

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    See Spock!
    See Spock meld!
    Meld, Spock, meld!
     
  3. ryan123450

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    This is the book I've been waiting for!
     
  4. iguana_tonante

    iguana_tonante Admiral Admiral

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    I am so buying this for my kid.
     
  5. Therin of Andor

    Therin of Andor Admiral Moderator

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    There was "A Star Trek Primer" as an extensive section of the MMPB, "Startoons", a collection of SF media visual gags edited by Joan Winston (Playboy Press, 1979). This was a commercial version of a fanzine edition of the primer, so names had to be changed, eg. Christine Chapel, pursuing her Vulcan with a butterfly net, had to become "Christmas Chippie".
     
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    Its a kid's book. I don't have kids so I doubt I would buy it. Trek can't get sophisticated expensive cartoons like the clone wars so we settle with this.
     
  8. F. King Daniel

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    You say that as if you're unaware of the many SW products out there targeted at small children.
     
  9. tmclough

    tmclough Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    I know that I've jokingly thought about writing a D&J style ST book (if I were to ever write any book that would get published), but now somebody has actually gone and written one? :wtf:

    Oh, well, I hope to get it when it comes out. If I do, it'll be the fastest time for me for a ST book from release to finished reading. :rommie:

    (I'm a very slow reader and haven't read very many post-2000 ST books.)
     
  10. Allyn Gibson

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    Oh, no. You'll breeze through The Star Trek Book of Opposites in less than two minutes. It's a 24-page board book. It's really cute. I gave one to a friend's infant daughter last year, since she's determined to raise that baby right. :)
     
  11. Therin of Andor

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    Written by Paula Smith and illustrated by Phil Foglio.
     
  12. Defcon

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    So this seems to have gotten a new cover in the interim:

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  13. The Wormhole

    The Wormhole Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    That's certainly an interesting cover...
     
  14. DonIago

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    Seems ripe for a Caption This!
     
  15. zarkon

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    They are so about to put khan's hand in a glass of warm water
     
  16. JD

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    That is a great cover.
     
  17. Tiberius

    Tiberius Commodore Commodore

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    Bullshit. You'd be buying it for yourself. Lie to yourself if you must, but don't lie to us.
     
  18. Therin of Andor

    Therin of Andor Admiral Moderator

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    It's a parody of a kid's book.
     
  19. Allyn Gibson

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    I expect it will be treated fairly seriously -- a "Fun with Dick and Jane" book, but done in a Star Trek style.

    I don't expect it to be something like Go the Fuck to Sleep where the kids book tropes are bent all out of proportion.
     
  20. HIjol

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    See Khan wreak
    wreak, Khan, wreak
    Wreak havoc
    Over Kirk and Spock!

    I am a First Grade teacher and HAVE to get these!
    ...'course, the vocabulary above will be for the gifted students! :)