Romulans: Schism question

[ryan123450]

Can someone who has it tell me the back cover text from the Romulan: Schisms trade paperback?

Working on a project and I feel like I remember something relevant to it on the back of that collection.

It would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

[ryan123450]

Specifically wondering what that back cover says about the time setting. I seem to remember it says something like "into the fourth season" or "in the fifth year of the five year mission." But I can't recall the exact quote.

 

[Jinn]

According to the Memory Beta page the series takes place in approximately the theoretical fifth season of TOS. My guess what be sometime in 2270. Unless the theoretical creators of the theoretical fifth season did a theoretical time jump into a theoretical time in the 2280s or 90s or further up the timestream.

 

[ryan123450]

. I'm sure thats right but I still wonder what that text says exactly.

 

[Jinn]

Maybe it said "... set in the fifth season of STAR TREK" just to make sure that the readers knew their Trek history

 

[Leto_II]

Within the text itself, it's stated that it's been "nearly three years" since "The Enterprise Incident" (i.e., the theft of the Romulan cloaking-device), and two years since Praetor Gaius ascended to the throne during the Romulans: The Hollow Crown mini-series. That particular series takes place concurrently with the events of "The Deadly Years" (in 2268), and it's also mentioned that it's been about one year or thereabouts since "Balance of Terror," in Hollow Crown.

In my personal continuity, I think I've placed Schisms fairly late in 2270, close to the end of the 5YM.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Can someone who has it tell me the back cover text from the Romulan: Schisms trade paperback?

"Schism" was actually part of the trade omnibus, "Pawns of War", which also had "Spotlight: Romulans", "The Hollow Crown" and a bonus adaptation of "Balance of Terror".


Back cover blurb, "Pawns of War" by Ian McLean, on Flickr

 

[Christopher]

The only back cover blurb on Romulans: Pawns of War was the following:

Collecting legendary creator John Byrne's tales of Star Trek's Romulans, this six-issue volume includes his Alien Spotlight, the two-part Hollow Crown story, the concluding, three-part Schism series, and an all-new 12-page "Balance of Terror" adaptation. Mystery, intrigue, and war abound in this riveting tale!

 

[ryan123450]

I really seem to remember a trade of just Schisms that I read. Maybe I'm misremembering. But I know I've never read the Balance of Terror adaptation.

 

[Therin of Andor]

I really seem to remember a trade of just Schisms that I read. Maybe I'm misremembering. But I know I've never read the Balance of Terror adaptation.

Mark Martinez's site lists no separate "Schism" omnibus.
http://www.startrekcomics.info/idwromschism.html

On Amazon, you can buy either the "Pawns of War" omnibus, or even all all three "Schism" comics as a set. But not an omnibus. My comics before 2014 are in storage, but I don't think it ever came out as a three-in-one trade. The "Alien Spotlight: Romulans" had come out before, in the "Alien Spotlight" omnibus. And that story was offered again in "Pawns of War", with the two-part followup, "The Hollow Crown", plus "Schism" and the adaptation of "Balance of Terror".
http://www.startrekcomics.info/idwalienspot.html
http://www.startrekcomics.info/idwromulans.html

"Alien Spotlight: Romulans" (2008) and "Romulans: The Hollow Crown" also came out in the oversized "Treasury Edition" format.
http://www.startrekcomics.info/idwtreasuryed.html

Note that "Alien Spotlight II: Romulans" (2009) is a different story, by Ian Edginton.

 

[ryan123450]

Hmm. I have no idea what I'm thinking then.

 

[JD]

Could it have been from another country? I don't know how often it happens, but they do occasionally release trades in other countries that we don't get here, the example I know of is the DS9 Relaunch/TNG crossover miniseries, Divided We Fall. They did an omnibus in Germany (I think), but it was never collected in the US.

 

[ryan123450]

I think I must have read the individual issues digitally. But I guess I'm really misremembering whatever I thought was on the back cover blurb.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Hmm. I have no idea what I'm thinking then.

IDW comics made a point of stating that some of their TOS mini-series were set in the final years of the 5YM, and therefore reintroduced Lt M'Ress and Mr Arex.

http://www.startrekcomics.info/idwyearfour.html
http://www.startrekcomics.info/idwyearfourentx.html

Could it have been from another country? I don't know how often it happens, but they do occasionally release trades in other countries that we don't get here, the example I know of is the DS9 Relaunch/TNG crossover miniseries, Divided We Fall. They did an omnibus in Germany (I think), but it was never collected in the US.

Mark Martinez would have included that on his site.