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Star Trek: New Visions #6
Star Trek: New Visions, Volume 6
Presenting all-new tales set in the Star Trek : The Original Series universe, done in a unique, one-of-a-kind photomontage style, using images from the classic TV series. It's as close as fans will ever come to getting new episodes featuring the original cast.
In "The Traveler," a mysterious pilgrim is pursued by a ruthless robotic horde. Or is he? Captain Kirk must answer the question before the Enterprise and crew are lost. Next, it's "Time Out of Joint," as Jim Kirk is torn from his timeline and every corner he turns, every door he opens, throws him into a different day, a different year, and a different danger. Finally, in "All the Ages Frozen," on a world locked deep in an ice age, Kirk and the crew investigate the disappearance of a team of Federation scientists, and discover a long-lost civilization whose only survivor is intent on saving them... even if it kills them! Collects issues #15-17.
In "The Traveler," a mysterious pilgrim is pursued by a ruthless robotic horde. Or is he? Captain Kirk must answer the question before the Enterprise and crew are lost. Next, it's "Time Out of Joint," as Jim Kirk is torn from his timeline and every corner he turns, every door he opens, throws him into a different day, a different year, and a different danger. Finally, in "All the Ages Frozen," on a world locked deep in an ice age, Kirk and the crew investigate the disappearance of a team of Federation scientists, and discover a long-lost civilization whose only survivor is intent on saving them... even if it kills them! Collects issues #15-17.
128 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2018
About the author
John Byrne
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John Lindley Byrne is a British-born Canadian-American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero.
Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he also started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He also wrote the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
John Lindley Byrne is a British-born Canadian-American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero.
Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he also started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He also wrote the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing.
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January 8, 2024
Star Trek: New Visions Vol. 6
A mysterious traveler found in hyperspace makes the 'U.S.S. Enterprise' a tool in his thousand year war with an alien race. Then crew rotation leads to the arrival of an old colleague and some new ones.
Byrne's story ideas are great and well in keeping with the Sixties' aesthetic. For the most part, the Photoshop effects work well, but there are places where the lighting, posing and definition seem "off" (especially for the Traveler).
A mysterious traveler found in hyperspace makes the 'U.S.S. Enterprise' a tool in his thousand year war with an alien race. Then crew rotation leads to the arrival of an old colleague and some new ones.
Byrne's story ideas are great and well in keeping with the Sixties' aesthetic. For the most part, the Photoshop effects work well, but there are places where the lighting, posing and definition seem "off" (especially for the Traveler).
May 2, 2018
These are absolutely for the Star Trek: TOS fan. That might appear obvious and not worth noting, but the love Byrne has for the series extends beyond his drive to invest this much of his personal time in an endeavor that will fall far short of making him a noteworthy or wealthy author. I, for one, and most grateful! While the original content that he offers, as far as characters, sets, or other constructs aren't easily mistaken for original material, the quality has steadily improved. It's to be expected after the what, hundreds? thousands? of hours he's spent on his software, Photoshop? Anyway, I look on them as new episodes I've never seen before. He frequently uses bit part actors, or, like his tribute to Arlene Martel, or the expansion of the role of Yeoman Rand in a way that parallels how the character had been conceived (before budget considerations had their way with our dear Janice), characters we WANTED to see more from. I happened to have been gifted at least 10 of the 1970's ST photonovels, so the format is familiar, if not somewhat nostalgic, just as is the series. For what is largely a solo act, to tackle this scale of a project, and produce stories that are often interesting, and occasionally gripping, many with Easter eggs and hat tips, just shows how dedicated Byrne is to this project. Even from the first story, he has had an uncanny knack for character voice. He clearly matches my level of fandom, because I've read many things (especially the Golden Key comics) that leave me saying "That's not Kirk,""Scotty wouldn't say it like that," "that person has probably only seen one or two TOS episodes!"or the worst, "THAT's NOT SPOCK!" Byrne adroitly brings each of the major characters into new adventures, that can, with just a touch of imagination, make you too believe that this is what happened before, during, and/or after the TOS we saw on our TV screens. I am going to order the next two right now!
March 25, 2019
Throughout this volume, we see more stuff that looks like CGI from the early 1990s (or earlier). But I don't really mind it. I suppose it kinda has some Narm Charm. I thought it was cool how Byrne was able to recruit a local actor named Richard Weidlich for the photos of the titular character in "The Traveler." In "Time Out of Joint," we get cameos from Finnegan and Gary Mitchell from Kirk's academy days. But it doesn't really make sense for Kirk to think that Mitchell has been dead for half a dozen years if the Enterprise is on its five-year mission. "All Ages Frozen" had some nice snowy backgrounds and a funny punchline at the end. There are also shorts in which Janice Rand returns, and one that may please fans of The Animated Series.
November 8, 2025
More Byrne magic
Alternate universe, Star Trek Original Series, new stories
Obviously, this continues to be a labor of love, using images from the television shows to create new tales. Three full-length stories and three shorts lasting one to three pages. There were two typos, and one continuity error where the AI claims to be a psionic projection instead of a hologram, but a few pages later, admits to being a hologram after all. Still, it's nice to see the actors in new visual stories, and having Sulu and Chekhov waiting outside the transporter room to girl watch the new crew arrivals was amusing as well as serving to introduce M'Ress, who figured in the animated series. Enjoyed.
Alternate universe, Star Trek Original Series, new stories
Obviously, this continues to be a labor of love, using images from the television shows to create new tales. Three full-length stories and three shorts lasting one to three pages. There were two typos, and one continuity error where the AI claims to be a psionic projection instead of a hologram, but a few pages later, admits to being a hologram after all. Still, it's nice to see the actors in new visual stories, and having Sulu and Chekhov waiting outside the transporter room to girl watch the new crew arrivals was amusing as well as serving to introduce M'Ress, who figured in the animated series. Enjoyed.
March 26, 2018
It's hard for me to say exactly what I'm feeling here and explain my reaction (and rating). While these are fun and enjoyable, there does seem to be an increasing loss of quality in these stories. Byrne doesn't seem to be taking as much care in the cut-and-paste process and some of the images begin to increasingly look like they are just bits and pieces glued on top of one another. I think this was a fun experiment, but perhaps it has run the course.
January 2, 2022
A bit better than the last one. Kirk's slow learning in the time travel story was hard for my frustration tolerance, and that in the Beta Quadrant (where the Klingons reside!) everything is different, is a little absurd, but the stories made more sense and were more enjoyable than in the previous issue.
September 5, 2018
Another fantastic collection of original series "Star Trek" stories using the classic photographic novel style. It's great fun for fans of the original series.
September 22, 2021
LIKE NEW EPISODES OF THE ORIGINAL SERIES
If you're a die hard trekkie, missing ORIGINAL cast and crew these books are for you now. Buckle up and enjoy the ride .
If you're a die hard trekkie, missing ORIGINAL cast and crew these books are for you now. Buckle up and enjoy the ride .
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