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Nick Jones ISSN 1357-3888 TMN 14197 Editor Contents I s s u e # 0 3 S u m m e r 2 0 2 2 78 SUBSCRIBE TO MAGAZINE P. 34 Newsstand/ Comic Shop Subscriber Edition Exclusive Edition 12 22 36 48 52 06 NEWS & COMMENT 12 INTERVIEW 20 TREK 101 22 INTERVIEW ENGAGE! JOHN DE LANCIE EARLY FEDERATION KATE MULGREW News and notes from The full story of Q’s Your essential guide to The Voyager star on every quadrant of the Star journey through Picard the United Federation of Janeway’s roles in Prodigy Trek universe. Season 2. Planets’ first century. and Star Trek Online. 26 THE Q CONTINUUM 36 INTERVIEW 58 ARCHIVE IMAGE 60 TOMORROW’S TECH “LIVE LONG AND...” MAKING PRODIGY LOST & FOUND TREKNOLOGY Over a hundred Star Trek Star Trek: Prodigy’s “Space Seed” affords a How recent advances in stars finish the sentence, producers and director look at the Enterprise and fusion tech have brought “Live long and…” take us behind the scenes. Botany Bay models. us closer to Trek’s future. 64 BEAM ME UP 68 LARRY NEMECEK’S 72 EXCLUSIVE 78 DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO EDDIE PASKEY A FISTFUL OF DATA NEW FICTION CHRISTOPHER PIKE A final interview with Questions on transporters A Captain Proton story A behind-the-scenes a familiar face from the and gravity plating, plus by Star Trek: Voyager history of Strange New original series. Canon Fodder. writer Lisa Klink. Worlds’ captain. 86 TALENTED TREKKERS 90 OPINIONS COLLIDE 92 FANDOM UNBOUND 96 PUZZLES & MORE TROY FRISBIE THE NEUTRAL ZONE TREK THROUGH LIFE HOLLOW PURSUITS NASA Aerospace Which is better for Trek: Fans share their cosplay, A Pike wordsearch, Technologist Troy on his episodic storytelling, or values, creativity, and activities, plus comic strip love of Trek. season-long arcs? memorabilia collections. The Warped Factor. Inside Trek 44 TOP 10 MOMENTS 48 ARCHER TO KIRK 52 EXCLUSIVE 57 QUIZ THE ENTERPRISE INSIDE ENTERPRISE NEW FICTION U.S.S. ENTERPRISE The 10 best Enterprise A history of the Enterprise An original series Khan Test your knowledge of moments from across from the NX-01 to the story by Star Trek author the Federation’s flagship Star Trek. Enterprise-B. Greg Cox. with this quiz! Engage! E x p l o r i n g t h e S t a r T r e k U n i v e r s e WORDS: JAY STOBIE 01 The Outstanding Okudas! Decked Out in Deltas ichael and Denise & Graphic Artists at the 26th annual Art M Okuda are considered Directors Guild Awards. While the Okudas’ When your attire needs to be royalty by Star Trek work speaks for itself, this prestigious award shipshape, look no further than fans around the globe, represents a much-deserved and well- Cufflinks.com’s Enterprise 3-Piece and rightly so. publicized tip of the hat to the talented team. Necktie Gift Set, which includes In addition, Star Trek: Picard Silver Delta Shield Cufflinks, the While their contributions to Star Trek showrunner Terry Matalas – who a decade Enterprise Silhouette Tie Bar, and designs, logos, computer interfaces, and or so prior to Picard served as a production Enterprise Flight Blue Stripe Men’s off-screen literature rank as their most associate on Star Trek: Voyager and Star Necktie, and their Delta Shield notable achievements, the pair’s credits also Trek: Enterprise, working alongside the Men’s Dress Socks. There are three encompass real-world emblems for NASA, Okudas – took to social media to confirm color variants for the Dress Socks as well an entertainment résumé featuring that Michael and Denise are a part of – red, blue, and yellow as a nod the hit projects For All Mankind, Space Force, the Picard art department for the show’s to Starfleet’s divisions Sully, Threshold, and many, many more. third and final season. With their place – and the variants can Of course, Star Trek fans are not the in Star Trek lore already well established, be bought individually only people who appreciate the Okudas’ the Okudas’ involvement in current or as a set of three valuable influence on graphic design and productions nevertheless indicates that their colors. popular culture. Michael and Denise have role in shaping Starfleet’s future is far from now been recognized with a Lifetime over. Here’s hoping for a wealth of new Achievement Award from the Scenic, Title “Okudagram” interfaces to admire! 6 S TA R T R E K EXPLORING THE STAR TREK UNIVERSE 01 Denise and Discovery Deep Dives Michael Okuda. uch like its predecessor Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, M Star Trek: Discovery has supplied fans with an intriguing array of characters who don’t always receive the spotlight. That is set to change, as IDW launches each issue centers on a single character its four-issue comic book miniseries from the Disco crew. Whether you’re Star Trek: Discovery – Adventures in looking to learn more about Cleveland the 32nd Century. Penned by Mike “Book” Booker’s royal sidekick Queen Johnson and Discovery/Star Trek: Grudge, or seeking an adventure with Picard writer Kirsten Beyer – who Adira Tal, Keyla Detmer, or Linus, this collaborated on a previous run of miniseries is a thrilling way to get to Discovery-based comics – and drawn know Captain Burnham’s subordinates by veteran artist Angel Hernandez, on a deeper level. Friendship and First Contact F ostering connections has always been a key element of Star Trek, and that theme is now being explored in greater depth by authors Robb Pearlman and Jordan Hoffman and illustrator J. K. Woodward in The Star Trek Book of Friendship. Subtitled You Have Been, and Always Shall Be, My Trek: First Contact – The Making Of The Classic Friend, and with a foreword by Star Trek: Voyager Film, a tome by Joe Fordham which combines rare actors Robert Picardo (the Doctor) and Ethan Phillips production art with new and exclusive cast and (Neelix), this Smart Pop publication chronicles the crew interviews to explore the iconic movie from enduring bonds that have been forged by characters every angle. Filled with archival material, behind- from the original series all the way up to the latest the-scenes photography, concept art, production Star Trek shows. Inspired by the spirit of Trek, a portion designs, and more, it is truly a collector’s dream. of the book’s proceeds benefits The Planetary This coffee-table book, due to be published in July, Society, a nonprofit championed by Bill Nye. can be ordered at ForbiddenPlanet.com, while The Speaking of reaching out to others, Titan Books Star Trek Book of Friendship is out now and can be celebrates first contact with the hardcover Star found at PenguinRandomHouse.com. S TA R T R E K 7 ENGAGE! Chatting for Set Phasers to Charity “Stunned!” he Hollywood Food n a shocking First Contact Day announcement, it was T I Coalition, a non-profit revealed that Patrick Stewart’s friends and long-time which provides food and Star Trek: The Next Generation colleagues would be other services to people starring alongside Stewart in Star Trek: ’s third in need, counts two prolific and final season. Star Trek figures among its staunchest supporters: Star Trek: Enterprise’s LeVar Burton (La Forge), Michael for another Star Trek series: actor Paul John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox) and Dorn (Worf), Jonathan Frakes (Riker), Wesley, best known for his work on director/producer David Livingston. Gates McFadden (Dr. Crusher), Marina The Vampire Diaries, will be hopping In January, the pair spearheaded a Sirtis (Troi), and Brent Spiner (Data) aboard Star Trek: Strange New Worlds virtual event that gathered over 60 Star will once again be venturing into space as the iconic James T. Kirk in the Trek veterans and raised over $60,000 in what showrunner and Executive show’s second season. From legendary for the organization. “[The] Hollywood Producer Terry Matalas has described actors returning in Picard to the revival Food Coalition reflects the Star Trek as a “starship-bound adventure”. of a beloved character in Strange New [and] Roddenberry ethos,” Livingston The fantastic news came shortly Worlds, it is truly a marvelous time to told Star Trek Explorer. “Humans are after another surprising development be a Star Trek fan! inherently a noble and righteous species. At the Coalition we strive every day to provide for the less fortunate in our society. To give them the respect and dignity we all deserve. Gene would be proud.” The Next Generation of Gaming! The Doctor & the Director ave you ever wanted to serve aboard a Starfleet vessel H and live in the Star Trek universe? Do you wonder what avid Livingston, who has it would be like to encounter new civilizations and deal D directed more Star Trek with intergalactic diplomatic incidents? episodes (62!) than anyone else, collaborated with If you answered “yes” to either of alien civilizations that may lead to an John Billingsley on numerous those questions (and as Trek fans, all-out war. episodes of Enterprise, such as the you probably did!), The third-person Borg-centric entry “Regeneration,” then the upcoming choice-driven game an informal follow-up to Star Trek: adventure game Star features an interactive First Contact (and an episode Trek: Resurgence will narrative that allows which happened to feature Bonita undoubtedly inspire you players to immerse Friedericy, another ardent advocate to declare, “Engage!” themselves in the for the Hollywood Coalition). However, Hailing from Dramatic experience and forge their Livingston’s most celebrated Star Trek Labs and Paramount own path. Fans will also directorial achievement is the Deep Global, Resurgence places encounter new characters Space Nine classic “The Visitor,” a story players aboard the U.S.S. and familiar faces along that follows Jake Sisko’s lifelong effort Resolute during a time the way. Scheduled to recover his father after an accident soon after Star Trek: for worldwide release aboard the U.S.S. Defiant. Interestingly, The Next Generation. Fans can opt in spring 2022, Resurgence will be Cirroc Lofton (young Jake) and Tony to play as First Officer Jara Rydek available on the Xbox Series X/S, Xbox Todd (elder Jake) appeared together or Engineering Crew-person Carter One, PlayStation®5, and PlayStation®4 on a panel as part of Billingsley and Diaz, personnel from the Resolute who gaming consoles, as well as on the Epic Livingston’s fundraiser. are investigating tensions between two Games Store for PCs. 8 S TA R T R E K EXPLORING THE STAR TREK UNIVERSE Star Trek Classic Alumni Chart Connections New Courses What else do the U.S.S. Enterprise-D’s chief engineer and U.S.S. Discovery’s n addition to Picard Season 3, former head-of-security I The Next Generation’s LeVar have in common? In The Burton is set to add another Next Generation thriller impressive credit to his already “The Mind’s Eye,” LeVar out-of-this-world résumé. Burton’s Geordi La Forge is captured by Romulans The Star Trek actor and Reading Rainbow icon will be and brainwashed in an hosting and executive producing a Trivial Pursuit game attempt to ignite tensions show. Following a well-publicized and highly-praised between the Federation run as a guest host on Jeopardy!, Burton now finds and the Klingon Empire. himself embarking on an entirely new adventure. Similarly, Shazad Latif’s Produced by Hasbro, Entertainment One, and LeVar Ash Tyler was forced to Burton Entertainment, the series will surely be a hit with deal with the realization Burton at the helm. that he was actually Voq, Star Trek: Discovery’s Shazad Latif (Tyler) has a surgically altered Klingon also landed a new role, that of the legendary Captain warrior intent on infiltrating Nemo in the forthcoming series Nautilus. While Discovery. While Voq willingly Star Trek fans may recall the Miranda-class U.S.S. submitted to the mental Nautilus’ heroics during the Dominion War, Latif’s and physical changes, he show will be based on the Jules Verne classic 20,000 ultimately chose to side with Leagues Under the Sea. Starfleet in the Federation’s war against the Klingons. A Taste of Trek allery Books has a new Star Trek Cookbook set G for publication later this year, written by New Kling-Entrées York Times bestselling author and food stylist Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, and featuring fresh Mealtimes have always recipes and mouthwatering photography. been a vital element of human cultures, and that trend continued with various A lifelong fantasy fan, Monroe- encounters with the Klingon Cassel came to fame with her Empire throughout Star Game of Thrones food blog, Trek history. Who can forget which begat a cookbook in Hoshi Sato’s run-in with 2015, the first of many themed targs (Star Trek: Enterprise’s books by the author. The “Sleeping Dogs”), the successor to the original Star infamous feast that Captain Trek Cookbook – published Kirk’s crew shared with the in 1999 and co-written by Klingons aboard the U.S.S. Ethan Phillips, alias the U.S.S. Enterprise-A (Star Trek VI: Voyager’s resident chef Neelix – The Undiscovered Country), Monroe-Cassel’s new Star Trek William T. Riker’s experience Cookbook promises to beam with gagh aboard the Bird- down delicious treats from the of-Prey I.K.S. Pagh (Star Trek: far future to our present-day The Next Generation’s “A tables. Due out on November Matter of Honor”), or Kurn’s 10, The Star Trek Cookbook hilarious comments about is available for preorder at burned, replicated bird meat simonandschuster.com. (TNG’s “Sins of the Father”)? S TA R T R E K 9 ENGAGE! Kristin Bauer on the Prime Directive Marvelous Mirrors R eflection comes in various forms, whether it be through self-evaluation or a literal look in the mirror. When Q first made his presence Trek: Voyager’s holographic known in Star Trek: The Next EMH, better known as the Generation’s “Encounter at Doctor, often gave his human est known for her lead Farpoint,” he forced Captain colleagues much to think about B roles in True Blood and Picard and the Enterprise-D crew when he commented on their Once Upon a Time, to gaze back on humanity’s past perceptions of him as a sentient Kristin Bauer also and defend its presence in the artificial being. guest-starred on Star galaxy at large. Unbeknownst To tie this theme together, Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star to Picard, this “trial” continued EXO-6 – known for its Trek: Enterprise, most notably as all the way through to the series astounding Star Trek 1:6-scale the Klingon augment, Laneth. finale, “All Good Things…” figure collection – has added When asked by Star Trek Explorer Similarly, Captain Kirk’s articulated figures based on about the Prime Directive, the actor away team witnessed the other Judge Q, Mirror Spock, and the and activist gave Starfleet’s fictional side of the looking glass when Doctor to its elegant repertoire, guideline a glowing endorsement. it was accidentally transported which already includes Captain “The Prime Directive – don’t to the Mirror Universe in “Mirror, Picard, Captain Janeway, and interfere! My God, I wish humans would Mirror,” where they made Lieutenant Commander Data. follow this,” said Bauer. “A majority contact with Mirror Spock More information on these of all issues on Earth can be traced and the Terran Empire. Back superbly detailed items can be back to ‘people helping people’ with in the Prime timeline, Star found at ex0-6.com. the best of intentions, from our own paradigm, but inadvertently knocking over an unintended domino that throws nature out of balance and ends A Matter of Time up causing more harm than good.” Elaborating further, Bauer noted, While social distancing in a responsible manner, many Star Trek “It is impossible for us to see the future actors have found themselves with extra time to dedicate to their and we must pause before intervening, personal pursuits and passions. A trio of Star Trek: Enterprise main assess outcomes for all life forms, and cast members recently disclosed some meaningful projects they’ve allow others to evolve on their own been working on. Anthony Montgomery (Mayweather) has nearly path and time. The humility of the Prime completed his autobiography, which promises to be a deeply Directive is beautiful. In the future, they emotional book about the actor’s life and experiences. Meanwhile, do not assume they know what is best Connor Trinneer (Trip) and Dominic Keating (Reed) have created for everyone and they have faith they the Shuttlepod podcast, which finds the two interviewing Enterprise will find their way, for them.” cast and crew while providing commentary on Enterprise episodes. 10 S TA R T R E K