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J.J. Abrams takes “full responsibility” for any shortcomings with Star Trek Into Darkness

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Last month, J.J. Abrams admitted that he felt there were some “fundamental story problems” with Star Trek Into Darkness, with screenwriter Damon Lindelof subsequently stating that he felt it was a mistake to keep Khan’s identity a secret. Now, with Abrams’ latest film Star Wars: The Force Awakens dominating multiplexes worldwide, the director has once […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #1

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #1… A bold new chapter for Star Trek begins here, in an all-new series that shows you what life is like for cadets at the galaxy’s greatest school! Witness the student days of the iconic cast before they joined the Enterprise, immediately before the blockbuster 2009 film! Plus, meet […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek/Green Lantern #6

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek/Green Lantern #6… It’s the final chapter of the crossover event of 2015! The dead have risen. Heroes have fallen. The last survivors of Starfleet and the Lantern Corps join together to fight the greatest threat the galaxy has ever known. Who will be left standing? Don’t miss the shocking events that […]

Damon Lindelof says it was a mistake to keep Khan’s identity a secret in Star Trek Into Darkness

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In the run up to the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, director J.J. Abrams and everyone else involved with the film went to painstaking lengths to keep the identity of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Khan Noonien Singh a secret – which would have been fine, had everyone not guessed the villain from the moment that the […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek #51

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #51… The Mirror Universe epic continues here as the evil counterparts of the Enterprise crew gain the upper hand! Captain Kirk finds himself allied with the mysterious man known only as Singh, while Spock comes face to face with his deceased mother… now alive and well in the Mirror Universe!  After […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek/Green Lantern #5

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek/Green Lantern #5… The galactic civil war reaches a critical point as the Yellow Lantern Klingons, Orange Lantern Romulans, and Red Lantern Gorn fight for supremacy, with Hal Jordan, James T. Kirk, and the crew of the Enterprise caught in the middle! It’s a dark night for the Federation… and the arrival […]

IDW announces Star Trek: The Next Generation / Aliens crossover

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IDW Publishing has announced that it is teaming up with Dark Horse Comics for a new crossover series which will bring Captain Picard, Data, Worf, and the rest of the iconic Starfleet crew will soon come face-to-face with facehuggers and xenomorphs in Star Trek: The Next Generation / Aliens. “We’re beyond excited to team up […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Waypoint #1

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Waypoint #1… To celebrate 50 years of STAR TREK, IDW Publishing, under license by CBS Consumer Products, will boldly launch a new series in September which honors the legacy of the various Starfleet crews which have inhabited the Star Trek universe over the past five decades. With Star Trek ongoing now […]

Bryan Fuller reveals details on Star Trek: Discovery

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During a presentation at the Television Critics Association press tour this past week, Bryan Fuller has revealed the first details about CBS’ upcoming Star Trek TV series Star Trek: Discovery. The show, which is confirmed as being set in the original ‘Prime Universe’ timeline, will take place approximately ten years prior to Star Trek: The […]