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markmtz's review against another edition
4.0
A good coffee table reference for Star Trek comics. There isn't an index, so if you're looking for something specific, you have to browse. The summaries of each issue are pretty thorough. This is where the author, Alan Porter, spent most of his time. The British Star Trek comics get a very good treatment. The comic covers and original art are nice to see in print. Most of the original art reproduced in the book can be found on the web. I found the chapter with interviews less interesting than the rest of the book. Maybe it was the email interview format. The disconnected answers kind of disconnected me from the chapter. Writing elsewhere, Porter said that he had to leave out the timeline and info about foreign reprints. IDW comics were also omitted. Nevertheless, this is a must-have book for Star Trek comics fans.
rickklaw's review
4.0
The lavishly illustrated tome chronicles the extensive history of English-language Star Trek comic books and strips. Porter, author of [b:James Bond: The History of the Illustrated 007|3826640|James Bond The History Of The Illustrated 007|Alan J. Porter|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51D5VwmallL._SL75_.jpg|3871265], smartly divides the entries by publisher, and includes insightful annotations and accounts of the publisher's interactions with the Trek universe. He summarizes each illustrated adventure along with the stardate, publication date, and a list of the creators. Star Trek: A Comics History culminates in a fascinating interview with several writers who worked on various incarnations of this storied franchise.
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