Star Trek: 50th Anniversary Cover Celebration

STAR TREK: 50 th ANNIVERSARY COVER CELEBRATION

Cover by Tony Shasteen

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REGULAR COVER art by Tony Shasteen

CONVENTION VARIANT A art by J.K. Woodward

CONVENTION VARIANT B art by J.K. Woodward

CONVENTION VARIANT C art by J.K. Woodward

production design by

edits by

publisher

Neil Uyetake

Sarah Gaydos

Ted Adams

STAR TREK created by Gene Roddenberry Special thanks to Risa Kessler and John Van Citters of CBS Consumer Products for their invaluable assistance.

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STAR TREK: 50th ANNIVERSARY COVER CELEBRATION. AUGUST 2016. FIRST PRINTING. ® & © 2016 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. © 2016 Paramount Pictures Corporation.

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INTRODUCTION

by Mike Johnson No writer wants to admit it, but a cover can make or break you.

Prose, poems, pop-ups, definitely comic books: a great cover cuts through the noise on the shelf and casts a spell: Pick me!

It takes a special talent. From daring concept to skillful execution, an artist has to capture the heart of the book while catching the eye of the reader.

Fortunately for Star Trek writers, our planet is bursting with talented artists. What begins as a fleeting fragment of story in the writer's brain is brought to vibrant life by these gifted visualists, each with their own unique style and approach.

Iconic portraits of your favorite characters?

Look inside.

Movie-poster-worthy paintings of strange new worlds?

Scratch that. Movies wish they had posters like this.

Starfleet recruitment ads. Boldly-designed evocations of classic episodes. Mind-bending crossovers between Star Trek and other beloved franchises.

You'll find a special selection of them all in these pages, spanning the history of Star Trek comics at IDW. So in the words of that beloved Earl Grey-quaffing starship captain: Engage!

And enjoy.

Star Trek #1 Cover A by Tim Bradstreet • Colors by Grant Goleash

Star Trek: Mirror Images #1 Cover A by Joe Corroney • Colors by Brian Miller

Star Trek Green Lantern #1 Retailer Exclusive Cover by Jae Lee

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #2 RI Cover by George Caltsoudas