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The Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection was a graphic novel compilation partwork and product line that was available in a number of countries worldwide.

Released fortnightly until issue 65 and weekly thereafter, the series gathered many key moments from Star Trek's comic book history into hardcover volumes.

Eaglemoss/Hero Collector' Ben Robinson oversaw the publication as editorial manager, Réka Turcsányi and Rich Handley were its editors, Maggie Calmels was editorial director, and Terry Sambridge acted as design editor. Designers Ryan Cummings, Ross Jackson, Paul Montague, Steve Scanlan, and Jason Et; Tamara Dingsdale also contributed to the project.

The series encompassed a wide range of content and included Gold Key's first Star Trek comic books that were initially published in 1967, the British comic strips, and comic books from DC, IDW, Malibu, Marvel, Paramount, Tokyopop, and WildStorm. Movie adaptations were also covered in the series.

Comics gurus Bob Greenberger, Rich Handley, and James Swallow authored the introductory articles that prefaced each volume. Commencing with issue 72, Handley assumed editorship of the publication and authorship of these articles. [1]

Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection spine art

Spine artwork

Once combined, the spines of the full set of volumes formed a graphic of a fleet of starships, as seen in the image to the right. Many books incorporated the content of a modern Star Trek graphic novel with a classic comic book from the franchise's past, and each measured 175 × 260 mm.

As "Special Editions", the collection produced stand-alone "Crossover" volumes where Star Trek teamed up with another entertainment franchise in a comic series, such as Doctor Who and Planet of the Apes. Also released as Special Editions, a number of limited-run comic series were collected here as "Miniseries" compilations.

Photonovels and decorative novelty gifts were also produced for the collection.

Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection intro boost

Intro "boost" with volume 1

In May 2020, Rich Handley announced that the partwork would be extended from 120 to 140 (regular) issues, and stated that if sales targets were reached, an extension to 160 issues was possible, providing space for the completion of all of the comics series offered within the collection. [2]

Ben Robinson indicated in October 2020 that sales of the last tranche of issues had not been strong enough to warrant a further extension, and stated that the line would conclude with the publication of issue 140. [3]

Handley added, "Within these 150 books, we've reprinted every story from Gold Key, the British strips, Peter Pan, the L.A. Times Syndicate, Marvel, Brazil's Editora Abril, Malibu, WildStorm, and Tokyopop, as well as numerous rarities and unpublished works along the way. But for DC and IDW, there's more to offer, and I wish we'd been able to bring you every single Trek comic from 1967 to the present (those not featuring X-Men, at least). We got pretty darn close!" [4]

Later, artists Jason and Tamara Dingsdale provided details and cover images of their unofficial fan-made versions of the cancelled books (volumes 141 to 160, Special Editions 7 to 10, and photonovel 5) to Wixiban.com, a noted Star Trek collectibles site. These twenty editions, however, were not based on Handley's plans for the series and were not authorized by Eaglemoss, Paramount, or CBS. [5]

Releases[]

Vol. Date Cover Title and Additional Contents Pages
1 5 January 2017 144
2 19 January 2017 158
3 2 February 2017 144
4 16 February 2017 144
5 2 March 2017 160
6 16 March 2017 144
7 30 March 2017 176
8 13 April 2017 144
9 27 April 2017 144
10 11 May 2017 144
11 25 May 2017 176
12 8 June 2017 160
13 22 June 2017 176
14 6 July 2017 176
15 20 July 2017 160
16 3 August 2017 160
17 17 August 2017 176
18 31 August 2017 192
19 14 September 2017 176
20 28 September 2017 176
21 12 October 2017 224
22 26 October 2017 144
23 9 November 2017 160
24 23 November 2017 176
25 7 December 2017 176
26 21 December 2017 208
27 4 January 2018 192
28 18 January 2018 160
29 1 February 2018 128
30 15 February 2018 176
31 1 March 2018 224
32 15 March 2018 176
33 29 March 2018 176
34 12 April 2018 159
35 26 April 2018 176
36 10 May 2018 160
37 24 May 2018 160
38 7 June 2018 192
39 21 June 2018 160
40 5 July 2018 176
41 19 July 2018 224
42 2 August 2018 176
43 16 August 2018 144
44 30 August 2018 128
45 13 September 2018 144
46 27 September 2018 176
47 11 October 2018 128
48 25 October 2018 128
49 8 November 2018 160
50 22 November 2018 208
51 6 December 2018 176
52 20 December 2018 128
53 3 January 2019 128
54 17 January 2019 128
55 31 January 2019 144
56 14 February 2019 176
57 28 February 2019 144
58 14 March 2019 176
59 28 March 2019 128
60 11 April 2019 176
61 25 April 2019 144
62 9 May 2019 128
63 23 May 2019 192
64 6 June 2019 144
65 20 June 2019 160
66 27 June 2019 112
67 4 July 2019 112
68 11 July 2019 128
69 18 July 2019 104
70 25 July 2019 144
71 1 August 2019 168
72 8 August 2019 144
73 15 August 2019 160
74 22 August 2019 112
75 29 August 2019 128
76 5 September 2019 128
77 12 September 2019 144
78 19 September 2019 128
79 26 September 2019 136
80 3 October 2019 168
81 10 October 2019 104
82 17 October 2019 120
83 24 October 2019 200
84 31 October 2019 128
85 7 November 2019 136
86 14 November 2019 128
87 21 November 2019 148
88 28 November 2019 120
89 5 December 2019 184
90 12 December 2019 144
91 19 December 2019 168
92 26 December 2019 144
93 2 January 2020 128
94 9 January 2020 192
95 16 January 2020 
series)
144
96 23 January 2020 136
97 30 January 2020 192
98 6 February 2020 160
99 13 February 2020 144
100 20 February 2020 128
101 27 February 2020 128
102 5 March 2020 144
103 12 March 2020
  • Star Trek: All of Me
    (Collects two Wildstorm TOS one-shots and four Gold Key Enterprise Logs books volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4)
 128
104 19 March 2020 144
105 26 March 2020 128
106 2 April 2020 128
107 9 April 2020 128
108 16 April 2020 152
109 23 April 2020 176
110 30 April 2020 168
111 7 May 2020 152
112 14 May 2020 128
113 21 May 2020 160
114 28 May 2020 120
115 4 June 2020 168
116 11 June 2020 142
117 18 June 2020 128
118 25 June 2020 224
119 2 July 2020 144
120 9 July 2020 156
121 16 July 2020
  • Star Trek: The Classic UK Comics Part 4
    (Collects Valiant and TV21 issues #43-118)
  • Also includes 1972 and 1973 TV21 Annuals
  • 1972 Valiant Summer Special
  • 1978 Mighty TV Comic Annual
  • 1979 TV Comic Annual
  • Plus a one-page Star Trek strip from a 1970 issue of Radio Times magazine
 224
122 23 July 2020 148
123 30 July 2020 112
124 6 August 2020 152
125 13 August 2020 224
126 20 August 2020
  • Star Trek: N-Vector
    (Collects Wildstorm DS9 four-part miniseries)
  • Also includes rare comic strips originally presented in various children's toys, fast-food packaging, and magazine advertisements, and artist audition panels from the classic newspaper strips
 128
127 27 August 2020 200
128 3 September 2020 200
129 10 September 2020
  • Star Trek: Uchu
    (Collects Issue 3 of the The Manga series)
  • Also includes volume 1 of the Brazilian Jornada Nas Estrelas comics compiled by Editora Abril and titled "The Exile"
 200
130 17 September 2020 176
131 24 September 2020
  • Star Trek: Encounters with the Unknown
    (Collects WildStorm Comics' Star Trek: Voyager "Encounters with the Unknown" issues "False Colors", "Elite Force", "Avalon Rising", and "Planet Killer")
 216
132 1 October 2020
  • Star Trek: The Gift
    (Collects DC TNG Volume 2 Annuals "The Gift", "Thin Ice", and "The Broken Moon!")
 176
133 8 October 2020 168
134 15 October 2020 232
135 22 October 2020
  • Star Trek: Boukenshin
    (Collects the Tokyopop manga)
  • Also includes unpublished outlines by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels for Marvel's Star Trek: Cold Vengeance title
 212
136 29 October 2020
  • Star Trek: Convergence
    (Collects DC TNG Annuals 4-6 and DC Star Trek Annual 6)
  • Also includes volume 2 of the Brazilian Jornada Nas Estrelas comics compiled by Editora Abril and titled "The Red Hour"
 232
137 5 November 2020 176
138 12 November 2020
  • So Near the Touch
    (DC's Star Trek Annual #1)
  • Also includes unpublished material: Star Trek: Return of the Wolf, Star Trek: Phase 3, and Star Trek Unlimited: Reaping the Whirlwind
 240
139 19 November 2020
  • Star Trek: Mission: Muddled
    (Collects issues 22-26 of DC's Star Trek Volume 2)
  • Also includes Starfleet Academy! (issue 2 of DC's Star Trek Annual Volume 2) and Steven H. Wilson's unpublished DC stories: Captain Sulu Adventures and Star Trek: Resolution
 240
140 26 November 2020
  • All Good Things...
    (Collects the DC teleplay adaptation)
  • Also includes the unpublished Star Trek: Realities/Split Infinities: Dark Emissary, Star Trek: The Romulan Imperative, Star Trek: Voyager – Confessions, and a list of unused Deep Space Nine plots
  • Index for the Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection
 232

Special Editions: Crossover and Miniseries releases[]

Vol. Date Cover Title Pages
1 13 April 2017 160
2 6 July 2017 144
3 25 September 2017 160
4 29 January 2018 160
5 7 June 2018 128
6 27 September 2018 144

Premium subscription photonovels[]

Subscribers who maintain a "Premium" subscription receive Star Trek photonovels that do not carry the spine art seen on the standard volumes of the Collection. A fifth photonovel was slated for release in February 2020 but was not published, following the company's decision to conclude the collection.

These books were created by John Byrne and were originally published as the Star Trek: New Visions series.

Vol. Date Cover Title Pages
1 28 September 2017 272
2 25 June 2018 224
3 April 2019 224
4 October 2019 224
5 canceled

Subscription gifts[]

Subscribers receive gifts at specific milestones during the Collection's release. All of these products are also available for individual purchase from the company's webshops.

Image Gift
USS Enterprise insignia lapel pin
Storage tin and six mini (165 mm × 245 mm) film posters
  • One additional poster was sent every ten issues, following receipt of the first set with the second delivery; the seven additional posters were later retailed by company webshops in a second poster set
Two tin (259 mm × 169 mm) plates featuring classic comic book covers
Steel Starfleet and Klingon Empire insignia bookends

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External links[]

Official sites[]

Collector sites[]

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