Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)
(written from a Production point of view)
The Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection is a graphic novel compilation partwork and product line that is currently available in a number of countries worldwide.
Released fortnightly until issue 65 and weekly thereafter, the series gathers many key moments from Star Trek's comic book history into hardcover volumes. Publication is overseen by Eaglemoss Collections' Ben Robinson.
The series encompasses a wide range of content and includes 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 will also be covered in the series.
Comics gurus Rich Handley and Bob Greenberger author the introductory articles that preface each volume. Commencing with issue 72, Handley assumed editorship of the publication. [1]
Once combined, the spines of the full set of volumes will form a graphic of a fleet of starships, as seen in the image to the right. Many books incorporate the content of a modern Star Trek graphic novel with a classic comic book from the franchise's past, and each measures 175 × 260 mm.
Spine artwork
As "Special Editions", the collection produces stand-alone "Crossover" volumes where Star Trek has 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 are collected here as "Miniseries" compilations.
Photonovels and decorative novelty gifts are also produced for the collection.
In May 2020, Rich Handley announced that the partwork would be extended from 120 to 140 (regular) issues. If sales targets for these are reached, an extension to 160 issues is possible, and would provide space for the completion of the various comics series offered within the collection. [2]
Releases
| Vol. | Date | Cover | Title and Additional Contents | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 January 2017 | 
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|
144 |
| 2 | 19 January 2017 | 
|
158 | |
| 3 | 2 February 2017 | 
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|
144 |
| 4 | 16 February 2017 | 
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|
144 |
| 5 | 2 March 2017 | 
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|
160 |
| 6 | 16 March 2017 | 
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|
144 |
| 7 | 30 March 2017 | 
|
176 | |
| 8 | 13 April 2017 | 
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|
144 |
| 9 | 27 April 2017 | 
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|
144 |
| 10 | 11 May 2017 | 
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|
144 |
| 11 | 25 May 2017 | 
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|
176 |
| 12 | 8 June 2017 | 
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|
160 |
| 13 | 22 June 2017 | 
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|
176 |
| 14 | 6 July 2017 | 
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|
176 |
| 15 | 20 July 2017 | 
|
160 | |
| 16 | 3 August 2017 | 
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|
160 |
| 17 | 17 August 2017 | 
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|
176 |
| 18 | 31 August 2017 | 
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|
192 |
| 19 | 14 September 2017 | 
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|
176 |
| 20 | 28 September 2017 | 
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|
176 |
| 21 | 12 October 2017 | 
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|
224 |
| 22 | 26 October 2017 | 
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|
144 |
| 23 | 9 November 2017 | 
|
|
160 |
| 24 | 23 November 2017 | 
|
176 | |
| 25 | 7 December 2017 | 
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|
176 |
| 26 | 21 December 2017 | 
|
|
208 |
| 27 | 4 January 2018 | 
|
|
192 |
| 28 | 18 January 2018 | 
|
|
160 |
| 29 | 1 February 2018 | 
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|
128 |
| 30 | 15 February 2018 | 
|
|
176 |
| 31 | 1 March 2018 | 
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|
224 |
| 32 | 15 March 2018 | 
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|
176 |
| 33 | 29 March 2018 | 
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|
176 |
| 34 | 12 April 2018 | 
|
159 | |
| 35 | 26 April 2018 | 
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|
176 |
| 36 | 10 May 2018 | 
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|
160 |
| 37 | 24 May 2018 | 
|
|
160 |
| 38 | 7 June 2018 | 
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|
192 |
| 39 | 21 June 2018 | 
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|
160 |
| 40 | 5 July 2018 | 
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|
176 |
| 41 | 19 July 2018 | 
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|
224 |
| 42 | 2 August 2018 | 
|
|
176 |
| 43 | 16 August 2018 | 
|
|
144 |
| 44 | 30 August 2018 | 
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|
128 |
| 45 | 13 September 2018 | 
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|
144 |
| 46 | 27 September 2018 | 
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|
176 |
| 47 | 11 October 2018 | 
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|
128 |
| 48 | 25 October 2018 | 
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|
128 |
| 49 | 8 November 2018 | 
|
|
160 |
| 50 | 22 November 2018 | 
|
|
208 |
| 51 | 6 December 2018 | 
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|
176 |
| 52 | 20 December 2018 | 
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|
128 |
| 53 | 3 January 2019 | 
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|
128 |
| 54 | 17 January 2019 | 
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|
128 |
| 55 | 31 January 2019 | 
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|
144 |
| 56 | 14 February 2019 | 
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|
176 |
| 57 | 28 February 2019 | 
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|
144 |
| 58 | 14 March 2019 | 
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|
176 |
| 59 | 28 March 2019 | 
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|
128 |
| 60 | 11 April 2019 | 
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|
176 |
| 61 | 25 April 2019 | 
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|
144 |
| 62 | 9 May 2019 | 
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|
128 |
| 63 | 23 May 2019 | 
|
|
192 |
| 64 | 6 June 2019 | 
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|
144 |
| 65 | 20 June 2019 | 
|
|
160 |
| 66 | 27 June 2019 | 
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|
112 |
| 67 | 4 July 2019 | 
|
|
112 |
| 68 | 11 July 2019 | 
|
128 | |
| 69 | 18 July 2019 | 
|
|
104 |
| 70 | 25 July 2019 | 
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|
144 |
| 71 | 1 August 2019 | 
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|
168 |
| 72 | 8 August 2019 | 
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|
144 |
| 73 | 15 August 2019 | 
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|
160 |
| 74 | 22 August 2019 | 
|
|
112 |
| 75 | 29 August 2019 | 
|
128 | |
| 76 | 5 September 2019 | 
|
128 | |
| 77 | 12 September 2019 | 
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|
144 |
| 78 | 19 September 2019 | 
|
|
128 |
| 79 | 26 September 2019 | 
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|
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 | 
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|
144 |
| 96 | 23 January 2020 | 
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|
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 | 
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|
128 |
| 102 | 5 March 2020 | 
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|
144 |
| 103 | 12 March 2020 | 
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|
128 |
| 104 | 19 March 2020 | 
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|
144 |
| 105 | 26 March 2020 | 
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|
128 |
| 106 | 2 April 2020 | 
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|
128 |
| 107 | 9 April 2020 | 
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|
128 |
| 108 | 16 April 2020 | 
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|
152 |
| 109 | 23 April 2020 | 
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|
176 |
| 110 | 30 April 2020 | 
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|
168 |
| 111 | 7 May 2020 | 
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|
152 |
| 112 | 14 May 2020 | 
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|
128 |
| 113 | 21 May 2020 | 
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|
160 |
| 114 | 28 May 2020 | 
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|
120 |
| 115 | 4 June 2020 | 
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|
168 |
| 116 | 11 June 2020 | 
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|
142 |
| 117 | 18 June 2020 | 
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|
128 |
| 118 | 25 June 2020 | 
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|
224 |
| 119 | 2 July 2020 | 
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|
144 |
| 120 | 9 July 2020 | 
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|
156 |
| 121 | 16 July 2020 | 
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| 122 | 23 July 2020 | 
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| 123 | 30 July 2020 | 
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| 124 | 6 August 2020 | 
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| 125 | 13 August 2020 | 
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| 126 | 20 August 2020 | 
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| 127 | 27 August 2020 | 
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| 128 | 3 September 2020 | 
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| 129 | 10 September 2020 | 
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| 130 | 17 September 2020 | 
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| 131 | 24 September 2020 | 
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| 132 | 1 October 2020 | 
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"Thin Ice" and "The Broken Moon!") |
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 have signed up for a "Premium" subscription receive Star Trek photonovels that do not carry the spine art seen on the standard volumes of the Collection. There are five photonovels which are slated to be released individually every twenty issues.
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 | February 2020 | 
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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.
| Gift | Title |
|---|---|
|
USS Enterprise insignia lapel pin |
|
Storage tin and six mini (165 mm × 245 mm) film posters
(more posters are sent every ten issues, following receipt of the first set) |
|
Two tin plates featuring classic comic book covers |
|
Steel Starfleet and Klingon Empire insignia bookends |
External links
- Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Official sites
- Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection – official UK website
- Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection – official US website
- Hero Collector – official Eaglemoss Collections collector website
- Ben Robinson (project manager) at X (formerly Twitter)
Collector sites
- HeroCollector Star Trek & Sci Fi Collections Fan Group at Facebook – unofficial fan forum
- Some Kind of Star Trek – Graphic Novel Collection Resource
- Wixiban's Star Trek Collectables Portal – Eaglemoss Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection