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Daily Star Trek Quotes: July 10-16

Written by TardisCaptain
Needing to get to the restroom after a long drive.

Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of July 10th through July 16th.

July 10
“I accept there are things in the universe than can’t be scanned with a tricorder.” Chakotay- Barge of the Dead, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 11
“History cannot be changed.” Spock- Spectre of the Gun, Stardate: 4385.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 12
“I hope you’re not holding back because I’m a woman. If it makes things any easier, think of me as a man. I’ve been one several times.” Dax- The Way of the Warrior, Stardate: 49011.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 13
Happy Birthday to Sir Patrick Stewart. @SirPatStew https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Patrick_Stewart #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekFilm #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekPicard #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“THERE…ARE…FOUR…LIGHTS!!!” Picard- Chain of Command Part II, Stardate: 46360.8 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 14
“Before we left, Admiral Forrest said we’d be making history with every light year, but we’re not going to do that sitting on our hands.” Archer- Fight or Flight, Date: May 6, 2151 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 15
“One day our minds became so powerful, we dared think of ourselves as gods.” Sargon- Return to Tomorrow, Stardate: 4768.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 16
“Is the love of a woman worth the destruction of an entire species?” Kevin Uxbridge- The Survivors, Stardate: 43152.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

Posted in: Quotes, Star Trek

Daily Star Trek Quotes: July 3-9

Written by TardisCaptain
Fireworks in space!!!!!

Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of July 3rd through July 9th.

July 3
Happy Birthday to Kurtwood Smith. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Kurtwood_Smith #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekVOY #StarTrekLowerDecks #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“Time is patient, so we must be patient with it.” Annorax- Year of Hell, Stardate: 51268.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 4
(music plays) “It is ‘Stars and Stripes Forever’. sir, by John Phillip Sousa, a popular American composer of band music in the early twentieth century.” Data- Evolution, Stardate: 43125.8 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 5
“And Uhura, whose name means freedom. She walks in beauty, like the night.” Spock “That’s not Spock.” Dr. McCoy “Are you surprised to find that I’ve read Byron, Doctor?” Spock “That’s Spock!” Dr. McCoy- Is There In Truth No Beauty?, Stardate: 5630.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 6
“But it’s all based on a lie.” Li Nalas “No. It’s based on a legend. And legends are as powerful as any truth. Bajor still needs that legend. It needs you.” Sisko- The Homecoming, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 7
Happy Birthday to Vaughn Armstrong. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Vaughn_Armstrong #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekVOY #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“You are a sham! My words were dust upon the ground…your blood has no fire, you are weak, like them! I don’t care what you look like, YOU ARE NO KLINGON!” Korris- Heart of Glory, Stardate: 41503.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 8
Happy Birthday to Shazad Latif. @shazad https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Shazad_Latif #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“Are you sure you want your boy to become a monk?” Georgiou “It’s what L’Rell wants.” Tyler “And you?” Georgiou “To know where I belong, and to whom, and who belongs to me.” Tyler- Point of Light, Stardate: 1029.46 #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 9
Happy Birthday to Linda Park. @realLindaPark https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Linda_Park #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“I’m a comm officer. If there is one thing I know how to do, it’s disseminate information.” Sato- Affliction, Date: November 27, 2154 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

Posted in: Quotes, Star Trek

Daily Star Trek Quotes: June 26-July 2

Written by TardisCaptain
How this past week has felt.

Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of June 26th through July 2nd.

June 26
“I am programmed in multiple techniques– a broad variety of pleasuring…” Data- The Naked Now, Stardate: 41209.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 27
“In android form, a Human being can have practical immortality. Can you see what I’m offering mankind?” Korby “Programming – different word, but the same old promises made by Genghis Khan, Julius Caesar, Hitler…” Kirk- What Are Little Girls Made Of?, Stardate: 2712.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 28
Happy Birthday to Alice Krige. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Alice_Krige #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekVOY #StarTrekLowerDecks #StarTrekPicard #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“Not feeling talkative? (injects assimilation nanobots) You and I don’t need words to understand each other.” Borg Queen- Endgame, Stardate: 54973.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 29
“Our concern is the present, the possible threat.” K’ehleyr “And to contend with that threat we need information.” Worf- The Emissary, Stardate: 42901.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 30
“I could let him beat me at tongo.” Quark “Not good enough. Unless he has to carve his way through a hundred Jem’Hadar to get to the table.” O’Brien “Why does everything with Klingons have to involve bloodshed?” Quark- Image in the Sand, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 1
Happy Birthday to Dominic Keating. @idomknow https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Dominic_Keating #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“If there’s one chance in a thousand… that they saw our impulse drive explode, that they increased their speed, I’ll take that chance… … I’m not about to accept that it was all for nothing.” Reed- Shuttlepod One, Date: November 9, 2151 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

July 2
Remembering Brock Peters who was born on this date in 1927. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Brock_Peters #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“To offer the Klingons a safe haven within Federation space is suicide. Klingons would become the alien trash of the galaxy.” Cartwright- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Stardate: 9521.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

Posted in: Quotes, Star Trek

Daily Star Trek Quotes: June 19-25

Written by TardisCaptain
How Father’s Day felt.

Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of June 19th through June 25th.

June 19
Happy Birthday to Zoe Saldana. @zoesaldana https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Zo%C3%AB_Saldana #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“Why should I care about a Human killing Humans?” Klingon “Because you care about honor. And this man has none.” Uhura- Star Trek Into Darkness, Stardate: 2259.55 #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 20
“For a ship and crew to function well it always starts with the captain. You set the tone.” Minuet- 11001001, Stardate: 41365.9 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 21
“We don’t always agree. We have some damn good fights, in fact but we always come away from them with a little better understanding and appreciation of each other.” Sisko- In the Hands of the Prophets, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 22
Happy Birthday to Tim Russ. @timruss2 https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Russ #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekVOY #StarTrekPicard #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“We do not stand alone.” Tuvok- Mortal Coil, Stardate: 51449.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 23
“After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true.” Spock- Amok Time, Stardate: 3372.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 24
“A Betazoid woman when she goes through this phase… quadruples her sex drive.” Riker “Or more.” Troi “Or more? You never told me that.” Riker “I didn’t want to frighten you.” Troi- Manhunt, Stardate: 42859.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 25
“You’re once again ignoring the consequences of your actions.”  T’Pol- A Night in Sickbay, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

Posted in: Collecting, Star Trek

June 2023 Star Trek eBook deals

Written by TardisCaptain

The complete Star Trek Deep Space Nine worlds set and the Star Trek Destiny set highlight the June 2023 eBooks that are available for 99 cents. There is also one TOS novel, one Stargazer novel, an additional DS9 novel and one for both Enterprise and Discovery.

All of these eBooks are 99 cents and available to read on your Amazon Kindle. Amazon is also doing a special where you earn points for each book you buy. This can lead to free books.

Star Trek: The Original Series: No Time Like The Past by Greg Cox
Star Trek: The Original Series: The Higher Frontier by Christopher L. Bennett
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Stargazer: Oblivion by Michael Jan Friedman
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Revenant by Alex White
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Worlds of Deep Space Nine #1: Cardassia and Andor by Heather Jarman and Una McCormack
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Worlds of Deep Space Nine #2: Trill and Bajor by Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin and J. Noah Kym
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Worlds of Deep Space Nine #3: The Dominion and Ferenginar by Keith R.A. DeCandio and David R. George III
Star Trek: Enterprise: The Expanse by J.M. Dillard
Star Trek: Discovery Dead Endless by Dave Galanter
Star Trek: Destiny #1: Gods of Night by David Mack
Star Trek: Destiny #2: Mere Mortals by David Mack
Star Trek: Destiny #3: Lost Souls by David Mack

Which books have you read? Which book do you think would make for a good Star Trek Adventures scenario? Feel free to talk about it on my the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord channel.

Posted in: Quotes, Star Trek

Daily Star Trek Quotes: June 12-18

Written by TardisCaptain
When you hear that there will be new episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds this week.

Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of June 12th through June 18th.

June 12
“There’s nothing like facing the wilderness to bring people closer.” Quark- The Jem’Hadar, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 13
Happy Birthday to Malcolm McDowell. @McDowellMalc https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Malcolm_McDowell #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #WeAreStarfleet #IDIC

“It’s like a predator; it’s stalking you. Oh, you can try and outrun it with doctors, medicines, new technologies but in the end, time is going to hunt you down… and make the kill.” Dr. Soran- Star Trek Generations, Stardate: 48650.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #WeAreStarfleet #IDIC

Happy Birthday to Fred Tatasciore. @FredTatasciore https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Fred_Tatasciore #StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #StarTrekProdigy #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“You think I had time for anything other than resisting?! Fighting fascism is a full-time job!” Shaxs- wej Duj, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #WeAreStarfleet #IDIC

June 14
“One of the nice things about being captain is that you can keep some things to yourself.” Janeway- Parallax, Stardate: 48439.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 15
Happy Birthday to Robin Curtis. @RobinLCurtis https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Robin_Curtis #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“Admiral, …David is dead.” Saavik- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Stardate: 8210.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 16
Happy Birthday to John Cho. @JohnTheCho https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/John_Cho #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“Mr. Sulu. You can… you know… fly this thing, right?” Kirk “You kidding me, sir?” Sulu- Star Trek Beyond, Stardate: 2263.2 #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 17
(treating Riker’s injury) “I wasn’t playing parrises squares.” Riker “Worf’s calisthenic program?” Dr. Crusher “No.” Riker “I give up, what was it?” Dr. Crusher “I was trying to feed Spot!” Riker- Timescape, Stardate: 46944.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 18
“I didn’t realize how late it was until my stomach reminded me it was time to eat.” Dr. Phlox- Future Tense, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

Posted in: Quotes, Star Trek

Daily Star Trek Quotes: June 5-11

Written by TardisCaptain
Did you say, Monday?

Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of June 5th through June 11th.

June 5
“You probably don’t know this, but… regret is one of the strongest emotions. And… one of the saddest.” Tucker- Fusion, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 6
Happy Birthday to Jason Isaacs. @jasonsfolly https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jason_Isaacs #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“Universal law is for lackeys. Context is for kings.” Lorca- Context is for Kings, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 7
Happy Birthday to Karl Urban. @KarlUrban https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Karl_Urban #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“You gave your girlfriend radioactive jewellery?” Dr. McCoy “The emission is harmless, Doctor, but its unique signature makes it very easy to identify.” Spock “You gave your girlfriend a tracking device?” Dr. McCoy- Star Trek Beyond #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 8
Happy Birthday to James Darren. @jameswdarren https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/James_Darren #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“Look, pally, you want to win the girl, we’ve got to thaw you out a little… It’s time to have some fun!” Fontaine- His Way, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 9
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier premiered on this date in 1989. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek_V:_The_Final_Frontier #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“I know this ship like I know the back of my hand.” Scotty- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Stardate: 8454.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 10
“Human bonding rituals often involve a great deal of talking and dancing and crying.” Worf- Data’s Day, Stardate: 44390.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 11
“Don’t push yourself. That goes for everyone. Perspiring wastes water.” Chakotay- Basics Part II, Stardate: 50032.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

Posted in: Conventions, Dune, James Bond, Role Playing Games, Star Trek, Westerns

Prepping for SaltCON-Summer 2023

Written by TardisCaptain
I’m finally going to be able to play the Dune RPG.

Wait Carl, didn’t you just attend SaltCON in March? Well yes, sorta. That was the main SaltCON event which is the largest. The organizers also have SaltCON-Summer in June and a SaltCON-End of Summer in September. After the fun I had at the March event, I picked up a ticket for the June event. And then without thinking about it, purchased two concert tickets that happen on the same weekend. Hey it was an opportunity to see both Duran Duran on Saturday and The Cure on Sunday. These are two bands that have been on my bucket. So when I scheduled my games online (which I’m really glad that I’m able to do) I made sure to leave time to travel down to Salt Lake to see the concerts.

Game lineup for SaltCON-Summer:

Dune: Adventures in the Imperium– I missed out on this game last time because there was only one table and it filled up fast. So I jumped on this as quickly as I could. The GM who is running this also ran the Star Trek Lower Decks inspired Star Trek Adventures in March. I’ve also been corresponding with him via email about various STA questions. So I can’t wait to see how Dune compares to STA.

Weird Frontiers– Think Lovecraft meets Wild Wild West. It is using the Dungeon Crawl Classics engine and I’ve never played this before so it will be something new. I’ve already been messaged by the GM advising me to bring a deck of cards. I wonder how this will go?

Red Alert… Battlestations!- A Star Trek inspired game. This being presented by Studio Radd which ran two of the games I attended at the last convention. Again, this is a system that I’ve never played before.

Twilight: 2000– I played the original Twilight: 2000 back when it first came out. I don’t recall a thing about the system but I do remember having a fun time with the group. I wonder how this edition will run?

Old School Essentials– An OSR game, I had to jump at the chance to play an OSR game. I believe this is being run by the GM who ran the GURPS-Aliens game at the last convention. Not only did he do a really good job, he inspired me to go out and purchase the unusual white-board map that he was using (review later).

Where No Man/Species Has Gone Before- The GM of the James Bond game that I played at the last con showed me his home-brewed Star Trek RPG system. Well this time around he has someone running for him at the convention. When he saw that I had signed up for it, he reached out to let me know that this was his game. I think he’s really looking forward to seeing some feedback.

The above mentioned James Bond GM had his game fill up first before any others. So I wasn’t able to sign up for that. However reading the description, it continues the adventures of the ResQ Branch. I’ll have to see how it turns out.

One game that isn’t being played is the Modiphius entry into the Conan franchise. They are currently having a 90% sale at DriveThruRPG on all the books. Since I’m always a bargain hunter, I had to snap those up. It would have been nice to see the game in action at the con.

So this is going to be a busy and interesting weekend with the con/concert combination. Will I find any special deals in the dealers room or swap meet? Will I run into more friends that I gamed with years ago? Look for an after-action report that I will post sometime next week. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go finish packing for the con.

Will you be at SaltCON? Do you have any convention stories? This article is open for discussion on the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord server. You can also email me at Carl (at) TardisCaptain.com with any comments.

Posted in: Quotes, Star Trek

Daily Star Trek Quotes: May 29-June 4

Written by TardisCaptain
How May has felt

Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of May 29th through June 4th.

May 29
“But I think it’s important that we remember the heroes who aren’t with us.” Archer- Home, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

May 30
Happy Birthday to Colm Meaney. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Colm_Meaney #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekLowerDecks #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“You’ll have to strike—mark my words—and when you do, you’ll have to be strong.” O’Brien- Bar Association, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

May 31
“I speak for the Borg.” Seven- Scorpion Part II, Stardate: 51003.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 1
Remembering Rene Auberjonois who was born on this date in 1940. @reneauberjonois https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Rene_Auberjonois #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekTOS #StarTrekENT #StarTrekProdigy #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“Fear is a powerful and dangerous thing and if you don’t, act if you don’t show them that they are not alone then fear will surely take over.” Odo- Homefront, Stardate: 49170.65 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is premiered on this date in 1984. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek_III:_The_Search_for_Spock #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“To absent friends.” Kirk- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Stardate: 8210.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 2
Happy Birthday to Anthony Montgomery. @MrAMontgomery https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Montgomery #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“I grew up on a J-class. A little smaller, but the same basic design. And one thing I can tell you is that at warp 1.8, you’ve got a lot of time on your hands between ports… That’s how my parents wound up with me.” Mayweather- Fortunate Son, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

Happy Birthday to Zachary Quinto. @ZacharyQuinto https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Zachary_Quinto #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“We got no ship, no crew… how are we going to get out of this one?” Kirk “We will find hope in the impossible.” Spock- Star Trek Beyond #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 3
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan premiered on this date in 1982. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek_II:_The_Wrath_of_Khan #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

“‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.’ Message, Spock?” Kirk “None that I am conscious of. Except, of course, happy birthday. Surely…the best of times.” Spock- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Stardate: 8130.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

June 4
“I chose, instead, to treat the problems I was having with my systems as challenges to overcome rather than obstacles to be avoided.” Data- Eye of the Beholder, Stardate: 47622.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet

Posted in: Collecting, Comic Books, Star Trek

Star Trek Sky’s The Limit (and some DVDs)

Written by TardisCaptain

While I was doing some research for my “More IDW Comics in Star Trek Adventures?” blog post, I came across an interesting tidbit in Memory-Alpha. There was a comic released by IDW in 2019 called Star Trek: Sky’s The Limit. This concerned me. My local comic book store had been very good about making sure that all new Star Trek titles from IDW Publishing was put into my hold. I had also not seen digital versions of this comic come up on Amazon.

So I inquired with some of the online Star Trek comic discussion boards and was pointed in the direction of the Star Trek Picard Movie & TV Collection. The Blu-Ray set contained TNG episodes “The Best of Both Worlds” and “Chain of Command” along with all of the TNG movies. But included in the set was the 16-page Sky’s The Limit comic. This is why I didn’t see it in the comic store, it was a special item.

So to the online shopping sites I went. And luckily I was able to find the set with the comic at a reasonable price. A week later, it arrived. So this is my review of the comic (and a few notes about the movies/episodes).

A size comparison between Sky’s The Limit and the recently released Star Trek #7

It shouldn’t of surprised me, but the issue is only 5.25 inches across and just under 7 inches high. This was so it would fit into the Blu-Ray slip-case. The story was written by Thomas Zahler, art by Carlos Nieto and colored by Charlie Kirchoff. As mentioned above there are only 16 pages in the issue, but I think this gave the story an advantage. Set in Stardate: 48516.7 (just after the events in “All Good Things…“) Picard has to protect a Federation colony from a Maquis cell. The story is pretty quick and it reminds me of reading a short story. The writer only had so many words (or in this case panels) to tell the story so they got right to it. There were still a few tidbits that would be recognized by Star Trek fans (General Order 24 anyone?) plus some new things that I’ll probably need to update on Memory-Beta. When I was done reading the comic, I was glad that I had picked it up. This is one of two (that I’m aware of) IDW Comics that have not been made available digitally. The other being the Loot Crate “Star Trek: The Next Generation – Mirror Broken: Origin of Data” comic that was released in 2017. I had to jump through some hoops to get a copy of that issue. I really wish that IDW would release digital versions of these two books since they were both released several years ago.

As for the disks, well they were just the episodes and movies. I enjoyed watching the gag reel and documentary on Best of Both Worlds. But when I compared the movies to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Movie Collection I already owned on Blu-Ray, they were practically the same disks with the same specials and bonus features. I was a little disappointed as I was hoping for new material.

On the Star Trek comic message boards, someone responded to me that the comic would be worth it if you were a collector who needed all of the issues. While I don’t feel the need to collect every variant cover (what I want is on the inside) I did want a copy of Sky’s The Limit so that I could read it again at my leisure. Of this, I was not disappointed. If you are looking for the movies, well the Picard collection is slightly cheaper than the movie collection. It’s a little thinner for placing on the shelf, but it doesn’t come with the 5th disk of specials (called Evolutions) that the movie collection does. I’d probably recommend the movie collection over the Picard TV & Movie collection. But both would fulfill the mission of watching the movies.

Did I miss an IDW comic that hasn’t been released digitally? Have you read Sky’s The Limit? If so, what did you think about it? This article is open for discussion on the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord server. You can also email me at Carl (at) TardisCaptain.com with any comments.

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