Monday, March 10, 2014

Star Trek In Comics: Return to Forever

Without a doubt one of the greatest all-time episodes of Star Trek, Harlan Ellison's Season 1 The City on the Edge of Forever, wasn't filmed exactly as Ellison had ordained - eh, imagined. Teleplays get modified, even brilliant ones.

Now, 47 years later, Star Trek fans can get a taste of Ellison's original visions as IDW Publishing adapts Ellison's original teleplay, in a 5-issue miniseries debuting in June.

IDW has been on a real Star Trek tear these last few years, so things should be in good hands. Ellison is working with writers Scott and David Tipton and J.K. Woodward on interior art. Juan Ortiz delivering the covers. The script was previously available in teleplay form showing events put into motion not by an accidental overdose, but by a wildly addictive narcotic. The fluidity of comics makes this as close to seeing an entirely new version depicted as we'll ever get. Should be a must-read. Sample art below:



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