Star Trek

[Buster's Uncle]

-Keep in mind that those Gold Keys were done, at first, by people who didn't know enough about ST to know Uhura was black...

[Mart]

You mean, that these comic books violate star trek canon?
I am used to it, but they still are good stories to read.

[Buster's Uncle]

I mean that it was eventually written by fellows like Marv Wolfman and Len Wein, who knew their ST and sent the Italian artist good photo references, but it was initially produced by people who'd never even seen the show at all.  Sometimes the art was good, despite being so off-model.  More often, everything about the comic was just plain bad.  Caveat emptor.

[Mart]

You mean, that star trek comic books were made badly? or it whole idea of bringing star trek to comic books was bad?

I like comic book stories since I was very young and still like stories with pictures. Maybe my view on this is somewhat influenced here, but when I consider ST comics, I have seen much much worse comic adaptations of other stories. Also, I have seen much worse drawn comic books. Although it depends what a person like. For example nowadays, there are some software apps for comic book color? Like recent star wars - I prefer so much these old way made comic books.

[Buster's Uncle]

Oh, I just don't think the Gold Key ones are very good, not that I've ever seen a ST comic from anyone that I found to be first-rate.  -But the Gold Keys are especially dumbly-written and slap-dash in the art.  Again; white Uhura.

[Mart]

Yes, they were not stories, like good for tv episodes. Just good for a comic book.

[Buster's Uncle]

Walter Koenig  Q&A - Lexington Comic and Toy Convention

[Valka]

He's getting on, too.

Still, it was interesting. The only time I ever got to see any of the cast members at a convention was at a one-day event in Calgary, back in the '70s (George Takei).

[Buster's Uncle]

I saw Walter twice back in the early 80s.  He told all the same stories both times.

He's really rude in person.

[Buster's Uncle]

PSA Star Trek TAS

[Buster's Uncle]

Caption this:

[Geo]

It wouldn't be the first time a drunk captained a (star?) ship?

[Buster's Uncle]

Today is William Shatner's 84th birthday.

[Valka]

It wouldn't be the first time a drunk captained a (star?) ship?

That's the doctor.

I've been mulling over some captions.

[Flux]

Caption this:

"Fascinating."