Tag Archives: Star Trek: The Next Generation

Hard Copy: The Wisdom of Picard

Posted on 2020/12/19 by James

Officer…Diplomat…Vintner…Total Badass…it isn’t easy to sum up Jean-Luc Picard in one word. He was one of the best captains in Starfleet and he usually chose diplomacy over a charged phaser. Now Simon and Schuster have published a book taking a … Continue reading →

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Hard Copy: Star Trek the Wisdom of Picard

Posted on 2020/10/17 by James

Arguably one of the most revered characters in the Star Trek canon, Star Trek’s Jean-Luc Picard is known as both a man of words as well as a man of action. Now, with the November 10th publication of Star Trek: … Continue reading →

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Equipment: Introducing the Picard Sweater from Volante Design

Posted on 2020/01/22 by James

Star Trek has seen a resurgence in popularity over the last few years thanks to both the re-boot of Captain Kirk’s Enterprise and the release of Star Trek: Discovery on CBS All Access. Now fans will get to revisit their … Continue reading →

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Equipment: Resistance is Futile…The Borg Action Figure from Diamond Select Toys Makes you Want to Start Your Own Unimatrix

Posted on 2019/10/05 by James

Star Trek has had its share of bad guys over the last 53 years but none have been more frightening than the Borg. The first appearance of the Borg was in the Star Trek: The Next Generation second season episode, … Continue reading →

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E.V.A.: Star Trek Exploring New Worlds at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan

Posted on 2019/08/12 by James

I grew up watching re-runs of Star Trek on WPIX in New York City. Vacant lots and abandoned buildings were my alien planets where the members of my landing parties met their questionable fates. Even as an adult, Star Trek … Continue reading →

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Equipment: New Designs in the Augmented Collection from Volante Design

Posted on 2019/07/30 by James

Have you noticed that these days geek culture is everywhere? A decade ago you would only see the occasional person wearing a geeky t-shirt but nowadays you see people of all ages flying their geek flag. I think it is … Continue reading →

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Equipment: In Stores This Weekend from Diamond Select Toys: Dark Knight, Pacific Rim, Star Trek and FCBD Spidey

Posted on 2019/05/05 by James

It’s a big weekend at comic shops — not only is it Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, but there are a ton of new items coming to stores from Diamond Select Toys! Be on the lookout for Gallery PVCs … Continue reading →

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Training Simulations: Looney Labs’ Best-Selling Line of Fluxx Games Adds Star Trek to Their Long List of Pop Culture Brands

Posted on 2018/02/09 by James

Looney Labs has partnered with Gale Force Nine to announce two new Fluxx games featuring Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation at New York Toy Fair, Feb. 17 – 20. Each Fluxx will feature the … Continue reading →

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Hard Copy: Star Trek: Wavepoint In Stores This Week from IDW

Posted on 2017/11/28 by James

Traversing the rich Star Trek universe, the debut collection of Waypoint stories feature captivating standalone tales drawing from five decades’ worth of history. These thought-provoking stories range from “fill-in-the-gap” tales that weave into previous events as well as pushing the … Continue reading →

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Equipment: Hallmark Convention Exclusive Battle Damaged U.S.S. Enterprise C Keepsake Ornament

Posted on 2017/07/20 by James

Temporal anomalies seem to be a go-to plot device in Star Trek.  One of my favorite episodes that utilizes this “old stand-by” has to be the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, “Yesterday’s Enterprise.”  In that episode, the Enterprise NCC-1701 … Continue reading →

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