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| title =Year Four |
| title =Year Four |
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+ | | cover =[[Image:Year Four omnibus.jpg|220px]] |
| artist =[[Joe Corroney]] |
| artist =[[Joe Corroney]] |
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| series ={{ST|The Original Series}} |
| series ={{ST|The Original Series}} |
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+ | | author =[[David Tischman]] |
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− | | illustrator =[[ |
+ | | illustrator =[[Steve Conley]], [[Gordon Purcell]] & [[Rob & Joe Sharp]] |
| publisher =[[IDW Publishing]] |
| publisher =[[IDW Publishing]] |
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| format =[[Paperback]] |
| format =[[Paperback]] |
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| published =March [[2008]] |
| published =March [[2008]] |
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+ | | original =6 [[comic]]s |
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+ | | original dates=July [[2007]] - January [[2008]] |
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| pages =152 |
| pages =152 |
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| ISBN =ISBN 1600101615 |
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− | '''Year Four''' |
+ | '''''Star Trek: Year Four''''' was a six-part [[comic]] [[miniseries]] written by [[David Tischman]] and published by [[IDW Publishing]]. It was be IDW's third ''Star Trek'' miniseries, the second ''TOS'' miniseries and second project by David Tischman following his work on IDW's premier series ''[[The Space Between]]''. It was published in an [[omnibus]] book in March 2008. |
+ | ==Introduction== |
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⚫ | The series |
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+ | Space. The final frontier. This is the voyage of the Starship Enterprise. Her five-year mission to explore strange new worlds? It continues here, with the launch of "Year Four" in the Original Series' five-year mission. |
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+ | ==Overview== |
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− | A continuation for the series is due to start in May 2008 in ''[[Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment]]'', by [[D.C. Fontana]] and [[Derek Chester]]. |
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⚫ | The series is set in what would have been ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''{{'}} fourth season, continuing the five year mission of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} under [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]. The series acknowledges ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'', also set in the fourth year of the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s mission, with appearances by [[Arex]] and [[M'Ress]]. |
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+ | The series was illustrated by several artists; [[Steve Conley]], [[Gordon Purcell]], and [[Rob Sharp]] & [[Joe Sharp]], all colored by [[Leonard O'Grady]]. All issues stuck to a strict panel layout, with four wide panels per page, intended to emulate a widescreen television screen to try and make the issues feel more like episodes of the series (though of course being filmed in the 1960s ''The Original Series'' episodes are not widescreen). The layout was only occasionally broken to include larger full page illustration of key dramatic moments. |
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+ | Drawing inspiration from many ''TOS'' episodes, several issues were commentaries on present-day issues, including [[clone|cloning]], reality [[television]], [[oil]] and the [[Iraq War]], or a look at present day science, with a [[23rd century]] take on [[particle accelerator]]s. |
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+ | A continuation of the series began in May 2008 in ''[[Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment]]'', by [[D.C. Fontana]] and [[Derek Chester]]. Beyond that IDW have vague plans for two more ''Year Four'' miniseries, making a total of twenty-two issues, equivalent to a full season of ''The Original Series'', after which they plan to continue on to ''Year Five'' miniseries’. <sup>[http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/showflat.php?Number=8504949#Post8504949]</sup> |
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==Issues== |
==Issues== |
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+ | | Writer || colspan=6|{{cent|[[David Tischman]]}} |
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− | title ={{small|[[Focus on... Star Trek]]}}<br>[[Captain's Personal Log]]| |
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+ | | Artist(s) || colspan=2|{{cent|[[Steve Conley]]}} || {{cent|[[Gordon Purcell]]}} || {{cent|[[Rob & Joe Sharp]]}} || {{cent|Steve Conley}} || {{cent|Gordon Purcell}} |
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− | writer =[[David Tischman]]| |
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− | artist =[[Leonard O'Grady]]| |
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+ | | Published || {{cent|25 July [[2007]]}} || {{cent|5 September 2007}} || {{cent|3 October 2007}} || {{cent|17 October 2007}} || {{cent|19 December 2007}} || {{cent|23 January [[2008]]}} |
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− | coverart =[[Kelsey Shannon]]| |
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− | published =[[2007|18 July 2007]]| |
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+ | | [[Steve Conley]] covers || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 1a.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 2a.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 3 cover A.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four Conley.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 5A.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 6A.jpg|80px]]}} |
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+ | | [[Joe Corroney]] covers || {{cent|[[Image:Year4Corroney1.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 2b.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 3 cover B.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 4b.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 5B.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 6B.jpg|80px]]}} |
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+ | | Retail incentive covers || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 1c.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 2c.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four RI cover.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 4c.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 5RI.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four 6RI.jpg|80px]]}} |
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− | writer =[[David Tischman]]| |
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− | artist =[[Steve Conley]]| |
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− | coverart =[[Steve Conley]] & [[Leonard O'Grady]]<br>{{small|or}}<br>[[Joe Corroney]]| |
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− | published =[[2007|25 July 2007]]| |
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− | coverart =Steve Conley<br>{{small|or}}<br>Joe Corroney| |
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− | published =[[2007|5 September 2007]]| |
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− | cover =Image:Year Four 2a.jpg| |
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− | artist =[[Gordon Purcell]]| |
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− | coverart =Steve Conley<br>{{small|or}}<br>Joe Corroney| |
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− | published =[[2007|3 October 2007]]| |
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− | cover =Image:Year Four 3 cover A.jpg| |
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− | writer =David Tischman| |
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− | artist =[[Rob Sharp]] & [[Joe Sharp]]| |
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− | coverart =Steve Conley<br>{{small|or}}<br>Joe Corroney| |
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− | published =[[2007|17 October 2007]]| |
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− | cover =Image:Year Four Conley.jpg| |
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− | coverart =Steve Conley<br>{{small|or}}<br>Joe Corroney| |
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− | published =[[2007|November 2007]]| |
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− | issue =6 | |
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− | writer =David Tischman| |
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− | artist =Gordon Purcell| |
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− | coverart =Steve Conley<br>{{small|or}}<br>Joe Corroney| |
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− | published =[[2007|December 2007]]| |
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− | cover =Image:Year Four 6a.jpg | |
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− | }} |
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+ | Each issue of this series was available in three covers. Two covers were distributed in equally wide availability, one each by [[Steve Conley]] (with colors by [[Leonard O'Grady]]) and [[Joe Corroney]]. The third cover for each issue was a more limited availability retail incentive cover, which was either a sketch version of the Corroney cover or a photo-cover. |
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+ | In addition to the six full issues, the series was preceded by "[[Captain's Personal Log]]", a short comic published in ''[[Focus on... Star Trek]]''. The story was written by [[David Tischman]] with art by [[Leonard O'Grady]] and acted as both an epilogue to the final {{e|TOS|Turnabout Intruder}} and a teaser for the ongoing voyages of the ''Enterprise'' depicted in this series. |
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− | == |
+ | ==Appendices== |
{{IDW miniseries}} |
{{IDW miniseries}} |
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+ | {{IDW omnibuses}} |
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===External links=== |
===External links=== |
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+ | *{{memoryalpha}} |
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− | *[http://www.idwpublishing.com/titles/startrek-yearfour.shtml Year Four] page on [http://www.idwpublishing.com/titles/startrek.shtml IDW's website] |
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*[http://homepage.mac.com/mmtz/stcomix/idwyearfour.html Year Four] page at the [http://homepage.mac.com/mmtz/stcomix/ Star Trek Comics Checklist] |
*[http://homepage.mac.com/mmtz/stcomix/idwyearfour.html Year Four] page at the [http://homepage.mac.com/mmtz/stcomix/ Star Trek Comics Checklist] |
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*Artist Steve Conley discusses the series [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=110139 here at Newsarama]. |
*Artist Steve Conley discusses the series [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=110139 here at Newsarama]. |
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Revision as of 01:01, 10 November 2017
Star Trek: Year Four was a six-part comic miniseries written by David Tischman and published by IDW Publishing. It was be IDW's third Star Trek miniseries, the second TOS miniseries and second project by David Tischman following his work on IDW's premier series The Space Between. It was published in an omnibus book in March 2008.
Introduction
Space. The final frontier. This is the voyage of the Starship Enterprise. Her five-year mission to explore strange new worlds? It continues here, with the launch of "Year Four" in the Original Series' five-year mission.
Overview
The series is set in what would have been Star Trek: The Original Series' fourth season, continuing the five year mission of the USS Enterprise under Captain James T. Kirk. The series acknowledges Star Trek: The Animated Series, also set in the fourth year of the Enterprise's mission, with appearances by Arex and M'Ress.
The series was illustrated by several artists; Steve Conley, Gordon Purcell, and Rob Sharp & Joe Sharp, all colored by Leonard O'Grady. All issues stuck to a strict panel layout, with four wide panels per page, intended to emulate a widescreen television screen to try and make the issues feel more like episodes of the series (though of course being filmed in the 1960s The Original Series episodes are not widescreen). The layout was only occasionally broken to include larger full page illustration of key dramatic moments.
Drawing inspiration from many TOS episodes, several issues were commentaries on present-day issues, including cloning, reality television, oil and the Iraq War, or a look at present day science, with a 23rd century take on particle accelerators.
A continuation of the series began in May 2008 in Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment, by D.C. Fontana and Derek Chester. Beyond that IDW have vague plans for two more Year Four miniseries, making a total of twenty-two issues, equivalent to a full season of The Original Series, after which they plan to continue on to Year Five miniseries’. [1]
Issues
Title/Number | Issue 1 | Issue 2 | Issue 3 | Issue 4 | Issue 5 | Issue 6 |
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Writer | David Tischman | |||||
Artist(s) | Steve Conley | Gordon Purcell | Rob & Joe Sharp | Steve Conley | Gordon Purcell | |
Published | 25 July 2007 | 5 September 2007 | 3 October 2007 | 17 October 2007 | 19 December 2007 | 23 January 2008 |
Steve Conley covers | ||||||
Joe Corroney covers | ||||||
Retail incentive covers |
Each issue of this series was available in three covers. Two covers were distributed in equally wide availability, one each by Steve Conley (with colors by Leonard O'Grady) and Joe Corroney. The third cover for each issue was a more limited availability retail incentive cover, which was either a sketch version of the Corroney cover or a photo-cover.
In addition to the six full issues, the series was preceded by "Captain's Personal Log", a short comic published in Focus on... Star Trek. The story was written by David Tischman with art by Leonard O'Grady and acted as both an epilogue to the final TOS episode: "Turnabout Intruder" and a teaser for the ongoing voyages of the Enterprise depicted in this series.
Appendices
External links
- Year Four article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Year Four page at the Star Trek Comics Checklist
- Artist Steve Conley discusses the series here at Newsarama.
- Writer David Tischman discusses the series here at Comic Book Resources.