Comics Catch Up.

Comics have been an important medium for Star Trek ever since the release of the first Gold Key comic in 1967 and they have continued over various publishers since that time.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan catch up on all the issues they’ve missed recently. They discuss being new to Star Trek comics, Picard’s Academy, The Scorpius Run, Sons of Star Trek, Star Trek, Star Trek: Defiant, wrapping up and their final thoughts.

In the news they discuss a new release that is imminent and the delay of an upcoming book as well.

News
New Releases Coming (00:02:55)

Feature: Comics Catch Up
New to Comics (00:04:27)
Picard’s Academy (00:06:10)
Strange New Worlds: The Scorpius Run (00:11:20)
Sons of Star Trek (00:21:42)
Star Trek (00:31:44)
Star Trek: Defiant (00:44:48)
Wrapping Up (00:51:45)
Final Thoughts (00:53:55)

Hosts
Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

The Art and Making of Star Trek: Picard.

On August 4th, 2018 at Star Trek Las Vegas a man well known to Star Trek fans walked on stage and announced that he was back to continue the journey of a character that had begun 31 years prior.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing, Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan talk about The Art and Making of Star Trek: Picard. We discuss a new show, kicking off the story, had it been done before, seasons 1-3, is anything missing, our ratings and final thoughts.

Feature: The Art and Making of Star Trek: Picard
A New Show (00:03:08)
Kicking Off This New Show (00:09:48)
It Has Been Done Before (00:16:46)
Season One (00:21:33)
Season Two (00:28:54)
Don’t Step On Toes (00:35:01)
Season Three (00:41:23)
Anything Missing? (00:48:08)
Ratings (00:51:14)
Final Thoughts (00:55:18)

Hosts
Matthew Rushing, Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

David Mack: Firewall.

With the release of Star Trek: Picard the questions of what happened to our favorite characters from shows like Deep Space Nine and Voyager was once again up in the air and the introduction of Seven of Nine to the show made the questions around her history after the series even more mysterious.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts, Matthew, Casey and Jonathan welcome author David Mack to discuss his new Picard era novel, Firewall. We discus the background of the story, writing in the Picard timeline, Seven’s emotions, an anchor, getting in the way, new characters, the spy element, staying true, the framing device, production, making the map, what’s next for David and our final thoughts.

In the news section we discuss two newly announced books for 2024!

News
Book News (00:01:43)

Feature: David Mack
The Background of This Story (00:09:45)
Writing in the Picard Timeline (00:13:18)
Seven’s Emotions (00:20:25)
An Anchor (00:30:40)
Getting in the Way (00:36:50)
New Characters (00:41:33)
The Spy Element (00:46:16)
Staying True (00:54:34)
Framing Device (00:56:39)
The Production of the Book (01:00:54)
Making the Map (01:05:08)
What is Coming Next (01:08:54)
Final Thoughts (01:18:08)

Hosts
Matthew Rushing, Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan

Guest
David Mack

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

The Art of the Impossible. 
  
The era between the Star Trek TOS movies and the beginning of The Next Generation has a lot of events that are referenced in the shows but were never seen, which is fertile ground for the novels to cover.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome a new host to the show in Jonathan Koan to help us talk about the next book in The Lost Era, The Art of the Impossible. We discuss the Cardassian and Klingon conflict, the juxtaposition, Curzon, many characters, other things, our ratings and final thoughts. 
 
News
A New Host (00:01:47)                 

Feature: The Art of the Impossible
Cardassian and Klingon Conflict (00:14:18)
The Juxtaposition (00:30:47)
Curzon (00:33:32)
Many Characters (00:41:17)
Other Characters (00:50:18)
Ratings (00:54:34)
Final Thoughts (00:59:03)         

Hosts
Matthew Rushing, Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan 

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

The Sundered. 
  
The period between Star Trek Generations and the beginning of The Next Generation is ripe for storytelling and yet has scarcely been mined except in the novels.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about the Lost Era novel, The Sundered. We discuss characters on the cover, the Neyel, the Tholians, responsibility, communication, connections, our ratings and final thoughts. 

In the news section we judge to new books by their covers!
 
News
New Book Covers (00:03:00)                 

Feature: The Sundered
Characters on the Covers (00:10:45)
The Neyel (00:17:51)
The Tholians (00:28:36)
Responsibility (00:38:16)
Communication (00:44:49)
Connections (00:48:51)
Ratings (00:56:08)
Final Thoughts (00:58:19)          

Hosts
Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt 

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Derek Tyler Attico: The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko. 
  
The captains of Star Trek are some of the most revered characters in the saga yet there is only one whose story is as unique as the one who lead on Deep Space Nine.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome author Derek Tyler Attico to talk his book, The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko. We discuss the framing device, the family, Academy years, early career, Curzon, filling in more details, in the Celestial Temple,, ending with Benny, one last question, where to find Derek and our final thoughts.

In the news we review Defiant #9 and Picard's Academy #2.
 
News
Defiant # 9 (00:03:11)                   
Picard's Academy #2 (00:08:52)  

Feature: Derek Tyler Attico   
The Framing Device (00:12:30)
The Family (00:19:36)
Academy Years (00:32:26)
Early Career (00:38:44)
Curzon (00:43:55)
Filling in More Detail (00:46:36)
In the Celestial Temple (00:52:18)
Ending With Benny (00:57:37)
One Last Question (01:00:58)
Where to Find Derek (01:04:05)
Final Thoughts (01:07:33)        

Hosts
Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt   

Guest 
Derek Tyler Attico  

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

John and Maria Jose Tenuto: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: The Making of the Classic Film. 
  
Coming off the heals of Star Trek: The Motion Picture it was not a forgone conclusion that there would be a sequel yet since its release in 1982 the mystique around the second Star Trek movie has only grown. 

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome John and Maria Jose Tenuto to discuss their new book, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: The Making of the Classic Film. We discuss their Star Trek history, passion, Gene Roddenberry, a new captain, many scripts, an unsung hero, surprises, what to put in the book, never surpassed, favorite part, where to find them online and our final thoughts. 

For the news section we discuss the Holo-ween mini series as well as Star Trek #13.
 
News
Holo-ween Comic Series (00:02:48)
Star Trek #13 (00:07:44)                 

Feature: John and Maria Jose Tenudo
Star Trek History (00:12:00)
Passion (00:16:58)
Gene Roddenberry (00:21:47)
A New Captain (00:25:36)
Many Scripts (00:28:57)
Unsung Hero (00:32:53)
Surprises (00:37:06)
What to Put in the Book (00:44:00)
Never Surpassed (00:51:07)
Favorite Part (01:08:51)
Where Online (00:14:49)
Final Thoughts (01:17:54)          

Hosts
Matthew Rushing and C Bryan Jones 

Guests 
John and Maria Jose Tenuto

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Making it So. 
  
When people think of Star Trek, there are actors names that immediately come to mind and one of the first is Patrick Stewart for his portrayal of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt talk about Patrick Stewart's memoir, Making it So. We discuss his early life, theater life, leading to Picard, left out, Star Trek work, other movies, Star Trek Picard, further stories our ratings and final thoughts. 

In a monster news section we have a contest announcement,  some sad news, two book announcements, a comic announcement, then review Star Trek #12, Shax's Best Day, Defiant #8, Motion Picture Echos #5, The Scorpious Run #2 and Picard's Academy #1.
 
News
Contest (00:02:17)
Sad News (00:04:24)
Pliable Truths (00:05:12)
Lost To Eternity (00:10:16)                
Sons of Star Trek (00:13:58)
Star Trek #12 (00:18:32)
Shax's Best Day (00:22:35)
Defiant #8 (00:24:52)
Motion Picture Echos #5 (00:29:03)
The Scorpious Run #2 (00:32:22)
Picard's Academy #1 (00:35:43)

Feature: Making it So  
Something Interesting (00:42:58)
Early Life (00:47:21)
Theater Life (00:52:55)
Leading to Picard (01:00:51)
Left Out (01:04:37)
Star Trek Work (01:07:29)
Other Movies (01:12:05)
Star Trek Picard (01:15:28)
Further Stories (01:26:07)
Ratings (01:29:22)
Final Thoughts (01:31:56)       

Hosts
Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt 

Production
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)