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Star Trek Archives Volume 1: Best of Peter David Paperback – October 7, 2008

by Peter David (Author), Gordon Purcell (Artist), Curt Swan (Artist)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 51 ratings
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  • Star Trek Archives Volume 1: Best of Peter David collects five Star Trek: The Original Series stories written by fan-favorite Peter David. Bill Mumy (Lost in Space) co-writes three issues and one issue is illustrated by legendary comic artist, Curt Swan. The stories in this volume focus on the first crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise — Captain Kirk, Spock, Dr. McCoy, Scotty, and Mr. Chekov.
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  1. Part of Series
    Star Trek Archives
  2. Print length
    144 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    IDW Publishing
  5. Publication date
    October 7, 2008
  6. Dimensions
    6.5 x 0.4 x 10.1 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1600102425
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1600102424
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Peter David is a prolific author whose career, and continued popularity, spans nearly two decades. He has worked in every conceivable media: Television, film, books (fiction, non-fiction and audio), short stories, and comic books, and acquired followings in all of them. Peter has had multiple New York Times Bestsellers, and has written legendary runs of The Incredible Hulk, Aquaman, Supergirl, Spider-Man 2099, Star Trek, and X-Factor.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ IDW Publishing (October 7, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1600102425
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1600102424
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.4 x 10.1 inches
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Peter David is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous Star Trek novels, including the incredibly popular New Frontier series. In addition, he has also written dozens of other books, including his acclaimed original novel, Sir Apropos of Nothing, and its sequel, The Woad to Wuin. David is also well known for his comic book work, particularly his award-winning run on The Incredible Hulk. He recently authored the novelizations of both the Spider-Man and Hulk motion pictures.He lives in New York.

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Michael A. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Read
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2014
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A must read for the graphic novelist. Outstanding art work. Great storyline. Definitely recommend for any Star Trek Fan out there!
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Curtis C. Chen
4.0 out of 5 stars Scotty's Story
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2010
This was an "impulse buy" at the library, found while browsing the comic books (which always appear to be shelved in the "teen" section, unless they're black-and-white indie titles--but that's another topic).

I think I actually own most of the original issues collected here, but this was much more convenient than digging through my parents' garage. The first story is the best; it's commonly known within Trek fandom as "Scotty's Story," and it is an unabashed tearjerker. Some say that Trek is best when it's not being Trek--i.e., when it's not telling a straight science fiction story, but simply using the setting as a backdrop and mining the well-established characters and relationships for drama--and this is a perfect example.

The other two stories in this collection are okay, but not great. The "Worthy" three-parter, co-written by Bill Mumy, strains credibility and falls pretty flat if you don't pick up on all the Lost in Space references. "Once a Hero" does a decent job of dramatizing the plight of the redshirt, but the TNG episode "Lower Decks" did it much better.
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Patricia O. Ferreira
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2009
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This is excellent! Comics with a story about Scotty, one about an unknown crewmember and three about a race long-thought extinct. Really exciting and really good.
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Rick Lee James
5.0 out of 5 stars DC Comics Peter David Run is Great!
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2022
Peter David was born to write comics and Star Trek. Here he is doing both and it is amazing. Strong recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars worth checking out, even if you're not a fan
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2010
Although I enjoyed original Trek and (most of) the movies, the comic book versions that Gold Key and later Marvel did were a big disappointment to me.

So it was only by accident that I picked up DC's Star Trek issue #19, "Once a Hero!" For a long time, fans had noticed the "expendable redshirts," nameless and forgettable characters who existed only for villains to demonstrate their EE-vil by injuring or killing. But don't worry, another nameless redshirt will be there next week for another villain to take advantage of. Scripter Peter David took the cliche and crafted a moving story in which Captain Kirk strives to write an adequate tribute to a young redshirt, one of his security personnel who sacrificed himself to save Kirk. The problem is, no one had gotten to know the brave young man, not Chekov, his supervisor, not his co-workers, not even Spock, who felt him die. As Kirk himself puts it, "I wouldn't even know his first name if it wasn't in the computer records."

Even more moving, in my opinion, is the story that opens this collection: "Retrospect" or "Scotty's Story" as it's more commonly known. Here Mr. David tells the story of the death and life of Glynnis Campbell, Scotty's wife. Oh, you didn't KNOW Scotty had a wife? There's a reason for that which is explained here. And when I said "death and life" I meant it. Beginning with Glynnis' death and proceeding backwards to her first meeting with Mr. Scott, this is a tale of a remarkable and unforgettable woman, made more poignant by Peter David's storytelling technique. This story features the artwork of the legendary Curt Swan.

There's also a three-part tale of "the Worthy", who, if you squint a little, you will recognize as the Robinson family from "Lost in Space." This story, which originally appeared in Star Trek (2nd series) #13 - 15, was co-written by Bill Mumy, one of the original stars from that TV show. Both this tale and "Once a Hero" feature terrific art by Gordon Purcell and Arne Starr. The images produced by these two gentlemen are exciting, easy to understand and a good likeness of the characters we all know.

You may or may not be a fan of ST or the type of in-jokey writing that would cross-over two television series, but "Once a Hero" and "Scotty's Story" are two of the finest stories you will ever read. I don't mean "the finest comic book stories" or even "the finest science fiction stories," but the finest stories period.
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Odyssey2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2022
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A beautifully written set of tales by a sci-fi master. The best part is that the voices of the characters (and actors) come alive through the dialogue. A joy to read.
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