Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (comic books)
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy was a comic book
series published by Marvel Comics
in the United States
, running for 19 issues from December 1996 until June 1998. Along with Star Trek: Early Voyages
, the two were the most popular of Marvel's brief stint of Star Trek publishing. The series ends with several plot points unresolved and a glimpse into the future.
in San Francisco. The squad is formed by Commander Zund with the intention of training cadets to meet the new challenges of their time.
Comics
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series published by Marvel Comics
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in the United States
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, running for 19 issues from December 1996 until June 1998. Along with Star Trek: Early Voyages
Star Trek: Early Voyages
Star Trek: Early Voyages was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics in the United States, running for 17 issues from February 1997 until June 1998...
, the two were the most popular of Marvel's brief stint of Star Trek publishing. The series ends with several plot points unresolved and a glimpse into the future.
Summary
Following approximately six months behind the television continuity, the series follows the adventures of Omega Squad, a group of cadets formed at Starfleet AcademyStarfleet Academy
In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet Academy is where the future's recruits to Starfleet will be trained. It was created in the year 2161, when the United Federation of Planets was founded...
in San Francisco. The squad is formed by Commander Zund with the intention of training cadets to meet the new challenges of their time.
Main characters
- Commander Kyethn Zund
- Cadet Nog
- Cadet Kamilah Goldstein
- Cadet Matthew Decker
- Cadet T'Priell
- Cadet Edam Astrun
- Cadet Pava Ek'noor Aqabaa
Production Crew
- Based on Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
created by Gene RoddenberryGene RoddenberryEugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry was an American television screenwriter, producer and futurist, best known for creating the American science fiction series Star Trek. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, California where his father worked as a police officer... - Primary writers: Christian Cooper
- Primary pencil artist: Chris RenaudChris RenaudChris Renaud is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. His highlights include setting a world record in the short course 50 m Backstroke in 1997, and several Canadian titles...
(alternately John Royle) - Primary ink artist: Andy LanningAndy LanningAndy Lanning is a British comic book writer and inker, known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, and for his collaboration with Dan Abnett.-Career:Lanning works primarily at Marvel Comics and DC Comics as an inker...
(alternately Tom Wegrzyn)
Issues
| Issue | Title | Writers | Pencils | Inks | Notes |
| #1 (12/96) | "Prime Directives" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | Omega Squad is formed. Nog's eagerness to fit in causes a series of simulated first contact holodeck Holodeck A holodeck, in the fictional Star Trek universe, is a simulated reality facility located on starships and starbases. The first use of a "holodeck" by that name in the Star Trek universe was in the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Encounter at Farpoint", although a conceptually... scenarios to malfunction and put the squad at risk. |
| #2 (1/97) | "Liberty" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | The females enjoy some downtime in an Australian bar, while Nog gets in trouble by finding Matt's comic collection. |
| #3 (2/97) | "Loyalty Test" | Chris Cooper | John Royle | Tom Wegrzyn | Matt joins the infamous Red Squad Red squad In the United States, Red Squads were police intelligence units that specialized in infiltrating, conducting counter-measures and gathering intelligence on political and social groups during the twentieth century. Dating as far back as the Haymarket Riot in 1886, Red Squads became common in larger... . (This coincides with a story arc in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe... where Earth defenses are put to the test when Red Squad shut off major power generators.) |
| #4 (3/97) | "War and Peace, Part I" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | While tensions are high with the Klingon Klingon Klingons are a fictional warrior race in the Star Trek universe.Klingons are recurring villains in the 1960s television show Star Trek: The Original Series, and have appeared in all five spin-off series and eight feature films... Empire, Omega Squad and First Cadre of the Klingon Military Academy are stranded on an uninhabited planet. |
| #5 (4/97) | "War and Peace, Part II: Love and Death" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | Both teams meet and agree to a fight between two champions, the result of which is the death of Kamilah. Matt also loses his left eye in the altercation. |
| #6 (5/97) | "Passages" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | Kamilah's interment, the introduction of Edam Astrun who, despite being a recluse proves he can put his skills to good use as he is recruited by Starfleet Academy for his talents as a powerful telepath. |
| #7 (6/97) | "Hide & Seek" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | Nog is accused of attempted murder on Edam. The squad finds the attempt was in fact the work of a Founder, whom they chase and apprehend. Held captive, the Founder commits suicide. |
| #8 (7/97) | "X2" | Chris Cooper | John Royle | Andy Lanning | Omega Squad are held captive by Charlie X, a human child raised by aliens who gave him illusion powers, from an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series Star Trek: The Original Series Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions . Star Trek was telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969... . |
| #9 (8/97) | "Return to the Forbidden Planet, Part 1 of 2" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | Omega Squad is lead to Talos IV where they help Christopher Pike Christopher Pike (Star Trek) Christopher Pike is a character in the Star Trek franchise. He was portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter in the original Star Trek pilot episode, "The Cage", as captain of the USS Enterprise. The pilot was rejected, and the character was dropped during development of the second pilot when Hunter decided that... fight off the Jem'Hadar Jem'Hadar In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Jem'Hadar are the shock troops of the powerful Dominion located in the Gamma Quadrant. Genetically engineered for strength and resolve, they are also short-lived and believe that "victory is life." They are bred to perceive the Founders, enigmatic... who have begun an invasion of Alpha Quadrant telepathic species. |
| #10 (9/97) | "Return to the Forbidden Planet, Part 2" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | Omega Squad emerges victorious in fighting off the Jem'Hadar by destroying their stockpile of ketracel white, with the help of Talosians and their illusions. Pike had also been an illusion created to give the cadets courage and focus. Returning to Starfleet Academy, the squad learns it is to stand trial for having been on Talos IV. |
| #11 (10/97) | "Judgement" | Chris Cooper | John Royle | Tom Wegrzyn | Ambassador Spock Spock Spock is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the original Star Trek series, Spock also appears in the animated Star Trek series, two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, seven of the Star Trek feature films, and numerous Star Trek... offers to be legal counsel to Omega Squad and sways the judges by telling a story on how Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard Captain Jean-Luc Picard is a Star Trek character portrayed by Patrick Stewart. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek Nemesis... disobeyed the law to save the life of one of the judges. Omega Squad is nevertheless sentenced to death. |
| #12 (11/97) | "Renegades" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | Omega Squad escape their jail cell and head for Deep Space Nine Deep Space Nine (space station) Deep Space Nine is a fictitious space station, and is the eponymous primary setting of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It serves as a base for the exploration of the Gamma Quadrant via the Bajoran wormhole, and is a hub of trade and travel for the sector's denizens... to find someone who will listen to their plea, and that the Dominion Dominion (Star Trek) In the Star Trek universe, the Dominion is a ruthless and militaristic Gamma Quadrant state consisting of many different races. The Dominion wages war on the United Federation of Planets and its allies in the late 24th century, acting as an antagonist in the TV show Star Trek: Deep Space... intends to invade all telepath worlds in the Alpha Quadrant. (The story is the first of 6 instalments spanning most of the Star Trek titles Marvel ran at the time. This is known as the Telepathy War, which continued in issues 12 and 13 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, issue 6 of Star Trek: Unlimited, issue 13 of Star Trek: Voyager (the least significant portion of the arc), and finally the special issue Star Trek: Telepathy War #1.) |
| #13 (12/97) | "Parent's Day" | Chris Cooper | John Royle | Tom Wegrzyn | It's parent's day at the Academy, and the cadets try to come to terms with their respective parents. |
| #14 (1/98) | "T'Priell Revealed, Part 1: Betrayal" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | A sinister side of T'Priell, who appears Romulan, takes over her and makes her kidnap the rest of the squad with Zund. |
| #15 (2/98) | "T'Priell Revealed, Part 2: Origins" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | The squad learns the truth about T'Priell. She died a few years prior, but not before having passed her katra Katra Katra or Katra Vaishno Devi, as it is popularly known, is a small town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, where the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is located... to Selke, a Romulan she had befriended who looked remarkably like herself. With this, Selke was taken in by the Tal Shiar and brainwashed to believe she truly was T'Priell, so that she could infiltrate Starfleet Academy. |
| #16 (3/98) | "T'Priell Revealed, Part 3: The Fall" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | The squad escapes with T'Priell/Selke. |
| #17 (4/98) | "Culture Clash" | Chris Cooper | John Royle | Tom Wegrzyn | Selke is taken to Vulcan to have T'Priell's katra removed, only to find that the minds are fused and must learn to cohabitate the same being. |
| #18 (5/98) | "mangHom qaD" or "Cadet Challenge" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | This issue is told from the point of view of First Cadre (see issues 4 and 5) as they try to find the Sword of Kahless Kahless In the fictional Star Trek universe, Kahless the Unforgettable is a legendary Klingon portrayed in Star Trek: The Original Series by Robert Herron and in Star Trek: The Next Generation by Kevin Conway.-History of Kahless:... , which is only a ruse made up by Omega Squad to bring First Cadre to justice for the death of Kamilah. (This issue was published both in English and Klingon which made it at the time the first Star Trek comic book to be presented in this manner). |
| #19 (6/98) | "Between Love and Hate" | Chris Cooper | Chris Renaud | Andy Lanning | Pava faces her ex-lover, Kovold of First Cadre, only to learn that he and a teammate have been mutated by some unknown force. The series ends on a curious note, that this last story was told by Captain Edam Astrun several years in the future to one Fatimah, who could possibly be Kamilah's daughter. |