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The Doctor

Art by Rafe Wallbank

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New Star Trek Explorer short story collection arrives in October

The next collection of Star Trek short stories first published in Titan’s Star Trek Explorer magazine will hit bookshops on 1st October, behind a striking cover by Neil Edwards, coloured by John Paul-Bove. All the stories and art featured were commissioned by me as editor of the magazine. The hardback collection includes stories previously featured in the official magazine’s physical edition, alongside tales from the subscriber only digital supplement. It leads with “Chekov’s…

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JOHN WALLBANK-Painting (Orange Wedge)

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Been binging a ton of Big Finish recently. Mostly the UNIT new series, but also some random stuff like the latest Classic Doctors New Monsters. And I just came here to say how fantastic the two Dream Crab episodes are in that!

Together In Eclectic Dreams has some very fun twists. Some of them you may be able to see coming, but I just love an episode that plays with the Dr Who formula a bit. I want to recommend this ep for one surprise character in particular, but the fact that I didn’t know they were coming made it all a bit more weird and fresh and... dream-like I guess!

When I saw that If I Should Die Before I Wake was credited to ‘John Dorney from a story by Jacqueline Rayner,’ i.e. two of the all-time best Dr Who authors, I thought it was either going to be a bit of a mess from having more than one writer, or it was going to be wonderful. And I’m happy to report it was the latter! I don’t know how much of the episode Dorney planned and wrote but he obviously did a heck of a good job preserving the original ideas, because the whole thing just screams Jac Rayner in the best way possible. The combination of those two authors makes for an episode that’s just hilarious line after hilarious line. It made me think how well Rayner’s style fits Eight and Charley, and then made me check her writing credits... she’s written for Charley with Six, but somehow she’s never written an audio for Eight before! Injustice!

I’m very much looking forward to the next set in the series. Not only because of another Jac Rayner episode, but also David K Barnes is writing two episodes about the Silents, presumably with Seven and Eight! Which is exciting for all sorts of reasons. The bad news is that it doesn’t come out for another year. Big Finish why do you announce things so early, just to taunt us??

And one more thing- I dearly wish that Big Finish wouldn’t feel the need to put every TV character possible on every one of their covers so they just becomes promo shot line-ups, but at least they can sometimes do it in ways that are actually good now. Rafe Wallbank is the cover artist for the covers here, as well as the latest River Song and Eighth Doctor covers, and they’re some of the best from Big Finish in ages in my opinion (yes, I have opinions on specific Big Finish cover artists now, something so niche that I haven’t heard anyone else even acknowledge it.)

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Untiled, Masticate, John Wallbank, 2011 acrylic, PVC, wood, chipboard, hardboard, plywood, MDF, vinyl, wire, polystyrene, steel prop, polyurethane, foam, paper

Untitled, John Wallbank, 2010 polyester filler, pigment, wire, acrylic

Untitled, John Wallbank, paint, paper, PVA, tape, polyurethane, plywood, nylon fixings, 2017

Polyurethane foam, polystyrene, plywood, John Wallbank, 2013

Untitled, John Wallbank, 2012 paper, PVA, block printing ink, wood, polyurethane foam

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John Wallbank - Untitled, 2012

paper, PVA, block printing ink, wood, polyurethane foam

206 x 200 x 170 cm

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John Wallbank Untitled, 2011 Acrylic, PVC, wood, chipboard, hardboard, plywood, MDF, vinyl, wire, polystyrene, steel, prop, polyurethane foam, paper 177 x 240 x 250 cm

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John Wallbank,

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Star Trek Explorer magazine #11, edited by me, is out now , published by Titan Magazines featuring a huge lead interview with Star Trek: Discovery star Sinequa Martin-Green, via Ian Spelling. She teases things to come as the series draws to a close, and offers some candid comments on what she hopes the legacy of the show will be.

Across the print and subscriber-only supplement we also have exclusive short stories from Keith R.A. DeCandido, Michael Dismuke, Rich Handley and David Mack. A fine lineup!

Michael’s tale is a Star Trek: Picard short story, "Confirmation Bias" illustrated by Pete Wallbank, centring on a difficult encounter between Captain Shaw and Seven of Nine aboard the U.S.S. Titan-A. You can read an excerpt here https://www.startrek.com/news/star-trek-explorer-11-excerpt

In David Mack's story, "Dignified Transfer," it’s a sad mission for Captain Picard.

This issue also has an exclusive interview with the Hagemans, creators of Star Trek: Prodigy, and IDW’s Heather Antos chats with Rich Handley about the company’s plans for their Star Trek comics.

I’m grateful too, to former editor Paul Simpson for his poignant contribution to this issue, reflecting on his Star Trek experiences in a special “Trek through Life”. Thank you.

Thanks to all the contributors this issue: Chris Dows, Rich Handley, Aaron Harvey, Lisa Herrera, John Kirk, Andrew Lane, Rich Matthews, Louis de Martinis, Joe Nazzaro, Larry Nemecek, Paul Simpson, Ian Spelling, Jay Stobie, Paul Travers (wait, who? 😀) and Andy Walker

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