*Issue highlights:
The Making of Star Trek
We continue our exclusive account of the making of Star Trek, with more interviews from the key personnel involved in the creation of the film, including J.J. Abrams, and Head of the Makeup Department, Mindy Hall who explains the philosophy behind the look of the film's population.
Collective Encounters
For the first time ever, we present a complete history of the Borg, the scourge of the Galaxy, from their first appearance in Star Trek: The Next Generation to their eventual destruction, tracing them not just through their onscreen adventures, but also their appearances in the official novels, comic books and games. Plus, we ask such questions as: What did the Federation know and when? and Why haven't the Borg conquered the galaxy?
Audience with the Queen
We catch up with Alice Krige, who originated the character of the Borg Queen for Star Trek: First Contact, and reprised the role for Star Trek: Voyager's finale. Unlike her cybernetic counterpart, she does have a heart. "I came to the conclusion that the Queen was the Borg – is the Borg. The Borg is an extension of her... She's been around since the beginning of time, and she is the energy source behind the Borg. She is the physical manifestation of that energy."
J.J. speaks
Speaking to Star Trek Magazine three weeks after the movie opened, director and producer J.J. Abrams looks back at the long journey bringing Star Trek back to the screen, hinting at some of the roads not taken and the changes in the plotline. He reveals alternative plans for the DVD and Blu-ray releases, and explains the very different challenges that will face him and his team as they prepare for a sequel to the highest grossing Star Trek movie ever...
Plus:
•Lost and Found: Historian Larry Nemecek plunders the Star Trek archives to show the very first time the TNG cast met the Borg
•The Never-Ending Sacrifice: An exclusive extract from Una McCormack's new Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel
•Log Entries: Star Trek D-A-C, The Original Motion Picture Blu-ray Collection, and the latest Pocket Books novels come under the spotlight in our merchandise review section
•Communicator: A mixed bag of responses to the new Star Trek movie, as the casting gets universal praise but some of the changes to the timeline prove controversial
•Treknology: We trace the ways that Star Trek's future technology is becoming a reality on 21st Century Earth
*Source: titanmagazines.com