*Issue highlights:
•The Genius Issue: proving that even in Star Trek, it’s not easy being smart – as evidenced during five decades of storytelling...
•Star Trek historian Larry Nemecek takes a dip into the archives for a lighter look at some of the show's resident geniuses.
•Alexander Siddig on what he made of the revelation of his character's genetically engineered state
•we take a close look at the James T. Kirk throughout the various incarnations of Trek – both on and off screen
The Genius Issue
According to Star Trek, the universe will be filled with geniuses. Yet the distinction of genius evidently isn’t without its particular burdens. While praised by their peers and noted in history for their demonstrations of great aptitude or achievement, many of these exceptional thinkers can’t or won’t fit themselves into society. Some isolate themselves and deny their skills to the galaxy. Others struggle with uncontrollable greed, misanthropy and megalomania. And try as they might, many of them can’t even get a date for dinner. Even in Star Trek, it’s not easy being smart – as evidenced during five decades of storytelling...
Lost & Found
Star Trek historian Larry Nemecek takes a dip into the archives for a lighter look at some of the show's resident geniuses.
Alexander Siddig interview
While he may not initially have been one of the most popular characters on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Dr. Bashir built a following as viewers came to see beneath his brash exterior. We catch up with Alexander Siddig to find out what he made of the revelation of his character's genetically engineered state: “It shouldn’t have been a secret that he’d been holding down for years and years and years. It should have been a complete surprise to him: ‘Me? I’m genetically engineered?’ Like that moment you find out you were adopted."
Read a preview of the interview
Meet the Crew: James T. Kirk
Star Trek’s first on-screen captain has endured for 45 years, his occasionally contradictory story winding through television, animation, film, books, comics, and games. In the first of a major new series in Star Trek Magazine, we take a look at the character throughout the various incarnations of Trek – both on and off screen – and make some surprising discoveries about when certain "facts" really were established...
A Fistful of Data
The return of an old favorite to our pages, as Star Trek historian Larry Nemecek answers your queries about the minutiae of Star Trek lore.
Alien Spotlight
The mysterious race at the heart of Star Trek Online is revealed, as we turn the spotlight on the little-known Iconians...
Log Entries
The latest comics from IDW come under the spotlight, with the revelation of what Dr. McCoy got up to after the end of the Enterprise's five year mission.
*Source: titanmagazines.com