Star Trek — The Next Generation Comics Classics The Battle Within

Graphic Novel · Paperback · 258mm x 170mm · 160pp · 9781845761554 ·
September 2008
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The crew of the Enterprise-D continue their mission in these long out-of-print comics stories! Captain Picard and his crew face a deadly race against time to save Dr Crusher’s life, fall foul of the rapacious Ferengi, and must solve a deadly mystery — a second Enterprise which is destroying Starfleet ships! This volume also features bonus interviews with Jonathan Frakes (Commander Riker) and Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi)!

Star Trek: The Next Generation breathed new life into the Star Trek franchise and kicked off a whole new era of Starfleet exploration and adventure! Now the crew of the Enterprise-D continue their mission in these long out of print comics stories!

In this second volume in the series, Captain Picard and his crew face a deadly race against time to save Dr Crusher’s life, fall foul of the rapacious Ferengi, and must solve a deadly mystery — a second Enterprise which is destroying Starfleet ships!

Featuring bonus interviews with Johnathan Frakes (Commander Riker) and Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi), these adventures are essential reading for any Star Trek: The Next Generation fan!

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Beyond The Final Frontier! Originally printed in the late 1980s these are the adventures of The Next Generation crew. Stories featuring all your favourite characters: Captain Picard, Riker, Data and the rest of the crew collected for the first time in paperback volumes. Join the next crew of the Enterprise as they explore strange new worlds, seeking out new life and civilizations and most importantly boldly going further than anyone has gone before! These classic stories are brought to life by highly talented writer/artists Michael Jan Friedman and Pablo Marcos. This volume features rare interviews with Jonathan Frakes (Riker) and Marina Sirtis (Troi), creator biographies and the original comic art covers.

Bargaining with a Ferengi? In The Battle Within Captain Picard must make an uneasy deal with a devious Ferengi when Dr Crusher suffers a deadly illness. As Crusher’s life hangs in the balance the crew face a deadly race against time to save her but the Enterprise D crew soon face another problem, a rogue starship called the Enterprise! Can the crew save their Doctor’s life and solve the mystery of this duplicate vessel before it destroys anymore more Federation ships? A collection of exciting adventures that will take you to the furthest reaches of the galaxy and beyond. Engage!

Michael Jan Friedman is a prolific novelist with over 40 titles published to date. His credits include many Star Trek novels and comics across all major series as well as other work such as X-Men and Tomb Raider. Pablo Marcos is one of the world’s most respected Peruvian comic artists, having had a long career that goes back to the ‘60s. Marcos has worked with famous comic artists John Buscema, John Byrne and Bill Sienkiewicz on famous series such as Batman, Conan, Green Arrow, Spider-Man and Fantastic Four.

“Seasoned trek scribe Friedman admirably captures the characters, ethos and atmosphere of the original source show” – Matt Adams

“cleverly blend new ideas with old enemies” – Starburst

“For those of you who missed these tales the first time around, you’ll want to pick them up. If you enjoyed these issues the first time around, you’ll want to enjoy them all over again. I know I will!” – Trek Web

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