Comic book version of the original star trek tv series that starred william shatner and leonard nimoy. Shatner spruced up a reading from an upcoming autobiography of the star trek captain by pretending the familyfriendly book was full. Best known as an actor, defined by his role as captain kirk. Doing a series is debilitating for a young guy, for a 25yearold, which i was doing when i was 25 years old. William shatner has 214 books on goodreads with 83411 ratings. Kirk and from his recently released book on star trek costar leonard nimoy.
Other confirmed guests include arcade game overwatch voices anjali bhimani, carolina ravassa, jen cohn, and lucie. Kirk, he stars as denny crane in the hit television series from david. Tek world, william shatners the comic book price guide. Its a comic book or illustrated novel, as they call them now over which the camera roams. William shatner, canadian actor whose prolific output and selfdeprecating humor secured him a place in the north american pop culture pantheon. Kirk on the small and silver screens for over five decades and even wrote a series of novels about him, so he knows what hes talking about, and although kirk officially died in star trek.
William shatner kicks off inaugural silicon valley comic con. Shatner has been successful in another area horse breeding. William shatner describes his return to tek war for new. Sep 22, 2016 silicon valley comic con 2017 to feature buzz aldrin, william shatner. But corporate greed and overreliance on technology have stripped earth of its natural resources. Mar 21, 2020 in 1989, william shatner authored along with ron goulart an original scifi novel called tekwar, which became a cottage industry in its own right, spawning a total of nine books, two comic book. Comic book guy holds bart and lisa at bay with the only working phaser ever built which was fired once to keep william shatner from releasing another.
Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. Oct 23, 2015 a pair of geek icons meet up on this sundays episode of amcs comic book men when filmmakerubernerd kevin smith sits down with captain kirk himself, william shatner. Star treks william shatner celebrates his 89th birthday. Kickstarter fire 40% of staff including comic book gatekeeper. Kirk in the scifi tv series star trek 196669 and in several star trek films. This first sf book by william shatner has some interesting ideas of the future, especially in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence. Oct 17, 2017 william shatner is a man full of ideas. During an interview with trek movie, shatner, the master of green women, was asked about his opinion on the situation, and if he ever experienced difficult andor harsh negotiations. In the near future, humanity has colonized the moon and mars.
William shatners man o war comic read william shatners. William shatner stars in new pedego electric bikes commercials shatner is a reallife pedego customer who is passionate about electric cycling fountain valley, calif. Jeffrey jeff albertson, better known as comic book guy, is the morbidly obese, geeky proprietor of springfields local comic book store, the androids dungeon and baseball card shop. William shatner reveals if hed return for a new star. Comic book artist jim lee, who worked on such comics as batman, justice league, and suicide squad, will also make an appearance. Sep 11, 2019 star trek veterans team up to battle demons in the trailer for directtovideo horror film devils revenge. William shatner defends antiautograph policy amid star trek. Bluewater productions proudly announces a partnership with iconic actor and bestselling author william shatner.
William shatner details new comic series, chronicles of war. Goodmans upcoming book the autobiography of james t. William shatner on divorce, alcoholism and becoming. William shatner reads captain kirks memoirs at comiccon. Comic book adaptation of william shatners first star trek novel, set after the events of star trek vi. William shatner, born march 22, 1931, montreal, quebec, canada, canadian actor whose prolific output and selfdeprecating sense of humour secured him a place in the north american pop culture pantheon. The star trek star and former priceline negotiator is coming to the colorado springs comic con in august. William shatner books list of books by author william shatner. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the squarejawed captain james t. Feb 16, 2019 with patrick stewart set to reprise his role as jeanluc picard in a new star trek series, many fans have been wondering if star trek. Generations, the actor believes theres still some life left in the character so to speak worth exploring. Ron goulartthe ghostwriter of the tek bookswrites the comic which covers the start oftekwar, the first book in the series.
William shatner, whilst dressed as captain kirk, auditioned for the role of mr. Sources tell tmz that the split is expected to go smoothly since shatner and martin. Discount prices on books by william shatner, including titles like live long and. William shatner entertains silicon valley comic con crowd. Silicon valley comic con 2017 to feature buzz aldrin, william. William shatner filed for divorce from his fourth wife less than a week after her brother dropped dead from a heart attack, can reveal. Whoever you are, guy in the audience with the obnoxious laugh and random. William shatners science fiction novel tekwar, originally published in 1989, is the first in a series of nine tek books. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer.
It has a photo of william shatner on the back cover. This years celebration of all things geek will feature themed exhibits and sessions focusing on what life will be like in 2075. It is a direct sequel to the latter, and forms part of the shatnerverse collection of novels, being the third novel written by shatner for the trek series of novels. Star trek star william shatner says hes good to go on another mission as captain james t. Hes still a person under there, though, so when he cackles about being unbelievably amused or whines that he fell for a ruse so hackneyed it would make stan lee blush it fits.
Comic book guy is an obese and socially incompetent man who is perhaps best known for his sarcastic quips. Speaking to komo newsradio, shatner was asked if hed. William shatners tekworld or tek world was a comic book series published by epic comicsmarvel, from 1992 to 1995. But the style is much more reminiscent of a noir detective story like the maltese falcon. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director. Tek war, man o war, and quest for tomorrow, along with a brand new title.
Weve become dependent on our martian colony for food, minerals, and all the stuff of everyday life. From s21e19, and comic book guy has bought himself a blowhole corset. The films cast includes william shatner captain james t. William shatner details new comic series, chronicles of. He also authored the science fiction series tekwar, which was adapted into a video game, a madefortv movie, and a comic book series. Kirk much to the delight of the gathered comic con crowd. Jul 20, 2018 when fans see william shatner out pretty much anywhere they should just leave him alone. William shatner wants to be a part of the quentin tarantino movie star trek quentin tarantino likes star trek more than star wars because william shatners in it.
The enterprise crew has to prevent the volatile chemicals mudd is selling from. Though thought to be an antagonist, he is rather just sarcastic, surly, and insulting at certain points. Julies tweet about her father was shared by william shatner, who is best known for starring alongside nimoy as captain james t. He would be a scifi icon who would create tek war and would also write a star trek. Jul 10, 2015 william shatner talks about whether hell have a cameo in star trek 3 star trek beyond and reads excerpts from the autobiography of james t. That same year, he cofounded the comicbook company shatner singularity, whose titles include the graphic novel. Full announcement on shatners new comic book series. The episode aired on halloween of 1999, and would be the final treehouse of horror special to air either before or on halloween until season 21s treehouse of horror xx in 2009, a full ten years later. William shatner books list of books by author william.
Jul 09, 2015 william shatner read excerpts from david a. William shatner is the author of nine star trek novels, including the new york times bestsellers the ashes of eden and the return. A comic book series william shatner presents debuted in summer 2009. William shatner books list of books by william shatner. Shatner was born in cote saintluc, montreal, quebec. To launch chronicles of war, comic based on man o war books. A william shatner star trek discovery cameo is in the worksin william shatners mind. William shatner the unauthorized biography is one of many similar books published by celebrity comics, a division of personality comics though it has a celebrity books logo in the topright of the front cover. William shatner and his colleagues discuss highlights of his. My fiftyyear relationship with a remarkable man was on sale at the. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor has lived in the us most of his life but as recently as 20 said he wasnt a us citizen. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk and being a part of star trek, and has cowritten several. Star treks william shatner wont return for new series comic book.
Tek world, william shatners the comic book price guide for. Oct 30, 2015 in advance of his appearance this weekend at stan lee comikaze 2015, during which the star trek icon will be unveiling a new comic book collaboration with stan the man himself, william shatner has. William shatner s tekworld or tek world was a comic book series published by epic comicsmarvel, from 1992 to 1995. In advance of his appearance this weekend at stan lee comikaze 2015, during which the star trek icon will be unveiling a new comic book collaboration with stan the man himself, william shatner. Wwe hof jerry lawler talks art, artists, celebs, william shatner at florida supercon july 2018 duration. Devils revenge trailer sends star treks william shatner. Iconic scifi figure, william shatner presents his boldest adventure. Much of this success, of course, is due to its authors preexisting fame. Many authors take a while to come into their own, and star treks william shatner has done it with a vengeance in man o war, the first of two benton hawkes novels. This week, the everbusy william shatner released his latest memoir, live long andwhat i might have learned along the way. William shatner talks about whether hell have a cameo in star trek 3 star trek. In his seven decades of television, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of james t.
William shatner announces comic book imprint, project with stan lee meagan damore oct 20, 2015 william shatner s lnl partners imprint will be called shatner singularity and publish stan lees latest graphic novel. May 28, 2015 i think, shatner says dramatically, that ive invented something new. In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. The phaser that comic book guy owns in the simpsons was fired, he quipped, only once, to stop william shatner from making another album. William shatners divorce filed days after wifes brother. A longtime dedicated breeder of american quarter horses, he has had. Avenger is a star trek novel by william shatner cowritten with judith and garfield reevesstevens, depicting the events shortly after the feature film star trek generations and the previous shatnerverse novel the return. Kirk of the starship enterprise, is the star attraction at this weekends wizard world comic con cleveland. The original series star william shatner might just also find a way to return as captain james t. William shatner born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, and director. Now the original captain kirk, william shatner added his two cents about the situation. The collector is comic book guy as a character within the show whos been turned, for this one episode, into an exaggerated bad guy version of himself. Star trek comiccon panel includes bryan fuller and william.
William shatner destroys sjws in five words youtube. Shatner used the album to compare contemporary pop songs of the period to the works of william shakespeare by providing dramatic readings of shakespeare interspersed with dramatic readings of the lyrics of songs such as lucy in the sky with diamonds and mr. Jul 05, 2016 the 50th anniversary star trek panel at comic con will be moderated by bryan fuller and includes william shatner, scott bakula and more. Jun 22, 2019 william shatners latest television enterprise is for history as the host and executive producer of the new friday night series the unxplained, which will seek out extraterrestrial mysteries. A quarter of a century later, its easy to laugh at shatner and his tek books but they were something of a cultural phenomenon with nine books, a tv series, comics, trading cards and a video game.
Hawkes, the novels protagonist, is an ambassador sent to mediate a rather thorny dispute between red planet, inc, owners of the colony on mars, and the men and women employed as. In up till now, shatner sits down with readers and offers the remarkable, full story of his life and explains how he got to be, well, everywhere. William shatner as captain james t kirk in the original star trek series in 1968. The actor, who originated the role of captain kirk on the 1960s star trek series and went on to reprise. Kirk, captain of the uss enterprise, in the star trek franchise. It was the original star trek series, and later its films, that made shatner instantly recognizable, called by nameor at least by captain kirks nameacross the globe. Jun 01, 2019 star trek star william shatner says hes good to go on another mission as captain james t. Star treks william shatner speaks out against police who. It also gave rise to a comic book series, a video game, and a television series. Nov 14, 2019 this aint no comicbook, folks, though it looks and feels very much like one at first glance and first touch.
In a recent twitter rant, as san diego comiccon was getting underway, the iconic star trek actor. William shatner s science fiction novel tekwar, originally published in 1989, is the first in a series of nine tek books. Ron goulartthe ghostwriter of the tek books writes the comic which covers the start oftekwar, the first book. Syfy william shatner has another idea how kirk could appear. William shatner coming to colorado springs comic con. William shatner found himself the target of some sjws and just destroyed them in 5 words. Selected issues in fn, vf or vfnm may not exist in some titles. Shatner s musical career began in 1968 with the release of his first album, the transformed man. William shatner talks about whether hell have a cameo in star trek 3 star trek beyond and reads excerpts from the autobiography of james t. Star treks william shatner, george takei, and walter koenig will join the boy meets world cast in headlining the threeday event from aug.
He is also the author of several nonfiction books, including get a life. William shatners tekworld was a comic book series published by epic comicsmarvel, from 1992 to 1995. The first of the 16 books will be launched at the comic con panel on saturday, which starts at 4 p. Comic book guy treehouse of horror x is the fourth episode of season 11, as well as the tenth treehouse of horror episode. The author does a good job of painting his setting in words, but the dialogue often feels clumsy and amateurish. Operation con game, script by george kashdan, art by alden mcwilliams. Star treks william shatner files for divorce comic book.