Today marks the start of Star Trek’s panel events at San Diego Comic Con, and to kick off the weekend, the spotlight’s been pointed towards all things animated!
If you missed it, today we got the official news that the second half of Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 is headed to Blu-ray in September; additionally, Paramount+ shared that there will be some kind of theatrical Star Trek: Lower Decks “fan screenings, domestically and internationally” for September’s Star Trek Day — but they have not yet provided more specific details on those plans.
The original Star Trek: The Animated Series got today’s focus, with multiple announcements set to honor the show’s 50th anniversary.
First, a new TAS-themed comic tale from IDW Publishing is coming this September — Star Trek: The Animated Celebration Presents the Scheimer Barrier, named after Lou Scheimer (founder of TAS animation studio Filmation).
Written by Casper Kelly, the comic will first arrive digitally in September, with physical printed copies available at the IDW Publishing booth at New York Comic Con in October.
Here are two images previewing the forthcoming comic, including early cover art:
In addition, CBS Studios will also be producing a series of five animated promotional spots to celebrate the show’s golden anniversary — featuring characters from later Trek series in the Animated Series art style — coming later in 2023.
Jonathan Frakes (Will Riker from The Next Generation), Armin Shimerman (Quark from Deep Space Nine), and Doug Jones (Saru from Discovery) will be reprising their roles for these animated sequences, and stills of their cartoon designs were revealed at the panel.
Neelix from Star Trek: Voyager will also make an appearance, however participation from original actor Ethan Phillips has not yet been confirmed.
Like the Animated Series comic book, these TAS-inspired spots come from Adult Swim and Star Trek: Short Treks contributor Casper Kelly. More information about this new animated Trek video content is said to be coming on Star Trek Day in September.
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