129: SPECTRE Octopus

11/22/15 • 80 min

Literary Treks: A Star Trek Books and Comics Podcast

Seekers 4: All That’s Left.

Seeking out strange new worlds and new civilizations was not just the mission of the Enterprise, there were many other ships in Starlet who boldly went forth to do just that and the crew of the Endeavor was no exception.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther welcome authors Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore to talk about their latest book in the Seekers series, All That’s Left. We discuss continuing Seekers, a new spin on an old idea, character work, the title, technology, progress and information, artwork, the future of Seekers and what’s next for these gentlemen.

In the news segment we discuss Ongoing #52 and the penultimate Star Trek/Green Lantern issue.

Hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther

Guests Dayton Ward Kevin Dilmore

Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Will Nguyen (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer)

News We’ll Let Dayton Tell You (00:02:35) Ongoing #51 (00:03:00) Star Trek/Green Lantern #5 (00:07:14)

Feature: All That’s Left Introduction (00:12:13) Continuing Seekers (00:12:56) New Spin on an Old Idea (00:17:56) Character Work (00:23:40) The Title (00:33:38) Technology, Progress and Information (00:36:21) Artwork (00:50:45) The Future of Seekers (00:56:43) What’s Next? (01:00:02) Final Thoughts (01:14:46)

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Seekers 4: All That’s Left.

In the news segment we discuss Ongoing #52 and the penultimate Star Trek/Green Lantern issue.

Hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther

Guests Dayton Ward Kevin Dilmore

News We’ll Let Dayton Tell You (00:02:35) Ongoing #51 (00:03:00) Star Trek/Green Lantern #5 (00:07:14)

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128: The Picard Finger Wave

Assimilation2: Volume 2. Doctor Who and Star Trek both continue to delight fans and create new converts even though they have both been around for 50 years and as each new generation finds them, the inevitable question becomes, “What would happen if the two shows crossed over?”. Luckily there are comics to answer that question!

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther talk about the Star Trek/Doctor Who crossover comic Assimilation2: Volume 2. We discuss Dan’s progression through Doctor Who, a shift in the comic series, fun things, negotiating with the Borg, the ending and some things we liked and didn’t.

In the news segment we mention a few interesting celebrations.

Hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther

News Celebrations (00:01:33)

Feature: Assimilation2: Volume 2 Where Dan is in Doctor Who (00:05:23) Shift in the Series (00:09:45) Fun Things (00:24:54) Negotiating With the Borg (00:31:50) The Ending (00:34:46) Liked or Didn’t (00:36:32) Final Thoughts (00:39:35)

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130: Mestiko’s Tomorrowland

Mere Anarchy: The Blood-Dimmed Tide.

Journeying thought The Original Series timeline the Mere Anarchy series have given fans a taste of what was happening in every period of the characters lives as well as the important events they were apart of and the penultimate book in the series is no exception.

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther talk about The Blood-Dimmed Tide. We discuss Mestiko becoming a focal point, the oversight issue, bureaucracy, setting up the milieu of The Undiscovered Country, the Klingon Empire as a metaphor, Kirk’s prejudice, frustration acting out and our ratings.

In the news segment we talk about the new covers and blurbs for Elusive Salvation and Live by the Code, the German Prometheus trilogy and Doug Drexler’s upcoming covers for the Prey trilogy.

Hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther

News Elusive Salvation Cover and Blurb (00:02:27) Live by the Code Cover and Blurb (00:06:21) German Prometheus Trilogy (00:10:18) Prey Covers (00:13:08)

Feature: The Blood-Dimmed Tide Crazy to Think (00:15:38) Mestiko Becoming a Focus (00:16:42) The Oversight Issue (00:20:22) Bureaucracy (00:24:49) Setting Up the Milieu of The Undiscovered Country (00:26:19) The Klingon Empire as a Metaphor (00:34:54) Kirk’s Prejudice (00:39:11) Frustration Acting Out (00:46:17) Ratings (00:52:22) Final Thoughts (00:54:24)

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