Star Trek Vault

To boldly go where no one has gone before, renowned Star Trek expert Scott Tipton has delved deep into the CBS archives and their treasure trove of photographs, scripts, concept sketches, blueprints, storyboards and memorabilia, to explore how Gene Roddenberry’s utopian vision of the future became a modern myth. Covering all six Star Trek television series and the ten original feature films, the book will examine the far reaching social and scientific optimism that underpins the franchise, dwelling on milestones such as its groundbreaking mixed-race casts and technologies that have since become commonplace, before taking an in-depth look at the making of each series and movie. Painstakingly researched, housed in a sumptuously designed slipcase and featuring fourteen pieces of removable memorabilia, Star Trek Vault will be the ultimate celebration of a pop-culture institution.

About the Author

Scott Tipton is the author of a wide range of graphic novels for such licenses as Star Trek, Angel and Astro Boy, including such popular titles as Klingons: Blood Will Tell, Khan: Ruling in Hell, Spock: Reflections, Deep Space Nine: Fool's Gold, The Burden of Knowledge, Mirror Images, A Hole in the World, and Illyria: Haunted. Scott is also the co-author of Comic Books 101, a history of the American art form known as comics, aimed at both new readers and lifelong fans alike. Tipton is the founder and editor-in-chief of the popular website Comics 101 (www.comics101.com), and writes the weekly column of the same name, the site's most frequently visited and highly trafficked column. Tipton also serves as communications director for Toynami, a Sherman Oaks-based toy company. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with his high-school sweetheart, Jenny, and more comics and action figures than a grown man has any right to have.