New Star Trek Explorer stories collection out in January

By John Freeman on December 11, 2023

Titan will publish Star Trek “The Mission” & Other Stories, a collection of short stories from Star Trek Explorer next month, featuring tales from 2000AD’s Michael Carroll, longtime Star Trek authors Greg Cox, Una McCormack, and more.

The short fiction collection is edited by Jonathan Wilkins, mainly stories commissioned by John Freeman that were first published in Star Trek Explorer, some previously only seen by subscribers to the quarterly magazine, who benefit from receiving a bonus digital supplement each issue.

Star Trek "The Mission" & Other Stories - Sample Spread

Collected for the first time in a hardback edition, on sale from 30th January, Star Trek “The Mission” & Other Stories features tales by Michael Carroll, Chris Cooper, Greg Cox, Chris Dows, Una McCormack, John Peel and Gary Russell.

Offering stories starring iconic characters such as Will Riker, Benjamin Sisko, Jonathan Archer, and Kate Pulaski, plus fan-favourite alien enemies including the Borg, each story leading with a specially commissioned illustration from artists such as Louie de Martinis.

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John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.