Paramount has given J.J. Abrams Star Trek sequel a release date for May 17, 2013. Hopefully no delays will occur to push this back again.
Red Shirt Contest
IDW Publishing is having a contest in conjunction with Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF). To enter the contest a fan will need to e-mail a 300 word or less explanation of how their retailer is the best and how they would sacrifice themselves defending them to contest@IDWPublishing.com. The winning fan, along with their retailer, will be depicted on a variant cover of IDW’s Star Trek. The fan, retailer and CBLDF will each receive 100 copies of the variant cover. CBLDF will be able to use their copies to assist in future fund raisers. The winning fan will also receive the original art by the Sharp Brothers.
Gaming News
Some of the products that gamers will be looking forward to in 2012. In January there will be a Star Trek Expansion and Naruto CCG Tournament Booster Packs. The next month of February will have another Naruto release, Naruto CCG Series 24 Booster Packs. Then in March horror fans will get their turn with the release of the Resident Evil Expansion: Mercenaries.
Boldly Coming to Your Local Theaters
Good news for Star Trek fans. ICv2 is reporting that J.J. Abrams will begin shooting this winter for the next installment of the Star Trek franchise. At this point in time Paramount has not announced a release date though. More than likely, I would say, they are shooting for a 2013 release date.
New TCG For Star Trek
Librarians can let their patrons that enjoy Trading Card Gaming and also Star Trek might mention this new deck coming out. Bandai has announced, but has not given an exact release date yet, of a Star Trek Deck Building Game with a suggested price of $39.99. The deck will feature characters from the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series and movies. Bandai is planning on demos of the deck at the following conventions: GenCon; Anime Expo; and ComicCon.
More Star Trek From WizKids
More news for your patrons that love games. This time it is for Wizkids’ HeroClix line. The Star Trek Expeditions Expansion set to hit stores in October. This game is based on the J.J. Abrams recent Star Trek movie. Like I said your gamers that like HeroClix will be interested in this, but also your patrons that like Star Trek will be interested in this news as well.
WizKids goes to the Stars
WizKids is planning on releasing Star Trek Fleet Captains gaming set. However, instead of having characters from the shows on stands they will have starships from the shows. Your gamers might be interested in this and I bet your patrons that are into Star Trek will definitely be interested in this new product.