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| − | [[Bantam Books]] published a series of twelve ''''' |
+ | [[Bantam Books]] published a series of twelve '''''Star Trek'' Fotonovels''' where word balloons and text were arranged over episode photographic stills to create a comic book formatted story. Such books were in fashion before the advent of home video, such as VCRs and DVDs. |
| − | The company which produced the books for Bantam was |
+ | The company which produced the books for Bantam was [[Mandala Publications]]. After producing the ''Star Trek'' Fotonovels, Mandala decided to form a new paperback company, Fotonovel Publications. Under the new name, they had published photonovels of the 1978 version of ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'', Ralph Bakshi's animated ''Lord of the Rings'', and a number of other movies that didn't necessarily lend themselves well to the format, like ''Ice Castles'' and ''Grease''. (During this later period, [[Pocket Books]] published "[[Star Trek Photostories (Pocket)|photostories]]" of {{film|1}} and {{film|2}}.) Unfortunately, the photonovel craze only lasted from around 1978, when Mandala and others started adapting movies and TV shows like ''Trek'', ''Battlestar Galactica'', and ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', to 1982, by which time Fotonovel Publications had disappeared. Increasing paper costs and the growth of the videocassette industry combined to make the photonovel no longer feasible. An effort was made to revive the format in recent years, with titles including ''The Blair Witch Project'', but it didn't seem to catch on. |
| − | Jeff Hayes, a member of the production crew for the |
+ | Jeff Hayes, a member of the production crew for the fan series [[Fan films#Star Trek: New Voyages|Star Trek: New Voyages]] has digitally created a "13th" fotonovel, adapting the New Voyages episode ''In Harm's Way'', which may be downloaded from [http://startreknewvoyages.com/forum/index.php?topic=19.msg18975#msg18975 here]. |
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| − | | align=center |[[The City on the Edge of Forever]]<br/>ISBN 0553113453 |
+ | | align=center |''[[The City on the Edge of Forever]]''<br/>ISBN 0553113453 |
| − | | align=center |[[Where No Man Has Gone Before]]<br/>ISBN 0553113461 |
+ | | align=center |''[[Where No Man Has Gone Before]]''<br/>ISBN 0553113461 |
| − | | align=center |[[The Trouble with Tribbles]]<br/>ISBN 055312689X |
+ | | align=center |''[[The Trouble with Tribbles]]''<br/>ISBN 055312689X |
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| − | | align=center |[[A Taste of Armageddon]]<br/>ISBN 0553113488<br/> |
+ | | align=center |''[[A Taste of Armageddon]]''<br/>ISBN 0553113488<br/> |
| − | | align=center |[[Metamorphosis]]<br/>ISBN 0553113496 |
+ | | align=center |''[[Metamorphosis]]''<br/>ISBN 0553113496 |
| − | | align=center |[[All Our Yesterdays]]<br/>ISBN 055311350X |
+ | | align=center |''[[All Our Yesterdays]]''<br/>ISBN 055311350X |
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| − | | align=center |[[The Galileo Seven]]<br/>ISBN 0553120417 |
+ | | align=center |''[[The Galileo Seven]]''<br/>ISBN 0553120417 |
| − | | align=center |[[A Piece of the Action]]<br/>ISBN 0553120220 |
+ | | align=center |''[[A Piece of the Action]]''<br/>ISBN 0553120220 |
| − | | align=center |[[The Devil in the Dark]]<br/>ISBN 0553120212 |
+ | | align=center |''[[The Devil in the Dark]]''<br/>ISBN 0553120212 |
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| − | | align=center |[[Day of the Dove]]<br/>ISBN 0553120174 |
+ | | align=center |''[[Day of the Dove]]''<br/>ISBN 0553120174 |
| − | | align=center |[[The Deadly Years]]<br/>ISBN 055312028X |
+ | | align=center |''[[The Deadly Years]]''<br/>ISBN 055312028X |
| − | | align=center |[[Amok Time]]<br/>ISBN 0553120123 |
+ | | align=center |''[[Amok Time]]''<br/>ISBN 0553120123 |
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Revision as of 14:23, 20 June 2007
Template:Realworld Bantam Books published a series of twelve Star Trek Fotonovels where word balloons and text were arranged over episode photographic stills to create a comic book formatted story. Such books were in fashion before the advent of home video, such as VCRs and DVDs.
The company which produced the books for Bantam was Mandala Publications. After producing the Star Trek Fotonovels, Mandala decided to form a new paperback company, Fotonovel Publications. Under the new name, they had published photonovels of the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Ralph Bakshi's animated Lord of the Rings, and a number of other movies that didn't necessarily lend themselves well to the format, like Ice Castles and Grease. (During this later period, Pocket Books published "photostories" of Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.) Unfortunately, the photonovel craze only lasted from around 1978, when Mandala and others started adapting movies and TV shows like Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, to 1982, by which time Fotonovel Publications had disappeared. Increasing paper costs and the growth of the videocassette industry combined to make the photonovel no longer feasible. An effort was made to revive the format in recent years, with titles including The Blair Witch Project, but it didn't seem to catch on.
Jeff Hayes, a member of the production crew for the fan series Star Trek: New Voyages has digitally created a "13th" fotonovel, adapting the New Voyages episode In Harm's Way, which may be downloaded from here.
