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'Star Trek' creator's legacy lives on in comic book
Published online on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009
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SAN FRANCISCO — "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry died in 1991, but his influence continues.
The latest Roddenberry-inspired project is the new comic book "Days Missing," which hits stores Wednesday, Roddenberry's birthday.
The new publication tells the story of a mysterious being known as The Steward who has the ability to fold time and allows him to secretly remove critical days from history.
"'Days Missing' is a new foray for Roddenberry Productions into the comic book market," said Trevor Roth, chief operating officer of Roddenberry Productions, who attended the comic book/pop culture convention Wonder Con in late February to promote the publication.
The company's first move into the comic book market was 15 years ago with the short-lived "Lost Universe." In 2008, the company launched the two Web comics: "Gene's Journal" and "Rod & Barry."
"Days Missing" is not based on any specific writings by Roddenberry. Roth said it is just a matter of creating products that reflect the philosophies that Roddenberry presented in his writing.
"That means using science-fiction elements to speak to issues that people deal with on a day-to-day basis. It is entertaining and, at the same time, makes the reader think," Roth said. "While the comic book is not his, everything we do, including ‘Days Missing,' is in his honor."
Roddenberry's name carries weight with comic book readers. More than 10,000 copies of the first issue have been sent to comic book stores — including Fresno.
TV and movie critic Rick Bentley can be reached at rbentley@fresnobee.com or (559) 441-6355. Read his blog at fresnobeehive.com.
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