#david tipton

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Star Trek: Mirror Broken Data One-Shot (2017)

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Star Trek: The Mirror War #1 (IDW 2020 New York Comic Con [NYCC] Exclusive Variant) (2021)

Art by: Zach Howard

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Who is ready for an evil Jean-Luc Picard? Scott and David Tipton are, as they dive into Star Trek’s Mirror Universe in a new series for IDW Publishing.

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Star Trek Deep Space Nine #1

Star Trek Deep Space Nine #1 IDW Publishing 2020 Written by Scott Tipton & David Tipton Illustrated by Greg Scott Coloured by Felipe Sobreiro Lettered by Neil Uyetake    Death casts its shadow as Constable Odo searches for truth amid a web of treachery and lies. Everyone on the Promanade has a motive for this murder, be it vengeance, justice... or old-fashioned greed.    While I am a fan and supporter of the original Star Trek books I never cared to read the TNG comics.  Deep Space Nine was something I started to watch and gave up on it just wasn’t the version I was hoping for.  This however intrigued me because it focuses on Oto and I adored Rene Auberjonois, and had a crush on Dr. Bashir so I had to check it out.  Plus if you know me I am a fan of the Tipton’s and Greg is one of my absolute favourite artists working today which guaranteed I was going to be reading this.  Sometimes I am beyond thrilled to take a chance on something that I wouldn’t normally go for.  The idea of this story is something I personally love to see because there are so few mystery stories set in this world.    I am a huge fan of the way that this is being told.  The story & plot development that we see here through how the sequence of events unfold and how the reader learns information is laid out exquisitely well.  The brothers Tipton really are some amazing storytellers and I thoroughly enjoy the work they do in the Star Trek Universe and to see this the way we do is phenomenal!  The character development that we see here is superb.  We get to see some really nice work on these characters, some of whom I don’t know and others that I am surprised to see within these pages.  So yeah I am totally impressed with exactly much we find ourselves liking, questioning or being reminded why we didn’t like them.  The pacing is amazing and as it takes us through the pages revealing the layers of the story to us we see how well this book is structured as well as how it all works together so seamlessly in creating the books ebb & flow.    This is a phenomenal book!  The way we see the story start and begin to get juicy as a myriad of characters are introduced as possible suspects in this crime.  Just the introduction alone is one that makes us want to see more and if we were going to get this quality of storytelling is what we should expect than I want to see more of Deep Space Nine, something I never thought I’d say.    Oh Greg is one of today’s most extraordinary artists.  His linework is exquisite and how he is able to utilise its varying weights and techniques to really showcase the attention to detail.  How he is able to utilise these bold, strong lines side by side with the soft and delicate ones and bring them together is something you cannot be taught in schools.  This is pure talent right here and we see this also in the way he utilises backgrounds throughout.  They not only enhance the moments but they provide this amazing depth perception, sense of scale as well as the overall sense of size and scope to the book.  The creativity and imagination that we see throughout is just sensational, in the myriad of species as well as the architecture on, in and whatnot the station.  The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show such a masters eye for storytelling.  The colour work that we see is divine.  How the various hues and tones within any given colour that’s being utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work is rendered perfectly.  The colour choices we see are inspired and inspiring and how they are utilised to add to the definition at times shows this supremely talented eye.   ​    This book is mindboggilingly bloody brilliant!  From the writing to the lettering  there is absolutely nothing to find fault with.  

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“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” Returns to Comics

A four-part Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comic miniseries set during the Dominion War isset to release this year from IDW Publishing.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Too Long a Sacrifice, from writers David Tipton and Scott Tipton and artist Greg Scott, spotlights Constable Odo, who was portrayed by René Auberjonois in the TV series. The miniseries will have Odo leading an investigation of a stream of terrorist attacks “with increasingly desperate conditions forcing him and others to deal with new and unexpected allies and to use unusual tactics in their efforts to stop the attacks.” (IDW Publishing)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Too Long a Sacrifice #1, with Cover A by Ricardo Drumond, a Photo Edition Cover b, and two retailer incentive editions by J.K. Woodward, releases in April 2020.

(Image via IDW Publishing - Cover of  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Too Long a Sacrifice #1)

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Star Trek The Next Generation/Doctor Who Assimilation Vol. 2 (2013)

Writer: Scott & David Tipton

Artist: Gordon Purcell

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Star Trek: The Q Conflict #1 [Textless] (Connecting Wraparound Variant) (2019)

Art by: J. K. Woodward

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Star Trek: The Q Conflict #1

Star Trek the Q Conflict #1 IDW Publishing 2019 Written by Scott & David Tipton Pencilled by David Messina Inked by Elisabetta D’Amico Lettered by Neil Uyetake       When a dispute between godlike beings threatens the galaxy, it will take all of Starfleet's best captains to stop them. Join James T. Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard, Kathryn Janeway, and Benjamin Sisko as they go head-to-head in a competition that will determine the fate of the Earth and beyond. Will they be able to emerge victorious, or will they be torn apart by The Q Conflict? A soon-to-be-classic six-part miniseries begins here! The crews of The Next Generation, The Original Series, Voyager, and Deep Space 9 come together to face their biggest challenge yet!       I get excited over stories like this. The Star Trek franchise under the guidance of IDW has become known for these outside the box crossovers and it never gets old. So while I may not be a DS9 fan that they are here alongside the crew of the Voyager, TNG and the original crew makes the fanboy in me geek out!      No one knows this universe like the Tipton boys do and I adore them and their work, dedication and love of this franchise. Let’s start with the premise and Q Continuum because that’s really the basis of the story. I think that it is beyond clever that Q has interacted with three of the four crews, the Original run had a few godlike beings in it but no Q so seeing all this is fantastic. Since our main antagonist here is Q and his antics it makes sense that we open with Picard and his crew. This opening demonstrates just how clever and smart this crew really is as the story continues and the culprit of what they are experiencing is figured out.      I like that we see all these ships at different stages in their careers. It makes things more interesting to me because there are different levels of working together as a unit to make things more difficult when facing any opponent. So the fact that it takes a minute when we see them to figure where in the timeline they belong adds something to the story that’s unexpected and delightful. This is among the myriad of reasons I love when they write stories. Aside from the straight up there are layers here and some are overt and others are not but they manage to weave them seamlessly into the story and I am always impressed.      Oh David how I miss seeing your work on a regular basis. His work on various projects in the Star Trek universe makes him a great choice here. Plus after Bounce I am a fan of his for life. The linework here is beautifully done and how he manages to create this stunning attention to detail is exciting as all get out. His use of perspective in both the foreground and the backgrounds and working with the team in using focus, in and out of, which is the way our eyes actually work is phenomenal stuff. I will say I wish Q looked a little more like de Lancie but who am I to nitpick. The two-page spread here I want, I want in my collection because it personifies a fanboy’s dream come true. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective show off such a talented eye for storytelling. Also the colour work here is gorgeous the use of light sources, shading and colour gradation is spectacularly well done. ​      If this is the way the entire run is going then I cannot wait to see what the next five issues have in store. The twist that is revealed here is unprecedented in my opinion and I want the next issue now. So because I am anxious for the next issue this demonstrates the quality and level of storytelling that we are seeing here. This is exceptional and there’s no arguing that point.