Today, during the official Star Trek: The Animated Celebration panel at San Diego Comic-Con, fans received a sneak peek into this year’s salute to the 50th anniversary of Star Trek’s first foray into animation, Star Trek: The Animated Series.
To commemorate this golden anniversary, CBS Studios is creating five all-new animated promotional spots in the style of Star Trek: The Animated Series, featuring fan-favorite characters voiced by cast members from across the Star Trek — universe including Jonathan Frakes as Will Riker, Doug Jones as Saru and Armin Shimerman as Quark.
Debuting later this year, these all-new animated spots come from creative consultant Casper Kelly, best known for the viral hit Too Many Cooks and his work on Star Trek: Short Treks and Adult Swim. Kelly announced the program alongside fellow panelist John Van Citters, Vice President, Star Trek Brand Development.
Kelly will also release a new comic book with IDW Publishing, Star Trek: The Animated Celebration Presents The Scheimer Barrier. The comic will debut digitally in September on StarTrek.com with physical copies available at New York Comic Con in October. IDW revealed two first-look images from the comic during the panel.
Additional Star Trek publishing announcements were delivered by panelist Heather Antos (IDW Group Editor) with the latest gaming news revealed by Scopley’s Brian Lelas (Lead Narrative Designer, Star Trek Fleet Command) and Rebekah Plants (Community Manager, Star Trek Fleet Command). Plus, fans of animated Star Trek expansions got to hear about official Star Trek Day screenings for Star Trek: Lower Decks across the country and around the globe.
