Star Trek Magazine issue 149

Real world article

Issue 149 of Star Trek Magazine is the December 2009/January 2010 issue, a 100-page villains special.

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Hearts of Darkness: Paul Simpson explores the issue of what makes a villain so memorable as part of this issue's villains special!

Hailing Frequencies

Early discussions on the Star Trek Into Darkness.
Star Trek award nominations.
Further cutbacks at Simon & Schuster – Margaret Clark let go.
Special gift releases for Star Trek DVD and Blu-ray.
eFX Collectibles announces first release.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ghosts announced.
Hallmark unveils its 2009 ornaments.
Communicator – special Star Trek Q&A with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
Treknology – artificial gravity, cloaking devices and Human-android relations.

Condemned for a Villain: Lance Parkin looks at what makes a Star Trek villain.

John Frederick Paxton: by William Leisner, with observations from Peter Weller; Each profile features comments by Chris Howarth and Steve Lyons, authors of The Completely Useless Unauthorised Star Trek Encyclopedia, and notes "Sidesteps" (appearances in licensed media).

Nero: by Kevin Dilmore and Dayton Ward, with Eric Bana.; Trek Lit Villains – Omne (β) (The Price of the Phoenix).

Winn Adami: by David R. George III, with Louise Fletcher.; Trek Lit Villains – Colonel Mitra (The 34th Rule).

Eye of the Beholder: Marco Palmieri on what makes a good villain – those who got under the skin of their enemies.

Star Trek - The Art of the Film Official Supplement Volume 1: Features artwork and contributions that did not appear in the reference book.

Chang: by David A. McIntee, with comments from Christopher Plummer.; Trek Lit Villains – Aventeer Vokar (β) (Serpents Among the Ruins).

Q: by Robert Greenberger, with John de Lancie.; Trek Lit Villains – The Shedai Wanderer (Star Trek: Vanguard).

Borg Queen: by Andy Mangels, with Alice Krige and Susanna Thompson.; Trek Lit Villains – Adrik Thorsen (Federation).

Dukat: by David Mack, with Marc Alaimo.; Trek Lit Villains – Min Zife (β) and Koll Azernal (β) (A Time to Kill).

Khan Noonien Singh: by Greg Cox, with Ricardo Montalban.; Includes Lost & Found – Larry Nemecek shares images of Montalban's burn makeup for the climax of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.; Trek Lit Villains – Ethan Locken (β) (Abyss).