Heres a true story I think you guys will appreciate: Back in 1988, 20-year-old me was a mere youngn just finishing my second year of college, when my local comic shop told me there wouldnt be an issue #57 of Star Trek, as it had been unceremoniously canceled. I was crushed, and so I did something I wouldnt normally have done at the time, since it was kind of ballsy, which I generally wasnt: I called DC Comics to ask why. I still shake my head at the memory, wondering why on Earth I did that. I dont know what I thought would happen if I called. Did just-out-my-teens-me really think DC would hear that I was disappointed about their cancellation of Star Trek and say, Oh, gheez, we didnt realize. Mea culpa! In THAT case, well keep the series going!...? Did I actually believe theyd have any interest in speaking to a dorky, clout-less college kid with the gall to call them out of the blue and ask, Why did you cancel the only comic book I read? :::intense glare::: Well, I was transferred to a man named Robert Greenberger, who very patiently explained to me what had happened with the license, expressed empathy and shared frustration at the series cancellation, answered all of my geeky questions and never once rushed this weirdo off the phone, not even when I started telling him how Id been writing for the college newspaper and hoped someday to be in a position to write a Star Trek comic (which I never have... dammit). I have no idea if Robert remembers any of this (most likely, he doesnt), but I do. I appreciated his gracious response, and still do a quarter-century later. This year, Bob and I both contributed to the book New Life and New Civilizations: Exploring Star Trek Comics. When Joseph F. Berenato told me that Bob would be among the authors, I smiled, remembering 1988 and realizing how full-circle things had come. Its a small world, folks.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:36:06 +0000
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