It is time for a quick update on some Star Trek stuff. First off Mondo has a cool new poster coming out tomorrow. Plus Paramount Home Video has a new Star Trek movie two-pack, The Kirk and Spock Bathrobes have come to the USA, Star Trek Magazine is going global, and the new Enterprise model has been canned. Get all the latest merch news below.
New Mondo Poster celebrates "City on the Edge of Forever"
The latest limited edition Star Trek poster from Mondo will be released tomorrow (Wednesday March 2nd). This time the artists have taken inspiration from the original Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever". Costing $40, Mondo will sell just 325 copies of the hand-numbered 12”x24” posters at a "random time" on Wednesday at www.mondotees.com. To get in on the action, follow on Twitter @MondoNews and look for the announcement.
Latest Mondo poster
DVD & Blu-ray: Star Trek II & IV 2-pack + UK TOS Box set
Paramount Home Entertainment is releasing a new two-pack combining Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home for a discounted price of $14.98 DVD/$24.99 Blu-ray. The new two-disk set contains the same releases of ST II and ST IV from the Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection six-movie box set from 2009, including the new special features and commentaries. The new set is part of a new series of "Franchise Collection" two-packs being released by Paramount, which also include releases from the Jack Ryan movies. The new two-pack comes out March 29th and can be pre-ordered with a discount at Amazon: DVD for $13.49 & Blu-ray for $18.49.
New Star Trek franchise collection 2-packs
And in the UK, CBS is releasing DVD and Blu-ray new box-sets combing all three seasons of the original Star Trek. The Blu-ray set retails for £199.99 (discounted to £149.99 at Amazon.co.uk), and the DVD set retails for £99.99 (discounted to £73.99 at Amazon.co.uk) the TrekMovie is trying to find out if these sets have any new special features or are just combining the recently released remastered individual seasons.
Star Trek TOS Box set in the UK
Star Trek Robes available in US at ThinkGeek
TrekMovie previously reported that officially licensed Star Trek bath robes were coming to the UK. They are now available in the USA via ThinkGeek. You can pick up yours (in Spock Blue or Kirk Gold) for $49.99 at ThinkGeek.
Get comfy as Star Trek robes come to US
Worldwide Subscriptions For Star Trek Magazine
Star Trek fans from all over the globe can now subscribe to the official magazine!
Fans from all over the globe can now subscribe to the official Star Trek magazine. This is good news for Star Trek fans in countries where the magazine is not widely distributed, and who are forced to pay over the odds for their favorite magazine via online outlets. Star Trek fans in countries other than the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand can now buy a yearly subscription to the magazine, comprising 6 regular issues and two 100-page specials, for US $69.99 (saving 20%). Here is how to subscribe
US and Canada: $49.95
Online: Click here | Telephone: Call toll-free on 800-999-9718
UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand: £29.99
Online: Click here | UK Telephone: Call 0844 322 1263
EIRE/Aus/NZ Telephone: Call +44 (0) 1795 414 920
Rest of the World: (excluding Italy): $69.99
Online: Click here | Telephone: Call toll-free on 800-999-9718
Star Trek Mag goes global
Star Trek 2009 USS Enterprise Model cancelled
Way back in the summer of 2009 we reported that Round 2 were developing a brand new 1:2500 scale (11.5") snap-together model of the Ryan Church redesigned USS Enterprise from the 2009 Star Trek feature film. That model should have been coming out this year, but last week Round 2 announced it is not coming at all:
Round 2 is not proceeding with development on the U.S.S. Enterprise model kit, as based on the 2009 film, Star Trek. We will continue to focus on classic Star Trek by reissuing nostalgic favorites and enhanced re-releases as well as some all-new tooling of favorite Trek subjects.
Live long and prosper,
The Round 2 Model Kit Team
The model that will not be arriving at a hobby shop near you
John Tenuto contributed to this report