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Star Trek Cats

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File:Star Trek Cats (2017) cover.jpg
Author
Illustrator
LanguageEnglish
SubjectStar Trek cats
PublisherChronicle Books
Publication date
28 February 2017
Pages64
ISBN978-1-4521-5841-9 Search this book on . (Hardcover)
Followed byStar Trek: The Next Generation Cats 

Star Trek Cats is a 2017 book by American comics artist, fan artist and scientific illustrator Jenny Parks. It depicts Star Trek episodes via cats.

Background[edit]

Development[edit]

"We actually didn't even know what we were going to do at first. We just knew it was going to be something with cats," Parks said. "We played around with doing a compilation of different things. Then, the problem is getting all the different licensers on board with each one. So, we decided to stick with something specific. Since [Chronicle] already has a relationship with CBS, we decided to go with 'Star Trek.'"

 —Jenny Parks[1][2][3]

Star Trek Cats represents Parks' most prominent work since the success of Doctor Mew, where she depicted various incarnations of Doctor Who's the Doctor as cats.[1] Parks has a degree and a graduate degree in scientific illustration at University of California, Santa Cruz.[1] Her fan art career took off with a table at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con where she had Doctor Mew buttons and posters.[1][3] Publisher Chronicle Books had a table a few spaces away.[1] Talks with Chronicle Books began in late 2015 and work in February 2016 to July 2016.[1]

Growing up, Parks was always a fan of cats as well as watching Star Trek: The Next Generation with her mother.[1][2] Her brother and mom would also attend Star Trek conventions in the 1990s.[2]

Content[edit]

Star Trek Cats features scenes from 17 different episodes.[4][1]

Star Trek Cats crew[edit]

Character Species
James T. Kirk Orange tabby cat[5][1]
Spock Oriental Shorthair[6][5][1][7]
Leonard McCoy Gray-and-white longhair cat[1][2]
Pavel Chekov Russian Blue[1][8][2]
Hikaru Sulu Japanese Bobtail[1]
Uhura Burmese cat[1]
Scotty Scottish Fold[6][7][9][4][1][8][2]

GeekDad's Jenny Bristol pointed out Christine Chapel did not have a feline counterpart.[10]

Star Trek episodes[edit]

Season 1[edit]

Main article: Star Trek: The Original Series (season 1)
Episode number Episode title Page number
Television pilot "The Cage" 31[11]
1 "The Man Trap" 43[11]
2 "Charlie X"[4] 12–15[11]
4 "The Naked Time"[4] 10, 11[11]
5 "The Enemy Within" 54, 55[11]
18 "Arena"[9][4] 38, 39[11]
22 "Space Seed"[4] 52, 53[11]
25 "The Devil in the Dark"[9] 26, 27[11]
27 "The Alternative Factor" 19[11]
28 "The City on the Edge of Forever"[9][4][3] 24, 25[11]

Season 2[edit]

Main article: Star Trek: The Original Series (season 2)
Episode number Episode title Page number
1 "Amok Time"[9] 34, 35[11]
4 "Mirror, Mirror"[3] 48, 49[11]
10 "Journey to Babel" 30[11]
15 "The Trouble with Tribbles"[9] 56-59[11]
16 "The Gamesters of Triskelion"[4] 28, 29[11]
18 "The Immunity Syndrome" 44[11]
19 "A Private Little War" 32, 33[11]

Promotion[edit]

In February 2017, preorders of Star Trek Cats via StarTrek.com included free cat pins of Kirk and Spock.[12][13] In April 2017, news blog website TrekMovie.com offered a free giveaway of Star Trek Cats.[9][14] Later, Star Trek Cats proved to be a bestseller.[15]

Reception[edit]

GeekDad's Jenny Bristol exulted "I can’t recommend Star Trek Cats enough."[10] In a guest post for Cat Wisdom 101, Scottish black cat Clyde meowed the book had "picture purrfect illustrations."[5] The Conscious Cat staff declared it was "an astonishingly vivid homage to the original Star Trek series with an unexpected twist."[16] Reviewing Star Trek: The Next Generation Cats, ComicBook.com's Sean Fallon remarked "These books are absolutely delightful and would make a fine addition to your coffee table."[15] Addressing the audience, The Mary Sue's Keisha Hatchett called it "the book of your dreams."[17] TrekMovie.com's Kayla Iacovino praised the work with "The magic of Star Trek Cats is embodied in the sheer delight I felt upon witnessing the specific cats chosen to represent each iconic member of the NCC-1701 crew."[9]

The Daily Dot's Michelle Jaworski commended it with "beautifully illustrated while it perfectly captures the heart of the series."[18] TrekCore's Jim Moorhouse said "with confidence and panache, the books drawings are vibrant and detailed, with a surprising layer of screen-accurate authenticity."[4] Flavorwire's weekend editor Alison Nastasi received it favorably with "With all the craziness happening in the world right now, I am comforted by small things."[19] Petslady.com's Laurie Kay Olson cited Star Trek Cats as "these illustrations are purr-fect."[8] In a 30-year retrospective, GeekDad's Jules Sherred favored the book with "If you like things on the quirky and fun side, you’ll want this book."[20] Catster's Annie Butler Shirreffs decided it was "a vivid homage to the original Star Trek series with an irresistible twist"[21] Announcing Star Trek: The Next Generation Cats, StarTrek.com staff reflected Star Trek Cats was "wildly popular."[22] Wide Open Pets's Stacey Venzel noted "The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise has never looked so… feline."[23] The Nerdist's Michael Walsh opined Jenny Parks "purrfectly replaced the human cast of the original Star Trek with a bunch of adorable kitties."[24]

Sequel[edit]

In 2017, Parks confirmed a Star Trek: The Next Generation cat book in the works for publication in 2018.[25][14][1][26][2] The Nerdist's Eric Diaz speculated there might be books for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.[25]

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Nevin, Will (2 March 2017). "The serious absurdity (and purrfection) of Jenny Parks and 'Star Trek Cats'". OregonLive.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Sue (27 April 2017). "Interview: Star Trek Cats' Jenny Parks". Women at Warp. womenatwarp.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Wieland, Rob (14 March 2017). "The serious absurdity (and purrfection) of Jenny Parks and 'Star Trek Cats'". Geek & Sundry. Legendary Entertainment. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Moorhouse, Jim (4 April 2017). "REVIEW: "Star Trek Cats"". TrekCore. trekcore.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Clyde (20 February 2018). "Star Trek For Cats". Cat Wisdom 101. catwisdom101.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bender, Kelli (6 February 2017). "Beam Me Up, Kitty! It's Star Trek with Cats". People.com. Time Inc. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 I iz Cat (February 2017). "Cats have replaced the Star Trek cast in new epic adventure series". I iz Cat. iizcat.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Olson, Laurie Kay (16 December 2017). "Jenny Parks Cat Art Is Feline Nerdvana!". Petslady.com. Halcyon Solutions Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Iacovino, Kayla (8 April 2017). "GIVEAWAY: Win "Star Trek Cats"". TrekMovie.com. SciFanatic Network. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bristol, Jenny (28 February 2017). "Set Phasers to Feline: 'Star Trek Cats' Has Beamed Up". GeekDad. geekdad.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 Amazon.com staff. "Star Trek Cats: Jenny Parks: 9781452158419: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  12. ↑ StarTrek.com staff (3 February 2017). "Beam Up Buttons with Trek Cats". StarTrek.com. CBS Studios Inc. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  13. ↑ T'Bonz (3 February 2017). "Beam Up Buttons with Trek Cats". TrekToday. trektoday.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Lynch, Lisa (11 April 2017). "Star Trek's Twelve Most Lovable Pets". TrekMovie.com. SciFanatic Network. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Fallon, Sean (28 September 2017). "Read 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Adventures With Cats". ComicBook.com. ComicBook, LLC. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  16. ↑ The Conscious Cat staff (11 February 2017). "Mews and Nips: Beam Me Up, Kitty – It's Star Trek Cats!". The Conscious Cat. consciouscat.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  17. ↑ Hatchett, Keisha (1 February 2017). "Cats Take Over for the Star Trek Crew in a Bold New Illustrated Book". The Mary Sue. The Mary Sue, LLC. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  18. ↑ Jaworski, Michelle (1 March 2017). "'Star Trek Cats' goes where no feline has gone before". The Daily Dot. dailydot.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  19. ↑ Flavorwire staff (8 February 2017). "Staff Picks: 'Hooperman,' 'Star Trek Cats,' a Day in Awesome Movie Trailers". Flavorwire. Flavorpill Media. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  20. ↑ Sherred, Jules (25 September 2017). "Stack Overflow: 30 Star Trek Books to Celebrate 30 Years of 'The Next Generation'". GeekDad. geekdad.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  21. ↑ Shirreffs, Annie Butler (18 September 2017). "Music and Books for Cat Lovers". Catster. Lumina Media. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  22. ↑ StarTrek.com staff (27 September 2017). "FIRST LOOK: The Next Generation Cats". StarTrek.com. CBS Studios Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  23. ↑ Venzel, Stacey (10 February 2017). "'Star Trek Cats' Proves That Felines Belong in Outer Space". Wide Open Pets. Wos, Inc. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  24. ↑ Walsh, Michael (28 February 2017). "STAR TREK's Original Crew Recast as Cats in New Illustrated Book". The Nerdist. Nerdist Industries, LLC. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Diaz, Eric (22 February 2018). "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Recast As Cats is Purrfect (EXCLUSIVE)". The Nerdist. Nerdist Industries, LLC. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  26. ↑ "Star Trek: The Next Generation Cats". Books by ISBN. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

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