A Star Trek Portfolio by S. Fantoni

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Zine
Title: A Star Trek Portfolio by S. Fantoni
Publisher: Andromeda Book Co Ltd (UK)
Editor(s): S. Fantoni (pen name for Eddie Jones)
Type: fanart portfolio
Date(s): 1976, though the art itself is dated 1973
Medium: Print
Fandom: Star Trek TOS
Language: English
External Links:
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A Star Trek Portfolio is an 8-page oversized art collection by S. Fantoni (pen name for Eddie Jones).[1]

Two hundred copies were printed.

It is not the same as the Star Trek Portfolio of the same year by Frank Kelly Freas, depicting the 7 best-known crew members.

Purpose

The eight illustrations were originally commissioned for the German Television Guide, Bild Und Funk. That company used them as title illustrations for a series of stories taken from the books by the late James Blish. The stories were used as build-up to the screening of STAR TREK in Germany, where they retitled the series ENTERPRISE.

Despite its for-profit commercial status, these illustration are closer to fan art than canon. Many fans considered the Blish books to be a bit "off," and some of Fantoni's illustrations diverged even further. Some examples are the take on Sulu as well as the horta.

The Illustrations

  • from "Naked Time"
  • from "Errand of Mercy"
  • from "A Taste of Armageddon"
  • from "The Last Gunfight"
  • from "The Devil in the Dark"
  • from "The Devil in the Dark"
  • from "The Mark of Gideon"
  • from "The Mark of Gideon"

Samples

References

  1. ^ "Publication: A Star Trek Portfolio". Retrieved November 27, 2016.