A Star Trek Portfolio by S. Fantoni
| Art Portfolio | |
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| Publisher: | Andromeda Book Co Ltd (UK) |
| Artist: | S. Fantoni (pen name for Eddie Jones) |
| Date(s): | 1976, though the art itself is dated 1973 |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
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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
from "Naked Time" (that's supposed to be Sulu)
from "The Last Gunfight"
from "A Taste of Armageddon"
from "The Devil in the Dark"
from "The Devil in the Dark" (that's supposed to be a horta
References
- ^ "Publication: A Star Trek Portfolio". Retrieved November 27, 2016.