tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jun 06 09:53:05 1998
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Re: SFA: chovnatlh le'
>Holtej writes:
>> I just picked up a copy (a bit late, I know) of Starfleet Acadamy, the
>> Special Issue written in Klingon by ghunchu'wI' and SuStel. Very nice
>> read, you guys are definitely to be congratulated!
>
>As one who is only slightly embarrassed to display his ignorance, could
>you fill me in as to what your are talking about? It sounds interesting.
>
>QonaH
bISovbe'mo' yItuHQo'! I believe this was published before you joined the
list. The {chovnatlh le'} is a "special issue" of the Marvel comic book
"Starfleet Academy" which was translated into tlhIngan Hol by our very own
ghunchu'wI' and Sustel. I've appended some old posts that will explain:
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Alan Anderson wrote:
>The March 1998 issue of _MARVEL VISION: the Marvel Fan Magazine_ (Vol.
>1, No. 27, ISSN #1093-0817) has a two-page story on it. It's titled
>"Breaking the Language Barrier: Marvel and Paramount join forces for
>first-ever all-Klingonese comic book!"
> [snip]
>The Starfleet Academy story is written from the point of view of a
>group of Klingon cadets. Its writer, Chris Cooper, had apparently
>wanted for some time to do a "silent" comic book issue, told entirely
>with the pictures; he decided to treat this one as if it were silent
>but do the captions and speech in Klingon. He tried to keep the
>action obvious and the words simple, so that someone using the
>provided glossary would have at least a chance of understanding the
>story.
>
>STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY #18 goes on sale March 18. The issue
>will be released a second time two weeks later, in English.
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen wrote:
>> Will we be able to buy a copy through the KLI?
>
>No, this does not look possible.
> It's a nice idea, but it just doesn't seem workable. Contact your
> local comic book store, and place your order today.
On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Alan Anderson wrote:
>>Since there are no comic vendors in my neighborhood, I'm going to have
>>to special order this through my local book store. Could someone kindly
>>provide the necessary information...?
>
> STAR TREK(R) STARFLEET ACADEMY(tm): Vol. 1, No. 18, May, 1998.
> (ISSN #1083-4472) Published by MARVEL COMICS.
>
>Issue #18 is printed in two editions. The first one was officially made
>available on March 18, and has Klingon text. The barcode on the front of
>the Klingon Language Edition is 7 59606 03669 1 (01811). The second one,
>published a week later on March 25, is in English. Its front cover barcode
>is 7 59606 03669 1 (01821).
>
>List price for each is $1.99 US, $2.80 CAN.
If you're a beginner, I highly recommend getting both. You may have to
special order the Klingon edition, as I'm told that some comic dealers are
reluctant to stock it lest it not sell.
Voragh