Star Trek: Discovery premieres in a month and like any other new entry in the franchise it arrives with merchandising. TrekMovie has confirmed with CBS a comprehensive list of new licensees for Discovery, including a few we haven’t reported before. So without further adieu, shut up and take our money.
Books and comics
Like with all Star Trek fiction, Simon and Schuster (a division of CBS) has the license for Star Trek: Discovery. The first book titled Desperate Hours written by David Mack will be released Tuesday, September 26th. It will be released in large format paperback, e-book and audiobook. You can pre-order it at a discount at Amazon. The second book will be released in 2018 and will be written by Dayton Ward.
IDW Publishing has extended their Star Trek license to include Discovery. Their first mini-series titled Star Trek: Discovery will focus on T’Kuvma and the Klingons. The first issue arrives in October priced at $3.99 can can be pre-ordered at a discount from TFAW. This entire first series will be available in a trade paperback collection in May 2018 for $15.99 and you can pre-order it at Amazon. Instead of doing a single ongoing series, IDW plan a ‘series of mini-series’ for the show, with each one having a different focus. They have not announced what the second series will be, which will presumably arrive in 2018.
Calendars and Magazines
Rizzoli/Universe Publishing will be debuting a new line of Discovery calendars in October. The 2018 wall calendar retails for $14.99 and can be pre-ordered at a discount at Amazon.
Titan Entertainment, who publish the official Star Trek Magazine, are also planning special souvenir magazines for Discovery. The first one will be a hardcover collectible priced at $19.99 due on November 14th. It promises to feature exclusive behind the scenes imagery and concept art. You can pre-order it at Amazon.
Apparel and costumes
Trevco/Popfunk has extended their Star Trek license to include Discovery and have already introduced a T-Shirt. Each shirt also comes with a couple of Discovery stickers. It is available now in various sizes priced $15 to $21 at Amazon.
Popfunk also has a short-sleeved uniform shirt which is available in various sizes and different division colors (command, ops, science and medical). It also comes with a couple of stickers. This uniform shirt is priced from $21.60 to $26.40 and is available at Amazon.
Rubies has announced they are making costumes inspired by Star Trek: Discovery. At SDCC they told TrekMovie they plan on doing two lines: A uniform costume priced around $100 to $150 and a more budget priced version for around $50. They will also be doing a Saru mask.
And for the cosplay perfectionist, Anovos will also be doing a collection of high-end replicas of the new Starfleet uniforms from the show.
Badge replicas and pins
QMx has just released a series of magnetic replica badges for Discovery. There are four types: command, science, operations and medical. They retail for $14.95 can can be purchased at the QMx site or Entertainment Earth.
FanSets will also have a number of collectible pins. They currently have a Discovery logo pin and USS Shenzhou pins for $9.95 each. They are also offering three character pins: Capt. Georgiou, Saru and T’Kuvma priced at$5.95 each. They are available at the FanSets site.
Toys and Collectibles
McFarlane Toys will introduce a line of Star Trek: Discovery figures and toys in 2018. The first releases will be two 7″ figures: Michael Burnham and T’Kuvma, priced at $19.99. These will be released in the Fall of 2018. They have also announced they will do role-play toys, starting with a phaser priced at $39.99.
Gentle Giant will be making 3D replica mini busts and statues from Star Trek: Discovery. They showed off a prototype of the Klingon Torchbearer armor at SDCC.
Eaglemoss will be making collectible die-cast ship models from Discovery which will include both the U.S.S. Shenzhou and the U.S.S. Discovery.
Mobile Games
Disruptor Beam has announced they will be adding Discovery characters, ships and more content to their popular mobile game Star Trek: Timelines. The new content will arrive in October.
Global licensees
CBS has also been making some global licensing deals for Discovery. In Europe Danilo will be making calendars. And in the U.K. Pyramid is launching a line of posters, prints and fan gear. In France Cotton Division is debuting apparel and accessories. And Australian fans can find a new line of posters and prints from Impact Rock.
CBS promises more to come
This first wave of licensees is just the beginning for Discovery. In a statement accompanying the confirmed list of licensees Senior Vice President, CBS Consumer Products Veronica Hart said “We are excited to bring the iconic world of Star Trek back into fans’ homes through this fantastic new series and new product collections. This impressive lineup of partners is just the beginning and fans can expect to see more as we prepare to beam up to the U.S.S. Discovery this Fall.”
Star Trek: Discovery premieres on September 24th on CBS with all subsequent episodes on CBS All Access in the US. In Canada Star Trek: Discovery will premiere on Bell Media’s CTV and the Space Channel on the same night. Netflix will launch Star Trek: Discovery on Monday, September 25 to countries outside of the U.S. and Canada.
I can see where most of my spare money will be going! I need that calendar for my office at work!
@Pitt Trekkie,
Rule of Acquisition #3: Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to.
Good advice!!!!!!
I prefer #54 in this case: never buy anything you can’t sell.
Patiently waiting on the article about Adam Nimoy and Terry Farrell getting engaged. Can’t watch that clip enough now where Dax and Sisko are in the Enterprise corridor and she’s gushing over Spock.
PEB, that is pretty cool. I just re-watched that episode a few weeks ago, too – didn’t dawn on me when I saw that announcement today. Neat.
It feels like some weird comic book crossover that no one would’ve anticipated, but it’s actually just really sweet news (and – if I may say so – Adam Nimoy sure is one lucky fella: Terry Farrell is still an amazingly attractive lady)
What I’m most interested in is whether we’ll get a soundtrack release for the first season, and/or the Pilot.
@OneBuckFilms — I assume that’s because you collect all Star Trek film scores no matter how good or bad, and not for the likely uninspired Jeff Russo soundtrack apt to dribble out of this production?
I have an interest in the music for any Star Trek show, true, but I reserve judgment until I actually hear it. Have you heard any of the scores for the episodes so far, or the opening titles? Just curious as to how you know it’s “likely uninspired”. I have found Star Trek to often bring out some of the best film and TV music out there over time, so I guess I’m perhaps a little more optimistic.
Why would the music be any different from every element of the production?
Not sure what you’re getting at, but we haven’t seen any completed episodes to come to any conclusions. The music is simply an area of particular interest to me personally, and I certainly have great interest in what happens in all areas, from VFX, design, style, writing, cinematography etc. The focus on the music, and soundtrack album releases, is partly due to it’s apparent absence from the product announcements here, as well as my particular love of them.
I was always disappointed that Dennis was used so much for TV Trek. While his sound became familiar for Trek TV, it also became repetitive. Then again, it was 90s TV so I guess they weren’t trying to be too out of the box. On the flip side, I loved his Generations soundtrack.
Much of the stylistic decision making was done with input from Rick Berman and other producers during the lifetimes of the various shows. Composers are pretty much guns for hire, and others such as Ron Jones and Jay Chattaway certainly made their mark on TNG in different ways. It’s a shame Ron Jones wasn’t kept on after TNG’s 4th year, as some of his work was remarkable.
still waiting to see if round 2 will get the plastic model kit contract for discovery
A random though regarding the badge designs. I know in TOS there had been instances where other badges were seen throughout the Federation, but I wonder if the thought behind the Discovery badge was to imply an overlap with TOS, since it is already confirmed as being based when Pike was in command of the Enterprise.
It looks like the larger “layer” of the badge is layering itself over the another.
I don’t know. Just a random thought.
This is a preboot, Prime canon out of the window!
Thats the most annoying thing- if your going to Destroy the Prime Universe cannon Continuity for a Reboot then use it to change things for the better but they still hold onto stupid things like the different badges for different ships- this was something Gene abandoned himself.
@rockoandsocko3 — I have wondered about that. I asked on another thread about the versions on display at various conventions, but got no answer as to whether that overlap served a purpose we might see demonstrated in the series ….
Most of this will end up being bargain bin buys lol 😂
And we see the real reason for the constant uniform changes ;)
“Moichandising! ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ de’ flame thrower! De’ kids’ll love it!”
ANNOVOS UNIS OR BUST
The badges are beautiful, the props cool. I’m glad there is a book. although it couldnt explain those hidious Space Tracksuit uniforms. I dread seeing Science Fiction fans wearing them at conventions. Ugh Awful, I prey they fix them in the next series- let them be a casualty of the Klingon War Please!
We have yet to get a decent look at the USS Discovery herself. We need that “deep-dive” look that we’ve had with all the other ships ad infinitum.
I want that phaser, yes indeed. And probably the action figures, too.
And still no mention of the smaller badges? Guess I’ll have to get in touch with QMx since this wasn’t as comprehensive as it could’ve been,lol!
Now who is going to get the license for models – Mobius has the Film license (their USS Franklin is due out around Christmas.
Looking at that Discovery costume, it just hit me Starfleet doesn’t seem to believe in short sleeve shirts. They had so many uniforms throughout the franchise and with rare exceptions I don’t think any of the main uniforms had short sleeves.
I’ve seen the movie and shows of star trek. the 3D version of this is awesome. the books and comics are very nice to read. great work. keep posting.