Star Trek Magazine issue 149
Issue 149 of Star Trek Magazine is the / issue, a 100-page villains special.

Contents 
Hearts of Darkness
Paul Simpson explores the issue of what makes a villain so memorable as part of this issue's villains special!

Hailing Frequencies
Early discussions on the .
 award nominations.
Further cutbacks at Simon & Schuster – Margaret Clark let go.
Special gift releases for  DVD and Blu-ray.
eFX Collectibles announces first release.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ghosts announced.
Hallmark unveils its  ornaments.
Communicator – special  Q&A with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
Treknology – artificial gravity, cloaking devices and human-android relations.

Condemned for a Villain
Lance Parkin looks at what makes a Star Trek villain.

John Frederick Paxton
by William Leisner, with observations from Peter Weller
Each profile features comments by Chris Howarth and Steve Lyons, authors of The Completely Useless Unauthorised Star Trek Encyclopedia,  and notes "Sidesteps" (appearances in licensed media).

Kang
by Keith R.A. DeCandido, with comments by Michael Ansara.

Shinzon
by Christopher L. Bennett, with comments by Tom Hardy.

Nero
by Kevin Dilmore and Dayton Ward, with Eric Bana.
Trek Lit Villains –  (The Price of the Phoenix).

Winn Adami
by David R. George III, with Louise Fletcher.
Trek Lit Villains – Colonel Mitra (The 34th Rule).

Eye of the Beholder
Marco Palmieri on what makes a good villain – those who got under the skin of their enemies.

Interview – Mark Cotta Vaz – "Art for Art's Sake"
by Paul Simpson.

Star Trek - The Art of the Film Official Supplement Volume 1
Features artwork and contributions that did not appear in the reference book.

Interview – Nicholas Meyer
by Paul Simpson.

by David A. McIntee, with comments from Christopher Plummer.
Trek Lit Villains –  (Serpents Among the Ruins).

Q
by Robert Greenberger, with John de Lancie.
Trek Lit Villains – The Shedai Wanderer (Star Trek: Vanguard).

Borg Queen
by Andy Mangels, with Alice Krige and Susanna Thompson.
Trek Lit Villains – Adrik Thorsen ().

Dukat
by David Mack, with Marc Alaimo.
Trek Lit Villains –  and  (A Time to Kill).

Khan Noonien Singh
by Greg Cox, with Ricardo Montalban.
Includes Lost & Found – Larry Nemecek shares images of Montalban's burn makeup for the climax of .
Trek Lit Villains –  (Abyss).

Book extract
Star Trek: Vanguard: Precipice
Includes review by John Freeman.

Log Entries
Beneath the Raptor's Wing, Unworthy.
"Schism, Issue 1".
2010 calendars.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (expanded soundtrack)

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