Some of these have seen reprints, some have not. I think one of the more well known movie tie-in books was “The Funhouse”, a 1981 horror directed by Tobe Hooper. There was a lot of license given to the person paid to write the novel. This author added characters, filled in backstory…and due to delays in the film, the book was hardly a blip on anyone’s radar. Until, of course, many years later when Dean Koontz revealed his pseudonym, that book got the attention it deserves.

I also give mentions to (because I have them!) the novelizations of:

1) Escape From New York

2) Conan The Barbarian {but to note: L Srague De Camp and Lin Carter wrote the novelization;they had written many Conan novels in the late 70’s and 80’s)

3) Conan The Destroyer {note: better than the film}

4) Raiders Of The Lost Ark
(not counting “Making Of Raiders Of The Lost Ark” by Derek Taylor- which is first edition sept ‘81-us film geeks take pride in this stuff!)

5) Dragonslayer

6) Rambo: First Blood Part II {David Morrell no less-!}

7) Dick Tracy (Max Allen Collins)

and to keep a list short:

*Any thing Peter David does (Spider-Man, Hulk)

*without question anything Alan Dean Foster does (Alien films, Star Wars OT, Transformers etc)

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If you meat Star Trek as in the endless spinoff paperbacks -and other TV series and videogames which have spinoff pulp novels, then that’s accurate. The only Star Trek novels I really got into was those based off actual epsidoes and expanded (TNG “All Good Things”, DS9’s “Way Of The Warrior” and “Trails and Tribbulations”)

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I do agree with you Doug, the car scene was kind of weird…and I must say very trite. The whole I am destructive as a kid because my dad was not around isn’t so original.

But I am still going to see the movie. I’ve loved Trek and will continue to do so.

But I was really hoping for a fresh reboot, like starting from scratch. The trailer is fresh in that the production is definitely met with more money, but the costumes, designs of the ships are still to similar. Which is something I’ve been afraid with JJ…he has a tendency to just retread old ideas and just put a new cover on.

But we will see.

The artist has a unique style that lends well to the series too.

Get excited Doug! This movie’s going to rock!