Mar 1, 2020
Dayton Ward: Kirk Fu Manual.
Starfleet has always been an organization dedicated to the peaceful
exploration of space. However, Starfleet officers have to be able
to defend themselves against the threats that the final frontier
throws at them. To that end, Starfleet trains its officers in a
variety of hand-to-hand combat skills. An expert wielder of these
martial arts is Captain James T. Kirk, who has not only mastered
these skills, but also has developed some of his own unique
techniques of dealing with aggressive alien threats!
In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther welcome Dayton Ward back to the show to talk about his book Kirk Fu Manual: A Guide to Starfleet's Most Feared Martial Art. We discuss where the idea for the book came from, Dayton's process of writing it, the fantastic artwork, Dayton's favorite Kirk Fu moves, where our listeners can find the book, and wrap up with where Dayton can be found online and what he is currently working on.
At the top of the show, we talk about the recently announced DS9
comic miniseries Too Long a Sacrifice from IDW and review Star
Trek: Year Five #10.
News
DS9: Too Long a Sacrifice Miniseries (00:03:50)
Star Trek Year Five #10 Comic Review (00:06:31)
Feature: Dayton Ward
The Book Idea (00:19:49)
Writing the Book (00:24:39)
Favorite Kirk Moves (00:27:31)
The Artwork (00:31:18)
Promoting the Book (00:38:11)
Where Available (00:41:48)
More From Dayton (00:44:21)
Star Trek Never Ends (00:48:34)
Final Thoughts (00:57:52)
Hosts
Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson
Guest
Dayton Ward
Production
Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) C Bryan
Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew
Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer)
Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate
Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate
Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt
(Associate Producer)