David Tipton

New York Times bestselling author of Star Trek and Doctor Who comics. Tweets about that and early video games too.

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

Watching a 1971 Hawaii 5-0 ("Ten Thousand Diamonds and a Heart"), and could not help but notice Tim O'Connor (Dr. Huer from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) with a mustache and also Logan Ramsey (Roman proconsul Claudius Marcus from Star Trek's “Bread and Circuses”).

#startrek

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

Parker Brothers multi-platform video game ads for comic books and magazines from 1983: Frogger, Popeye, and Q*bert. Parker Brothers made versions of their games for a wide variety of video game consoles and computers of the time.

#videogames #retrogaming #atari #intellivision

[Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety]

Egyptian prince Thutmose was entombed with his companion cat Ta-Miu (aka “little mewer”). Here’s the cat’s sarcophagus ~ the inscription says “I myself am placed among the imperishable ones that are in the Sky / For I am Ta-Miu, the Triumphant” (1,500 BC)

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

The DEEP SPACE NINE OMNIBUS is now available in comics shops and bookstores! The OMNIBUS includes two graphics novels I wrote with @Scott_Tipton: FOOL'S GOLD & TOO LONG A SACRIFICE.
#StarTrek
https://t.co/unqId4zy2T

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

U.K. release of Venture for the Mattel Intellivision, released by CBS Electronics (under license from Coleco) in 1983. Different box art: Winky fighting a green serpent! Different Intellivision cartridge shell also.

#intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #venture #coleco

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

Shelf-clearing sale! I've put a brand-new trade paperback of Star Trek: The Mirror War up for sale on eBay. Not only is this copy signed by me, but making it unique is I am including a printed script, also signed, for issue #1.

https://t.co/GxGXT98tHf

#startrek #trekcomics

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

CBS's Saturday-morning cartoon lineup for 1978: The All-New Popeye Hour, The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show, Tarzan and the Super 7 (Web Woman, Batman, Jason of Star Command, Freedom Force, Manta & Moray, Microwoman & Superstretch), Space Academy, Fat Albert, Ark II, and 30 Minutes.

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for the TI-99/4a Home Computer, released in 1983. This conversion of the Sega arcade game included speech with the Solid State Speech Synthesizer add-on.

#TI994A #retrogaming #startrek #videogames #classicgaming

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

I approve of this new Pac-Man balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on my television this morning. #pacman #MacysThanksgivingDayParade2025 #MacysParade

[inglorioustrek @inglorioustrek]

Let's all go to the lobby...

... and then head over to The Black Hole next door.

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

I took some photos along Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles this weekend.

More DTLA photos available here on Flickr: https://t.co/pMeO30b8pN

#DTLA #LosAngeles #photography

[Daily Pac-Man @DailyPacMan]

Many home ports of Ms. Pac-Man were created by the original developers, GCC, as they became a trusted Atari partner since the launch of the arcade game.

They built Ms. Pac-Man ports for the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, 400, 800, and the Commodore 64.

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

ABC's Saturday-morning cartoon lineup for 1969: The New Adventures of Casper The Friendly Ghost, The Smokey Bear Show, The Cattanooga Cats, Hot Wheels, The Hardy Boys, Sky Hawks, The Adventures of Gulliver, and Fantastic Voyage.

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

CBS's Saturday-morning cartoon lineup for 1967: Captain Kangaroo, Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles, Moby Dick and The Mighty Mightor, Shazzan!, Space Ghost, The Herculoids, The Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure, Jonny Quest, The Lone Ranger, and The Road Runner.

[inglorioustrek @inglorioustrek]

You could be listening to next week's episode TREKS NOT TAKEN: UNPRODUCED TOS right now if you were a TREKSPERTS+ subscriber. Go to https://t.co/TD1wStdre0 now to subscribe and get advance commercial free episodes, bonus content and more via @spotify.

[inglorioustrek @inglorioustrek]

THIS VOYAGE, the Treksperts are joined by Lost Scenes' author DAVID TILOTTA, BEN ROBINSON and the BROTHERS TIPTON to talk about UNPRODUCED TOS scripts to celebrate the 59th anniversary of #StarTrek. It's pure joy this week on @inglorioustrek.

Available now wherever you listen to podcasts or now on You Tube.

[Bill York @wmyork]

Finally “Treks Not Taken: Unmade Original Series Scripts” with knowledgeable guests @DavidTilotta @BenCSRobinson @Scott_Tipton @david_tipton and the @treksperts. Most should not have been made, some should have. Milton Berle?

[NASA @NASA]

We are saddened by the passing of Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and a four-time spaceflight veteran.

Lovell's life and work inspired millions. His courage under pressure helped forge our path to the Moon and beyond—a journey that continues today. https://t.co/AjT8qmxsZI

[David Tipton @David_Tipton]

Going to STLV: Trek to Vegas? Join us at the opening Inglorious Treksperts panel Thursday at 10AM as we celebrate TNG’s “The Royale” and play some Fizzbin for exclusive prizes! @inglorioustrek @Scott_Tipton #STLV

[Comic Book Addicts @comicbookaddt]

Revisiting the story of the greatest @StarTrek villain of all time this Saturday afternoon. KHAAAAAN!

This is Star Trek: Khan: Ruling in Hell #1 from @IDWPublishing. It's the essential prequel to The Wrath of Khan, showing exactly what happened on Ceti Alpha V. A brutal, brilliant story by @Scott_Tipton & @David_Tipton with art by Fabio Mantovani.

#StarTrek #Khan #WrathOfKhan #ComicBooks #IDW #SciFi