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'''Photonovels''' are an adaptation of an episode or film into a book, using screenshots with word bubbles instead of traditional text. While original marketed as [[novels]], most photonovels made today would be considered a form of {{w|graphic novel}}, a format closely linked to [[comics]].
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'''Photonovels''', occasionally spelled as '''Fotonovels''', or referred to by the Italian-derived term '''Fumetti''' (which actually is the generic Italian word for [[comics]]), are print adaptations of television episodes or feature films into a book, using screenshots, or stills, with word bubbles instead of traditional text. While originally marketed as [[novels]], most photonovels made today would be considered a form of {{w|graphic novel}}, a format closely linked to comics.
   
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A relatively short-lived phenomena, the format came into vogue in the late 1970s, early 1980s, but went out of fashion just as quickly. The main reason for this was that very shortly after its introduction, the advent of visual home media formats, most notably [[VHS]], became wide spread, causing the perceived added value of the format to greatly diminish. Due to the visual effects imagery involved, science fiction franchises of the period, like ''Alien'', ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', ''Outland'', ''Battlestar Galactica'', and ''[[Star Trek]]'' were well represented, while the format was popular. As far as ''Star Trek'' was concerned, the contemporary publications of [[Bantam Books]] and [[Pocket Books]] have been particularly noteworthy. New outings in the format became nigh non-existent afterwards.
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Yet, in {{m|December|2013}}, [[John Byrne]] reinvigorated the genre, when he wrote a "lost episode" photonovel comic published by [[IDW Publishing]] titled "{{dis|Strange New Worlds|comic}}".
== Fotonovels ==
 
*''[[The City on the Edge of Forever (fotonovel)|The City on the Edge of Forever]]''
 
*''[[Where No Man Has Gone Before (fotonovel)|Where No Man Has Gone Before]]''
 
*''[[The Trouble with Tribbles (fotonovel)|The Trouble with Tribbles]]''
 
*''[[A Taste of Armageddon (fotonovel)|A Taste of Armageddon]]''
 
*''[[Metamorphosis (fotonovel)|Metamorphosis]]''
 
*''[[All Our Yesterdays (fotonovel)|All Our Yesterdays]]''
 
*''[[The Galileo Seven (fotonovel)|The Galileo Seven]]''
 
*''[[A Piece of the Action (fotonovel)|A Piece of the Action]]''
 
*''[[The Devil in the Dark (fotonovel)|The Devil in the Dark]]''
 
*''[[Day of the Dove (fotonovel)|Day of the Dove]]''
 
*''[[The Deadly Years (fotonovel)|The Deadly Years]]''
 
*''[[Amok Time (fotonovel)|Amok Time]]''
 
   
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== Bantam Books's [[Star Trek Fotonovels|Fotonovels]] ==
== Photostories ==
 
 
# ''{{dis|The City on the Edge of Forever|fotonovel}}''
*''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Photostory]]''
 
 
# ''{{dis|Where No Man Has Gone Before|fotonovel}}''
*''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Photostory]]''
 
 
# ''{{dis|The Trouble with Tribbles|fotonovel}}''
 
# ''{{dis|A Taste of Armageddon|fotonovel}}''
 
# ''{{dis|Metamorphosis|fotonovel}}''
 
# ''{{dis|All Our Yesterdays|fotonovel}}''
 
# ''{{dis|The Galileo Seven|fotonovel}}''
 
# ''{{dis|A Piece of the Action|fotonovel}}''
 
# ''{{dis|The Devil in the Dark|fotonovel}}''
 
# ''{{dis|Day of the Dove|fotonovel}}''
 
# ''{{dis|The Deadly Years|fotonovel}}''
 
# ''{{dis|Amok Time|fotonovel}}''
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== Pocket Books' [[Star Trek Photostories|Photostories]] ==
 
# ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Photostory]]''
 
# ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Photostory]]''
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== IDW Publishing photonovels ==
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* "{{dis|Strange New Worlds|comic}}"
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* ''[[Star Trek: New Visions]]''
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*# "[[The Mirror, Cracked]]"
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*# "[[Time's Echo]]"
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*# "[[Cry Vengeance]]"
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*# "[[Made Out of Mudd]]"
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*# "[[A Scent of Ghosts]]"
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*# "{{dis|Resistance|comic}}"
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== External link ==
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* {{w|Photonovel}} at Wikipedia
   
 
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[[Category:Photonovels| ]]

Revision as of 05:38, 16 February 2015

Template:Realworld Photonovels, occasionally spelled as Fotonovels, or referred to by the Italian-derived term Fumetti (which actually is the generic Italian word for comics), are print adaptations of television episodes or feature films into a book, using screenshots, or stills, with word bubbles instead of traditional text. While originally marketed as novels, most photonovels made today would be considered a form of graphic novel, a format closely linked to comics.

A relatively short-lived phenomena, the format came into vogue in the late 1970s, early 1980s, but went out of fashion just as quickly. The main reason for this was that very shortly after its introduction, the advent of visual home media formats, most notably VHS, became wide spread, causing the perceived added value of the format to greatly diminish. Due to the visual effects imagery involved, science fiction franchises of the period, like Alien, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Outland, Battlestar Galactica, and Star Trek were well represented, while the format was popular. As far as Star Trek was concerned, the contemporary publications of Bantam Books and Pocket Books have been particularly noteworthy. New outings in the format became nigh non-existent afterwards.

Yet, in December 2013, John Byrne reinvigorated the genre, when he wrote a "lost episode" photonovel comic published by IDW Publishing titled "Strange New Worlds".

Bantam Books's Fotonovels

  1. The City on the Edge of Forever
  2. Where No Man Has Gone Before
  3. The Trouble with Tribbles
  4. A Taste of Armageddon
  5. Metamorphosis
  6. All Our Yesterdays
  7. The Galileo Seven
  8. A Piece of the Action
  9. The Devil in the Dark
  10. Day of the Dove
  11. The Deadly Years
  12. Amok Time

Pocket Books' Photostories

  1. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Photostory
  2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Photostory

IDW Publishing photonovels

External link