The Champion

The Tamerlane, on routine patrol, comes across a derelict Orion Slaver. When Cochrane and her crew beam aboard, they find something that could threaten the security of the entire Federation.

=Production Notes=

General


 * This is the first actual episode of Tamerlane. The previous episode being only a test bed for creating a comic of this size.


 * Originally planned as a seven issue arc, "The Champion" ultimately became its own episode based on a singular moral quandry as its premise.


 * "The Champion" is currently scheduled to be three issues long (120 pages), with issue one released on February 14th, 2008. Issues two and three will follow in August and December respectively.


 * The Champion is a character introduced in the second issue.

Issue one:


 * The script first draft was completed in July, but production didn't start until November of 2007.


 * It took 106 days to complete 40 pages.


 * "The Champion" marks the introduction of many of Tamerlane's Regular characters, including Robert Pachico, Detrell and Ebak Scott Sison.


 * Brandi Ward is shown actually being assigned to the Tamerlane in this episode. Something referenced to in By Her Reason Swayed.


 * Brandi received a character "facelift" just before this issue when it was noted that her elaborate hair would invariably get caught in some spinning machine. It seemed a simple ponytail would be more practical.


 * The Orion Slaver depicted in this episode is based on the Orion ship designs from the board game "Star Fleet Battles".


 * The issue was posted to the forum at 5:12PM Tokyo time, 2 minutes late (for a 510 release).


 * This issue marks the first time the Tamerlane MACOs are shown.


 * This issue has many references to the fan film Starship Farragut, including the away team jackets and Farragut's Phaser type III rifles.


 * G.S.Davis asked Holly Bednar, the actress who portrays the character Michelle Smithfield on the fanfilm Starship Farragut to check the dialogue and give a thumbs up for her character portrayal prior to penning the scene.


 * Unlike By Her Reason Swayed, this marks the first time ziptones (store-purchased tones) are used on the comic to compliment the grey markers.


 * This issue also has the first color "splash" page.

External link

 * USS Tamerlane fan comic website
 * Tamerlane episode: "The Champion" Issue one]