Creator, Writer, Artist
A Star Trek fan since childhood, Jon's concept of new adventures set within the time of Star Trek: The Animated Series originated while watching reruns of the televised episodes. A teacher and storyteller, Jon has always appreciated the exploration of character origins and futures of minor, guest, and background characters. The decision was made to promote a few characters from The Animated Series to the lead roles for The Animated Voyages, in addition to introducing new faces exclusive to this comic series. Jon brings to the production a trivia-master knowledge of Star Trek (like most hardcore fans), and entertainment credentials in scriptwriting, producing, and design. At the time of completing the series in 2016, together Jon and Leah had watched every hour of Star Trek which had been produced, including The Animated Series, an amount of knowledge which should be present to readers of The Animated Voyages. Visit his site at www.jonmarkiewitz.com. |
(Above) "The Redirection Factor" comic strip produced to redirect web traffic from the first address where the series was located. Listen to more about the making of the series in his audio interview with Blue Report Back Stage and the interview with the Trek Writer's Guild. |
(Above) Initial series logo created for "Star Trek: The Animated Voyages" when promoting the pilot issue, "Perils of Waves and War." |
Story Editor
Leah's role in the series began as Jon's sounding board for several of his ideas presented to her during the making of Perils of Waves and War, and her input grew to be very integral to the conceptualization and story editing processes. Together, the two served as a constant writer's room with discussion of plot ideas, character arcs, and more. Leah brings to the series her vast knowledge of literature and science, logic in storytelling, and imagination. Leah has been Jon's partner in marriage for many years, as well as his creative partner in several developments and projects. While the TAV comics are written to be enjoyed by readers with varying knowledge of the Star Trek universe (including those who are reading 'Trek' for the first time), their passion for Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future is certainly at the heart of their work for all readers. With 21 months of production, 192 pages, and hundreds of hours spanning the development process, the creative team is proud to have delivered an original story. |