Doug Drexler

   

Doug Drexler, sometimes credited under the pseudonymMax Rem, is an artist and a writer who has filled multiple roles inStar Trek production.

Drexler edited one of the first Star Trek magazines ever, The Star Trek Poster Book, ran The Federation Trading Trek Trek store in NYC in the 1970s, and was an important part of the first Save Star Trek campaign in the 1960s. Drexler also wrote twoStar Trek comics fromGold Key Comics'Star Trek series in the1970s. After winning an Academy Award for the makeup in "Dick Tracy', he joinedStar Trek: The Next Generation as a makeup artist, for which he was twice nominated for Emmys. In1992, he joinedStar Trek: Deep Space Nine as a designer, digital artist and effects artist, and continued in those roles forStar Trek: Voyager. In2001 he joinedStar Trek: Enterprise as an illustrator and CGI designer, where he was responsible for the design of theEnterprise (NX-01). He also contributed to all four of theTNGmovies. After Enterprise, Drexler joined Trek Alum Gary Hutzel as CG supervisior on Ron Mooore's "Battlestar Galactica", where he won two Emmys.

He has written and/or illustrated severalStar Trek books and interactive software titles and has contributed images to theShips of the Line calendars. In2006 he co-edited theShips of the Line book withMargaret Clark, which reprinted many of his earlier calendar images and featured new cover images also by him.

Drexler has also created artwork for covers of severalPocket Books novels, includingOpen Secrets,Precipice,To Brave the Storm,Plagues of Night andRaise the Dawn. In 2013, Drexler andAndrew Probert designed the newDeep Space 9 station for the cover of theStar Trek: The Fall novelRevelation and Dust.

Bibliography[]

• USS Enterprise Officer's Manual (reference book, co-writer)
• Giant Poster Book (monthly magazine, writer and artist)
• "This Tree Bears Bitter Fruit" (comic, co-writer)
• "Murder on the Enterprise" (comic, co-writer)
• "From Sputnik to Warp Drive" (comic, writer)
• The Star Trek Encyclopedia (reference book, illustrator)
• Star Trek Science Logs (reference book, illustrator)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual (reference book, co-writer and illustrator)
• Star Trek Sticker Book (reference book, co-writer and illustrator)
• Star Trek: Captain's Chair (video game, graphics)
• Star Trek Interactive Encyclopedia (video game, graphics)
• Ships of the Line calendars
  • Ships of the Line 2004:
    • "Homeward Bound" (April image)
    • "Making for Deep Water" (November image)
  • Ships of the Line 2005:
    • "Christopher Pike, Commanding" (withDaren Dochterman, January image)
    • "Tomorrow's Enterprise NCC-1701-J" (February image)
    • "Little Friend" (March image)
    • "Old Girlfriends" (November image)
  • Ships of the Line 2006: "Shore Leave" (cover image)
  • Ships of the Line 2007: "Sea Trial, Duty" (withMichael Okuda, July image)
  • Ships of the Line 2008:
    • "Hole in the Hedge" (February image)
    • "Ode to McCall" (center image)
    • "Center Seat" (September image, credited as Max Rem)
  • Ships of the Line 2009:
    • "Too Close for Comfort" (March image, credited as Max Rem)
    • "Exploring Solar Ice Floes" (September image)
  • Ships of the Line 2010: "RIPGalileo" (Cover image, credited as Max Rem)
  • Ships of the Line 2011:
    • "NX-01 Refit" (Center image, with text and fleet project patch byMichael Okuda)
    • "NX-01 Refit - Back and Packin'" (September image)
  • Ships of the Line 2012:
    • "Drake Was Right" (January image)
    • "Relics/Star Trek: The Next Generation/Twenty-Fifth Anniversary (1987-2012)" (September image, withDax Pandhi)
  • Ships of the Line 2013:
    • "Convoy Duty" (January image)
    • "Task Force" (May image)
  • Ships of the Line 2014:
    • "The Gathering Storm" (February image)
    • "The Shape of Things to Come" (Center image, withMichael Murray)
    • "NX Bound for Refit" (November image, withAli Ries)
  • Ships of the Line 2015:
    • "Storming Heaven" (Cover image)
    • "Starbase Bajor Proposal" (Center image)
  • Ships of the Line 2017:
    • "One Big Happy Fleet" (Cover image, cropped version of the centerfold image)
    • "Space Seed - Descent" (March image)
    • "The Changeling - Sterilize Imperfections" (June image)
  • Ships of the Line 2018:
    • "Follow Me" (July image, withAli Ries)
    • "Vulcan Diplomatic Escort" (November image, with Ali Ries)
  • Ships of the Line 2019:
    • "Outbound" (Cover image)
    • "Friends and Foes" (April image)
  • Ships of the Line 2020:
    • "We Have Engaged Species 8472" (January image, with Ali Ries)
    • "Workhorse of the Fleet" (Centerfold image, layout)
    • "Starfleet Command - San Francisco - Sector 001" (September image)
  • Ships of the Line 2021:
    • "NX-01 - The First to Warp Five" (Cover image, with Ali Ries)
    • "Deflectors Says There's Something There, Sensors Say There Isn't" (April image)
  • Ships of the Line 2022: "Deep Space Nine 2.0" (May image, with Ali Ries)
  • Ships of the Line 2023:
    • "A Tough Little Ship" (Cover image)
    • "Romulan War: The Battle of Praxis" (September image, with Ali Ries)
  • Ships of the Line (reference book, co-editor, cover art, reprints of images up to and including the2014 edition)

Connections[]

• Doug Drexler article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
• Doug Drexler biography atStarTrek.com, the officalStar Trek website.
• Doug Drexler atThe Internet Movie Database.