{
  "id": 12424665,
  "title": "‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Star Gates McFadden to Write Dr. Crusher Comic Book Series (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/star-trek-the-next-generation-star-gates-mcfadden-to-write-dr-crusher",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/star-trek-tng-gates-mcfadden-dr-crusher-comic-book-1236899186/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Gates McFadden is returning to the iconic character Dr. Beverly Crusher. Variety has learned exclusively that McFadden is penning the limited comic series “Star Trek: Crusher” with IDW Publishing. The comic, which also hails from artist Megan Levens and colorist Charlie Kirchoff, is set to debut in summer 2027. It marks McFadden’s comic book writing […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}