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Doug Drexler, sometimes credited under the pseudonym Max Rem, is an artist and a writer who has filled multiple roles in Star Trek production.

Drexler wrote two Star Trek comics from Gold Key Comics' Star Trek series in the 1970s. Later he joined Star Trek: The Next Generation as a makeup artist, for which he was twice nominated for Emmys. In 1992, he joined Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as a designer, digital artist and effects artist, and continued in those roles for Star Trek: Voyager. In 2001 he joined Star Trek: Enterprise as an illustrator and CGI designer, where he was responsible for the design of the Enterprise (NX-01). He also contributed to all four of the TNG movies.

Drexler's cover for Ships the Line which he co-edited and features many images by him

He has written and/or illustrated several Star Trek books and interactive software titles and has contributed images to the Ships of the Line calendars. In 2006 he co-edited the Ships of the Line book with Margaret Clark, which reprinted many of his earlier calendar images and featured new cover images also by him.

Bibliography

• USS Enterprise Officer's Manual (reference book, co-writer)
• Star Trek Poster Book (reference book, writer and artist)
• "This Tree Bears Bitter Fruit" (comic, co-writer)
• "Sweet Smell of Evil" (comic, co-writer)
• 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" (with Daren 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" (with Michael 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 (reference book, co-editor, cover art, reprints of images from calendars up to the 2007 edition)

Connections

• Doug Drexler article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Doug Drexler biography at StarTrek.com, the offical Star Trek website.
• Doug Drexler page at The Internet Movie Database.