Changes: Boldly Go, Issue 4

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Boldly Go, Issue 4 is the 4th issue of IDW Publishing's second series of the ongoing Star Trek comics set in the Kelvin timeline.

Description

Spock is gone, taken by an enemy unlike any Captain Kirk and his crew have faced before. War with the Romulan Empire is imminent. In the face of the ultimate no-win scenario, will the Federation survive? Don’t miss the all-new ongoing series set after the events of STAR TREK BEYOND!

Summary

Previously in Star Trek: Boldly Go...: Spock is a prisoner of the Borg. Captain Kirk and the crew of the Endeavour are in pursuit, following the Borg sphere across the Neutral Zone and into Romulan territory. As the Borg approach Romulus in search of the destroyed ship Narada, the Romulans suspect that the Borg are part of a Federation plot to destroy their Empire...

Within the Borg sphere, the Borg review Spock's memories as they attempt to assimilate him. Owing to his mixed heritage, however, the assimilation fails. Concurrently, the sphere arrives at Romulus. Thirteen light years away, the USS Endeavour is intercepted by the IRW Haakona but aid the Federation ship provided to the Romulan outpost affords the crew a chance to make their case. James T. Kirk explains his plan to stop the Borg and does the only thing he can to fully convince the Romulans to aid him: Surrender the Endeavour and her crew to the Romulan Star Empire.

The Borg continue to review Spock's memories, who taunts the Borg with the fact that despite succeeding in assimilated both Human and Vulcans, they have failed to assimilate him. Escorted by the Haakona, the Endeavour drops out of warp above Romulus where the Borg sphere is doing battle with the Romulan fleet. Though the Borg have managed to destroy nearly all the attacking ships, their shields have been weakened by the continuous assault, allowing Ellix to break through the distortion with Pavel Chekov ready to beam them aboard.

Continuing to review Spock's memories, the Borg reveal they assimilated the lost Vulcan ship, but Spock concludes that his mixed neural pathways are too much of an obstacle for the Borg. Reliving the moment his mother died, the emotional stimuli allows Spock to break free of the assimilation process just as Ellix locks onto the Concord crew. At Kirk's order, the Romulan fleet breaks off. For in the place of the Federation prisoners, the Endeavour left her compliment of photon torpedoes, destroying the sphere.

In the Romulan Senate, the Endeavour is allowed to go free thanks to the testimony of Commander Tallus and the Romulans they previously rescued...but at the cost that they must leave Commander Valas behind. Though Kirk protests, Valas is prepared to sacrifice her freedom for the ship's safety and leaves peacefully with the Romulan guards. In his ready room, Kirk mourns leaving Valas behind before Spock and Nyota Uhura arrive. Though Spock is recovering, his experiences within the Borg hive mind has convinced him that the Borg will return. Despite the grim news, Kirk feels the day has given hope to the prospect that the Federation and the Romulans may someday work together and perhaps even the Klingons. For the galaxy will need to be united, should the Borg ever return...

Log entries

Captain's log, supplemental.: I failed.
Leaving even one member of my crew behind is unacceptable.
The Romulans couldn't resist claiming some small victory against the Federation... Even after we helped them save their planet.

References

Characters

Pavel Chekov • Mae Darwin • Ellix • Groffus • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Tallus • Clark Terrell • Nyota Uhura • Valas • unnamed Romulans
Referenced only: Amanda Grayson

Starships and vehicles

Borg sphere • USS Endeavour • IRW Haakona • unnamed Romulan starships • unnamed Vulcan starships (lost ship)

Locations

Romulus
Referenced only: Quirina VI • Vulcan

Appendices

Images

Cover Gallery

Connections

Stories set in the Kelvin timeline
comics	When Worlds Collide: Spock Confronts the Ultimate Challenge • Nero (1 • 2 • 3 • 4) • Starfleet Academy (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5) • Star Trek Movie Adaptation (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6) • IDW Star Trek: Volume 1 (Where No Man Has Gone Before: 1, 2 • The Galileo Seven: 1, 2) • Volume 2 (Operation: Annihilate: 1, 2 • Vulcan's Vengeance: 1, 2) • Volume 3 (The Return of the Archons: 1, 2 • The Truth About Tribbles: 1, 2) • Volume 4 (13 • 14 • Mirrored: 1, 2) • Volume 5 (17 • 18 • 19 • 20) • Countdown to Darkness (1 • 2 • 3 • 4) • Volume 6 (After Darkness: 1, 2, 3 • 24) • Volume 7: The Khitomer Conflict (1 • 2 • 3 • 4) • Khan (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5) • Volume 8 (Parallel Lives: 1, 2 • I, Enterprise!: 1, 2 • Lost Apollo: 1, 2) • Volume 9: The Q Gambit (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6) • Volume 10 (Behemoth: 1, 2 • Eurydice: 1, 2, 3 • Volume 11 (The Tholian Webs: 1, 2 • Deity: 1 • 2 • Flesh & Stone) • The Spectrum War (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6) • Volume 12 (Live Evil: 1 • 2 • 3 • Reunion: 1 • 2) • Volume 13 (Legacy of Spock: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • Connection: 1 • 2) • Manifest Destiny (1 • 2 • 3 • 4) • Stranger Worlds (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6) • Boldly Go: Volume 1 (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6) • Volume 2 (7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12) • Volume 3: IDIC (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6)
novels	Star Trek • Starfleet Academy (The Delta Anomaly • The Edge • The Gemini Agent • The Assassination Game) • Into Darkness • The Unsettling Stars • More Beautiful Than Death
video games	Delta Vega: Meltdown on the Ice Planet • Academy Trainer • Cadet Training Facility • D-A-C • Race to Destiny • The Mobile Game • Star Trek • Rivals • Dark Remnant
board games	Expeditions	live-action shorts	Transporter Commercial • Brilliant Enterprise Commercial • Collision insurance commercial • Bold Explorers
websites	Starfleet Shipyard • Dossiers • Experience The Enterprise	apps	Star Trek App
prequels in original timeline	Countdown (1 • 2 • 3 • 4)

Timeline

Published Order
Previous comic: Boldly Go, Issue 3	TOS comics Boldly Go	Next comic: Boldly Go, Issue 5
Previous story: Stranger Worlds, Issue 1	Stories by: Mike Johnson	Next story: Stranger Worlds, Issue 2
Chronological Order
Previous adventure: Boldly Go, Issue 3	Memory Beta Chronology	Next adventure: Boldly Go, Issue 6

External link

Boldly Go, Issue 4 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Boldly Go, Issue 04}}
-{{Comic|cover image = ST Boldly Go sub 4.jpg|series = {{ST|The Original Series}}: [[Boldly Go]]|number = 4|writer = [[Mike Johnson]]|artist = [[Tony Shasteen]]|published = 11 January 2017|pages = 32|altimage = ST Boldly Go 4.jpg}}'''Boldly Go, Issue 4''' is the upcoming 4th issue of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Boldly Go|second series]] of the ongoing ''Star Trek'' comics set in the [[Kelvin timeline]].
+{{comic
+| cover image = sT Boldly Go 4.jpg
+| series = {{sT|The Original Series}}: [[Boldly Go]]
+| number = 4
+| writer = [[Mike Johnson]]
+| artist = [[Tony Shasteen]]
+| letterer = AndWorld Design
+| colorist = [[Davide Mastrolonardo]]
+| editor = [[Sarah Gaydos]] & [[Chris Cerasi]]
+| publisher = [[IDW Publishing]]
+| published = {{srcdate|2017|January|11}}
+| pages = 32
+| omnibus = [[Boldly Go, Volume 1]]
+| date = [[2263]]
+}}
+'''Boldly Go, Issue 4''' is the 4th issue of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[boldly Go|second series]] of the ongoing ''Star Trek'' comics set in the [[Kelvin timeline]].
 ==Description==
-:''Spock is gone, taken by an enemy unlike any Captain Kirk and his crew have faced before. War with the Romulan Empire is imminent. In the face of the ultimate no-win scenario, will the Federation survive? Don’t miss the all-new ongoing series set after the events of STAR TREK BEYOND!''
+:''{{kt|Spock}} is gone, taken by an enemy unlike any [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk (Kelvin timeline)|Kirk]] and his crew have faced before. [[War]] with the [[Romulan Empire]] is imminent. In the face of the ultimate no-win scenario, will the {{kt|United Federation of Planets|Federation}} survive? Don’t miss the all-new ongoing series set after the events of STAR TREK BEYOND!''
 ==Summary==
-;''Previously in ''Star Trek<nowiki>:</nowiki> Boldly Go''...'' : ''Spock is a prisoner of the Borg. Captain Kirk and the crew of the ''Endeavour'' are in pursuit, following the Borg Sphere across the Neutral Zone and into Romulan territory. As the Borg approach Romulus in search of the destroyed ship ''Narada'', the Romulans suspect that the Borg are part of a Federation plot to destroy their Empire...''
+;''Previously in ''Star Trek<nowiki>:</nowiki> Boldly Go''...'' : ''Spock is a prisoner of the [[Borg]]. Captain Kirk and the crew of the ''Endeavour'' are in pursuit, following the [[Borg sphere]] across the [[Romulan Neutral Zone|Neutral Zone]] and into Romulan territory. As the Borg approach [[Romulus]] in search of the destroyed ship ''[[Narada]]'', the Romulans suspect that the Borg are part of a Federation plot to destroy their Empire...''
-{{stub-comic}}
+Within the Borg sphere, the Borg review Spock's [[memory|memories]] as they attempt to [[assimilation|assimilate]] him. Owing to his mixed heritage, however, the assimilation fails. Concurrently, the sphere arrives at [[Romulus]]. Thirteen [[light year]]s away, the {{USS|Endeavour|NCC-1805}} is intercepted by the {{IRW|Haakona|Kelvin timeline}} but aid the Federation ship provided to the Romulan [[outpost]] affords the crew a chance to make their case. James T. Kirk explains his plan to stop the Borg and does the only thing he can to fully convince the Romulans to aid him: Surrender the ''Endeavour'' and her crew to the [[Romulan Star Empire]].
+The Borg continue to review Spock's memories, who taunts the Borg with the fact that despite succeeding in assimilated both [[Human]] and [[Vulcan]]s, they have failed to assimilate him. Escorted by the ''Haakona'', the ''Endeavour'' drops out of warp above Romulus where the Borg sphere is doing battle with the Romulan [[fleet]]. Though the Borg have managed to destroy nearly all the attacking ships, their [[shields]] have been weakened by the continuous assault, allowing [[Ellix]] to break through the distortion with {{kt|Pavel Chekov}} ready to [[beam]] them aboard.
+Continuing to review Spock's memories, the Borg reveal they assimilated the lost Vulcan ship, but Spock concludes that his mixed neural pathways are too much of an obstacle for the Borg. Reliving the moment his {{kt|Amanda Grayson|mother}} died, the emotional stimuli allows Spock to break free of the assimilation process just as Ellix locks onto the ''Concord'' crew. At Kirk's order, the Romulan fleet breaks off. For in the place of the Federation prisoners, the ''Endeavour'' left her compliment of [[photon torpedo]]es, destroying the sphere.
+In the [[Romulan Senate]], the ''Endeavour ''is allowed to go free thanks to the testimony of [[Commander]] {{kt|Tallus}} and the Romulans they previously rescued...but at the cost that they must leave [[Commander]] [[Valas]] behind. Though Kirk protests, Valas is prepared to sacrifice her freedom for the ship's safety and leaves [[peace]]fully with the Romulan [[guard]]s. In his [[ready room]], Kirk mourns leaving Valas behind before Spock and {{kt|Nyota Uhura}} arrive. Though Spock is recovering, his experiences within the Borg [[hive mind]] has convinced him that the Borg will return. Despite the grim news, Kirk feels the day has given hope to the prospect that the Federation and the Romulans may someday work together and perhaps even the [[Klingon]]s. For [[the galaxy]] will need to be united, should the Borg ever return...
 ===Log entries===
-*;''[[Captain's log, USS Endeavour|Captain's log]], supplemental.'' : ''I failed.<br>Leaving even one member of my crew behind is unacceptable.<br>The Romulans couldn't resist claiming some small victory against the Federation... Even after we helped them save their planet.''
+;[[Captain's log, USS Endeavour|Captain's log]], supplemental. : ''I failed.<br>Leaving even one member of my crew behind is unacceptable.<br>The Romulans couldn't resist claiming some small victory against the Federation... Even after we helped them save their planet.''
 ==References==
-=== Characters ===
+===Characters===
-:{{ar|Spock}} • {{Ar|Clark Terrell}} • {{Ar|James T. Kirk}} • {{Ar|Darwin}} • [[Valas]] • {{Ar|Hikaru Sulu}} • {{Ar|Nyota Uhura}} • [[Ellix]] • [[Groffus]] • {{Ar|Leonard McCoy}} • {{Ar|Pavel Chekov}} • {{Ar|Tallus}}
+:{{kt|Pavel Chekov}} • [[Mae Darwin]] • [[Ellix]] • [[Groffus]] • {{kt|James T. Kirk}} • {{kt|Leonard McCoy}} • {{kt|Spock}} • {{kt|Hikaru Sulu}} • {{kt|Tallus}} • {{kt|Clark Terrell}} • {{kt|Nyota Uhura}} • [[Valas]] • [[unnamed Romulans]]
+{{ref}} {{kt|Amanda Grayson}}
-=== Starships & Vehicles ===
-:{{USS|Endeavour|NCC-1805}} • {{IRW|Haakona|alternate reality}}
+===Starships and vehicles===
+:[[Borg sphere]] • {{USS|Endeavour|NCC-1805}} • {{IRW|Haakona|Kelvin timeline}} • [[unnamed Romulan starships]] • [[unnamed Vulcan starships]] (lost ship)
 ===Locations===
 :[[Romulus]]
+{{ref}} [[Quirina VI]] • {{planet|Vulcan}}
-===Races & Cultures===
-:[[Vulcan]] • [[Borg]] • [[Human]] • [[Romulan]]
-===States & Organizations===
+===Races and cultures===
-:[[United Federation of Planets (alternate reality)|United Federation of Planets]] • [[Starfleet (alternate reality)|Starfleet]] • [[Romulan Star Empire]] • [[Romulan Senate]]
+:[[Borg]] • [[Human]] • [[Monchezkin]] • [[Romulan]] • [[Tellarite]] • [[Vulcan]]
+{{ref}} [[Klingon]]
-=== Technology & Weapons ===
-:[[Photon torpedo]]
-=== Events ===
-:[[Borg Incursion of 2263]]
 ===States and organizations===
+:[[Romulan Senate]] • {{kt|Romulan Star Empire}} • {{kt|Starfleet}} • {{kt|United Federation of Planets}}
-:[[Federation]] • [[Starfleet]]
+===Science and classification===
+:[[assimilation]] • [[cloaking device]] • [[coordinates]] • [[DNA]] • [[lifesign]] • [[photon torpedo]] • [[scanner]] • [[transporter]] • [[transporter pad]] • [[viewscreen]]
+===Occupations and titles===
+:[[captain]] • [[chief]] • [[commander]] • [[doctor]] • [[lieutenant]] • [[terrorist]]
+===Other references===
+:[[beam]] • [[Borg Incursion of 2263]] • [[bridge]] • [[crew]] • [[crime]] • [[emotion]] • [[hive mind]] • [[law]] • [[light year]] • [[logic]] • [[peace]] • [[race]] • [[sickbay]] • [[species]] • [[species]] • [[Starfleet uniform (Kelvin timeline)]] • [[Vulcan nerve pinch]] • [[warp speed]] • [[year]]
 ==Appendices==
 ===Images===
 <gallery>
-Tallus (ar).jpg|Commander {{ar|Tallus}}
+tallus (ar).jpg|Commander {{kt|Tallus}}.
-IRW Haakona.jpg|{{IRW|Haakona|alternate reality}}
+iRW Haakona.jpg|{{IRW|Haakona|Kelvin timeline}}.
-The Borg Sphere above Romulus - Star Trek - Boldly Go 004.jpg|The Borg Sphere above Romulus
+the Borg Sphere above Romulus - Star Trek - Boldly Go 004.jpg|The Borg Sphere above Romulus.
-The Endeavour and the Romulans vs the Borg - Star Trek - Boldly Go 004.jpg|The Endeavour and the Romulans vs the Borg
+the Endeavour and the Romulans vs the Borg - Star Trek - Boldly Go 004.jpg|The Endeavour and the Romulans vs the Borg.
-Spock escapes assimilitation - Star Trek - Boldly Go 004.jpg|Spock escapes assimilation
+spock escapes assimilitation - Star Trek - Boldly Go 004.jpg|Spock escapes assimilation.
-The Endeavour leaving Romulus minus one crew member - Star Trek - Boldly Go 004.jpg|The Endeavour leaving Romulus minus one crew member.
+the Endeavour leaving Romulus minus one crew member - Star Trek - Boldly Go 004.jpg|The Endeavour leaving Romulus minus one crew member.
+</gallery>
+===Cover Gallery===
+<gallery>
+sT_Boldly_Go_4.jpg|Regular Cover by [[George Caltsoudas]]
+sT Boldly Go sub 4.jpg|Subscription Cover by Tony Shasteen
+sT Boldly Go 4 RI.jpg|Retailer Incentive Photo Cover A
+sT Boldly Go 4 RI B.jpg|Retailer Retailer Incentive Cover B<br>Art by [[Marc Lanning]], Colors by [[Mark Roberts]].
 </gallery>
 ===Connections===
 {{star Trek movie tie-ins}}
-{{start box}}
+====Timeline====
-{{next comic box
+{{timeline-published}}
-| title = {{sT|The Original Series}} ([[Boldly Go|2nd series (IDW)]])
+{{published order
+| type = comic
+| seriesformat = [[TOS comics]]{{bsmall|[[Boldly Go]]}}
 | before = [[Boldly Go, Issue 3]]
 | after = [[Boldly Go, Issue 5]]
-}}
+|}}
+{{author order
+| author = [[Mike Johnson]]
+| before = [[Stranger Worlds, Issue 1]]
+| after = [[Stranger Worlds, Issue 2]]
+|}}
+{{timeline-chronology}}
+{{mB order
+| prevMB = [[Boldly Go, Issue 3]]
+| nextMB = [[Boldly Go, Issue 6]]
+|}}
 {{end box}}
 ===External link===
 * {{memoryalpha|Star Trek: Boldly Go, Issue 4}}
 [[category:tOS comics]]

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