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'''IDW Publishing''' is the current [[comic|comic book]] publisher to have obtained the ''[[Star Trek]]'' license. They did so in [[2006]], with the first comics published in [[2007|January 2007]]. IDW's comics have so far been based either on ''{{ST|The Original Series}}'', ''{{ST|The Next Generation}}'', ''{{ST|Deep Space Nine}}'', and the [[2009]] [[movie]] {{STXI}}. IDW's comics have all been released in miniseries of between two and six issues, and all of their comics are reprinted in omnibus collections.
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This page lists the [[comic]]s [[miniseries]] published by '''[[IDW Publishing]]'''.
  
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:''See [[IDW Publishing release order]] for a listing of IDW comics in issue by issue publication order.''
  
   
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==Miniseries==
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==Overview==
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[[Image:Spacebetween1.jpg|thumb|upright|IDW's first ''Star Trek'' comic, "[[History Lesson]]"]]
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===Early miniseries===
  
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For the first three years of their license, IDW only purchased the rights to publish comics from the two most popular ''Trek'' series; ''{{ST|The Original Series}}'' and ''{{ST|The Next Generation}}''. The company have the right of first refusal to the rest of franchise should they decide to expand; which they did so in taking on the license to publish tie-in comics for the new movie, {{STXI}}, and in late [[2009]] when they began to publish their first ''{{ST|Deep Space Nine}}'' comics. The current licences include the full breadth of any series they opt into and its spin-offs; IDW can therefore published stories from more obscure angles on the series, such as the era of Captain Pike, and comics from the ''{{ST|New Frontier}}'' series.
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IDW's first miniseries, which began in [[2007|January 2007]], was titled ''[[The Space Between]]'', celebrating [[TNG 20th Anniversary|''TNG'''s 20th anniversary]] with six issues set variously through [[TNG]]'s TV seasons. The series was written by [[David Tischman]] and the series artist was [[Casey Maloney]]. The first five issues of the series told apparently stand alone stories, released out of chronological order. The epilogue in the fifth issue and the entire sixth issue then tied the entire series together. The [[omnibus]] of this series was released in September 2007.
  
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In their first year IDW tested the format with miniseries of various formats. In their second year they intend to push the line forward with the involvement of big names such as [[D.C. Fontana]] and [[Peter David]], branding their output for the year ''[[Star Trek: Second Stage]]''. The ''Second Stage'' branding only actually appeared on the first issue of ''[[Turnaround]]''.
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IDW's second project, starting [[2007|April 2007]], was a [[TOS]] miniseries; ''[[Klingons: Blood Will Tell]]''. The five issue series presents the ''Star Trek'' universe from the [[Klingon]]'s point of view. A framing story set amongst the events of ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' looks back at ''TOS'' episodes, creating interconnections between the episodes and adding a Klingon twist. The series was written by [[Scott Tipton|Scott]] and [[David Tipton]] with art by [[David Messina]]. The [[omnibus]] of this series was released in November 2007.
  
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After the first few issue of the first series IDW released two comics a month throughout their first year. With the launch of their ''Second Stage'' titles they upped production to four issues a month, intending to deliver a new comic almost every week. Output has since fluctuated, with as few as one comic being release in a month, and up to as many as five.
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IDW has so far released Star Trek comics in [[miniseries]] of between two and six issues over several consecutive months. Each comic is thirty-two pages in length, twenty-two of which (with limited exception) are actually story. The story pages flow uninterrupted (again with limited exception) with the final ten pages consisting of adverts, previews and interviews relating to other IDW projects, letters pages, and in a hand-full of issues ''[[The Trek Life]]'' comic strips.
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The inside front cover of each comic typically contains a title a credit page and sometimes an opening monologue like paragraph of text related to the miniseries or in the case of some part-stories a short paragraph of text to refresh the reader on the story so far. In a hand full of issues this title page has been moved to the first page after the story at the back of the book.
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Most of the comics have been available in several covers. Earlier comics tended to have more covers, while the most recent releases have had increasingly few, with many issues being released in just one cover by May of 2008. "[[Against Their Nature]]", the first issue of the ''[[Klingons: Blood Will Tell]]'' miniseries has had to most covers to date, with a total of seven being available. For IDW's first year's worth of miniseries the back inside cover of each comic was used as a cover gallery for that issue. With the launch of the ''[[Second Stage]]'' titles the cover gallery was moved to the title page, occupying a smaller area using thumbnail images.
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IDW's third project, ''[[Year Four]]'', began in [[2007|July 2007]], which over six issues (plus a prologue in ''[[Focus on... Star Trek]]'') told stories set in what would have been the fourth season of ''TOS''. The series was written by [[David Tischman]] with art by several different artists. The omnibus of this series was released in March [[2008]].
  
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:''For a list of all IDW comics by publication order see [[IDW Publishing release order]].''
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| <big>'''''[[The Space Between]]'''''</big> || ''[[TNG]]'' || [[David Tischman]] || [[Casey Maloney]] || 6 || January-June [[2007]] || Septermber 2007
 
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| <big>'''''[[Klingons: Blood Will Tell]]'''''</big> || ''[[TOS]]'' || [[Scott Tipton|Scott]] & [[David Tipton]] || [[David Messina]] || 5 || April-August 2007 || November 2007
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In [[2007|September 2007]] another six part series, ''[[Alien Spotlight]]'', started. Each comic in the series was a one-off ''TOS'' or ''TNG'' story focusing on a different alien species, with each issue written and illustrated by a different creative team. The omnibus for this series was published in May 2008.
  
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![[Alien Spotlight: Romulans (2008)|Romulans]]
  
 
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| Writers: || [[Scott & David Tipton]] || [[James Patrick]] || [[Paul D. Storrie]] || Scott & David Tipton || [[Andrew Steven Harris]] || rowspan=2| [[John Byrne]]
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| <big>'''''[[Year Four]]'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || David Tischman || [[Steve Conley]], [[Gordon Purcell]] & [[Rob & Joe Sharp]] || 6 || July-December 2007 || March 2008
 
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| Artists: || [[David Messina]] || [[Josep Maria Beroy]] || [[Leonard O'Grady]] || [[Elena Casagrande]] || [[Sean Murphy]]
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| <big>'''''[[Alien Spotlight, Volume I|Alien Spotlight]]'''''</big> || ''TOS'' & ''TNG'' || Scott & David Tipton, [[James Patrick]], [[Paul D. Storrie]], [[Andrew Steven Harris]] & [[John Byrne]] || David Messina, [[Josep Maria Beroy]], [[Leonard O'Grady]], [[Elena Casagrande]], [[Sean Murphy]] & John Byrne || 6 || September 2007 - February [[2008]] || May 2008
 
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| <big>'''''[[Intelligence Gathering]]'''''</big> || ''TNG'' || Scott & David Tipton || David Messina || 5 || January-May 2008 || August 2008
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IDW's fifth project was a five part ''TNG'' miniseries titled ''[[Intelligence Gathering]]'' which told a five part sequential story, while each issue told it's own story focusing on one or two characters. The series was written by Scott and David Tipton with art by David Messina. The omnibus for this series was released in August 2008. <sup>[http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/IDW/TNG.html]</sup>
  
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| <big>'''''[[Turnaround]]'''''</big> || ''[[NF]]'' || [[Peter David]] || [[Stephen Thompson]] || 5 || March-July 2008 || October 2008
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In March of 2008 IDW kicked off a new round of miniseries with the launch of the ''{{ST|Second Stage}}'', which signified a doubling in the number of comics being published and greater use of established and notable writers and artists.
  
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The first title was a five-part ''{{ST|New Frontier}}'' miniseries called ''[[Turnaround]]'', written by [[Peter David]] with art by [[Stephen Thompson]]. The omnibus for the series will be released in October.
  
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| <big>'''''[[Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment]]'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || [[D.C. Fontana]] & [[Derek Chester]] || Gordon Purcell || 5 || April-August 2008 || November 2008
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The next ''Second Stage'' title began in April 2008. The ''Year Four'' saga continues in ''[[Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment]]'', written by [[D.C. Fontana]] and [[Derek Chester]] with art by [[Gordon Purcell]]. The five part story arc will be sequel to the episode "[[The Enterprise Incident]]" featuring both the [[Romulan]]s and [[Klingon]]s. The omnibus for this series will be released in November
  
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| <big>'''''{{ST|Assignment: Earth}}'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || colspan=2|{{cent|John Byrne}} || 5 || May-September 2008 || December 2008
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[Image:Enterprise Experiment 1 Sharp.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Enterprise Experiment 2.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Enterprise Experiment part 3.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Enterprise Experiment part 4.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Enterprise Experiment 5 Sharp.jpg|80px]]}}
  
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The third ''Second Stage'' title was ''{{ST|Assignment: Earth}}'', written and illustrated by [[John Byrne]] and started in May 2008. The five [[Gary Seven]] stories bring to life the spin-off series that never was from the episode "{{ep|Assignment: Earth}}". Each issue will take place a year apart from each other, starting in [[1968]]. The omnibus for this series will be published in December 2008.
  
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![[My Name is Legion]]
  
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![[Too Many Presidents]]
  
 
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| <big>'''''[[Mirror Images]]'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || Scott & David Tipton || David Messina || 5 || June-November 2008 || February 2009
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In June 2008 the fourth ''Second Stage'' title started. ''[[Mirror Images]]'' was be a five-part [[mirror universe]] series written by Scott and David Tipton with art by [[David Messina]]. The series depicted {{MU|James T. Kirk}}'s rise to captaincy of the {{pre|ISS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} over {{MU|Christopher Pike}}.
  
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| <big>'''''[[Romulans: The Hollow Crown]]'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || colspan=2|{{cent|John Byrne}} || 2 || September-October 2008 || February [[2010]] (in ''[[Romulans: Pawns of War]]'')
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Starting September was a two-part story from John Byrne. ''[[Romulans: The Hollow Crown]]'' was be a sequel to Byrne's Romulan issue of the ''Alien Spotlight'' series.
  
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| <big>'''''[[The Last Generation]]''''' || ''TNG'' & ''[[Myriad Universes]]'' || [[Andrew Steven Harris]] || Gordon Purcell || 5 || November 2008 - March [[2009]] || July 2009
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Starting in November, was be a five part ''TNG''/''[[Myriad Universes]]'' series titled ''[[The Last Generation]]'', the series by [[Andrew Steven Harris]] with art by [[Gordon Purcell]] will show an alternate timeline in which the Federation and Klingons went to war, with the Klingons eventually conquering Earth.
  
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| <big>'''''{{ST|Countdown}}''''' || ''TOS'' & ''TNG'' || [[Tim Jones]] & [[Mike Johnson]], story by [[Roberto Orci]] & [[Alex Kurtzman]] || [[David Messina]] || 4 || January-March 2009 || April 2009 (paperback); October 2009 (hardcover)
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The first new miniseries starting in [[2009]] was be ''{{ST|Countdown}}'', a four-part tie-in prequel series to the [[star Trek (film)|new ''Star Trek'' movie]]. The series' story is by the film's writters [[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto]] Orci and was written by [[Tim Jones]] and [[Mike Johnson]]. The series was illustrated by [[David Messina]]. The omnibus for the series will be released promptly after the final issue in April in time for the release of the movie.
  
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Starting March was ''[[Crew]]'', a six part miniseries by John Byrne telling the story of [[Number One]]'s early career in Starfleet, from cadet to serving on the ''Enterprise''.
  
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| <big>'''''[[Alien Spotlight II]]'''''</big> || ''TOS'', ''TNG'', & ''[[DS9]]'' || [[Stuart Moore]], [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]], [[Ian Edginton]], [[Scott Tipton|Scott]] & [[David Tipton]], & [[Arne Schmidt]] & [[Andy Schmidt]] || [[Mike Hawthorne]], [[J.K. Woodward]], [[Wagner Reis]], [[Elena Casagrande]] & [[Augustin Padilla]] || 5 || March-December 2009 || March 2010
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Also starting in March was the second ''Alien Spotlight'' series. A five part series, which like the first series ''[[Alien Spotlight II]]'' consists of stand-alone stories by different creative teams.
  
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| Writers: || [[Stuart Moore]] || [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]] || [[Ian Edginton]] || [[Scott Tipton]] || [[Arne Schmidt]] & [[Andy Schmidt]]
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| <big>'''''[[Mission's End]]'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || [[Ty Templeton]] || [[Steve Molnar]] || 5 || March-July 2009 || October 2009
 
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| <big>'''''{{dis|The Wrath of Khan|comic}}'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || [[Andy Schmidt]] || [[Chee Yang Ong]] || 3 || June-July 2009 || November 2009 (in ''[[Movie Omnibus]]'')
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| <big>'''''[[Spock: Reflections]]'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || [[Scott Tipton|Scott]] & [[David Tipton]] || [[David Messina]] & [[Federica Manfredi]] || 4 || July-October 2009 || January [[2010]]
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A third series beginning in March was ''[[Mission's End]]''. The five-part series written by [[Ty Templeton]] with art by [[Steve Molnar]] will tell the story of the final mission of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} on it's five-year mission under Captain Kirk.
  
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| <big>'''''{{ST|Nero}}'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || [[Tim Jones]] & [[Mike Johnson]] || [[David Messina]] || 4 || August-November 2009 || February 2010
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In June and July IDW's first biweekly ''Star Trek'' series was published. The three issues made up [[The Wrath of Khan (comic)|a new comic adaptation]] of the film ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' (the only ''TOS'' film not to have been adapted into a comic). The adaptation was written by [[Andy Schmidt]] with art by [[Chee Yang Ong]].
  
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| <big>'''''[[Romulans: Schism]]'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || colspan=2|{{cent|John Byrne}} || 3 || September-November 2009 || February 2010 (in ''Romulans: Pawns of War'')
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[File:Khan 1A.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Khan 2A.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Khan 3.jpg|80px]]}}
  
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|}
  
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−
Starting in July was ''[[Spock: Reflections]]'', a four-part series promoted as a prequel to the series ''Countdown''. The series was written by Scott and David Tipton with art by David Messina.
  
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|Titles:
  
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![[Spock: Reflections, Issue 1|Issue 1]]
  
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![[Spock: Reflections, Issue 2|Issue 2]]
  
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![[Spock: Reflections, Issue 3|Issue 3]]
  
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![[Spock: Reflections, Issue 4|Issue 4]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| <big>'''''{{dis|Ghosts|TNG}}''''' || ''TNG'' || [[Zander Cannon]] || [[Javier Aranda]] || 5 || November 2009 - March 2010 || July 2010
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[Image:Spock Reflections 1.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Spock Reflections 2A.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Spock Reflections 3A.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Spock Reflections 4A.jpg|80px]]}}
  
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|}
  
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−
Starting in August was ''{{ST|Nero}}'', written by [[Tim Jones]] and [[Mike Johnson]] with art by [[David Messina]] (the same team behind ''Countdown''). The series focuses on {{dis|Nero|Romulan}}, set amongst the events of the film {{STXI}}.
  
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{| class="chart"
  
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|Titles:
  
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![[Nero, Number One|Number One]] || [[Nero, Number Two|Number Two]] || [[Nero, Number Three|Number Three]] || [[Nero, Number Four|Number Four]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| <big>'''''[[Fool's Gold]]''''' || ''DS9'' || Scott & David Tipton || [[Fabio Mantovani]] || 4 || December 2009 - March 2010 || August 2010
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[Image:Nero, Number One.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Nero, Number Two.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Nero 3.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Nero 4A.jpg|80px]]}}
 
−
|}
  
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In September a three-part series titled ''[[Romulans: Schism]]'' began. A further sequel to [[John Byrne]]'s Romulan stories, the series depicted the break up of the [[Klingon-Romulan alliance]].
 
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{| class="chart"
  
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|-
 
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|Titles:
  
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![[Schism, Issue 1|Issue 1]]
  
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![[Schism, Issue 2|Issue 2]]
  
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![[Schism, Issue 3|Issue 3]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| <big>'''''[[Star Trek Movie Adaptation]]''''' || ''TOS'' || [[Tim Jones]] & [[Mike Johnson]], story by [[Roberto Orci]] & [[Alex Kurtzman]] || [[David Messina]] || 6 || February-August 2010 || October 2010
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[File:Schism 1A.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Schism 2A.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Schism 3A.jpg|80px]]}}
 
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|}
  
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In November a new five-part ''TNG'' series began. ''{{dis|Ghosts|TNG}}'' is written by [[Zander Cannon]] with art by [[Javier Aranda]].
  
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{| class="chart"
  
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|-
 
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|Titles:
  
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![[Ghosts, Issue 1|Issue 1]]
  
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![[Ghosts, Issue 2|Issue 2]]
  
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![[Ghosts, Issue 3|Issue 3]]
  
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![[Ghosts, Issue 4|Issue 4]]
  
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![[Ghosts, Issue 5|Issue 5]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| <big>'''''[[Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor]]'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || colspan=2|{{cent|John Byrne}} || 4 || April-July 2010 || October 2010
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[File:Ghosts 1.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Ghosts 2.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Ghosts 3.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Ghosts 4.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Ghosts 5.jpg|80px]]}}
  
  +
|-
  +
| <big>'''''[[Burden of Knowledge]]''''' || ''TOS'' || Scott & David Tipton || [[Federica Manfredi]] || 4 || June-September 2010 ||
 
|}
  
|}
  +
;In production
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In December IDW's first ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' series started. ''[[Fool's Gold]]'' is be written by Scott and David Tipton, with art by [[Fabio Mantovani]].
  
 
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![[Fool's Gold, Issue 1|Issue 1]]
  
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![[Fool's Gold, Issue 2|Issue 2]]
  
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!Artist(s)
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![[Fool's Gold, Issue 3|Issue 3]]
  
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!No. of issues
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![[Fool's Gold, Issue 4|Issue 4]]
  
  +
!Published
  +
|-
  +
| <big>'''''{{ST|Captain's Log}}'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || Scott & David Tipton, [[Marc Guggenheim]], [[Stuart Moore]] & Keith R.A. DeCandido || Federica Manfredi, [[Andrew Currie]] & J.K. Woodward || 4 || January-October 2010
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| <big>'''''[[Khan: Rulings in Hell]]''''' || ''TOS'' || Scott & David Tipton || [[Fabio Mantovani]] || 4 || October 2010 - January 2011
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[File:Fools Gold 1.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Fool's Gold 2.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Fool's Gold 3.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Fool's Gold 4.jpg|80px]]}}
 
 
|}
  
|}
   
  +
;Forthcoming series
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===2010===
  
  +
<!--{| class="chart"
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In January 2010 a new anthology series will begin, ''{{ST|Captain's Log}}'' will feature one-shots each focused on a different starship commander.
  
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|-
  +
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|Title/Captain
  
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![[Captain's Log: Sulu|Sulu]]
  
  +
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![[Captain's Log: Harriman|Harriman]]
  
  +
!Artist(s)
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![[Captain's Log: Jellico|Jellico]]
  
  +
!No. of issues
  +
!Published
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| <big>'''''TBA'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || colspan=2|{{cent|John Byrne}} || TBA || TBA
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| Writer || {{cent|[[Scott & David Tipton]]}} || {{cent|[[Marc Guggenheim]]}} || {{cent|[[Keith R.A. DeCandido]]}}
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| <big>'''''TBA'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || colspan=2|{{cent|John Byrne}} || TBA || TBA
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| Artist || {{cent|[[Federica Manfredi]]}} || {{cent|[[Andrew Currie]]}} || {{cent|[[J.K. Woodward]]}}
  
 
|-
  
|-
  +
| <big>'''''[[Assignment: Earth II]]'''''</big> || ''TOS'' || colspan=2|{{cent|John Byrne}} || TBA || TBA
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| Cover A|| {{cent|[[File:Captain's Log Sulu.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Captain's Log Harriman.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|TBR}}
  
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 +
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  +
John Byrne has announced he has had three series green lit, though release dates are as yet undetermined. The latter of the three will be a second ''Assignment: Earth'' series. One of the earlier two will conclude at about the time Robert April took command of the ''Enterprise'', and one of the three will feature [[James T. Kirk]] at the Academy. <sup>[http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34370&PN=1][http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34299&PN=1&totPosts=20][http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34540&PN=1&totPosts=22]</sup>
   
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Starting in [[2011]] there will also be a ''TOS'' element to IDW franchise-crossover event ''Infestation''. <sup>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/SDCC-2010-IDW-Publishing-100724.html]</sup>
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Starting in February will be a six-part adaption of the film {{STXI}}. The series will be written by [[Tim Jones]] and [[Mike Johnson]] with art by [[David Messina]].
  
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{| class="chart"
  
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|-
 
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|Titles:
  
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![[Star Trek, Number One|Number One]] || [[Star Trek, Number Two|Number Two]] || [[Star Trek, Number Three|Number Three]] || [[Star Trek, Number Four|Number Four]] || [[Star Trek, Number Five|Number Five]] || [[Star Trek, Number Six|Number Six]]
  
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|-
  
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[File:STXI comic 1.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:STXI comic 2.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:STXI comic 3.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:STXI comic 4.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|TBR}} || {{cent|TBR}}
  
−
|}
  
   
  +
===Omnibuses===
−
In April a new four-part series by John Byrne will begin. ''[[Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor]]'' will feature Doctor McCoy in a story set before ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''
  
  +
Typically, three months following the publication of the final issue of a miniseries, an omnibus book of the series is released. There have been a few exceptions to this; ''[[Romulans: The Hollow Crown]]'' was released in an omnibus along the ''[[Schism]]'' series as a single omnibus of the entire John Byrne Romulan Saga. Similarly the new adaptation of ''The Wrath of Khan'' was printed in an omnibus alongside previous movie comic adaptations.
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{| class="chart"
  
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|-
 
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|Titles:
  
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![[Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor, Issue 1|Issue 1]]
  
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![[Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor, Issue 2|Issue 2]]
  
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![[Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor, Issue 3|Issue 3]]
  
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![[Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor, Issue 4|Issue 4]]
  
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|-
  
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[File:Frontier Doctor 1A.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Frontier Doctor 2.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Frontier Doctor 3RI cover.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|TBR}}
 
−
|}
  
−
[[File:Burden of Knowledge 1.jpg|thumb|upright|A cover for ''Burden of Knowledge'']]
  
−
Starting in June will be a new ''TOS'' series titled ''[[Burden of Knowledge]]'', it will be written by Scott and David Tipton with art by Federica Manfredi. The Tiptons also have another, as yet undetailed, series in works.
  
   
  +
The ''{{ST|Countdown}}'' miniseries also broke the normal rule, with the omnibus released almost immediately after publication of the final issue so that it would be out ahead of the release of the movie it is a prequel to.
−
John Byrne also has three series green lit. The latter of the three will be a second ''Assignment: Earth'' series. One of the earlier two will conclude at about the time Robert April took command of the ''Enterprise'', and one of the three will feature [[James T. Kirk]] at the Academy. <sup>[http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34370&PN=1][http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34299&PN=1&totPosts=20][http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34540&PN=1&totPosts=22]</sup>
  
   
  +
IDW also publish collections of ''Star Trek'' comics originally published by previous holders of the ''Star Trek'' comics license. These have so far taken two forms: The ''[[Star Trek Archives]]'' series collects between four and six issues per volume, based on a theme while the ''[[Star Trek Omnibus]]'' format sees larger collections of entire series of comics.
−
==Omnibuses==
  
  +
{{IDW omnibuses}}
−
===IDW miniseries===
  
−
In addition to the release of individual issues IDW have also reprinted all their ''Star Trek'' comics in [[omnibus]] books - approximately three months after the release of the final issue of each miniseries.
 
   
  +
==Creators==
−
The omnibuses contain all the issues of the miniseries, plus cover galleries to display all the available covers for the issues and some additional content that was printed with the original issues, such as behind the scenes development sketches.
  
  +
{{IDW writers}}
  +
{{IDW artists}}
   
  +
==International reprints==
−
{| class="chart"
  
  +
[[File:German Nero paperback.jpg|thumb|upright|The German paperback edition of ''Nero'']]
−
|-
 
  +
In several foreign markets other publishers have purchased the rights to reprint IDW comics:
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|Titles:
  
  +
*Starting in 2008 the Brazilian publisher [[Devir]] has published several Portuguese translations of IDW miniseries omnibuses.
−
!''[[The Space Between]]''
  
  +
*In Germany, starting in [[2009]], the publisher [[Cross Cult]] has published German language translations of several series omnibuses. Releases have been in both hardcover and paperback, often with new cover art.
−
!''[[Klingons: Blood Will Tell]]''
  
  +
*Also in 2009 the British publisher [[Titan Comics]] launched a short-lived magazine format called ''[[Star Trek Comic]]''. The publication lasted three issues, reprinting the complete ''[[Star Trek: Nero]]'' series, before it was cancelled.
−
!''[[Year Four]]''
  
  +
*In 2010, Australian publisher [[Wilkinson Publishing]] began to produce local prints of both omnibus books and individual issues.
−
!''[[Alien Spotlight, Volume I]]''
  
−
!''[[Intelligence Gathering]]''
  
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|-
  
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[Image:The Space Between omnibus.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Blood Will Tell omnibus.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Year Four omnibus.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Alien Spotlight omnibus.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Intelligence Gathering omnibus.jpg|80px]]}}
  
−
|-
 
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|Titles:
  
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!''[[Turnaround]]''
  
−
!''[[Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment]]''
  
−
!''{{ST|Assignment: Earth}}''
  
−
!''[[Mirror Images]]''
  
−
!''{{ST|Countdown}}''
  
−
|-
  
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[Image:NewFrontiercollection.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Enterprise experiment omnibus.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Assignment Earth omnibus.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Mirror Images omnibus.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Countdown omnibus.jpg|80px]]}}
  
−
|-
 
−
|Titles:
  
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!''[[The Last Generation]]''
  
−
!''Countdown''<br>(hardcover)
  
−
!''[[Crew]]''
  
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!''[[Mission's End]]''
  
−
!''[[Spock: Reflections]]''
  
−
|-
  
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[File:The Last Generation omnibus.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Countdown HC.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Crew omnibus.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Mission's End omnibus.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Spock Reflections omnibus cover.jpg|80px]]}}
 
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|-
  
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|Titles:
  
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!''{{ST|Nero}}''
  
−
!''[[Romulans: Pawns of Wars]]''
  
−
!''[[Alien Spotlight, Volume II]]''
  
−
!''[[Motion Picture Trilogy]]''
  
−
!''{{dis|Ghosts|TNG}}''
  
−
|-
  
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[File:Nero omnibus.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Romulans Pawns of War.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Alien Spotlight 2.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Motion Picture Trilogy.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Ghosts omnibus.jpg|80px]]}}
  
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|}
  
   
−
===Archive material===
 +
==Unrealized concepts==
  +
:''See also: [[unpublished comics]].''
−
Starting from September 2008 IDW also began to publish omnibus books of older ''Star Trek'' comics from previous ''Star Trek'' comic book publishers. This started with a series called ''[[Star Trek Archives]]'' which collected four to eight assorted issues based on a theme.
  
  +
Since obtaining the ''Star Trek'' license several IDW editors and writers have announced or talked about projects which have, so far, not been published. Few have officially been announced as cancelled, but have remained unproduced for significant periods of time:
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{| class="chart"
  
−
|-
 
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|Titles:
  
−
!''[[Best of Peter David]]''
  
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!''[[Best of The Borg]]''
  
−
!''[[Best of Gary Seven]]''
  
−
!''[[Best of DS9]]''
  
−
!''[[Best of Captain Kirk]]''
  
−
!''[[Best of Alternate Universes]]''
  
−
|-
  
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[Image:Best of Peter David.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Best of The Borg.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Gary Seven Collection.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Best of DS9.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:Best of Captain Kirk.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[Image:Best of Alternate Universes.jpg|80px]]}}
 
−
|}
  
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Following on from the ''Archives'' series IDW also started to publish larger omnibuses of pre-IDW comics in a series dubbed "''Star Trek Omnibus''". IDW announced three books in the series, although the latter, a collection of movie adaptations was delayed and eventually replaced with ''[[Motion Picture Trilogy]]'', collecting three movie adaptations rather than all six ''TOS'' films. The first two volumes in the ''Omnibus'' series were a collection of [[Marvel Comics]]' [[Star Trek (Marvel)|first ''Star Trek'' series]] (issues 4-18, the first three issues, an adaptation of The Motion Picture, were saved for the movie adaptation omnibus), and the complete ''{{ST|Early Voyages}}'' series.
  
−
{| class="chart"
  
−
|-
 
−
|Titles:
  
−
!''[[Star Trek Omnibus, Volume 1]]''
  
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!''[[Star Trek Omnibus, Volume 2]]''
  
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!''[[Motion Picture Trilogy]]''
  
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|-
  
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| Covers: || {{cent|[[Image:Star Trek Omnibus 1.jpg|80px]]}} || {{cent|[[File:ST Omnibus 2.jpg|80px]]}} ||
 
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{{cent|[[File:Motion Picture Trilogy.jpg|80px]]}}
  
−
|}
  
   
  +
Following on from their first two ''Year Four'' miniseries' IDW had vague plans for two more ''Year Four'' miniseries, making a total of twenty-two issues over the four minis, equivalent to a full season of ''The Original Series''. After that they planned to continue on to ''Year Five'' miniseries’. <sup>[http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/showflat.php?Number=8504949#Post8504949]</sup> IDW skipped ahead with this concept somewhat with the 2009 release of ''[[Mission's End]]'', showing the finally year five mission.
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==Possible future series==
  
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For the first three years of their license, IDW only purchased the rights to publish comics from the two most popular ''Trek'' series; ''{{ST|The Original Series}}'' and ''{{ST|The Next Generation}}''. The company have the right of first refusal to the rest of franchise should they later decide to expand out from those two series, which they did so in taking on the license to publish tie-in comics for the new movie, {{STXI}}, and in late [[2009]] when they began to publish their first ''{{ST|Deep Space Nine}}'' comics. The current licences include the full breadth of any series they opt into and its spin-offs, so IDW could and have published stories from more obscure angles on the series, such as the era of Captain Pike, and comics from the ''{{ST|New Frontier}}'' series. <sup>[http://idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=32298]</sup>
 
   
  +
Former editor [[Andrew Steven Harris]] indicated IDW were developing an idea for a post-[[Star Trek Nemesis|''Nemesis]] TNG'' series, working with an unspecified individual who has previously worked on ''Star Trek'' projects form [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[DC Comics]]. Harris suggested the series would start in early 2009; that period did see the start of ''Countdown'' a part-''TNG'' series set many years after ''Nemesis''. <sup>[http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=4787d12f4f6ce]</sup>
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During in his tenure as editor Andrew Steven Harris suggested the company planned to work on some sort of collaborative project with [[Pocket Books]] - the first hint of this collaboration was the ''The Last Generation'' miniseries, which was released under the ''[[Myriad Universes]]'' manner begun by Pocket. Harris and his successor [[Andrew Schmidt]] both also indicated an interest in ''{{ST|Titan}}'' comics. However IDW's most recent editor, [[Scott Dunbier]] commented in the 2009 ''Comics International Star Trek Special'' that IDW had no plans at the time to build on Pocket Books' concepts, but did suggest there might be future tie-ins with ''[[Star Trek Online]]'' following the collaboration in ''{{ST|Countdown}}''.<sup>[http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=4787d12f4f6ce][http://trekmovie.com/2008/07/26/comic-con-08-idw-outlines-plans-for-future-of-trek-comics/]</sup>
  
   
  +
When ''[[Mirror Images]]'' was first announced it was also suggested that there would be a ''TNG'' mirror universe series to follow. However that series was pushed back in favor of the ''[[Myriad Universe]]'' miniseries ''[[The Last Generation]]''.
−
====Further ''TOS'' and ''TNG'' titles====
  
−
Building on the success of the new {{STXI}} movie and it's comic spin-off IDW have plans for several projects based around the film and ''Countdown''. The ''Countdown'' writers Tim Jones and Mike Johnson have plans to write a prequel to ''Countdown'' showing how the ''TNG'' crew got to their new positions, and in particular how Data was restored. Additionally they would like to write a series following Countdown showing the continuing future of the ''TNG'' era. In the {{alternate reality|Nero|2233}} of the new film they intend to produce a series leading into the next film in a similar function to ''Countdown''. <sup>[http://trekmovie.com/2009/07/25/exclusive-interview-tim-jones-mike-johnson-talk-nero-star-trek-adaptation-future-comics/]</sup>
  
   
  +
Announced in ''[[Focus on... Star Trek]]'' another project that never surfaced was ''[[Probability Factor]]'', a six issue miniseries, three issue ''TOS'' and three ''TNG''. The series was to tell "What if?" stories exploring episodes that might have been is some factor had changed. The episodes choose for the alternate universe treatment were to be selected by and voted for by fans. However since its initial announcement no further news on the series has been announced, while other new miniseries (including a different alternate timeline story - ''[[The Last Generation]]'') have gone ahead.
−
=====Unrealized concepts=====
  
−
Through a succession of editors some projects which have been hinted at by previous editors have yet to be realized. None of them have officially been announced as canceled, but have remain unproduced for significant periods of time:
 
   
  +
Announced in the end matter of the [[2008]] prose anthology ''[[Echoes and Refractions]]'', author [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]] was apparently due to write a ''TNG'' miniseries titled ''[[Redshirts]]''.
−
Following on from their first two ''Year Four'' miniseries' IDW had vague plans for two more ''Year Four'' miniseries, making a total of twenty-two issues over the four minis, equivalent to a full season of ''The Original Series''. After that they planned to continue on to ''Year Five'' miniseries’. <sup>[http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/showflat.php?Number=8504949#Post8504949]</sup> IDW skipped ahead with this concept somewhat with the 2009 release of ''Mission's End'', showing the finally year five mission.
 
   
  +
Building on the success of the new {{STXI}} movie and it's comic spin-offs IDW had plans for several projects based around the film and ''Countdown''. The ''Countdown'' writers Tim Jones and Mike Johnson have talked about a prequel to ''Countdown'' showing how the ''TNG'' crew got to their new positions, and in particular how Data was restored. Additionally they would like to write a series following Countdown showing the continuing future of the ''TNG'' era. In the {{alternate reality|Nero|2233}} of the new film they intend to produce a series leading into the next film in a similar function to ''Countdown''. <sup>[http://trekmovie.com/2009/07/25/exclusive-interview-tim-jones-mike-johnson-talk-nero-star-trek-adaptation-future-comics/]</sup>
−
Andrew Steven Harris also indicated IDW were developing an idea for a post-[[Star Trek Nemesis|''Nemesis]] TNG'' series, working with an unspecified individual who has previously worked on ''Star Trek'' projects form Marvel and DC comics. Harris suggested the series would start in early 2009; that period did see the start of ''Countdown'' a part-''TNG'' series set many years after ''Nemesis''. <sup>[http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=4787d12f4f6ce]</sup>
  
   
  +
Since IDW obtained their license author [[Andy Mangels]] has been pushing for a ''[[Star Trek: Titan]]'' miniseries, and had even managed to talk [[Tim Russ]], the actor who played [[Tuvok]], into co-authoring it. In [[2010]] however he received confirmation from IDW that they would not be taking up the concept. <sup>[http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=4287020&postcount=32]</sup>
−
When ''[[Mirror Images]]'' was first announced it was also suggested that there would be a ''TNG'' mirror universe series to follow. However that series was pushed back in favor of the ''[[Myriad Universe]]'' miniseries ''[[The Last Generation]]''.
  
   
  +
[[John Byrne]] has discussed ideas he has yet to develop, such as a miniseries exploring the adventures of [[Balok]] and [[David Bailey]].<sup>[http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26404&PN=1&TPN=5]</sup> One idea Byrne will not be able to realize was a crossover between ''Assignment: Earth'' and the series ''[[Doctor Who]]''; unfortunately the BBC, who own the ''Doctor Who'' franchise, were not willing to go ahead with this.<sup>[http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27473&PN=1&TPN=1]</sup>
−
Announced in ''[[Focus on... Star Trek]]'' another project that never surfaced was ''[[Probability Factor]]'', a six issue miniseries, three issue ''TOS'' and three ''TNG''. The series was to tell "What if?" stories exploring episodes that might have been is some factor had changed. The episodes choose for the alternate universe treatment were to be selected by and voted for by fans. However since its initial announcement no further news on the series has been announced, while other new miniseries (including a different alternate timeline story - ''[[The Last Generation]]'') have gone ahead.
  
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On ''{{ST|Voyager}}'' comics Andrew Steven Harris has stated they are currently unlikely to happen any time soon if at all. ''{{ST|Enterprise}}'' comics have a similar, if not worse, [[Dan Taylor]] noted likeness approvals for [[Scott Bakula]]/[[Jonathan Archer]] are problematic<sup>[http://idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4560]</sup>. ''Enterprise'', being the series with the smallest fanbase, would also make such a venture risky, ie. developing comics on a series that may be less commercially successful. <sup>[http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/showflat.php?Number=8463463#Post8463463]</sup>
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On ''{{ST|Voyager}}'' comics [[Andrew Steven Harris]] has stated they are unlikely to happen any time soon if at all. ''{{ST|Enterprise}}'' comics have a similar outlook, if not worse; [[Dan Taylor]] noted likeness approvals for [[Scott Bakula]]/[[Jonathan Archer]] are problematic<sup>[http://idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4560]</sup>. ''Enterprise'', being the series with the smallest fanbase, would also make such a venture risky, ie. developing comics on a series that may be less commercially successful. <sup>[http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/showflat.php?Number=8463463#Post8463463]</sup>
   
 
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IDW

IDW Publishing is the current comic book publisher to have obtained the Star Trek license. They did so in 2006, with the first comics published in January 2007. IDW's comics have so far been based either on The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and the 2009 movie Star Trek. IDW's comics have all been released in miniseries of between two and six issues, and all of their comics are reprinted in omnibus collections.

Overview

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IDW's first Star Trek comic, "History Lesson"

For the first three years of their license, IDW only purchased the rights to publish comics from the two most popular Trek series; The Original Series and The Next Generation. The company have the right of first refusal to the rest of franchise should they decide to expand; which they did so in taking on the license to publish tie-in comics for the new movie, Star Trek, and in late 2009 when they began to publish their first Deep Space Nine comics. The current licences include the full breadth of any series they opt into and its spin-offs; IDW can therefore published stories from more obscure angles on the series, such as the era of Captain Pike, and comics from the New Frontier series.

In their first year IDW tested the format with miniseries of various formats. In their second year they intend to push the line forward with the involvement of big names such as D.C. Fontana and Peter David, branding their output for the year Star Trek: Second Stage. The Second Stage branding only actually appeared on the first issue of Turnaround.

After the first few issue of the first series IDW released two comics a month throughout their first year. With the launch of their Second Stage titles they upped production to four issues a month, intending to deliver a new comic almost every week. Output has since fluctuated, with as few as one comic being release in a month, and up to as many as five.

Format

IDW has so far released Star Trek comics in miniseries of between two and six issues over several consecutive months. Each comic is thirty-two pages in length, twenty-two of which (with limited exception) are actually story. The story pages flow uninterrupted (again with limited exception) with the final ten pages consisting of adverts, previews and interviews relating to other IDW projects, letters pages, and in a hand-full of issues The Trek Life comic strips.

The inside front cover of each comic typically contains a title a credit page and sometimes an opening monologue like paragraph of text related to the miniseries or in the case of some part-stories a short paragraph of text to refresh the reader on the story so far. In a hand full of issues this title page has been moved to the first page after the story at the back of the book.

Most of the comics have been available in several covers. Earlier comics tended to have more covers, while the most recent releases have had increasingly few, with many issues being released in just one cover by May of 2008. "Against Their Nature", the first issue of the Klingons: Blood Will Tell miniseries has had to most covers to date, with a total of seven being available. For IDW's first year's worth of miniseries the back inside cover of each comic was used as a cover gallery for that issue. With the launch of the Second Stage titles the cover gallery was moved to the title page, occupying a smaller area using thumbnail images.

Publications

For a list of all IDW comics by publication order see IDW Publishing release order.

Miniseries

Completed series
Title Series Writer(s) Artist(s) No. of issues Published Omnibus
The Space Between TNG David Tischman Casey Maloney 6 January-June 2007 Septermber 2007
Klingons: Blood Will Tell TOS Scott & David Tipton David Messina 5 April-August 2007 November 2007
Year Four TOS David Tischman Steve Conley, Gordon Purcell & Rob & Joe Sharp 6 July-December 2007 March 2008
Alien Spotlight TOS & TNG Scott & David Tipton, James Patrick, Paul D. Storrie, Andrew Steven Harris & John Byrne David Messina, Josep Maria Beroy, Leonard O'Grady, Elena Casagrande, Sean Murphy & John Byrne 6 September 2007 - February 2008 May 2008
Intelligence Gathering TNG Scott & David Tipton David Messina 5 January-May 2008 August 2008
Turnaround NF Peter David Stephen Thompson 5 March-July 2008 October 2008
Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment TOS D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester Gordon Purcell 5 April-August 2008 November 2008
Assignment: Earth TOS John Byrne 5 May-September 2008 December 2008
Mirror Images TOS Scott & David Tipton David Messina 5 June-November 2008 February 2009
Romulans: The Hollow Crown TOS John Byrne 2 September-October 2008 February 2010 (in Romulans: Pawns of War)
The Last Generation TNG & Myriad Universes Andrew Steven Harris Gordon Purcell 5 November 2008 - March 2009 July 2009
Countdown TOS & TNG Tim Jones & Mike Johnson, story by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman David Messina 4 January-March 2009 April 2009 (paperback); October 2009 (hardcover)
Crew TOS John Byrne 5 March-July 2009 October 2009
Alien Spotlight II TOS, TNG, & DS9 Stuart Moore, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Ian Edginton, Scott & David Tipton, & Arne Schmidt & Andy Schmidt Mike Hawthorne, J.K. Woodward, Wagner Reis, Elena Casagrande & Augustin Padilla 5 March-December 2009 March 2010
Mission's End TOS Ty Templeton Steve Molnar 5 March-July 2009 October 2009
The Wrath of Khan TOS Andy Schmidt Chee Yang Ong 3 June-July 2009 November 2009 (in Movie Omnibus)
Spock: Reflections TOS Scott & David Tipton David Messina & Federica Manfredi 4 July-October 2009 January 2010
Nero TOS Tim Jones & Mike Johnson David Messina 4 August-November 2009 February 2010
Romulans: Schism TOS John Byrne 3 September-November 2009 February 2010 (in Romulans: Pawns of War)
Ghosts TNG Zander Cannon Javier Aranda 5 November 2009 - March 2010 July 2010
Fool's Gold DS9 Scott & David Tipton Fabio Mantovani 4 December 2009 - March 2010 August 2010
Star Trek Movie Adaptation TOS Tim Jones & Mike Johnson, story by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman David Messina 6 February-August 2010 October 2010
Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor TOS John Byrne 4 April-July 2010 October 2010
Burden of Knowledge TOS Scott & David Tipton Federica Manfredi 4 June-September 2010
In production
Title Series Writer(s) Artist(s) No. of issues Published
Captain's Log TOS Scott & David Tipton, Marc Guggenheim, Stuart Moore & Keith R.A. DeCandido Federica Manfredi, Andrew Currie & J.K. Woodward 4 January-October 2010
Khan: Rulings in Hell TOS Scott & David Tipton Fabio Mantovani 4 October 2010 - January 2011
Forthcoming series

John Byrne has announced he has had three series green lit, though release dates are as yet undetermined. The latter of the three will be a second Assignment: Earth series. One of the earlier two will conclude at about the time Robert April took command of the Enterprise, and one of the three will feature James T. Kirk at the Academy. [1][2][3]

Starting in 2011 there will also be a TOS element to IDW franchise-crossover event Infestation. [4]

Omnibuses

Typically, three months following the publication of the final issue of a miniseries, an omnibus book of the series is released. There have been a few exceptions to this; Romulans: The Hollow Crown was released in an omnibus along the Schism series as a single omnibus of the entire John Byrne Romulan Saga. Similarly the new adaptation of The Wrath of Khan was printed in an omnibus alongside previous movie comic adaptations.

The Countdown miniseries also broke the normal rule, with the omnibus released almost immediately after publication of the final issue so that it would be out ahead of the release of the movie it is a prequel to.

IDW also publish collections of Star Trek comics originally published by previous holders of the Star Trek comics license. These have so far taken two forms: The Star Trek Archives series collects between four and six issues per volume, based on a theme while the Star Trek Omnibus format sees larger collections of entire series of comics.

IDW Publishing omnibuses
IDW collections 100-Page Spectacular (2011 • 2012 • Winter 2012) • The John Byrne Collection • Countdown Collection (Volume 1 • Volume 2) • The New Adventures (Volume 1 • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • Volume 4 • Volume 5) • New Visions: The Hollow Man and Other Stories • The Missions Continue • Mirror Universe Collection • Library Collection (Volume 1 • Volume 2) • Star Trek (IDW 2022) (Godshock • The Red Path) IDW bulb
Archive material Star Trek Archives (Best of Peter David • Best of the Borg • Best of Gary Seven • Best of DS9 • Best of Captain Kirk • Best of Alternate Universes) • Best of Klingons • Star Trek Omnibus (Volume 1 • Volume 2 • The Original Series • Movie Omnibus • TNG Omnibus) • Motion Picture Trilogy • 100-Page Spectacular (Summer 2012 • Gold Key) • Newspaper Comics (Volume 1 • Volume 2) • The Stardate Collection (Volume 1 • Volume 2) • Gold Key Archives (Volume 1 • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • Volume 4 • Volume 5) • Classic UK Comics (Volume 1 • Volume 2 • Volume 3) • Best of Picard • The Mirror Universe Saga

Creators

IDW Publishing writers and editors
Writers Mike W. Barr • John Byrne • Zander Cannon • Derek Chester • Peter David • Keith R.A. DeCandido • Ian Edginton • D.C. Fontana • Andrew Steven Harris • Tim Jones • Mike Johnson • Stuart Moore • James Patrick • Chris Ryall • Andy Schmidt • Arne Schmidt • Paul D. Storrie • David Tipton • Scott Tipton • David Tischman • Ty Templeton IDW bulb
Story credits Harve Bennett • Alex Kurtzman • Roberto Orci • Rick Remender • Jack B. Sowards
Editors Scott Dunbier • Andrew Steven Harris • Chris Ryall • Andy Schmidt • Dan Taylor • Denton J. Tipton
IDW Publishing artists
Interior artists Bob Almond • Javier Aranda • Claudia Balboni • Josep Maria Beroy • John Byrne • Gaetano Carlucci • Elena Casagrande • Chee Yang Ong • Steve Conley • Arianna Florean • Drew Geraci • Gianluigi Gregorini • Mike Hawthorne • Aaron Leach • Casey Maloney • Federica Manfredi • Fabio Mantovani • Jose Marzan Jr. • David Messina • Stephen Molnar • Sean Murphy • Tom Nguyen • Leonard O'Grady • Augustin Padilla • Terry Pallot • Stacie Ponder • Sara Pichelli • Gordon Purcell • Wagner Reis • Marc Rueda • Rob & Joe Sharp • Bob Smith • Stephen Thompson • German Torres-Ruiz • J.K. Woodward IDW bulb
Cover artists Robert Atkins • Josep Maria Beroy • James Brown • John Byrne • Dennis Calero • Elena Casagrande • Chee Yang Ong • Steve Conley • Joe Corroney • David Deitrick • Jeremy Geddes • Zach Howard • Ken Kelly • Kevin Maguire • David Messina • Sean Murphy • Leonard O'Grady • Augustin Padilla • Bob Peak • Pablo Raimondi • Brian Reber • Nick Runge • Kelsey Shannon • Rob & Joe Sharp • Stephen Thompson • David Williams • J.K. Woodward
Colorists 2B Studio • Davide Amici • Jennifer Baumann • Moose Baumann • Mario Boon • Chiara Cinabro • Andrew Elder • Mike Hawthorne • John Hunt • Jason Jenson • Lovern Kindzierski • Thompson Knox • Paolo Maddaleni • Giovanna Niro • Leonard O'Grady • Mirco Pierfederici • Priscila Ribeiro • Chris Sotomayor • Tom Smith • Ilaria Traversi • J.K. Woodward
Letterers Robbie Robbins • Chris Mowry • Richard Starkings • Neil Uyetake

International reprints

German Nero paperback

The German paperback edition of Nero

In several foreign markets other publishers have purchased the rights to reprint IDW comics:

  • Starting in 2008 the Brazilian publisher Devir has published several Portuguese translations of IDW miniseries omnibuses.
  • In Germany, starting in 2009, the publisher Cross Cult has published German language translations of several series omnibuses. Releases have been in both hardcover and paperback, often with new cover art.
  • Also in 2009 the British publisher Titan Comics launched a short-lived magazine format called Star Trek Comic. The publication lasted three issues, reprinting the complete Star Trek: Nero series, before it was cancelled.
  • In 2010, Australian publisher Wilkinson Publishing began to produce local prints of both omnibus books and individual issues.

Unrealized concepts

See also: unpublished comics.

Since obtaining the Star Trek license several IDW editors and writers have announced or talked about projects which have, so far, not been published. Few have officially been announced as cancelled, but have remained unproduced for significant periods of time:

Following on from their first two Year Four miniseries' IDW had vague plans for two more Year Four miniseries, making a total of twenty-two issues over the four minis, equivalent to a full season of The Original Series. After that they planned to continue on to Year Five miniseries’. [5] IDW skipped ahead with this concept somewhat with the 2009 release of Mission's End, showing the finally year five mission.

Former editor Andrew Steven Harris indicated IDW were developing an idea for a post-Nemesis TNG series, working with an unspecified individual who has previously worked on Star Trek projects form Marvel and DC Comics. Harris suggested the series would start in early 2009; that period did see the start of Countdown a part-TNG series set many years after Nemesis. [6]

When Mirror Images was first announced it was also suggested that there would be a TNG mirror universe series to follow. However that series was pushed back in favor of the Myriad Universe miniseries The Last Generation.

Announced in Focus on... Star Trek another project that never surfaced was Probability Factor, a six issue miniseries, three issue TOS and three TNG. The series was to tell "What if?" stories exploring episodes that might have been is some factor had changed. The episodes choose for the alternate universe treatment were to be selected by and voted for by fans. However since its initial announcement no further news on the series has been announced, while other new miniseries (including a different alternate timeline story - The Last Generation) have gone ahead.

Announced in the end matter of the 2008 prose anthology Echoes and Refractions, author Keith R.A. DeCandido was apparently due to write a TNG miniseries titled Redshirts.

Building on the success of the new Star Trek movie and it's comic spin-offs IDW had plans for several projects based around the film and Countdown. The Countdown writers Tim Jones and Mike Johnson have talked about a prequel to Countdown showing how the TNG crew got to their new positions, and in particular how Data was restored. Additionally they would like to write a series following Countdown showing the continuing future of the TNG era. In the alternate reality of the new film they intend to produce a series leading into the next film in a similar function to Countdown. [7]

Since IDW obtained their license author Andy Mangels has been pushing for a Star Trek: Titan miniseries, and had even managed to talk Tim Russ, the actor who played Tuvok, into co-authoring it. In 2010 however he received confirmation from IDW that they would not be taking up the concept. [8]

John Byrne has discussed ideas he has yet to develop, such as a miniseries exploring the adventures of Balok and David Bailey.[9] One idea Byrne will not be able to realize was a crossover between Assignment: Earth and the series Doctor Who; unfortunately the BBC, who own the Doctor Who franchise, were not willing to go ahead with this.[10]

Additionally several individual issues of miniseries have been lost or re-arranged. Both Alien Spotlight series saw significant changes to the creative teams involved. Early announcements for the second series indicated there would be issues on the Tholians, Ferengi and Betazoids, none of which were produced. The fifth issue of the Captain's Log series, "Captain's Log: Garret" was written but cancelled before the artwork was produced[11].

Voyager and Enterprise

On Voyager comics Andrew Steven Harris has stated they are unlikely to happen any time soon if at all. Enterprise comics have a similar outlook, if not worse; Dan Taylor noted likeness approvals for Scott Bakula/Jonathan Archer are problematic[12]. Enterprise, being the series with the smallest fanbase, would also make such a venture risky, ie. developing comics on a series that may be less commercially successful. [13]

Appendices

Star Trek comics
By series DSC • EV • TOS • TNG • DS9 • Voyager • SA
By publisher Gold Key • Marvel • DC • Malibu • WildStorm • TokyoPop • IDW

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