Star Trek (IDW Publishing)

Star Trek is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, based on the Star Trek science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. Since 2007, IDW Publishing has released three Star Trek ongoing series along with many limited series, crossover series and annuals.

Star Trek
Cover of Star Trek #1, flagship comic of the line.
Publication information
PublisherIDW Publishing
ScheduleIrregular
FormatOngoing and limited series
Publication dateJanuary 2007 - present
No. of issues197[needs update]

Publication history edit

2006–2010 edit

On November 9, 2006, IDW Publishing announced that they had secured the publishing rights to Star Trek from CBS Consumer Products.[1]

IDW's first title, Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space Between, is a six-issue limited series launched January 2007. The Space Between is written by David Tischman and drawn by Casey Maloney.[2] This storyline was collected in trade paperback form in September 2007.

The second series Star Trek: Klingons: Blood Will Tell, launched in April, focusing on the Klingons' point of view on various episodes from the original series - the first four issues based around "Errand of Mercy", "The Trouble with Tribbles", "A Private Little War" and "Day of the Dove", respectively, and features a framing story based around the events of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.[3]

A third series started in July 2007, called Star Trek: Year Four, continuing the five-year mission of Kirk's Enterprise after the end of Star Trek: The Original Series. A fourth series, Alien Spotlight launched in September 2007, focusing on various alien races.

2008 saw the publication of the "Mirror Images" series, which tell the stories of Mirror Universe Kirk's overthrow of Captain Christopher Pike, and of the alternates of the Enterprise-D crew.[4] In the same year they published Star Trek: Assignment: Earth, a mini-series that features the adventures of Gary Seven from the Star Trek TOS episode Assignment: Earth.

In 2009, IDW began to publish their first Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comic, the four-part Fool's Gold.

Also, in 2009, IDW published a prequel to the 2009 reboot/prequel film Star Trek, entitled Star Trek: Countdown.[5]

In 2009, IDW published Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, written by Andy Schmidt and based on the second Star Trek movie, and the only movie that has never been in comic form from the Original Crew.[6]

Other recent series include Star Trek: Crew, Star Trek: Romulans, Pawns of War and Star Trek: Doctor McCoy, Frontier Doctor.

2011–2021 edit

2009 film continuity edit

In September 2011, IDW began publishing a new ongoing Star Trek series, set in the continuity of the 2009 Star Trek film. This series ran for 60 issues and concluded in 2016.[7][8]

In January 2013, IDW began publishing Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, a prequel to the film Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Later that year, in October, they began publishing Star Trek: Khan, another tie-in, focusing on the film's antagonist Khan Noonien Singh.

A new ongoing, titled Star Trek: Boldly Go, was launched in 2016 and continues with the status quo established by the film Star Trek Beyond (2016).[8][9] The series explored new situations such as "Kirk, McCoy, Sulu, and Chekov [transferring] over to the USS Endeavor, while Spock and Uhura settled on New Vulcan. Meanwhile, Scotty became an instructor at Starfleet Academy, with Jaylah as a student".[10] The Borg were a reoccurring villain in the series[11] and the last arc dealt with "multiversal chaos" which brought "together the Enterprise crews from several different realities".[12] The series ran for 18 issues and concluded in 2018.[10]

Original continuity edit

In September 2012, IDW began a four-issue miniseries "Star Trek: The Next Generation - HIVE" about the return of Locutus of Borg.

In 2014, IDW worked with Harlan Ellison to publish a graphic novel based on his original screenplay for "The City on the Edge of Forever".[13]

To coincide with the launch of Star Trek: Discovery, IDW published a 4-issue prequel series in 2018 entitled "The Light of Kahless," chronicling T'Kuvma's backstory and rise to Klingon warrior. Star Trek: Discovery Annual #1 recounted the first meeting between Lt. Paul Stamets and Dr. Culber – the first openly gay couple on Star Trek.

A new ongoing, titled Star Trek: Year Five, was launched in 2019 and continues the story of the Kirk's Enterprise from Star Trek: Year Four.[14][15] The Hollywood Reporter commented that "the series will be written by a rotating team of talent, with a writer’s room made up of Brandon Easton, Jody Houser, Jim McCann and the team of Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing".[14] The series concluded with issue #25 in 2021.[16] Jared Mason Murray, for Screen Rant, highlighted that the creative team "have rendered what feels like the most accurate spiritual continuation of the beloved sci-fi television show. [...] Star Trek: Year Five is a worthy entry into the Star Trek mythos and will finally make sense of years of continuity confusion".[15] Jamie Lovett, for ComicBook.com, highlighted the "near-anthology" and episodic format of series with a rotating creative team with change as the "overarching theme".[16] Lovett wrote that "the writing has focused on showing how the characters from The Original Series became the changed character who returned for the Star Trek movies. [...] Star Trek: Year Five is a remarkable achievement for a licensed comic. Often, these titles have little new or exciting to offer fans of their source material and even less for those who aren't familiar, ultimately feeling redundant or vestigial. Star Trek: Year Five is neither. It set out on a mission to tell an essential missing chapter in the lives of these characters, and it succeeded".[16]

Mirror Universe edit

From 2017 to 2018, IDW published three limited series set in the Mirror Universe: Mirror Broken (2017),[17] Through the Mirror (2018),[18] and Terra Incognita (2018).[19] These series focused on Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the ISS Enterprise.[20][21] Mirror Broken was included on Screen Rant's 2022 "The 10 Best Star Trek Comics" list — the article states "one of the strengths of the miniseries is its ability to impart a lot of information in a digestible and fun-to-read manner. [...] Though the story isn't as fleshed out as other miniseries, it is still a fascinating glimpse into the mirror universe".[22]

A new limited series, entitled Mirror War, was first published in 2021. It is a thirteen part continuation of the 2017–2018 Mirror Universe saga. It follows Picard's ongoing galactic conquest which draws the attention of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. It will also have several issues which follow individual members of the ISS Enterprise crew.[21][23]

2022–present edit

Along with the continued publication of Mirror War (2021), IDW published two anthologies in 2022 — the relaunched Alien Spotlight series and Adventures in the 32nd Century (a Star Trek: Discovery tie-in) series. IDW also released The Mirror Universe Saga trade paperback, a reprint of a 1980s DC Comics run set in the Mirror Universe.[24]

Star Trek, the flagship comic by Jackson Lanzing, Kelly, Marcus To, Loughridge and Clayton Cowles, is set in the period between Voyager and Nemesis. It has a roster of characters from several series, led by Benjamin Sisko. To reuse the character after the events of the Deep Space 9 finale, it was retconned that the prophets released him back into the physical world.[25] The comic was followed by the spin-of comic Star Trek: Defiant, where Worf leaves Sisko's crew and creates his own one. It is also a roster of characters from many series, including an aged Spock from the original series.[25] Both series made the first comic-book crossover of the Star Trek franchise, Day of blood.[25]

Unrelated to the plots of the aforementioned comics, Star Trek: Holo-Ween (released near the 2023 halloween celebration) is set in TNG era and shows a holodeck malfunction that creates monsters.[25] Star Trek: Picard's Academy narrates the stories of a young Jean-Luc Picard back when he was a student, in stark contrast with the recent live-action series Star Trek: Picard that depicted an aged version of the character.[25] Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Scorpius Run is a comic set in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.[25]

Crossovers edit

In 2012, IDW published a six-issue limited series crossover featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes from DC Comics. This was followed soon after by the first-ever licensed crossover between the Star Trek franchise and Doctor Who. It was an eight-issue limited series titled Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation². These were the first of numerous crossover storylines featuring Star Trek characters interacting with characters from various franchises.

In June 2018, it was announced that there will be a Star Trek and Transformers crossover released in September titled Star Trek vs. Transformers.[26]

Collected editions edit

The various series have been collected in trade paperbacks.

Ongoing series edit

Star Trek (2011–2016) edit

Flagship series that ran for sixty issues, from 2011 to 2016. The series was marketed as Star Trek: Ongoing to differentiate it from other series.

No. Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
1 Where No Man Has Gone Before, Part 1 September 2011 Star Trek, Vol. 1 March 21, 2012 978-1-61377-150-1
2 Where No Man Has Gone Before, Part 2 October 2011
3 The Galileo Seven, Part 1 November 2011
4 The Galileo Seven, Part 2 December 2011
5 Operation: Annihilate, Part 1 January 2012 Star Trek, Vol. 2 July 24, 2012 978-1-61377-286-7
6 Operation: Annihilate, Part 2 February 2012
7 Vulcan's Vengeance, Part 1 March 2012
8 Vulcan's Vengeance, Part 2 April 2012
9 The Return of the Archons, Part 1 May 2012 Star Trek, Vol. 3 November 27, 2012 978-1-61377-515-8
10 The Return of the Archons, Part 2 June 2012
11 The Truth About Tribbles, Part 1 July 2012
12 The Truth About Tribbles, Part 2 August 2012
13 Star Trek, Issue 13 September 2012 Star Trek, Vol. 4 March 19, 2013 978-1-61377-590-5
14 Star Trek, Issue 14 October 2012
15 Mirror, Part 1 November 2012
16 Mirror, Part 2 December 2012
17 Star Trek, Issue 17 January 2013 Star Trek, Vol. 5 July 16, 2013 978-1-61377-687-2
18 Star Trek, Issue 18 February 2013
19 Star Trek, Issue 19 March 2013
20 Star Trek, Issue 20 April 2013
21 After Darkness, Part 1 May 2013 Star Trek, Vol. 6 – After Darkness November 26, 2013 978-1-61377-796-1
22 After Darkness, Part 2 June 2013
23 After Darkness, Part 3 July 2013
24 Star Trek, Issue 26 August 2013
25 The Khitomer Conflict, Part 1 September 2013 Star Trek, Vol. 7 – The Khitomer Conflict April 1, 2014 978-1-61377-882-1
26 The Khitomer Conflict, Part 2 October 2013
27 The Khitomer Conflict, Part 3 November 2013
28 The Khitomer Conflict, Part 4 December 2013
29 Parallel Lives, Part 1 January 2014 Star Trek, Vol. 8 October 7, 2014 978-1-63140-021-6
30 Parallel Lives, Part 2 February 2014
31 I, Enterprise!, Part 1 March 2014
32 I, Enterprise!, Part 2 April 2014
33 Lost Apollo, Part 1 May 2014
34 Lost Apollo, Part 2 June 2014
35 The Q Gambit, Part 1 July 2014 Star Trek, Vol. 9 – The Q Gambit April 21, 2015 978-1-63140-276-0
36 The Q Gambit, Part 2 August 2014
37 The Q Gambit, Part 3 September 2014
38 The Q Gambit, Part 4 October 2014
39 The Q Gambit, Part 5 November 2014
40 The Q Gambit, Part 6 December 2014
41 Behemoth, Part 1 January 2015 Star Trek, Vol. 10 September 22, 2015 978-1-63140-381-1
42 Behemoth, Part 2 February 2015
43 Eurydice, Part 1 March 2015
44 Eurydice, Part 2 April 2015
45 Eurydice, Part 3 May 2015
46 The Tholian Webs, Part 1 June 2015 Star Trek, Vol. 11 February 2, 2016 978-1-63140-521-1
47 The Tholian Webs, Part 2 July 2015
48 Deity, Part 1 August 2015
49 Deity, Part 2 September 2015
50 Live Evil, Part 1 October 2015 Star Trek, Vol. 12 July 12, 2016 978-1-63140-664-5
51 Live Evil, Part 2 November 2015
52 Live Evil, Part 3 December 2015
53 Reunion, Part 1 January 2016
54 Reunion, Part 2 February 2016
55 Legacy of Spock, Part 1 March 2016 Star Trek, Vol. 13 November 22, 2016 978-1-63140-775-8
56 Legacy of Spock, Part 2 April 2016
57 Legacy of Spock, Part 3 May 2016
58 Legacy of Spock, Part 4 June 2016
59 Connection, Part 1 July 2016
60 Connection, Part 2 August 2016

Boldly Go (2016–2018) edit

Star Trek: Boldly Go series depicts events between the conclusion of Star Trek Beyond (2016) and the launch of the newly built USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A).

No. Date Collection Date ISBN
1 October 2016 Boldly Go, Vol. 1 July 25, 2016 978-1-63140-923-3
2 November 2016
3 December 2016
4 January 2017
5 February 2017
6 March 2017
7 April 2017 Boldly Go, Vol. 2 January 9, 2018 978-1-68405-103-8
8 May 2017
9 June 2017
10 July 2017
11 August 2017
12 September 2017
13 October 2017 Boldly Go, Vol. 3 May 29, 2018 978-1-68405-248-6
14 November 2017
15 December 2017
16 January 2018
17 February 2018
18 March 2018

Star Trek: Year Five (2019–2021) edit

Continues the story of Kirk's Enterprise from the mini-series Star Trek: Year Four (2007).

No. Date Collection Date ISBN
1 April 2019 Star Trek: Year Five – Odyssey's End, Book 1 February 5, 2020 9781684055685
2 May 2019
3 July 2019
4 August 2019
5 August 2019
6 September 2019
7 October 2019 Star Trek: Year Five – The Wine Dark Deep, Book 2 July 22, 2020 9781684056439
8 December 2019
9 December 2019
10 February 2020
11 June 2020
12 July 2020
13 August 2020 Star Trek: Year Five – Weaker Than Man, Book 3 May 25, 2021 9781684057436
14 September 2020
15 October 2020
16 November 2020
17 December 2020
18 January 2021
19 February 2021
20 May 2021 Star Trek: Year Five – Experienced in Loss, Book 4 April 19, 2022 9781684058525
21 June 2021
22 July 2021
23 July 2021
24 August 2021
25 October 2021
Special February 2020

Limited series edit

The Next Generation (2007–2013) edit

Comics based on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
The Space Between, Part 1 January 2007 The Space Between, Vol. 1 September 25, 2007 978-1-60010-116-8
The Space Between, Part 2 February 2007
The Space Between, Part 3 March 2007
The Space Between, Part 4 April 2007
The Space Between, Part 5 May 2007
The Space Between, Part 6 June 2007
Intelligence Gathering, Part 1 January 2008 Intelligence Gathering, Vol. 1 September 9, 2008 978-1-60010-199-1
Intelligence Gathering, Part 2 February 2008
Intelligence Gathering, Part 3 March 2008
Intelligence Gathering, Part 4 April 2008
Intelligence Gathering, Part 5 May 2008
The Last Generation, Part 1 November 2008 The Last Generation, Vol. 1
  (Myriad Universes)
July 21, 2009 978-1-60010-475-6
The Last Generation, Part 2 December 2008
The Last Generation, Part 3 January 2009
The Last Generation, Part 4 February 2009
The Last Generation, Part 5 March 2009
Ghosts, Part 1 November 2009 Ghosts, Vol. 1 June 22, 2010 978-1-60010-682-8
Ghosts, Part 2 December 2009
Ghosts, Part 3 January 2010
Ghosts, Part 4 February 2010
Ghosts, Part 5 March 2010
Hive, Part 1 September 2012 Hive, Vol. 1 April 9, 2013 978-1-61377-566-0
Hive, Part 2 October 2012
Hive, Part 3 November 2012
Hive, Part 4 February 2013

Klingons: Blood Will Tell (2007) edit

Star Trek: Klingons – Blood Will Tell miniseries explores prominent events in Star Trek history from a Klingon perspective.

No. Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
1 "Against Their Nature" April 2007 Klingons: Blood Will Tell, Vol. 1 December 11, 2007 978-1-60010-108-3
2 "Beneath the Skin" May 2007
3 "The Order of Things" June 2007
4 "Blood Reign O'er Me" July 2007
5 "Losses" August 2007

Star Trek: The Original Series (2007–2014) edit

Comics based on Star Trek: The Original Series.

Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
Year Four, Part 1 July 2007 Year Four, Vol. 1 March 18, 2008 978-1-60010-161-8
Year Four, Part 2 August 2007
Year Four, Part 3 September 2007
Year Four, Part 4 October 2007
Year Four, Part 5 November 2007
Year Four, Part 6 January 2008
The Enterprise Experiment, Part 1 April 2008 Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment, Vol. 1[a] November 18, 2008 978-1-60010-279-0
The Enterprise Experiment, Part 2 May 2008
The Enterprise Experiment, Part 3 June 2008
The Enterprise Experiment, Part 4 July 2008
The Enterprise Experiment, Part 5 August 2008
Assignment: Earth, Part 1 May 2008 Assignment: Earth, Vol. 1[a] December 16, 2008 978-1-60010-291-2
Assignment: Earth, Part 2 June 2008
Assignment: Earth, Part 3 July 2008
Assignment: Earth, Part 4 August 2008
Assignment: Earth, Part 5 September 2008
Mirror Images, Part 1 June 2008 Mirror Images, Vol. 1 February 17, 2009 978-1-60010-293-6
Mirror Images, Part 2 July 2008
Mirror Images, Part 3 September 2008
Mirror Images, Part 4 October 2008
Mirror Images, Part 5 November 2008
Crew, Part 1 March 2009 Crew, Vol. 1[a] October 27, 2009 978-1-60010-554-8
Crew, Part 2 April 2009
Crew, Part 3 May 2009
Crew, Part 4 June 2009
Crew, Part 5 July 2009
Mission's End, Part 1 March 2009 Mission's End, Vol. 1 November 3, 2009 978-1-60010-540-1
Mission's End, Part 2 April 2009
Mission's End, Part 3 May 2009
Mission's End, Part 4 June 2009
Mission's End, Part 5 July 2009
"Weeds" April 2010 Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor October 27, 2010 9781600107481
"Error" May 2010
"Medics" June 2010
"Hosts/Scalpel" July 2010
"Uncertain Prescriptions" June 2010 Star Trek: Burden of Knowledge December 14, 2010 978-1600108037
"A Failure to Communicate" July 2010
"A Matter of Perspective" August 2010
"The Burden of Knowledge" September 2010
"The First Six Months" October 2010 Khan: Ruling in Hell, Vol. 1 April 19, 2011 978-1-60010-909-6
"Holding Out Hope" November 2010
Ruling in Hell, Issue 3 December 2010
Ruling in Hell, Issue 4 January 2011

Romulans: Pawns of War (2008–2010) edit

Star Trek: Romulans – Pawns of War,[a] by John Byrne, depict the lives of Romulan military officers. Originally released as two series, Hollow Crown (2008) and Schisms (2009). Both were collected in Pawns of War (2010), which included a special issue, Balance of Terror, an adaptation of the episode of the same name as told from the Romulan perspective.

Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
Hollow Crown, Part 1 September 2008 Romulans: Pawns of War, Vol. 1[a] March 2, 2010 978-1-60010-369-8
Hollow Crown, Part 2 October 2008
Balance of Terror
(exclusive to collected edition)
March 2, 2010
Schisms, Part 1 September 2009
Schisms, Part 2 October 2009
Schisms, Part 3 November 2009

New Frontier: Turnaround (2008) edit

Star Trek: New Frontier – Turnaround is a five-part miniseries written by Peter David.

No. Date Collection Date ISBN
1 March 2008 New Frontier, Vol. 1. October 14, 2018 978-1-60010-266-0
2 April 2008
3 May 2008
4 June 2008
5 July 2008

Deep Space Nine (2009–2010) edit

Comics based on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

No. Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
1 "Fool's Gold, Issue 1" December 2009 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Fool's Gold August 10, 2010 978-1600106996
2 "Fool's Gold, Issue 2" January 2010
3 "Fool's Gold, Issue 3" February 2010
4 "Fool's Gold, Issue 4" March 2010
1 "Too Long a Sacrifice, Issue 1" July 15, 2020 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Too Long a Sacrifice January 27, 2021 1684057353
2 "Too Long a Sacrifice, Issue 2" August 19, 2020
3 "Too Long a Sacrifice, Issue 3" October 7, 2020
4 "Too Long a Sacrifice, Issue 4" November 11, 2020

Kelvin Universe (2009–2016) edit

Comics based on Star Trek (2009), and its sequel films: Into Darkness (2013) and Beyond (2016). Marketed as part of the "Kelvin Universe" or "Kelvin Timeline".

Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
Countdown, Part 1 January 2009 Countdown, Vol. 1 March 31, 2009 978-1-60010-420-6
Countdown, Part 2 February 2009
Countdown, Part 3 March 2009
Countdown, Part 4 April 2009
Reflections, Part 1 July 2009 Spock: Reflections, Vol. 1[a] January 19, 2010 978-1-60010-590-6
Reflections, Part 2 August 2009
Reflections, Part 3 September 2009
Reflections, Part 4 October 2009
Nero, Part 1 August 2009 Nero, Vol. 1 February 23, 2010 978-1-60010-603-3
Nero, Part 2 September 2009
Nero, Part 3 October 2009
Nero, Part 4 November 2009
Star Trek, Part 1 February 2010 Star Trek: Official Motion Picture Adaptation, Vol. 1 October 19, 2010 978-1-60010-765-8
Star Trek, Part 2 March 2010
Star Trek, Part 3 April 2010
Star Trek, Part 4 May 2010
Star Trek, Part 5 July 2010
Star Trek, Part 6 August 2010
Countdown to Darkness, Issue 1 January 2013 Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness April 10, 2013 9781613776230
Countdown to Darkness, Issue 2 February 2013
Countdown to Darkness, Issue 3 March 2013
Countdown to Darkness, Issue 4 April 2013
Khan, Part 1 October 2013 Khan, Vol. 1 June 3, 2014 978-1-61377-895-1
Khan, Part 2 November 2013
Khan, Part 3 December 2013
Khan, Part 4 January 2014
Khan, Part 5 February 2014
Starfleet Academy, Part 1 December 2015 Starfleet Academy, Vol. 1 August 16, 2016 978-1-63140-663-8
Starfleet Academy, Part 2 January 2016
Starfleet Academy, Part 3 February 2016
Starfleet Academy, Part 4 March 2016
Starfleet Academy, Part 5 April 2016
Manifest Destiny, Issue 1 April 2016 Manifest Destiny, Vol. 1 July 5, 2016 9781631406348
Manifest Destiny, Issue 2 May 2016
Manifest Destiny, Issue 3 May 2016
Manifest Destiny, Issue 4 June 2016

New Visions (2013–2019) edit

Star Trek: New Visions series that utilized imagery from the Original Series to create original stories. Stills from episodes were manipulated using modern photo editing software tools and effects.[27] Written by John Byrne.

No. Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
1 "The Mirror, Cracked"[b] May 2014 New Visions, Vol. 1 October 21, 2014 978-1-63140-039-1
2 "Time's Echo"[c] August 2014
3 "Cry Vengeance" October 2014 New Visions, Vol. 2 June 30, 2015 978-1-63140-367-5
4 "Made Out of Mudd" December 2014
5 "A Scent of Ghosts" March 2015
6 "Resistance" May 2015 New Visions, Vol. 3 March 8, 2016 978-1-63140-536-5
7 "1971/4860.2" July 2015
8 "The Survival Equation" September 2015
9 "The Hollow Man" November 2015 New Visions, Vol. 4 December 27, 2016 978-1-63140-805-2
10 "Mister Chekov" January 2016
11 "Of Woman Born" May 2016
12 "Swarm" September 2016 New Visions, Vol. 5 September 5, 2017 978-1-68405-088-8
13 "The Hidden Face" December 2016
14 "Sam" February 2017
15 "The Traveler" March 2017 New Visions, Vol. 6 January 30, 2018 978-1-68405-176-2
16 "Time Out of Joint" June 2017
17 "All the Ages Frozen" August 2017
18 "What Pain It Is to Drown" October 2017 New Visions, Vol. 7 August 21, 2018 978-1-68405-280-6
19 "The Hunger" December 2017
20 "Isolation" February 2018
21 "The Enemy of My Enemy" April 2018 New Visions, Vol. 8 February 5, 2019 978-1-68405-377-3
22 "An Unexpected Yesterday" June 2018

City on the Edge of Forever (2014) edit

Star Trek: Harlan Ellison's The City on the Edge of Forever – The Original Teleplay is a commemorative miniseries which adapts the titular television episode script as originally written by Harlan Ellison.

No. Date Collection Date ISBN
1 June 2014 The City on the Edge of Forever, Vol. 1[d] February 17, 2015 978-1-63140-206-7
2 July 2014
3 August 2014
4 September 2014
5 October 2014

Discovery (2017–2018) edit

Star Trek: Discovery is a series based on the television series of the same name.

Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
The Light of Kahless, Part 1 October 2017 The Light of Kahless, Vol. 1 September 4, 2018 978-1-63140-989-9
The Light of Kahless, Part 2 November 2017
The Light of Kahless, Part 3 December 2017
The Light of Kahless, Part 4 January 2018
Succession, Part 1 April 2018 Succession, Vol. 1 November 6, 2018 978-1-68405-360-5
Succession, Part 2 May 2018
Succession, Part 3 June 2018
Succession, Part 4 July 2018
Aftermath, Part 1 August 2019 Aftermath, Vol. 1 April 7, 2020 978-1-68405-650-7
Aftermath, Part 2 September 2019
Aftermath, Part 3 October 2019

The Q Conflict (2019) edit

Crossover between, The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager.

Mirror Universe Collection (2017–2019) edit

The three limited series – Mirror Broken (2017),[17] Through the Mirror (2018),[18] and Terra Incognita (2018) – focus on Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the ISS Enterprise in the Mirror Universe.[20][21] An omnibus collecting the three series was later released in 2021.

Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
Trade paperback
Mirror Broken, Issue 0 May 6, 2017 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Mirror Broken March 27, 2018 9781684051458
Mirror Broken, Issue 1 May 10, 2017
Mirror Broken, Issue 2 June 10, 2017
Mirror Broken, Issue 3 August 14, 2017
Mirror Broken, Issue 4 October 10, 2017
Mirror Broken, Issue 5 December 6, 2017
Through the Mirror, Issue 1 May 2, 2018 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Through the Mirror October 9, 2018 9781684053438
Through the Mirror, Issue 2 May 9, 2018
Through the Mirror, Issue 3 May 16, 2018
Through the Mirror, Issue 4 May 23, 2018
Through the Mirror, Issue 5 May 30, 2018
Terra Incognita, Issue 1 July 25, 2018 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Terra Incognita April 30, 2019 9781684054299
Terra Incognita, Issue 2 August 22, 2018
Terra Incognita, Issue 3 September 26, 2018
Terra Incognita, Issue 4 October 24, 2018
Terra Incognita, Issue 5 December 5, 2018
Terra Incognita, Issue 6 January 23, 2019
Omnibus
Mirror Broken #0-5, Through the Mirror #1-5, Terra Incognita #1-6 2017–2019 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Mirror Universe Collection June 8, 2021 9781684057641

Voyager (2020–2021) edit

Comics based on Star Trek: Voyager.

Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
1 November 18, 2020 Star Trek: Voyager - Seven's Reckoning August 11, 2021 1684058120
2 December 16, 2020
3 January 20, 2021
4 February 10, 2021

The Mirror War (2021–2022) edit

Star Trek: The Mirror War continues the story of Mirror Universe's Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the ISS Enterprise; set after the previous mini-series Mirror Broken (2017), Through the Mirror (2018), and Terra Incognita (2018). The series is scheduled to have eight issues with an additional four tie-in specials focused individual crew members.[23][24]

Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
0 September 2021 TBA TBA TBA
1 October 2021
2 November 2021
Data December 2021
3 January 2022
4 February 2022
Geordi March 2022
5 April 2022
6 May 2022
7 July 2022[28]

Anthologies edit

Alien Spotlight (2007–2010) edit

Star Trek: Alien Spotlight series collects issues featuring popular species from the Star Trek universe.

No. Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
1 The Gorn September 2007 Alien Spotlight, Vol. 1 May 27, 2008 978-1-60010-179-3
2 The Vulcans October 2007
3 The Andorians November 2007
4 Orions December 2007
5 Borg January 2008
6 Romulans February 2008
1 Tribbles March 2009 Alien Spotlight, Vol. 2 March 23, 2010 978-1-60010-612-5
2 Klingons April 2009
3 Romulans May 2009
4 Q August 2009
5 Cardassians December 2009

Captain's Log (2010) edit

Star Trek: Captain's Log is a four-issue anthology series, spanning multiple eras.

No. Date Collection Date ISBN
"Sulu" January 2010 Star Trek: Captain's Log, Vol. 1 March 2011 9781600108877
"Harriman" May 2010
"Pike" September 2010
"Jellico" October 2010

Waypoint (2016–2019) edit

Star Trek: Waypoint is a six-issue anthology series, spanning multiple eras. Two one-shot, special issues have also been published.

No. Date Collection Date ISBN
1 September 2016 Waypoint, Vol. 1 November 28, 2017 978-1-68405-017-8
2 November 2016
3 January 2017
4 March 2017
5 May 2017
6 July 2017

Aliens (2022) edit

The Alien Spotlight series was relaunched in 2022.[24]

No. Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
1 Star Trek: Klingons March 2022 Star Trek: Aliens February 14, 2023 978-1-68405-969-0
2 Star Trek: Ferengi April 2022
3 Star Trek: Trill August 2022

Discovery – Adventures in the 32nd Century (2022) edit

Each issue of Star Trek: Discovery – Adventures in the 32nd Century focuses on different member of the Discovery crew adjusting to the 32nd Century.[29][24]

No. Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
1 "Grudge the Cat" March 2022 TBA TBA TBA
2 "Ensign Adira Tal" April 2022
3 "Lt. Commander Detmer" May 2022
4 "Science Officer Linus" June 2022[30]

Reprints, specials and other collections edit

Special issues (2008–2020) edit

Issue Collection Date ISBN
Focus on Star Trek Year Four, Vol. 1 March 18, 2008 978-1-60010-161-8
Star Trek Annual[e] New Visions, Vol. 1 October 21, 2014 978-1-63140-039-1
Flesh and Stone Star Trek, Vol. 11 February 2, 2016 978-1-63140-521-1
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Mirror Broken: Origin of Data Loot Crate exclusive issue October 16, 2017
Star Trek: Discovery Annual Succession, Vol. 1 November 6, 2018 978-1-68405-360-5
The Cage New Visions, Vol. 8 February 5, 2019 978-1-68405-377-3
Captain Saru Aftermath, Vol. 1 April 7, 2020 978-1-68405-650-7

Star Trek Omnibus (2009–2012) edit

Omnibus collections of back issues, including issues from past licensees.

Vol. Collection Date ISBN
1 Marvel Comics May 27, 2009 9781600105036
2 The Early Voyages July 14, 2009 978-1-60010-496-1
3 The Original Series August 11, 2010 9781600107122
4 Movie Omnibus June 8, 2011 9781600105555
5 The Next Generation December 25, 2012 9781613775370

Infestation (2011) edit

Infestation is a multi-franchise crossover series depicting a zombie invasion from the CVO: Covert Vampiric Operations universe of The Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Ghostbusters universes. Star Trek characters and settings appear in several issues.

Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
Infestation, Issue 1 January 2011 Infestation, Vol. 1 August 23, 2011 978-1-60010-977-5
Star Trek: Infestation, Part 1 February 2011 Infestation, Vol. 2 September 13, 2011 978-1-61377-003-0
Star Trek: Infestation, Part 2
Infestation, Issue 2 April 2011

The Newspaper Comics (2012–13) edit

Star Trek: The Newspaper Comics collects the Los Angeles Times Syndicate strips.

Collection Date ISBN
The Newspaper Comics, Vol. 1 December 25, 2012 978-1-61377-494-6
The Newspaper Comics, Vol. 2 October 1, 2013 978-1-61377-776-3

Classic UK Comics (2016–17) edit

Star Trek: The Classic UK Comics collects the two-page issues originally published in UK comics magazines Joe 90: Top Secret and TV21 from 1967 to 1969.

Vol. Date ISBN
1 April 26, 2016 978-1-63140-512-9
2 January 3, 2017 978-1-63140-776-5
3 September 19, 2017 978-1-63140-967-7

The Mirror Universe Saga edit

A reprint collection of a 1980s DC Comics story arc which picks up after Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Admiral Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise clash with their evil doppelgangers from the Mirror Universe.[24][31]

No. Issue(s) Date Collection Date ISBN
9 "New Frontiers Chapter 1: ...Promises to Keep" December 1984 Star Trek Classics: The Mirror Universe Saga March 15, 2022 9781684058730
10 "New Frontiers Chapter 2: Double Image" January 1985
11 "New Frontiers Chapter 3: Deadly Reflection!" February 1985
12 "New Frontiers Chapter 4: The Tantalus Trap!" March 1985
13 "New Frontiers Chapter 5: Masquerade!" April 1985
14 "New Frontiers Chapter 6: Behind Enemy Lines!" May 1985
15 "New Frontiers Chapter 7: The Beginning of the End..." June 1985

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f The use of an en dash and or a colon in the title is inconsistent among primary sources.
  2. ^ Star Trek: New Visions, Issue 1 (2014) was assigned ISBN 978-1-63140-002-5.
  3. ^ Star Trek: New Visions, Issue 2 (2014) was assigned ISBN 978-1-63140-119-0.
  4. ^ Full title: Star Trek: Harlan Ellison's The City on the Edge of Forever – The Original Teleplay, Vol 1. The use of an en dash or colon in the title is inconsistent among primary sources.
  5. ^ Star Trek Annual 2013 was reprinted as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and Star Trek: New Visions – Strange New Worlds.

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