STAR TREK: TNG - THE SPACE BETWEEN #2 - Full-Color Creators: David Tischman (W); Casey Malone (A) Jeremy Geddes, Photo (C) Description: Continuing the 20th Anniversary celebration of Star Trek: The Next Generation with this all-new relaunch. Picard visits the archaeological dig on Kandom 9, where scientists have unearthed an ancient text -- and a gemstone worth more than human life. When contact with the Enterprise is cut off, greed turns to mistrust, and Picard must discover the killer in the group, before he becomes the next victim. Written by David Tischman (Bite Club) with art by Casey Malone (Children of the Grave)
There are two sides to every argument, and this month starts an exciting new series looking at some of the most famous encounters between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire - from the Klingon perspective! First up, an unsteady peace breaks out into full-scale war after a Klingon cruiser is destroyed by the Federation starship Enterprise. How will the Klingons respond? How do you say ''swift and blinding violence'' in Klingon? From the creative team that brought you Angel: Auld Lang Syne. [Scott Tipton (w) David Messina, Photo (a & c)]
It's time for another glimpse at Star Trek history from the Klingon perspective, and this month we look at the origins of one of the U.S.S. Enterprise's most famous missions! Rocked by the events of the previous issue, the Klingon High Council turns to a new tactic in their struggle against the Federation: espionage! What will one Klingon do to prove his worth to the Empire? And what most improbable creature will stand in his way? 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. [Scott Tipton (W) David Messina (A); Messina, Joe Corroney (C)]
""Space Seeds""-Captain Jean-Luc Picard discovers some harsh realities in a garden-like paradise, when The Enterprise investigates crop failures at The Armada, a colony of self-sustaining agricultural domes built atop an asteroid belt. And Wesley Crusher-adjusting to his mother's recent absence-makes an important self-discovery, as he makes friends with a group of farmer's children. 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1-to-1 ratio. [David Tischman (W); Casey Malone (A) Joe Corroney, Photo (C)]
They say history is written by the victors: Blood Will Tell continues its look at the other side of the coin in the battle between Starfleet and the Klingons! Still struggling against the treaty with the Federation, the Klingon Empire looks for a new way to conquer: behind the scenes, one planet at a time. Can a single Klingon tame a world? Commander Krell aims to try! From the creative team that brought you Angel: Auld Lang Syne. Available with two covers, 1 by Messina & 1 by Corroney, that will be sent randomly unless ordered as a set. [Scott Tipton, David Tipton (w) David Messina (a); Messina, Joe Corroney (c)]
Premiering a week before the debut issue of IDW's new Star Trek: Year Four series, this special Focus On... comic book introduces Star Trek: The Original Series comic book to the IDW universe. Included in this issue is a special, all-new, standalone 5-page Star Trek story, written by David Tischman and illustrated by Year Four artist Kelsey Shannon. This introductory tale will only be available in this special 24-page issue, which also features behind-the-scenes sketches, additional artwork, creator interviews and more. Catch up with IDW's Star Trek universe before the story hits warp speed the following week!
[Kelsey Shannon (c)]
A comic telling of the season that never got made.
They say history is written by the victors: Blood Will Tell continues its look at the other side of the coin in the battle between Starfleet and the Klingons! Still struggling against the treaty with the Federation, the Klingon Empire looks for a new way to conquer: behind the scenes, one planet at a time. Can a single Klingon tame a world? Commander Krell aims to try! From the creative team that brought you Angel: Auld Lang Syne. Available with two covers, 1 by Messina & 1 by Corroney, that will be sent randomly unless ordered as a set.
In the vast Star Trek universe, many diverse alien races abound, and now they finally get their due! Continuing a series of one-shots, each by a different creative team and featuring a different Star Trek alien race. Now, the spotlight shines on the Andorians. In the issue written by Paul Storrie, Andorian Ortees Shared, a Commander in Starfleet Intelligence, returns to his homeworld while on leave and finds himself in the midst of mistrust and deception, and is captured by a renegade commander of the "True Heirs of Andor." Zach Howard (Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space Between) provides covers for the entire series, with interior artist Leonard O'Grady offering a variant cover. 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. [Paul Storrie (w); Leonard O’Grady (a); Zach Howard, O’Grady (c)]
In the vast Star Trek universe, many diverse alien races abound, and now they finally get their due! Presenting a series of one-shots, each by a different creative team and featuring a different Star Trek alien race. In the debut issue, the spotlight shines on the Gorn, courtesy of the Klingons: Blood Will Tell team of Scott & David Tipton and artist David Messina. After their shuttlecraft crash-lands on an uncharted planet, Captain Terrell and Commander Chekov calculate that their odds of survival are somewhat decreased when they find themselves facing off against an army of Gorn warriors. Zach Howard (Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space Between) provides covers for the entire series, and this issue's artist, David Messina, contributes a variant cover, too. 2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
[Scott & David Tipton (W); David Messina (A); Messina, Zach Howard (C)]
[David Tischman (W); Steve Conley (A); Conley, Photo (C)]
[Star Trek: Year Four (2-cover set) (cover A)]
[Star Trek: Year Four (2-cover set) (cover B)]
As Kirk and the crew investigate the disappearance of the USS Pasteur, a trail of debris leads the USS Enterprise to an automated facility on a lifeless, desert planet in the Gobi system. A landing party finds robotic nannies caring for a computer-controlled nursery of alien babies-which Dr. McCoy's analysis proves to be the final survivors of the planet's dead civilization. But when an ensign disappears, and clues of the Pasteur's fate uncover the facility's startling secret, the computer reveals it maternal instincts-using its awesome power to defend its children-endangering the Enterprise, and forcing Kirk and the landing party to fight for their lives. Written by David Tischman (Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space Between) with art by Steve Conley, and an incentive cover by Joe Corroney (Dr. Who Classic, Klingons). Available with two covers that will be shipped randomly unless ordered as a set. [David Tischman (w); Steve Conley (a); Conley, Photo (c)]
The all-new adventure of the Enterprise-D crew continues, with a spotlight on Commander Worf! Worf finds himself in the unfamiliar role of diplomat when he's forced to settle a dispute between Rigelian colonists on a border world, with the fate of the colony hanging in the balance. Can Worf struggle against his own aggressive instincts, or will he do his negotiating with the point of a blade? From the creative team who brought you Klingons: Blood Will Tell, Scott & David Tipton and David Messina. Available with two covers that will be sent randomly unless ordered as a set. [Scott & David Tipton (W); David Messina (A); Messina, Joe Corroney (C)]
Legendary writer/artist John Byrne, in his first-ever full Star Trek work, concludes this special series of one-shots in which the many alien races of the Star Trek universe get their due. The Romulan Empire has a new ""ghost ship"" that can't be detected by normal means. Will the Praetor use it as a weapon to thrust his people into full-blown war with the Federation-or are his motives even more sinister? A tale of loyalty, betrayal and intrigue, with scripting, pencils, and inks handled by Byrne. Available with two covers that will be sent randomly unless ordered as a set. [John Byrne (W & A); Byrne, Zach Howard (C)]
IDW Publishing's Star Trek: Second Stage continues! Showcasing the top Trek writers in print, TV, and comics as IDW beings their second year under Starfleet command. This month, Star Trek legend Dorothy "D.C." Fontana takes the stage for her first-ever Star Trek comic book series. The writer from the original TV series, as well as The Animated Series, The Next Generation, and Deep Space Nine, is joined by partner Derek Chester (Star Trek: Legacy) for The Enterprise Experiment, an all-new series set in the unexplored fourth year of the U.S.S. Enterprise's legendary five-year mission. A sequel to the classic episode ""The Enterprise Incident""-originally written by Fontana herself-where Kirk and Spock found themselves trapped on an Enterprise out of phase with space itself and facing a plot of revenge from Romulans! Features art by longtime Star Trek penciller Gordon Purcell and a cover from the Joe & Rob Sharp. Available with two covers that will be sent separately unless ordered as a set. [D.C. Fontana, Derek Chester (w); Gordon Purcell (a); Joe & Rob Sharp (c)]
New York Times Best-Selling author and Star Trek uber-scribe Peter David unveils his all-new adventures of the New Frontier saga in the official continuation of his blockbuster series of novels. In part two of "Slingshot," Admiral Jellico steals a prototype time ship...or does he? Not everything is what it seems. [Peter David (w); Stephen Thompson (a & c)]
When the Enterprise is the target of a mysterious futile attack, Captain Picard and crew find themselves in a mind-control mystery! Will Deanna Troi's empathic abilities prove to be an asset-or a deadly liability? From the creative team that brought you the hit Klingons: Blood Will Tell miniseries, Scott & David Tipton and David Messina. Available with two covers that will be sent separately unless ordered as a set. [Scott & David Tipton (w); David Messina (a); Messina, Joe Corroney (c)]
IDW's Star Trek: Second Stage continues, as comics icon John Byrne unveils the first-ever Star Trek series of his decades-spanning career! The 1968 TV episode ""Assignment Earth"" had been the Season Two finale for the original Star Trek series, and was intended by Gene Roddenberry as the pilot for a spin-off series that never came to pass. Now, Byrne delivers the series 40 years after it would have debuted, recounting the adventures of interstellar agent Gary Seven and his Earth-born assistant as they covertly confront threats to the past so that they can save Star Trek's future. Byrne will both write and draw the series, which steps one year forward with each installment, beginning with 1968, the year that the spin-off series would have appeared. [John Byrne (w & a & c)]
Acclaimed writer Peter David's first-ever Star Trek: New Frontier miniseries continues! In issue #3, Mackenzie Calhoun has caught up with the fleeing Admiral Jellico, and the Excalibur is prepared to blow both Jellico and the time ship out of space... until Calhoun discovers the shocking truth of who is behind both Jellico's apparently treasonous acts and the theft of the experimental vessel. Stephen Thompson again provides the art and cover for this special issue. [Peter David (w); Stephen Thompson (a & c)]
It's the final issue of the all-new adventure of the crew of the Enterprise-D! Someone's been leading Captain Picard and company across the galaxy-but why? And who's behind it? The stakes are raised on a planetary scale, in the grand finale of Intelligence Gathering, from the creative team of Scott & David Tipton and David Messina, the rising stars of Star Trek storytelling who brought you the hit miniseries Klingons: Blood Will Tell! [Scott & David Tipton (w); David Messina (a & c)]
The untold fourth year of the Enterprise's legendary five-year mission continues! With the Enterprise crippled and out of phase in a cloaking experiment gone haywire, a Romulan strike force storms the starship, looking for revenge over their stolen technology. Kirk and Spock, meanwhile, must find a way to repel the invaders, while at the same time reverse the experiment and restore the ship-before it fades away completely! From Star Trek grande dame D.C. Fontana and longtime Trek writer Derek Chester, with art by fan-favorite artist Gordon Purcell. The celebrated Sharp Brothers continue to provide covers for the series. [D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester (w); Gordon Purcell (a); Joe & Rob Sharp (c)]
The first-ever Star Trek series from comic book legend John Byrne continues! Telling the story of the Assignment: Earth Trek spin-off from Gene Roddenberry that never came to pass, a time-traveling U.S.S. Enterprise intersects with Gary Seven's efforts to save the future from a 1969 crisis that only he and his assistant Roberta can avert! With writing, art and cover from the comics icon himself. [John Byrne (w & a & c)]
Crisis on campus! The time: 1970. The place: Earth. The situation: Critical! Comic book legend John Byrne continues his first-ever Star Trek miniseries, featuring the enigmatic interstellar spy Gary Seven and his intrepid assistant, Roberta. Following their encounter with Kirk and the Enterprise crew, the duo must go undercover in the Halls of Ivy as students burn their draft cards and National Guard troops patrol the quad. What is the terrible truth behind rumors of an army of super-soldiers-whose purpose may be much more sinsister than fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia? . [John Byrne (w & a & c)]
IDW Publishing's Star Trek: Second Stage continues! Showcasing the top Star Trek writers in print, TV, and comics, IDW hits the afterburners for its second year under Starfleet command. In Mirror Images, Scott & David Tipton, masterminds behind the celebrated Klingons: Blood Will Tell miniseries, beam through the looking glass to deliver a story from one of the most popular corners of Star Trek canon, the Mirror Universe! In the "Mirror, Mirror" episode from The Original Series, an evil Kirk commanded the I.S.S. Enterprise for the Terran Empire. But how did he rise to power, in a universe where treachery is rewarded as much as accomplishment? Witness Mirror-Kirk's plot to unseat Captain Pike and seize command! With art by Klingons collaborator David Messina and a special alternate cover from fan-favorite Joe Corroney. [Scott & David Tipton (w); David Messina (a); Messina, Joe Corroney (c)]
From New York Times Best-Selling author Peter David! Nothing in the previous issues has been what it seemed as the true hijacker of the Paradox stands revealed, and Captain Calhoun finds himself face-to-face with the mastermind behind the entire plot.There are only two questions to be faced:Can he stop his opponent... and does he even want to? Illustrated by breakout newcomer artist Stephen Thompson! [Peter David (w); Stephen Thompson (a); Thompson, Photo (c)]
The untold fourth year of the Enterprise's legendary five-year mission continues! A mysterious discovery on Loren 5 sets the stage for conflict between the Klingon Empire and the Federation. With the sudden absence of Organian intervention between the two powers, it could mean all out war. Now the crew of the Enterprise find themselves caught up in a race to discover the true nature of the secrets of Loren 5, as well as why the Organians have disappeared. From Star Trek grande dame D.C. Fontana and longtime Trek writer Derek Chester, with art by fan-favorite artist Gordon Purcell. The celebrated Sharp Brothers continue to provide covers for the series. [D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester (w); Gordon Purcell (a); Joe & Rob Sharp (c)]
From New York Times best-selling author Peter David! This is it: the final confrontation. Outgunned, outmanned, but never outwitted, Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the Excalibur face off against the masterminds behind the theft of the Paradox while the fate of Bravo Station, and Calhoun's wife, Admiral Shelby, hang in the balance. [Peter David (w) ? Stephen Thompson (a & c)]
Mysterious alien technology. Senseless death. And a growing awareness that there may be those beyond our world who don't want to see Earth survive! Seven and Roberta face their greatest challenge yet... an invasion from the most distant regions of the Galaxy! The penultimate issue in John Byrne's first-ever Star Trek spin-off! [John Byrne (W & A & C)]
The untold fourth year of the Enterprise's legendary five-year mission continues! The Klingons have discovered what appears to be a Preserver obelisk, but can the Enterprise prevent them from unlocking its secrets before it's too late? And what of the Organian truce? The answer lies within! From Star Trek grande dame D.C. Fontana and longtime Trek writer Derek Chester, with art by fan-favorite Gordon Purcell. The celebrated Sharp Brothers continue to provide covers for the series. [D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester (w) Gordon Purcell (a) Joe & Rob Sharp (c)]
Murderous intrigue continues aboard the I.S.S. Enterprise, as First Officer James T. Kirk sets in motion the machinations that will result in the murder of Captain Christopher Pike, and the ultimate prize for Kirk: the captain's chair! But what does Spock have to say about it-and whose side is he on? A dark, twisted reflection of Starfleet history continues! [Scott & David Tipton (w) David Messina (a) Joe Corroney (c)]
In the final chapter of The Enterprise Experiment, a great discovery sends the crew of the Starship: Enterprise on a mission to locate an ancient outpost before the Klingon fleet can seize its power for themselves. The answers Kirk and his crew have sought will finally come into focus, as a long-lived mystery is revealed, and new alliances change the political landscape and cause ramifications long into the future. D.C. Fontana, Derek Chester, and Gordon Purcell conclude their Original Series adventure! [D.C. Fontana & Derek Chester (W) Gordon Purcell (A) Joe & Rob Sharp (C)]
STAR TREK: TNG - THE SPACE BETWEEN #1 - Full-Color Creators: David Tischman (w); Casey Malone (a) Dennis Calero, photo (c) Description: Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with this all-new relaunch of the Trek franchise in comics. In the first issue of this special miniseries, planet Tigan-7 requests entry into the Federation, but the Enterprise is attacked as a hostile invader when it makes contact, and the planet's leader has no record of any communication with any outside world. Riker, Tasha, and Data beam down to the planet in secret, and discover an information-obsessed culture, rewriting pieces of its 6,000-year history on a daily basis, to maintain political stability. An all-new, all-different, Next-Gen adventure, featuring Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise D! 32 pages.
