IDW has announced the September debut of a new licensed Star Trek comic book series that will explore the vast implications of the alternate timeline created by J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the Star Trek movie franchise in 2009. The ongoing monthly series will debut with Star Trek #1 ($3.99), which will feature covers by Tim Bradstreet and David Messina, plus four rare photo covers.
The new Star Trek comic series will be produced under the creative direction of Roberto Orci, one of the writers of the 2009 film, who is coordinating the series with writer Mike Johnson and artist Stephen Molnar. The new Star Trek comic kicks off with a dramatic new re-imagining of the second pilot episode of the original Star Trek TV series, “Where No Man Has Gone Before.” Orci and Johnson will continue to create new versions of the sagas of the original TV series and also introduce new threats, new characters, and new storylines.
As Orci put it, “Movies cost money, lots and lots of money, but comics give us unlimited budgets to take the new crew of the Enterprise farther than they’ve every been.” IDW will also be releasing “super rare” copies of Star Trek #1 signed by both Orci and Johnson, and the first issue will include a “golden ticket” promotion with details to be announced shortly.
