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Preview: Star Trek Library Collection Vol. 1

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Star Trek Library Collection Vol. 1

(W) Mike Johnson, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Scott Tipton (A) David Messina
In Shops: Jun 14, 2023
SRP: $29.99

Delve into the history of over 400 issues of IDW’s Star Trek comics! The Star Trek Library Collection is a comprehensive line of books that will collect every comic series published by IDW! Starting with the Kelvin Timeline and the prequel that led into the 2009 Star Trek movie, Countdown details the origin of the mysterious Nero, the Romulan that ultimately threatened the survival of the entire universe! Then, in Nero, find out what he did in those cold, dark, lonely years spent waiting for his nemesis to arrive. In Spock: Reflections, the follow-up to Countdown, discover what could drive a man to abandon all he knows and go live with the Federation’s sworn enemy, his real motivations, and what brought him to this place in his life.

A Vulcan on Romulus? Absurd! Or is it? By Scott Tipton, David Tipton, and David Messina.

Star Trek Library Collection Vol. 1

CBS Announces New Star Trek Television Series

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star-trek-reboot-logoStar Trek is going where it’s been before, the television screen. Timed for its 50th anniversary producer Alex Kurtzman developing a new take on Star Trek according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to THR, the series has been picked up and will premiere in January 2017. The series will then also been available on the digital platform CBS All Access as well as video-on-demand.

CBS All Access is a service for $5.99, which provides various series as well as local networks. It also has the previous Star Trek series.

The new series will introduce new characters while continuing to explore contemporary themes much like the original franchise series. Star Trek celebrates its 50th anniversary on September 8, 2016, it debuted on that date in 1966.

The franchise was rebooted in 2009 with the big screen Star Trek which was followed by Star Trek Into Darkness in 2013 and Star Trek Beyond in 2016. IDW Publishing has a comic series based in the current movie continuity that continues their adventures.

It is unknown how this new series will fit into continuity, but a search is under way for a writer to take it on.