{"id":47853,"date":"2018-02-21T13:50:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T21:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=47853"},"modified":"2018-04-13T13:22:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T20:22:56","slug":"may-2018-idw-publishing-trek-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2018\/02\/may-2018-idw-publishing-trek-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2018 IDW Publishing Trek Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May will be a busy month for <em>Star Trek<\/em> comics, with seven Trek-themed comics arriving in stores.<\/p>\n<p>The comics include: <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation: Through The Mirror #s 1-5, Star Trek: Discovery: Succession #2,<\/em> and <em>Star Trek: Boldly Go, Vol. 3.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In Star Trek: The Next Generation: Through The Mirror #<\/em>1, &#8220;the Mirror Universe<em> Next Generation<\/em> crew is looking for new worlds to conquer, and they&#8217;re crossing over to the Prime<em> Star Trek<\/em> Universe to find them! Also in each issue: Just how did the Mirror Universe crew find their way to ours, and what does Emperor Spock have to do with it? Backup stories every issue illustrated by <em>Mirror Broken<\/em> co-creator<strong> J.K. Woodward<\/strong>!&#8221; All five issues of <em>Through the Mirror<\/em> were co-written by <strong>David<\/strong> and<strong> Scott Tipton<\/strong>, are thirty-two pages long and cost $3.99 each.<\/p>\n<p><em>Through The Mirror #1<\/em> is illustrated by<strong> Chris Johnson<\/strong> and J.K. Woodward, both of whom also provide cover art.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation: Through The Mirror #2<\/em>, &#8220;When the <em>Enterprise-D<\/em> discovers a burned-out, pillaged Andorian vessel, the search for the culprits behind it leads to some startlingly familiar faces!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This issue was illustrated by <strong>Marcus To<\/strong>, and J.K. Woodward, both of whom also do covers for the issue.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation: Through The Mirror #3<\/em>, &#8220;It&#8217;s interstellar espionage aboard the <em>Enterprise-D<\/em> when the Mirror Universe crew infiltrates Captain Picard&#8217;s ship! What are they up to? The answers are here!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In this issue, <strong>Josh Hood<\/strong> and J.K. Woodward provide the art and create the covers.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation: Through The Mirror #4<\/em>, &#8220;Finally, Mirror Picard&#8217;s plot is revealed! It&#8217;s <em>Enterprise<\/em> crew versus<em> Enterprise<\/em> crew, with the fate of a galaxy hanging in the balance!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Look for art and cover work by <strong>Carlos Nieto<\/strong> and J.K. Woodward.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation: Through The Mirror #5<\/em>, &#8220;Can Captain Picard prevent his Mirror counterpart&#8217;s plans for galactic conquest? It&#8217;s the explosive finale.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Debora Carita<\/strong> and J.K. Woodward provide the art and covers for this issue.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ComicsMay2018-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ComicsMay2018-2.jpg 580w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ComicsMay2018-2-50x19.jpg 50w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ComicsMay2018-2-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ComicsMay2018-2-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ComicsMay2018-2-450x175.jpg 450w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ComicsMay2018-2-50x19@2x.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Star Trek: Discovery: Succession #2<\/em> is &#8220;the second<em> Discovery<\/em> miniseries from <em>IDW Publishing.<\/em>&#8221; In this issue, &#8220;your favorite characters from the hit <em>CBS All Access<\/em> series dive into an adventure tied directly into the second half of the first season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Written by <strong>Mike Johnson <\/strong>and<strong> Kirsten Beyer<\/strong>, and featuring art by <strong>Angel Hernandez, Elizabeth Beals<\/strong>, and<strong> Declan Shalvey<\/strong> (with covers by all three), <em>Succession #2<\/em> will be thirty-two pages in length and will sell for $3.99.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, <em>Star Trek: Boldly Go, Vol. 3<\/em> asks, &#8220;What if Kirk and the<em> Enterprise<\/em> crew were robots? What if Klingons founded Starfleet? What if Spock wasn&#8217;t Vulcan? What if all these realities collided? The <em>Star Trek<\/em> mega-event <em>I.D.I.C.<\/em> brings together all of these worlds for one huge, universe-threatening adventure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Vulcan philosophy of celebrating &#8216;Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations&#8217; is one of acceptance, but can the universe accept the simultaneous existence of multiple realities? It&#8217;s a team-up for the ages as numerous incarnations of Kirk, Spock, and the <em>Enterprise<\/em> crew must work together to stop a foe that threatens all of existence! Featuring the return of Jane Tiberius Kirk and her gender-swapped crew! Collects the entire<em> I.D.I.C.<\/em> storyline from <em>Star Trek: Boldly Go #13-18<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Written by <strong>Mike Johnson<\/strong>, and featuring art by <strong>Josh Hood, Megan Levens, Tana Ford<\/strong>, and<strong> Marcus To<\/strong>, this issue also features a cover by<strong> Tony Shasteen<\/strong>. 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