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Star Trek Library Collection
Star Trek Library Collection, Vol. 1
Delve into the history of over 400 issues of IDW’s Star Trek comics! Discover series you may have missed or revisit some old favorites from the Original Series, The Next Generation, Kelvin Timeline, and more!
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. Both brought to you by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurztman, Mike Johnson, Tim Jones, and David Messina.
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.
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. Both brought to you by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurztman, Mike Johnson, Tim Jones, and David Messina.
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.
296 pages, Paperback
Published July 13, 2023
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Mike Johnson
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Mike Johnson is a comic book writer.
An almost lifelong Trekkie, he has scripted more Star Trek comic books than anyone else to date.
Mike Johnson is a comic book writer.
An almost lifelong Trekkie, he has scripted more Star Trek comic books than anyone else to date.
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April 23, 2025
IDW Publishing is a comic book company started in 1999 as Idea and Design Works that has become the fifth largest in the industry behind Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image. Made up of the WildStorm Productions remnant after Jim Lee sold his share to DC, the stalwarts partnered to create a comic company with a unique model of taking salable properties and creating limited issue stories to market on a monthly basis the way Dark Horse did with Aliens, Predator, and Robocop.
In the first volume of the Star Trek Library Collection, Mike Johnson has grabbed three of the Star Trek miniseries published by IDW and bundled them into a beautiful, comprehensive package of stories. The Trek library numbers over 400 issues so there's a great deal to plunder, especially with the Kelvin universe playing such a prominent role in the recent movies. Clearly, Nero, Spock, Romulans, and Vulcans are the beneficiaries of the exploration.
The artwork is mind-blowing (as one would expect from the WildStorm crew). The stories are better than one would expect, as that crew has a reputation of being great artists, but poor writers. The current edition would belie that reputation. These stories give a fresh veneer to the feud between Vulcans and Romulans. I was feeling it.
In the first volume of the Star Trek Library Collection, Mike Johnson has grabbed three of the Star Trek miniseries published by IDW and bundled them into a beautiful, comprehensive package of stories. The Trek library numbers over 400 issues so there's a great deal to plunder, especially with the Kelvin universe playing such a prominent role in the recent movies. Clearly, Nero, Spock, Romulans, and Vulcans are the beneficiaries of the exploration.
The artwork is mind-blowing (as one would expect from the WildStorm crew). The stories are better than one would expect, as that crew has a reputation of being great artists, but poor writers. The current edition would belie that reputation. These stories give a fresh veneer to the feud between Vulcans and Romulans. I was feeling it.
January 5, 2026
This omnibus volume captures a series of comics entitled Countdown along with an additional tale about Spock that helped set up the happenings in Star Trek, the first movie in the Kelvin alternate timelin. Readers get to meet Nero, and learn that he and his wife were acolytes of Spock who has been working for years to bring Romulus and Vulcan together again. As events proceed, Nero finds that his trust in Spock was for naught as he and his mining crew lose everything. All he is left with is vengeance, and Nero is willing to wait years for the opportunity.
An additional story is included that has Spock retunring from Romulus upon word from Picard that his best friend Kirk was killed in the events that amde up Star Trek Generations. Spock owes Kirk so much, and the journey to fulfill his personal mission provides him with an opportunity to reflect on his own life.
Both of these stories provide really strong character devlopment for both Spock and Nero. The latter is certinaly needed as it is pretty much completely missing in the Star Trek film from 2009. I am not sure that the results make me enjoy the movie any more, but it does make the results stronger.
An additional story is included that has Spock retunring from Romulus upon word from Picard that his best friend Kirk was killed in the events that amde up Star Trek Generations. Spock owes Kirk so much, and the journey to fulfill his personal mission provides him with an opportunity to reflect on his own life.
Both of these stories provide really strong character devlopment for both Spock and Nero. The latter is certinaly needed as it is pretty much completely missing in the Star Trek film from 2009. I am not sure that the results make me enjoy the movie any more, but it does make the results stronger.
October 10, 2024
Where The Past, Meets A New One
A big prequel to the newer Star Trek movies. But one that focuses more on characterization... most of the time. I love the humanity on display when characters have developed and grew as people past their arcs. All the while still doing big bold things in memory of what came before. And then there's Nero. His journey is an interesting one where he studies the past to get an edge over people and discover things he never thought possible. Bit when it comes to character, he's very 2-dimensional and just dumb lucky in some cases.
A big prequel to the newer Star Trek movies. But one that focuses more on characterization... most of the time. I love the humanity on display when characters have developed and grew as people past their arcs. All the while still doing big bold things in memory of what came before. And then there's Nero. His journey is an interesting one where he studies the past to get an edge over people and discover things he never thought possible. Bit when it comes to character, he's very 2-dimensional and just dumb lucky in some cases.
June 18, 2023
This is an excellent start of IDW comic book collection.
Part one consists Kelvin Timeline stories about Nero and Spock.
I read them separately before but having the entire collection in one book makes reading or re-reading even more fun.
The stories are really good and drawings are fantastic. They definitely add depth to characters' motivations.
Part one consists Kelvin Timeline stories about Nero and Spock.
I read them separately before but having the entire collection in one book makes reading or re-reading even more fun.
The stories are really good and drawings are fantastic. They definitely add depth to characters' motivations.
January 8, 2026
I guess it should be assumed that the readers are going to know a whole lot about these backstories, and despite watching a lot of the TV show, and movies, I still was a little lost with some of the prequel histories, as well as the after stories. I thought it was okay, but I should add that the art was really beautiful.
July 6, 2024
I now understand the last ST:TNG movie and the first Kelvin universe movie better. Good writing.
October 16, 2024
background story for the 2009 reboot
Excellent story and very good art. I liked how it filled many of the story gaps leading to the Kelvin time line. Well worth the read!
Excellent story and very good art. I liked how it filled many of the story gaps leading to the Kelvin time line. Well worth the read!
April 23, 2024
Read online ebook via Libby. Three stories, the first and third of which were related to the first of the "Kelvin Timeline" movies, while the middle one, "Spock: Reflections", was a nice epilogue to the film "Star Trek: Generations".
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