Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)
(written from a Production point of view)
Graphic novel describing Kirk's experience with numerous incursions into our dimension by monstrous intruders.
Summary[]
- From the book jacket
- Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise find themselves teamed with the Klingons and Romulans to fight a the galactic threat that no government dares admit exists…
- A stunning 96-page adventure, celebrating Star Trek's ongoing legacy by the top talents in the comics business today.
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Background information[]
Creators[]
- Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
- Writer: Christopher S. Claremont
- Artists:
- Adam T. Hughes (interior pencil art)
- Karl C. Story (interior inking)
- Tom J. McCraw (color art)
- Robert M. Pinaha (letter art)
- Dave Dorman (hardcover cover art)
- Jason Palmer (paperback cover art)
- Veronica Carlin (publication design)
- Editor: Robert Greenberger
IDW edition[]
- Neil Uyetake (reprint production design)
- Chase W. Marotz (reprint editor)
- Denton J. Tipton (reprint consulting editor)
Characters[]
- James T. Kirk
- Enterprise-A captain.
- Spock
- Vulcan Starfleet captain serving as Enterprise-A executive officer and science officer.
- Leonard McCoy
- Enterprise-A chief medical officer.
- Uhura
- Communications commander assigned to Enterprise-A
- Montgomery Scott
- Engineering captain assigned to Enterprise-A
- Hikaru Sulu
- Enterprise-A helmsman.
- Pavel Chekov
- Enterprise-A security commander.
- Saavik
- Starfleet lieutenant junior grade.
- Janice Rand
- Starfleet quartermaster.
- T'Cel
- Half-Vulcan, Romulan commander.
- T'Kir
- T'Cel's daughter, Romulan sub-commander. Hinted that she is a half-sister of David Marcus.
- Art Chenoweth
- Starfleet commander, Farragut first officer
- Diane Morwood
- Farragut engineer, named for husband-and-wife Trek authors Diane Duane and Peter Morwood.
- Mike Ford
- Starfleet commander, specialist on the Klingons, named for Trek novelist John M. "Mike" Ford (and, in-universe, probably the "JMF" who wrote The Final Reflection).
- Akanke
- Farragut sciences division officer.
- Amanda Grayson
- Human woman, wife of Sarek and mother of Spock.
- Fleischer
- Starfleet servicewoman.
- Nogura
- Starfleet admiral.
- Lars Hoël
- Historian.
- Alexander Dylan Glideman-Adler
- Spacedock yardmaster.
- Sal McMurphy
- Enterprise-A lieutenant junior grade trainee.
- Shetterly
- Emma Bull
- Delany
- McIntyre
- Possibly named for author Vonda N. McIntyre.
- Kor
- Gillian Taylor
- Tom Garrovick
- Commodore.
- Kevin T. Riley
- Starship captain. Although Riley is portrayed as a captain, a novel (Pocket TOS: Probe) which takes place later chronologically lists him as a commander. It is possible he was a captain in title in this comic, but held a rank of commander or lieutenant commander at the time.
- Dave Bailey
- Envoy to Balok.
- Kyle
- Communications officer.
- Stiles
- Starfleet security commander. Stiles' later career is also mentioned in Pocket TNG: Red Sector.
- Carolyn Palamas
- Anthropologist
- Mira Romaine
- Chief archivist of Memory Alpha
- Jame Finney
- Lieutenant junior grade
- Kruge
- David Marcus
- Khan Noonien Singh
References[]
Timeline[]
- 2257 (stardate 3131.4)
- Farragut encounter.
- 2268 (stardate 4203.5)
- Romulan encounter.
- 2273
- Klingon encounter.
- 2285
- Khan flashback.
- 2289 (stardate 8719.3)
- Enterprise-A encounter.
Cover gallery[]
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