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From the same creative team behindSTAR TREK COUNTDOWN, the bestsellingprequel to JJ Abrams' 2009 blockbusterSTAR TREK, comes the all-new storyleading directly into the movie event of2013:
STAR TREKCOUNTDOWN TO DARKNESSOn a routine survey mission to a remoteplanet, Captain James Kirk and the crewof the Starship Enterprise becomeembroiled in a decades-old conflictbetween two factions of the indigenouspopulation. The flames of their conflicthave been fanned by the unexpectedpresence of a former captain of theEnterprise, long presumed to be dead.This is a must-have graphic novel for allStar Trek fans!
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STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS. APRIL 2013. FIRST PRINTING. ® & © 2013 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. © 2013 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.IDW Publishing authorized user. © 2013 Idea and Design Works, LLC. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109. Any similarities to personsliving or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in USA. IDWPublishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.Originally published as STAR TREK COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS Issues #1-4.
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STAR TREK created by Gene RoddenberrySpecial thanks to Risa Kessler and John Van Citters of CBS Consumer Products for their invaluable assistance.
scriptMike Johnson
PENCILSDavid Messina
colorist Claudia Scarletgothica
INKSMarina Castelvetro
EditorScott Dunbier
creative consultantAnthony Pascale
Letterer Chris Mowry
storyRoberto Orci and Mike Johnson
Collection ProductionChris Mowry
Collection Edits byJustin Eisinger and Alonzo Simon
Dedicated to the memory of ALBERTO LISIEROFounder of the Star Trek Italian Club
Special thanks to Alessandro Campana and Bruno Letizia
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