Witness the events leading to the epic series Star Trek: Picard. The Countdown starts here!Before he retired to his vineyard, Jean-Luc Picard was the most decorated admiral in Starfleet. Then one mission changed his life forever. After discovering that a looming supernova threatens the entirety of the Romulan Empire, the Federation launches a mission of unparalleled scale. Admiral Jean-Luc Picard heads to the colony to plan the evacuation but makes a shocking discovery!Written by Star Trek: Picard co-creator and supervising producer Kirsten Beyer and fan-favorite Mike Johnson with art by Angel Hernandez! Also contains an interview with Kirsten Beyer discussing the development and creation of the TV series and how the comic fits into its world and a special look into how the U.S.S. Verity was designed by Thomas Marrone, Lead Ship & UI Artist for Star Trek Online. Featuring cover art by Jim Salvati.
About Artists & Writers:
Kirsten Beyer is the New York Times-bestselling author of many Star Trek: Voyager novels, including A Pocket Full of Lies, Acts of Contrition, Protectors, The Eternal Tide, Children of the Storm, Unworthy, Full Circle, and String Theory: Fusion. She is also an actor for theater, movies, television, and commercials. She lives with her family in Los Angeles.A highly imaginative and engaging writer who’s written stories for some of the biggest characters in comic book history, including Batman and Superman,Mike Johnson has the distinction of having scripted moreStar Trekcomic book stories than any writer ever. Johnson’s first work for IDW was in 2009, when he wrote the miniseriesStar Trek: Countdown,a well-received prequel to the 2009 J.J. Abrams film. He would follow that with many moreStar Trekstories, includingKhan, Starfleet Academy, Nero, the crossoverStar Trek/Green Lantern, and both of IDW’s ongoingStar Trekseries, most recentlyBoldly Gowith artist Tony Shasteen.A lifelong Trek fan, his favorite characters are Data and Spock.