{"id":5468,"date":"2018-03-26T10:14:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=5468"},"modified":"2018-03-26T10:19:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:19:31","slug":"star-trek-the-next-generation-returns-to-comics-in-new-miniseries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/26\/star-trek-the-next-generation-returns-to-comics-in-new-miniseries\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek: The Next Generation returns to comics in new miniseries!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"m_-1770816421017820566subTitle\"><em>Spins out of the smash-hit Mirror Universe adventures!<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p>SAN DIEGO, CA (March 24th, 2018) \u2013 After the stellar success of\u00a0<em>Star Trek: The Next Generation: Mirror Broken,<\/em>\u00a0which introduced the alternate \u201cMirror\u201d villainous version of the\u00a0<em>U.S.S. Enterprise<\/em>\u00a0crew to comics, and the excitement around the upcoming five-week mega-event\u00a0<em>Star Trek: The Next Generation: Through The Mirror,\u00a0<\/em>IDW now returns to the original, or \u201cprime,\u201d universe this August in\u00a0<em>Star Trek: The Next Generation: Terra Incognita<\/em>, beginning a brand-new wave of episodic miniseries!<\/p>\n<p>This six-issue miniseries reveals unique, focused stories where beloved characters find themselves in new, unfamiliar situations, in a format echoing the \u201cdone-in-one\u201d nature of the television series. However, each issue also features a subtle throughline of an evil Mirror Universe crewmember established in the\u00a0<em>Mirror Broken<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Through the Mirror\u00a0<\/em>series remaining on the ship, wreaking havoc while posing as his prime universe counterpart. Featuring the best of both the Mirror and original universes,\u00a0<em>Terra Incognita<\/em>\u00a0is a unique new step in this riveting saga.<\/p>\n<p>Assembling a dream team of\u00a0<em>Star Trek<\/em>\u00a0talent, writers on the previous two Mirror Universe series\u00a0<strong>Scott Tipton\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0David Tipton\u00a0<\/strong><em>(Star Trek\/Doctor Who: Assimilation Squared, Star Trek: City on the Edge of Forever, Star Trek\/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive)<\/em>\u00a0will be joined by artist\u00a0<strong>Tony Shasteen<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Star Trek, Star Trek: Boldly Go, Star Trek: Discovery: Light of Kahless<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t thank the fans enough for the enormous response to\u00a0<em>Mirror Broken<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Through the Mirror<\/em>. Clearly, the love of Picard and the entire\u00a0<em>Enterprise<\/em>\u00a0crew runs deep, and who are we to deny fans what they want?! This epic team-up of Scott and David Tipton plus artist Tony Shasteen is a true all-star roster of\u00a0<em>Star Trek<\/em>\u00a0comics talent,\u201d said Editor\u00a0<strong>Sarah Gaydos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As much as I love all iterations of\u00a0<em>Star Trek<\/em>, getting to write for\u00a0<em>The Next Generation<\/em>\u00a0always feels like coming home. And getting to continue the work we&#8217;ve been doing with the Mirror Universe is an unexpected bonus,&#8221; said Co-writer\u00a0<strong>Scott Tipton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hope to bring\u00a0<em>Trek<\/em>\u00a0fans brand-new TNG tales that feel like episodes they somehow missed on television, along with a few shocking surprises!&#8221; agreed Co-writer\u00a0<strong>David Tipton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The first arc of The Next Generation Mirror Universe adventures,\u00a0<em>Mirror Broken,<\/em>\u00a0is available now as a complete trade paperback collection (ISBN:\u00a0978-1-68405-145-8), and don\u2019t miss the 5-week event this May,\u00a0<em>Through The Mirror,<\/em>\u00a0from the celebrated creative team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spins out of the smash-hit Mirror Universe adventures! 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