Star Trek Ongoing, Issue 1

Summary

 * The adventures of the Starship continue in this new ongoing series that picks up where the blockbuster 2009 film left off! Featuring the new cast of the film, these missions re-imagine the stories from the original series in the alternate timeline created by the film, along with new threats and characters never seen before! With creative collaboration from STAR TREK writer/producer Roberto Orci, this new series begins the countdown to the much-anticipated movie sequel premiering in 2012. Join,  and the crew as they boldly go into a new future! Up first, a drastic new envisioning of "Where No Man Has Gone Before."

Background Information

 * The story for this issue (and issue #2) is an adaptation of the Original Series episode.
 * A total of seven covers were produced for this issue. Two basic covers (one by Tim Bradstreet with Grant Goleash, and the other by David Messina with Giovanna Niro), four photo covers of the  crew, and a signed version of the Bradstreet cover.
 * Scotty logged the stardate as "two-two-five-eight-point-two... Five...? Point-five... six...?"
 * In 2013, IDW Publishing made a deal with Madefire to turn the issue into a motion comic for DeviantArt and Apple products.

Creators

 * Writers:
 * Mike Johnson
 * Samuel A. Peeples (based on teleplay by)
 * Artists:
 * Stephen Molnar (interior art)
 * John Rauch (color art)
 * Neil Uyetake (letter art)
 * Tim Bradstreet (cover art)
 * Grant Goleash (cover color art)
 * David Messina (cover art)
 * Giovanna Niro (cover color art)
 * Editor:
 * Scott Dunbier
 * Creative consultant: Robert[sic] Orci
 * Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
 * Special thanks to Risa Kessler and John Van Citters at CBS Consumer Products.