David Messina

David Messina is an Italian comic book artist from Rome. He worked in animation after finishing his art studies, moved on to graphic design, and then managed to break into the comics industry. He has been teaching art at the Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Rome since 2002 and also currently works for IDW Publishing on their various titles, including books in the Angel series, such as "Auld Lang Syne", "Masks", "Old Friends", and "The Curse". Messina has provided extensive artwork for many of IDW's Star Trek releases, ranging from full pencil and ink work to cover art, and including Star Trek: Klingons - Blood Will Tell, Star Trek: Countdown, and at least the first issue of the ongoing Star Trek series. He is the primary artist for the prequel Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness. 

Star Trek credits

 * Star Trek: Klingons - Blood Will Tell:
 * #1: "Against Their Nature"
 * #2: "Beneath the Skin"
 * #3: "The Order of Things"
 * #4: "Blood Reign O'er Me"
 * #5: "Losses"
 * Alien Spotlight #1: "The Gorn"
 * Star Trek: The Next Generation - Intelligence Gathering
 * #1: "Valued Intelligence"
 * #2: "A Matter of Dates"
 * #3: "Chasing Shadows"
 * #4: "Matters of the Mind"
 * #5: "Disgrace"
 * Star Trek: Mirror Images:
 * #1: "Mirror Images, Part 1"
 * #2: "Mirror Images, Part 2"
 * #3: "Mirror Images, Part 3"
 * #4: "Mirror Images, Part 4"
 * Star Trek: Countdown
 * #1: "Countdown, Number One"
 * #2: "Countdown, Number Two"
 * #3: "Countdown, Number Three"
 * #4: "Countdown, Number Four"
 * Star Trek: Spock: Reflections
 * #1: "Spock: Reflections, Issue 1"
 * #2: "Spock: Reflections, Issue 2"
 * Star Trek: Nero
 * #1: "Nero, Number One"
 * Star Trek ongoing
 * #1