50th Anniversary Cover Celebration

Introduction by Mike Johnson
No wroter wants to admit it, but a cover can make or break you. Prose, poems, pop-ups, definitely comic books: a great cover cuts through the noise on the shelf and casts a spell: Pick me! It takes a special talent. From daring concept to skillful execution, an artist has to capture the heart of the book while catching the eye of the reader. Fortunately for Star Trekwriters our planet is bursting with talented artists. What begins as a fleeting of story in the writer's brain is brought to vibrant life by these gifted visualists, each with their own unique style and approach. Iconic portraits of your favorite characters? Look inside. Movie-poster-worthy paintings of strange new words? Scratch that. Movies wish they had posters like this. Starfleet recruitment ads. Boldly-designed evocations of classic episodes. Mind-bending crossovers between Star Trek and other beloved franchises. You'll find a special selection of them all in these pages, spanning the history of Star Trek comics at IDW. So in the words of that beloved Earl Grey-quaffing starship captain. Engage! And enjoy.

The 50 Covers reprinted inside include:

Star Trek: Mirror Images #1 Cover A
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #2 RI Cover
Star Trek : Alien Spotlight: Orions #1 Cover A
Star Trek Planet of the Apes #1 Cover A
Star Trek #17 Cover A
Star Trek: Manifest Destiny #4 SUB Cover
Harlan Ellison's © City on the Edge of Forever #5 Cover A
Star Trek Countdown TPB
Star Trek: Manifest Destiny RE Cover
Star Trek Gold Key #7
Star Trek #6 RI Cover
Star Trek: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor #4 Cover A
Star Trek TNG: Hive #2 RI Cover
Star Trek #58 Cover A
Star Trek TNG: Intelligence Gathering #4 Cover B
Star Trek #53 RE Cover
Star Trek Classics Vol 4
Star Trek #50 Artist's Edition Tribute Cover
Star Trek Legion of Super-Heroes #4 Cover B
Star Trek Legion of Super-Heroes #5 Cover B
Star Trek Gold Key #15
Star Trek #57 SUB Cover
Star Trek Planet of the Apes #1 SUB Cover
Harlan Ellison's © City on the Edge of Forever #1
Star Trek #51 Cover A

IDW Publishing proudly celebrates its 20th anniversary beginning in January 2019 with an all-new weekly event, IDW 20/20!

Explore some of pop culture’s most iconic properties – Ghostbusters, Jem and the Holograms, My Little Pony, Star Trek (TM), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – as secrets and startling revelations of these fan-favorite characters are revealed from 20 years into the future — or past! What made them into the heroes you love, and what twists does the future hold?

“An anniversary like the one IDW is celebrating is a cause to look to the future and the past,” says IDW Editor-in-Chief John Barber. “It gives us a moment to reflect on where came from and where we’re going, because both directions are pretty exciting. We’re lucky to have partners like Hasbro, Nickelodeon, CBS Consumer Products, and Sony to share in the celebration — and to have these five sets of characters that have helped place IDW at the center of the pop culture universe!”

Star Trek IDW 20/20
Twenty years before he took command of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Jean-Luc Picard sat in the captain’s chair of the U.S.S. Stargazer. Picard served with distinction aboard the Stargazer for many years on his way to becoming the most respected captain in Starfleet. But in this early mission, Picard shows us a vulnerable side as well as glimpses of the brilliant tactician he would become.