New Releases by Scott Tipton

After receiving a message from Jean Luc Picard about the heroic death of James T. Kirk, whom he had thought long dead, Spock reflects on his long life as he travels from Romulus to Veridian III to retrieve his friend''s body and transport it home to Earth.

Packed with fun cartoons and images, informative sidebars, and commentary, "Comic Books 101" takes readers from the humble beginnings of the comic book all the way through to the popularity of today''s comic-based blockbuster films.

In Mirror Images, Scott & David Tipton, masterminds behind the celebrated Klingons: Blood Will Tell miniseries, beam through the looking glass to deliver a story from one of the most popular corners of Star Trek canon, the Mirror Universe! In the ''''Mirror, Mirror'''' episode from The Original Series, an evil Kirk commanded the I.S.S. Enterprise for the Terran Empire. But how did he rise to power, in a universe where treachery is rewarded as much as accomplishment? Witness Mirror-Kirk''s plot to unseat Captain Pike and seize command!

He''s back! Astro Boy makes his amazing return to comics, paving the way for his exciting feature film debut later this year! It''s an all-new Astro Boy adventure, with Astro exploring a strange subterranean kingdom in search of his lost father, encountering weird creatures large and small. But are they friend or foe?

Each of these stand-alone stories focuses on an alien species that has come into contact--and often conflict--with the Federation.

There are two sides to every argument, and this month starts an exciting new series looking at some of the most famous encounters between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire from the Klingon perspective! First up, an unsteady peace breaks out into full-scale war after a Klingon cruiser is destroyed by the Federation starship Enterprise. How will the Klingons respond? How do you say "swift and blinding violence" in Klingon?

This special collection compiles five one-shots focusing on different members of Angel’s supporting cast, each from a different creative team. Peter David and Nicoloa Scott focus on Illyria. Dan Jolly and Mark Pennington handle Gunn, Scott Tipton and Mike Norton feature Wesley. Jeff Mariotte and David Messina present Doyle. And Jay Faerber and Bob Gill offer up a tale of Conner.

The final act of Harlan Ellison''s Hugo and WGA Award-winning Star Trek teleplay! Is James T. Kirk willing to sacrifice the woman he loves, to save the universe as he knows it?! You may have seen the episode, but you only think you know how it ends! From the mind of literary legend Harlan Ellison!

When the most infamous villain in STAR TREK history is last seen in the Original Series episode ''''Space Seed,'''' Khan Noonian Singh''s an elegant, proud warrior-king. When he''s next seen in STAR TREK II, he''s a grizzled maniac, twisted by loss and an unquenchable thirst for revenge. What has happened between these two points in time to so radically alter what seemed to be an unbreakable will?

Harlan Ellison''s Hugo- and WGA Award-winning teleplay, visualized for the first time! Stranded in the past of old Earth, Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock search for the focal point that altered the timestream and changed everything about the universe they knew. And once they find her, they could find themselves foiled by a force even greater than the Guardians of Forever--love!

As the situation on Ceti Alpha V rapidly deteriorates, Khan struggles to find a way to keep his people alive in the face of planetary waste and devastation. Meanwhile, forces conspire against Khan to remove him from power, mercilessly capitalizing on Khan''s sole weakness: his beloved wife Marla...

IDW''s Star Trek comics line launched with Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Space Between, a series of six stand-alone issues. Now, prepare for the latest voyage of the Enterprise as the creative team that brought you Klingons: Blood Will Tell tackles an all-new Star Trek: TNG mini-series.