This may, Star Trek: The Movie The new comic book miniseries from IDW will be a direct sequel starring the original cast and set in the same era.
title Star Trek: The Motion Picture – EchoesThe five-issue miniseries will pick up after the events of the film and will see Admiral Kirk and enterprise Face a doppelgänger from another universe. The series will be written by Marc Guggenheim and illustrated by Oleg Chudakov, with the first cover art and official synopsis now available below.
Featuring beautiful art by Oleg Chudakov and colors by DC Alonso, Echoes pits the venerable Captain James T. Kirk and his crew against an enemy that is both terrifying and shockingly familiar! When an anomaly in space brings a criminal mastermind (pursued by a determined pilot on a mission) into our universe, the Enterprise must stop them from inadvertently starting a war with the Romulans and unleashing a foreign-technology superweapon into the system middle. But things get even more complicated when these newcomers take off their helmets and discover they are doppelgangers of our beloved heroes!
The original cast of ‘Star Trek’ will meet their doppelgangers
According to the first official synopsis, Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Echoes Shortly after the film ends, Kirk and crew are seen in the newly refitted USS Enterprise A new mission to stop the war against the Romulans.But when a strange visitor from the multiverse is revealed to be a doppelgänger of Kirk and his crew, things take a turn, delving into one of the most iconic corners of the universe trek Knowledge.
Writer Guggenheim said the most when explaining this story: Star Trek The story is from Enterprises crew, he wants to tell a story “An outsider’s perspective.” Guggenheim work list Movie Crucial to his love for the series; similarly, artist Chudakov also metaphorically echo arrive “Re-examining [his] childhood. “
The years since the release of the first Star Trek movie remain unexplored
Despite failing to land seriously, Star Trek: The Movie Still, it’s crucial for the franchise.it brought reality tv Star Trek Returns, laying the groundwork for future movies – which in turn paves the way for more TV shows; in short, Star Trek: The Movie Saved the franchise. As mentioned, its follow-up is set 15 years later, which means the era is ripe for new stories and missions.era Movie has been seen in various tie-in media, namely the recently concluded Star Trek: Year Five, But still represents an unexplored story line.Fans can expect to see Kirk struggle to balance his role as an admiral with command of his own starship; what will Kirk do? enterprise Another five-year mission follows this movie… and now, fans can see it.
Star Trek NBC unceremoniously canceled the show in 1969 and almost immediately began trying to revive it; Paramount greenlighted new films Star Trek show title second stagebut after success Star Warschanged course and chose to make a bigger budget trek Movie instead – turns out to be 1979’s Star Trek: The Movie.In this movie, Kirk retakes command enterprise and face an alien object heading straight for Earth. Despite the stunning visuals from Douglas Trumbull and solid direction from Robert Wise, Star Trek: The Movie Although it did well at the box office and was worthy of a follow-up, it wasn’t well received by critics.However, when the next Star Trek Movie, Wrath of Khanthree years later, 15 years have passed since the first movie, leaving the era Movie Largely unexplored.
Now, Marc Guggenheim and Oleg Chudakov are ready to rectify that, launching a new miniseries right after the movie’s release that will take story cues from the movie.Editor Heather Antos praises Guggenheim’s understanding of this particular era Star Trekso, coupled with Chudakov’s love for the series, fans can look forward to another winner in the IDW series Star Trek comics such as Star Trek: The Movie Get an all-new direct sequel with the original cast.
Star Trek: The Movie–Echoes #1 It will be released this May by IDW Publishing.