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IDW Publishing (also known as IDW Comics and Idea & Design Works) is an American comic book company founded in 1999 by Robbie Robbins and Ted Adams, specializing in comics based on TV and movie franchises, such as CSI, Angel, Galaxy Quest, and 24. The company currently holds the licenses for Original Series, Next Generation, and Deep Space Nine comics, as well as comics set in the alternate reality of Star Trek, and began releasing issues in 2007. Following a successful run of miniseries, four releases in 2008 were announced under the umbrella title Star Trek: Second Stage (although this title only appeared on issues of Turnaround).
Contents |
Publications
Ongoing releases
| Title | Released | Issues | Collection | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek (ongoing series) | 
| September 2011 - | See article for individual issues | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - Doctor Who: Assimilation² | 
| May 2012 - | ||
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - Hive | 
| September 2012 - December 2012 |
| forthcoming |
Forthcoming releases
| Title | Released | Issues | Collection | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not yet solicited | ||||
| Two as-yet-unnamed series from John Byrne [1] | ||||
| Assignment: Earth volume 2 | No image yet. | Not yet announced | ||
Originally planned releases
| Title | Released | Issues | Collection | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: Probability Factor | Announced in 2007, presumed cancelled | |||
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - Mirror Images | Announced in 2008, presumed cancelled | |||
Collected editions
| Title | Released | Issues | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek Archives | 
| September 2008 - September 2009 | |
| Star Trek Omnibus | 
| May 2009 onward | |
| Star Trek Movie Universe Box Set | 
| September 2011 | Collects Star Trek: Countdown, Star Trek: Nero, and Star Trek - The Official Motion Picture Adaptation. |
| "Star Trek - 100-Page Spectacular" | 
| 16 November 2011 | Collection of four individual issues. |
| Star Trek Classics | 
| December 2011 onward | |
| "Star Trek - 100-Page Spectacular 2012" | 
| 14 March 2012 | Collection of four individual issues. |
| "Star Trek - 100-Page Spectacular Summer 2012" | 
| 15 August 2012 | Collection of two individual issues. |
| "Star Trek - 100-Page Spectacular Winter 2012" | 
| December 2012 | Collection of four individual issues. |
Sales charts
- Due to the nature of comic sales, diminishing returns with each succeeding issue are a general trend, and do not necessarily denote a series is failing.
- These figures denote sales to comic specialty stores in the United States via Diamond Comics Distributors. IDW also distribute through other retail channels (including its website) and these are not reflected in the numbers provided in this article. Numbers provided by ICv2.com and CBR. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place.
| Issue Number/Title | Sales | Variance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| from previous issue | from first issue | ||
| The Space Between | |||
| #1 - "History Lesson" | 14,688 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Captain's Pleasure" | 12,034 | -18.1% | -18.1% |
| #3 - "Strategy" | 10,519 | -12.6% | -28.4% |
| #4 - "Light of the Day" | 9,647 | -8.3% | -34.3% |
| #5 - "Space Seeds" | 9,262 | -4.0% | -36.9% |
| #6 - "An Inconvenient Truth" | 8,814 | -4.8% | -40.0% |
| Klingons: Blood Will Tell | |||
| #1 - "Against Their Nature" | 12,146 | n/a | n/a |
| #1 - Klingon language variant[1] | 3,878 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Beneath the Skin" | 10,416 | -14.2% | -14.2% |
| #3 - "The Order of Things" | 9,476 | -9.0% | -22.0% |
| #4 - "Blood Reign O'er Me" | 8,966 | -5.4% | -26.2% |
| #5 - "Losses" | 8,589 | -4.2% | -29.3% |
| Star Trek: Year Four | |||
| #0 - "Focus on... Star Trek"[2] | 4,960 | n/a | n/a |
| #1 - "Year Four, Issue 1" | 13,112 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Year Four, Issue 2" | 11,484 | -12.4% | -12.4% |
| #3 - "Year Four, Issue 3" | 11,056 | -3.7% | -15.7% |
| #4 - "Year Four, Issue 4" | 10,522 | -4.8% | -19.8% |
| #5 - "Year Four, Issue 5" | 10,187 | -3.2% | -22.3% |
| #6 - "Year Four, Issue 6" | 9,797 | -3.8% | -25.3% |
| Star Trek: Alien Spotlight volume 1[3] | |||
| #1 - "Alien Spotlight: The Gorn" | 8,371 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Alien Spotlight: Vulcans" | 8,260 | -1.3% | -1.3% |
| #3 - "Alien Spotlight: Andorians" | 7,730 | -6.4% | -7.7% |
| #4 - "Alien Spotlight: Orions" | 7,724 | -0.1% | -7.7% |
| #5 - "Alien Spotlight: Borg" | 8,412 | +8.9% | +0.5% |
| #6 - "Alien Spotlight: Romulans" | 9,249 | +10.0% | +10.4% |
| Intelligence Gathering | |||
| #1 - "Valued Intelligence" | 9,388 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "A Matter of Dates" | 7,551 | -19.6% | -19.6% |
| #3 - "Chasing Shadows" | 7,582 | +0.4% | -19.2% |
| #4 - "Matters of the Mind" | 7,448 | -1.8% | -20.7% |
| #5 - "Disgrace" | 7,449[4] | 0.0% | -20.7% |
| Turnaround | |||
| #1 - "Turnaround, Part I" | 12,836 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Turnaround, Part II" | 9,284[5] | -27.7% | -27.7% |
| #3 - "Turnaround, Part III" | 9,070 | -2.3% | -29.3% |
| #4 - "Turnaround, Part IV" | 8,703 | -4.0% | -32.2% |
| #5 - "Turnaround, Part V" | 8,272 | -5.0% | -35.6% |
| Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment | |||
| #1 - "Enterprise Experiment, Part 1" | 11,579 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Enterprise Experiment, Part 2" | 9,739[4] | -15.9% | -15.9% |
| #3 - "Enterprise Experiment, Part 3" | 8,973 | -7.9% | -22.5% |
| #4 - "Enterprise Experiment, Part 4" | 8,743 | -2.6% | -24.5% |
| #5 - "Enterprise Experiment, Part 5" | 8,090 | -7.5% | -30.1% |
| Star Trek: Assignment: Earth | |||
| #1 - "Brighter Than A Thousand Suns" | 10,359 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" | 9,329 | -9.9% | -9.9% |
| #3 - "My Name Is Legion" | 9,123 | -2.2% | -11.9% |
| #4 - "We Have Met The Enemy..." | 8,473 | -7.1% | -18.2% |
| #5 - "Too Many Presidents" | 8,149 | -3.8% | -21.3% |
| Star Trek: Mirror Images | |||
| #1 - "Mirror Images, Part 1" | 10,325 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Mirror Images, Part 2" | 8,763 | -15.1% | -15.1% |
| #3 - "Mirror Images, Part 3" | 7,930 | -9.5% | -23.2% |
| #4 - "Mirror Images, Part 4" | 7,712 | -2.7% | -25.3% |
| #5 - "Mirror Images, Part 5" | 7,536 | -2.3% | -27.0% |
| Star Trek: Romulans - The Hollow Crown | |||
| #1 - "The Hollow Crown, Part 1" | 8,074 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "The Hollow Crown, Part 2" | 7,505 | -7.0% | -7.0% |
| Star Trek: The Last Generation | |||
| #1 - "Do Not Close Your Eyes" | 8,664 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "No Cure For That" | 7,655 | -11.6% | -11.6% |
| #3 - "What Happens Now" | 7,171 | -6.3% | -17.2% |
| #4 - "Inevitability" | 7,250 | +1.1% | -16.3% |
| #5 - "The End Of History" | 7,302 | +0.7% | -15.7% |
| Star Trek: Countdown | |||
| #1 - "Countdown, Number One" | 14,589 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Countdown, Number Two" | 11,359 | -22.1% | -22.1% |
| #3 - "Countdown, Number Three" | 12,488 | +9.9% | -14.4% |
| #4 - "Countdown, Number Four" | 14,545 | +16.5% | -0.3% |
| Star Trek: Mission's End | |||
| #1 - "Mission's End, Issue 1" | 9,352 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Mission's End, Issue 2" | 8,160 | -12.7% | -12.7% |
| #3 - "Mission's End, Issue 3" | 8,337 | +2.2% | -10.9% |
| #4 - "Mission's End, Issue 4" | 7,836 | -6.0% | -16.2% |
| #5 - "Mission's End, Issue 5" | 7,551 | -3.6% | -19.3% |
| Star Trek: Crew | |||
| #1 - "Shakedown" | 9,168 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "The Bottle" | 8,121 | -11.4% | -11.4% |
| #3 - "Ghosts" | 8,537 | +5.1% | -6.9% |
| #4 - "Shadows of the Past" | 8,144 | -4.6% | -11.2% |
| #5 - "The Ends of Eternity" | 7,946 | -2.4% | -13.3% |
| Star Trek: Alien Spotlight volume 2[3] | |||
| #1 - "Alien Spotlight: Tribbles" | 7,370 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Alien Spotlight: Klingons" | 7,023 | -4.7% | -4.7% |
| #3 - "Alien Spotlight: Romulans" | 7,431 | +5.8% | +0.8% |
| #4 - "Alien Spotlight: Q" | 7,417 | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| #5 - "Alien Spotlight: Cardassians" | 5,828 | -21.4% | -20.9% |
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | |||
| #1 - "The Wrath of Khan, Issue 1" | 9,551 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "The Wrath of Khan, Issue 2" | 9,092 | -4.8% | -4.8% |
| #3 - "The Wrath of Khan, Issue 3" | 8,266 | -9.1% | -13.9% |
| Spock: Reflections | |||
| #1 - "Spock: Reflections, Issue 1" | 10,256 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Spock: Reflections, Issue 2" | 8,721 | -15.0% | -15.0% |
| #3 - "Spock: Reflections, Issue 3" | 8,020 | -8.0% | -21.8% |
| #4 - "Spock: Reflections, Issue 4" | 7,461 | -7.0% | -27.3% |
| Star Trek: Nero | |||
| #1 - "Nero, Number One" | 11,467 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Nero, Number Two" | 8,762 | -23.6% | -23.6% |
| #3 - "Nero, Number Three" | 7,620 | -13.0% | -33.5% |
| #4 - "Nero, Number Four" | 7,203 | -5.5% | -37.2% |
| Romulans: Schism | |||
| #1 - "Schism, Issue 1" | 7,873 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Schism, Issue 2" | 7,061 | -10.3% | -10.3% |
| #3 - "Schism, Issue 3" | 6,625 | -6.2% | -15.9% |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ghosts | |||
| #1 - "Ghosts, Issue 1" | 6,918 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Ghosts, Issue 2" | 3,155[6] | -54.4% | -54.4% |
| #3 - "Ghosts, Issue 3" | 5,777 | +83.1% | -16.4% |
| #4 - "Ghosts, Issue 4" | 5,614 | -2.8% | -18.8% |
| #5 - "Ghosts, Issue 5" | 5,356 | -4.6% | -22.6% |
| Fool's Gold | |||
| #1 - "Fool's Gold, Issue 1" | 6,623 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Fool's Gold, Issue 2" | 5,909 | -10.8% | -10.8% |
| #3 - "Fool's Gold, Issue 3" | 5,378 | -9.0% | -18.8% |
| #4 - "Fool's Gold, Issue 4" | 5,236 | -2.6% | -20.9% |
| Star Trek: Captain's Log[3] | |||
| #1 - "Captain's Log: Sulu" | 6,525 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Captain's Log: Harriman" | 5,610 | -14.0% | -14.0% |
| #3 - "Captain's Log: Pike" | 6,038 | +7.6% | -7.5% |
| #4 - "Captain's Log: Jellico" | 5,580 | -7.6% | -14.5% |
| Star Trek - The Official Motion Picture Adaptation | |||
| #1 - "Star Trek, Issue 1" | 6,436 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Star Trek, Issue 2" | 5,622 | -12.6% | -12.6% |
| #3 - "Star Trek, Issue 3" | 5,256 | -6.5% | -18.3% |
| #4 - "Star Trek, Issue 4" | 4,993 | -5.0% | -22.4% |
| #5 - "Star Trek, Issue 5" | 5,090 | +1.9% | -20.9% |
| #6 - "Star Trek, Issue 6" | 5,059 | -0.6% | -21.3% |
| Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor | |||
| #1 - "Weeds" | 7,292 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Error" | 6,450 | -11.5% | -11.5% |
| #3 - "Medics" | 6,800 | +5.4% | -6.7% |
| #4 - "Hosts/Scalpel" | 6,639 | -2.4% | -9.0% |
| Burden of Knowledge | |||
| #1 - "Uncertain Prescriptions" | 6,757 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "A Failure to Communicate" | 5,823 | -13.8% | -13.8% |
| #3 - "A Matter of Perspective" | 5,604 | -3.8% | -17.1% |
| #4 - "The Burden of Knowledge" | 5,453 | -2.7% | -19.3% |
| Khan: Ruling in Hell | |||
| #1 - "The First Six Months" | 8,390 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Holding Out Hope" | 6,660 | -20.6% | -20.6% |
| #3 - "Khan: Ruling in Hell, Issue 3" | 6,328 | -5.0% | -24.6% |
| #4 - "Khan: Ruling in Hell, Issue 4" | 6,145 | -2.9% | -26.8% |
| Star Trek: Infestation | |||
| #1 - "Star Trek: Infestation, Issue 1" | 12,090 | n/a | n/a |
| #2 - "Star Trek: Infestation, Issue 2" | 10,906 | -9.8% | -9.8% |
Footnotes
- ↑ Treated as a separate release for sales purposes.
- ↑ Does not form part of the series proper.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sales figures for an anthology work like Alien Spotlight or Captain's Log vary significantly, depending on the individual subject matter.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 This figure represents combined sales figures from May and June 2008. A problem with IDW deliveries to Diamond's distribution center saw this issue's release to stores on the US East Coast delayed by one week, taking it into June.
- ↑ This late March release appeared in April's sales charts. There is, therefore, the possibility of some sales in March that were below that month's Top 300 threshold of ~2,100 copies.
- ↑ This late December 2009 release appeared in January 2010's sales charts. There is the distinct possibility of additional sales in December that were below that month's Top 300 threshold of ~3,400 copies.
iTunes
In December 2008, it was announced that IDW would begin publishing comics in digital format, via Apple's iTunes Store, beginning with the first issue in the Best of Peter David reprint collection, "A Rude Awakening!". The remaining issues that make up that collection are to follow. [2] The individual issues of Star Trek: Countdown were also released via iTunes, with "Countdown, Number Three" and "Countdown, Number Four" being released on the same day as their physical counterparts - a first for the digital format. [3]
External links
- IDWPublishing.com - official web site
- Trekmovie IDW Second Stage article
- IDW Publishing at Wikipedia
- IDW Publishing at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
