In the week that Dar Horse's new back-to-basics Star Wars comic hits shelves, IDW's prelude to the new JJ Abrams' Star Trek movie - Into Darkness - goes on digital pre-order.
Star Wars, written by Brian Wood with art by Carlos D'Anda, picks up events after the destruction of the first Death Star, with the Empire still in power and the Rebels on the run.
There is no Expanded Universe as this stage, giving Wood a blank canvas to work from, similar to the heady days of the original beloved Marvel comics from the late 70s.
This latter fact is quite ironic given that Dark Horse is expected to lose its Star Wars licence to Marvel in the wake of the Disney purchase of Lucasfilm (Disney also owns Marvel), while the former is worth bearing in mind as there is no telling what effect Star Wars Episode VII will have on the years of Expanded Universe stories.
Meanwhile all four issues of the Star Trek: Countdown To Darkness mini-series have now become available for pre-order from Apple iBookstore - with the first issue arriving on January 16.
Written by Mike Johnson, from a story by movie scribe Robert Orci, with art by David Messina, the mini-series bridges the gap between Abrams' two Trek movies and leads directly into the plot of the new film.
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