#1 Apr 2008
Star Trek: Year Four - The Enterprise Experiment
Solicitation: IDW Publishing's Star Trek: Second Stage continues! Showcasing the top Trek
writers in print, TV, and comics as IDW beings their second year under Starfleet command.
This month, Star Trek legend Dorothy D. C. Fontana takes the stage for her first-ever Star
Trek comic book series. The writer from the original TV series, as well as The Animated Series,
The Next Generation, and Deep Space Nine, is joined by partner Derek Chester for The
Enterprise Experiment, an all-new series set in the unexplored fourth year of the U.S.S.
Enterprise's legendary five-year mission. A sequel to the classic episode
The Enterprise Incident
- originally written by Fontana herself - where Kirk and Spock found themselves
trapped on an Enterprise out of phase with space itself and facing a plot of revenge from
Romulans! Features art by longtime Star Trek penciller Gordon Purcell and a cover from
Joe & Rob Sharp.
Two covers shipped in a 1:1 ratio.
Writers: D. C. Fontana, Derek Chester
Artist: Gordon Purcell
Cover artists: Joe Sharp, Rob Sharp
#1 Apr 2008
Star Trek: Year Four - The Enterprise Experiment
Two covers shipped in a 1:1 ratio.
Writers: D. C. Fontana, Derek Chester
Artist: Gordon Purcell
Cover artists: Joe Sharp, Rob Sharp
#1 Apr 2008
Star Trek: Year Four - The Enterprise Experiment
Photo cover. Retailer incentive cover.
Writers: D. C. Fontana, Derek Chester
Artist: Gordon Purcell
#2 May 2008
Star Trek: Year Four - The Enterprise Experiment
Solicitation: The untold fourth year of the Enterprise's legendary five-year mission continues!
With the Enterprise crippled and out of phase in a cloaking experiment gone haywire, a Romulan
strike force storms the starship, looking for revenge over their stolen technology. Kirk and
Spock, meanwhile, must find a way to repel the invaders, while at the same time reverse the
experiment and restore the ship - before it fades away completely!
Writers: D. C. Fontana, Derek Chester
Artist: Gordon Purcell
Cover artists: Joe Sharp, Rob Sharp
#3 Jun 2008
Star Trek: Year Four - The Enterprise Experiment
Solicitation: The untold fourth year of the Enterprise's legendary five-year mission continues!
A mysterious discovery on Loren 5 sets the stage for conflict between the Klingon Empire and
the Federation. With the sudden absence of Organian intervention between the two powers, it
could mean all out war. Now the crew of the Enterprise find themselves caught up in a race to
discover the true nature of the secrets of Loren 5, as well as why the Organians have
disappeared.
Writers: D. C. Fontana, Derek Chester
Artist: Gordon Purcell
Cover artists: Joe Sharp, Rob Sharp
#4 Jul 2008
Star Trek: Year Four - The Enterprise Experiment
Solicitation: The untold fourth year of the Enterprise's legendary five-year mission continues!
The Klingons have discovered what appears to be a Preserver obelisk, but can the Enterprise
prevent them from unlocking its secrets before it's too late? And what of the Organian truce?
The answer lies within!
Writers: D. C. Fontana, Derek Chester
Artist: Gordon Purcell
Cover artists: Joe Sharp, Rob Sharp
#5 Aug 2008
Star Trek: Year Four - The Enterprise Experiment
Solicitation: In the final chapter of The Enterprise Experiment, a great discovery sends the
crew of the Starship: Enterprise on a mission to locate an ancient outpost before the Klingon
fleet can seize its power for themselves. The answers Kirk and his crew have sought will
finally come into focus, as a long-lived mystery is revealed, and new alliances change the
political landscape and cause ramifications long into the future.
Writers: D. C. Fontana, Derek Chester
Artist: Gordon Purcell
Cover artists: Joe Sharp, Rob Sharp
