Operation: Annihilate, Part 1


Summary 
The voyages of the new crew of the Enterprise continue in this re-imagining of the classic episode OPERATION: ANNIHILATE! Captain  comes face to face with the ghosts of his past when a rescue mission reunites him with the last person he expects to see: ! STAR TREK feature writer/producer Roberto Orci oversees this continuation of the story from the blockbuster 2009 movie!

Background information 
 The story for this issue (and the next issue) is an adaptation of the  episode .
 The opening flashback is set after young  crashed the Corvette, and acknowledges the deleted scene set beforehand. The owner of the Corvette, referred to in 's credits as Kirk's stepfather, has reverted to being 's brother Frank. Kirk's brother George is stated as living with his grandfather.
 Winona has black hair.
 A special contest was run by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) called "Be A Redshirt". This contest had the prizewinner and their local retailer appearing as redshirts on a special cover done by The Sharp Brothers. It was limited to 300 copies, 100 for the winner, 100 for the retailer, and 100 for the CBLDF.
 According to IDW's website, this comic had a "Starfleet Academy logo temporary tattoos" variant cover.

Creators 
 Writers:
 Mike Johnson
 Oliver Crawford and Steven W. Carabatsos (based on teleplay by)
 Artists:
 Joe Corroney (pencils)
 John Rauch (color art)
 Neil Uyetake (letter art)
 Tim Bradstreet (cover art)
 Grant Goleash (cover color art)
 The Sharp Brothers (contest cover art)
 Editor:
 Scott Dunbier
 Creative consultant: Roberto Orci
 Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
 Special thanks to Risa Kessler and John Van Citters at CBS Consumer Products.

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