‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Officially Returns in 2027

As its 40th anniversary approaches next year, Star Trek: The Next Generation remains one of the most popular incarnations of the long-running science fiction franchise. Now, a decidedly different take on the crew’s adventures is on its way — and it’s not much bigger than a tricorder. It will look at the USS Enterprise-D like never before…through a mirror, darkly.

The Mirror Universe was first introduced in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Mirror, Mirror.” In that episode, the Enterprise crew accidentally swap places with their counterparts from an alternate universe. In that universe, the peaceful United Federation of Planets never was, as humanity embraced war and greed and violence to form the conquering Terran Empire. The concept of the Mirror Universe has been explored in several subsequent Star Trek series, including Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, and Discovery.

The Next Generation never returned to the Mirror Universe on-screen, but several comic books from IDW Publishing did. In a series of three miniseries, they take a look at the crew of the ISS Enterprise and its merciless captain, Jean-Luc Picard, as they explore new worlds to conquer, and seek out new life forms and civilizations to enslave and pillage. Now, all of IDW’s Mirror Universe TNG books are being collected into one handy collected edition. Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Mirror Universe: IDW Classic Collections is 408 pocket-sized pages, measuring six inches by nine inches. It will only set you back $13.99 USD or its equivalent in gold-pressed latinum, and is set to be released on February 2, 2027.

Your answers point to the iconic sci-fi hero who shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of facing the impossible.

You carry a weight most people would crumble under — the knowledge of what you’re capable of, and the burden of what you might have to become.

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• Max is not a nihilist. He is someone who lost everything and found, against his will, that he still has something worth protecting.
• That bruised, stubborn, ultimately human core is exactly yours.

What Comics Are Collected in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Mirror Universe: IDW Classic Collections’?

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