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"Countdown to Darkness"
Part 4
Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #4
IDW
Story: Roberto Orci and Mike Johnson
Script: Mike Johnson
Artist: David Messina
Cover by
David Messina
April 2013 |
April takes control of the Enterprise
with the intention of handing it over to the Klingons.
Read the full story summary of this issue at Memory
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Notes from the Star Trek
Chronology
The 4-part
Countdown to Darkness mini-series
leads into the 2013 film
Star Trek Into Darkness.
Didja Notice?
A previously unknown class of Klingon ship is introduced in
this issue. It's possible this ship was partially designed
by the Klingons from back-engineered technology from the
Narada while it was in their custody in
"Never Bet
Against the Romulan". A nearly identical, but
smaller, version of this ship is seen in
Star Trek Into Darkness, where it
is identified as a D4 class vessel. Some toys and models
based on it have referred to it as a Klingon Bird of Prey.
This issue re-introduces Commander Kor to the Kelvin timeline
ST universe. He first appeared in
"Second
Chance" in this timeline, capturing Nero's ship, the
Narada. In that issue, he had the "pure" Klingon form,
not effected by the augment virus that was released
upon the Klingon Empire according to the Star Trek:
Enterprise episode "Divergence". In our current story,
he is wearing a battle helmet, hiding his face. Might the
helmets be meant to hide the effects of the augment virus?
On page 18, Kirk tells Spock he's keeping Ms. Mudd's ship
aboard the Enterprise, saying it might come in handy.
It will be used later in
Star Trek Into
Darkness.
At the end of this issue, Admiral Pike is seated in a
regular chair behind his desk, not in a wheelchair as he was
in
"Return of the
Archons" Part 2. In
Star Trek Into
Darkness, he is seen walking again, though with a
cane.
On page 21, Pike orders Kirk and the Enterprise on to the
Nibiru system. This system will be seen in
Star Trek Into
Darkness. However,
"Gorn, But Not Forgotten"
also ends with the Enterprise being ordered to
Nibiru! Here, we might assume that the mission to Nibiru is
delayed due to the reception of the distress signal from
Helios Station at the beginning of
"Gorn, But Not Forgotten"
(although the Enterprise is so badly damaged at the
end of "Gorn, But Not Forgotten",
I don't know how Starfleet could legitimately order it on
any mission until it spends a fairly lengthy amount of time
in a repair facility).
On the last page of this issue, a man identified as John
Harrison accesses the Starfleet Data Archive in London.
Harrison goes on to appear as the main villain in
Star Trek Into
Darkness.
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