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Star Trek: Mirror Images is a five-part comic miniseries published by IDW Publishing starting in June 2008, with an omnibus released in February 2009. The series was written by Scott and David Tipton and illustrated by David Messina. The series includes a four-part Star Trek: The Original Series story, and a single issue Star Trek: The Next Generation story, both set in the mirror universe. The miniseries was reprinted in hardcover by Eaglemoss Collections in 2019 as Graphic Novel Collection, Volume 68.

Description[]

As seen on the original series "Mirror, Mirror", in an alternative universe, the Terran Empire rules the Alpha Quadrant. The Empire's flagship, the ISS Enterprise, helps spreading its terror with a darker, more evil version of Kirk in its captain's chair.
Writers Scott and David Tipton, and artist David Messina provide a deeper look into the Mirror Universe and its history — more precisely how their Kirk got to be captain of the Enterprise.

Overview[]

The main story of the series is a four-part TOS story depicting events in the mirror universe prior to the episode "Mirror, Mirror"; showing the rise of James T. Kirk through his plots to unseat Captain Christopher Pike from command of the ISS Enterprise. The third issue of the series was a flash-forward to the 24th century, showing how Jean-Luc Picard took command of the ISS Starbreaker.

Summary[]

2264 (Issues 1,2,4,5)
Commander James T Kirk plots to assassinate Captain Christopher Pike and take command of the ISS Enterprise himself. An attempt through sabotage of the captain’s shuttle fails, so Kirk conscripts Spock and McCoy to obstruct Pike’s investigations of Kirk, and Scotty to install a piece of secret alien technology—the Tantalus field—to be delivered to Kirk by Orion pirates. Kirk masks the rendezvous as an illicit weapons/dilithium trade and is able to get the field onboard before ensuring that the Orions will not live to tell anyone of their delivery. However, the alien device proves difficult and Scotty takes longer than expected to install it.
Meanwhile, the Enterprise is ordered to Rashdin VII to retrieve a crashed experimental Klingon vessel. Pike orders Kirk to command the landing party and orders the security team to ensure that Kirk doesn’t survive. On the surface, the team finds the destroyed warship inhabited by large native beasts, who tear most of the party to shreds. Only Kirk and survive, and Kirk returns to the Enterprise with valuable intel on Klingon technoloy, successful in his mission. Frustrated, Pike assigns Kelso to eliminate Kirk, but Kelso himself is discorporated moments later by the Tantalus field. Pike throws McCoy in the agony booth to find out what Kirk has planned, and learns about the Tantalus field hidden in his quarters. He confronts Kirk and the two men fight until Kirk’s bodyguard intervenes, allowing Kirk to eliminate Captain Pike. Kirk assumes command and appoints Spock as his first officer, per their arrangement.
2333 (Issue 3)
As Starfleet fights a losing war with the Alliance, the ISS Starbreaker is intercepted by a Cardassian-Klingon task force. The logic-bound Captain Storl fails to defend his ship and several crewmembers are killed in the battle. Lt Picard assassinates Storl and takes command himself. He invents the Picard maneuver on the spot in order to escape the ambush, and his crew hails his leadership.

Issues[]

Title/Number Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 3 Issue 4 Issue 5
Writers Scott & David Tipton
Artist David Messina
Published 2 July 2008 30 July 2008 10 September 2008 8 October 2008 12 November 2008
Cover A
(Joe Corroney)
Mirror Images 1A Mirror Images 2A Mirror Images 3A Mirror Images 4 Mirror Images 5
Cover B Mirror Images 1B Mirror Images 2B -
RI photo cover Mirror Images 1C Mirror Images 2C

Appendices[]

Related media[]

Stories featuring the mirror universe
Enterprise episode: "In a Mirror, Darkly" • prose: Age of the Empress • "Nobunaga"
Discovery episodes: "Into the Forest I Go" • "Despite Yourself" • "The Wolf Inside" • "Vaulting Ambition" • "What's Past Is Prologue" • "Terra Firma" • comics: Succession ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3" • "Issue 4")
The Original Series episode: "Mirror, Mirror" • comics: Hell's MirrorThe Mirror Universe Saga ("... Promises to Keep" • "Double Image" • "Deadly Reflection!" • "The Tantalus Trap!" • "Masquerade!" • "Behind Enemy Lines!" • "The Beginning of the End..." • "Homecoming...") • Fragile GlassMirror Images ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 4" • "Issue 5") • "The Mirror, Crackedprose: SpectreDark VictoryPreserverThe Sorrows of Empire • "Ill Winds" • "The Greater Good" • video game: Shattered Universe
Kelvin timeline comics: Mirrored ("Part 1" • "Part 2") • "Parallel Lives, Part 2" • Live Evil ("Part 1" • "Part 2" • "Part 3")
The Next Generation comics: "Mirror Images, Issue 3" • Mirror Universe Collection (TNG - Mirror Broken comics: "Origin of Data", "Prelude", "Issue 1", "Issue 2", "Issue 3", "Issue 4", "Issue 5" • TNG - Through the Mirror comics: "Issue 1", "Issue 2", "Issue 3", "Issue 4", "Issue 5" TNG - Ripe for Plunder comics: "Chapter One", "Chapter Two", "Chapter Three", "Chapter Four", "Chapter Five" • TNG - Terra Incognita comics: "Issue 1", "Issue 2", "Issue 3", "Issue 4", "Issue 5", "Issue 6") • ST: The Mirror War: "Issue 0", "Issue 1", "Issue 2", "Issue 3", "Issue 4", "Geordi", "Issue 5", "Issue 6", "Issue 7", "Issue 8" • ST: Warriors of the Mirror War: "Data", "Geordi", "Sisko", "Troi" • prose: Dark MirrorThreeThe Worst of Both Worlds • "The Traitor" • "The Sacred Chalice" • "For Want of a Nail" • Rise Like Lions
Deep Space Nine episodes: "Crossover" • "Through the Looking Glass" • "Shattered Mirror" • "Resurrection" • "The Emperor's New Cloak" • comic: "Enemies & Allies" • prose: Dark PassionsWarpathSaturn's ChildrenFearful Symmetry • "A Terrible Beauty" • The Soul Key • "Freedom Angst" • Disavowed
Voyager prose: The Mirror-Scaled Serpent • "Bitter Fruit" • comic: "Mirrors & Smoke"
New Frontier comics: Turnaround ("Part I" • "Part II" • "Part III" • "Part IV" • "Part V") • prose: Cutting Ties • "Homecoming"
Klingon Empire prose: "Family Matters" Titan prose: "Empathy" Vanguard prose: "The Black Flag"
Miniseries and anthologies RPG sourcebook: Through a Glass, Darklycomics: The Mirror Universe SagaTurnaroundMirror Imagesprose: Mirror Universe TrilogyMirror Universe (Glass EmpiresObsidian AlliancesShards and Shadows)


Background[]

The series was originally announced as a four-part series, and was to have Chris Ryall as a third writer. Additionally their were plans for a second Mirror Images miniseries set in the TNG era[1]. This eventually evolved into the Myriad Universes miniseries The Last Generation and the addition of a fifth issue to this miniseries, putting a TNG flash-forward midway through the otherwise TOS story.

There was a one-month gap in the release of the series, pushing the third issue back to a September release, and bumping back the release of the rest of the series, with the fifth issue finally out in November.

The German omnibus of the series published by Cross Cult features new cover art by David Messina.

Prior to the publication of the series, author Keith R.A. DeCandido suggested efforts were being made between IDW and Pocket Books to keep the series consistent with the prose mirror universe fiction recently released by the Pocket. [2] However the short story "The Greater Good" published a few months after the completion of this series gives a contradictory account of Kirk's rise to captaincy.

Continuity[]

The 23rd century events are from a continuity contradictory to ST - Mirror Universe- Shards and Shadows short story: "The Greater Good".

The 24th century events are from a continuity contradictory to STA novel: Stargazer: Three and ST - Mirror Universe - Glass Empires novella: The Sorrows of Empire.

Images[]

Connections[]

IDW Publishing miniseries
TOS Klingons: Blood Will TellYear FourThe Enterprise ExperimentAssignment: EarthMirror ImagesRomulans: The Hollow CrownCrewMission's EndThe Wrath of KhanRomulans: SchismLeonard McCoy, Frontier DoctorBurden of KnowledgeKhan: Ruling in HellInfestationStar Trek—Legion of Super-HeroesHarlan Ellison's The City on the Edge of ForeverThe Primate DirectiveStar Trek vs. TransformersThe Motion Picture: Echoes IDW bulb
Star Trek (2009) tie-in: CountdownSpock: ReflectionsNeroThe Official Motion Picture AdaptationCountdown to DarknessKhanStarfleet AcademyThe Spectrum WarManifest DestinyStranger Worlds
TNG The Space BetweenIntelligence GatheringThe Last GenerationGhostsAssimilation²HiveDeviationsMirror BrokenThrough the MirrorTerra IncognitaThe Mirror WarWarriors of the Mirror WarHolo-Ween
DS9 Fool's GoldToo Long a SacrificeThe Dog of War
VOY Seven's Reckoning
DSC The Light of KahlessSuccessionAftermathAdventures in the 32nd Century
PIC Picard: CountdownStargazer
LD Lower Decks
SNW The Illyrian EnigmaThe Scorpius Run
Other TurnaroundAlien SpotlightAlien Spotlight IICaptain's LogWaypointThe Q ConflictAliensResurgenceDefiantPicard's AcademySons of Star Trek
IDW Publishing omnibuses
IDW collections 100-Page Spectacular (20112012Winter 2012) • The John Byrne CollectionCountdown Collection (Volume 1Volume 2) • The New Adventures (Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5) • New Visions: The Hollow Man and Other StoriesThe Missions ContinueMirror Universe CollectionLibrary Collection (Volume 1Volume 2) • Star Trek (IDW 2022) (GodshockThe Red Path) IDW bulb
Archive material Star Trek Archives (Best of Peter DavidBest of the BorgBest of Gary SevenBest of DS9Best of Captain KirkBest of Alternate Universes) • Best of KlingonsStar Trek Omnibus (Volume 1Volume 2The Original SeriesMovie OmnibusTNG Omnibus) • Motion Picture Trilogy100-Page Spectacular (Summer 2012Gold Key) • Newspaper Comics (Volume 1Volume 2) • The Stardate Collection (Volume 1Volume 2) • Gold Key Archives (Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3Volume 4Volume 5) • Classic UK Comics (Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3) • Best of PicardThe Mirror Universe Saga
Graphic Novel Collection
Volumes
ST 1226067102109111112118120130
TOS 24910131518192023242629303134394144464951525354576164687275788384899093100101103104105108110115121122125127129134138139
Kelvin timeline 6712141725364045485663717781879295
TNG 351116273233425058656669737679828588919496979899113119128132135136140
DS9 283537434755596270748086106114116123126
VOY 2138124131
SA IDW (8) • Marvel (107117133137)
Extras Special Editions (123456) • Premium Photonovels (1234)

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