Lower Decks

Star Trek (2009) just finished its eighth weekend at the box office (and has now made $246.3 million domestically). A sequel has been ordered but won’t hit theaters until Summer 2011 at the earliest. But that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop. There are already tons of memorabilia and collectibles relating to the movie available. A novelization, action figures, trading cards, toys, a soundtrack and more.

Plus, IDW Publishing has a pair of comic miniseries planned that will continue the story of the movie. Are you interested?

Recall that IDW has already published one four-issue miniseries, Star Trek: Countdown, a prequel to Star Trek (2009) that was also connected to the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Starting in July, the company will release Spock: Reflections, another four-issue miniseries that will follow up on Countdown and detail Spock’s life after the events in the two-part Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Unification.” TrekMovie has a preview online.

In August, IDW begins another miniseries, Star Trek: Nero, which is set during Star Trek (2009) and will explain what Nero was up to during the gaps in the movie. A subplot involving Nero being captured by Klingons was cut (it will be available on DVD/Blu-ray). TrekMovie reports in a preview that the miniseries will be based on the shooting script but will also expand on what was shown in those deleted scenes.

When Countdown was announced I planned on reading it but didn’t pick up the first issue. I then planned on buying the trade paperback collection before going to see Star Trek (2009). I still haven’t read the miniseries. And I don’t plan on reading either of the new IDW miniseries. I do hope to eventually see the deleted scenes from the movie but I don’t have interest in Star Trek: Nero. And I certainly don’t see any need to learn about what Spock was doing before he went back in time.

Hit the comments with your thoughts on these upcoming comics. Do you plan on running out and buying each issue as it is released?