FCBD 2017: Star Trek The Next Generation: Mirror Broken by IDW Publishing

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David Tipton & Scott Tipton art & colors by

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J.K. Woodward

AndWorld Design

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Sarah Gaydos & Chris Cerasi

Neil Uyetake

Ted Adams

Space... The final frontier. These are the voyages of the I.S.S. Enterprise . Its continuing mission: to conquer strange new worlds, to enslave new life and new civilizations... To boldly go where no one has gone before!

Return to the Mirror Universe with the Next Generation crew in a way you've never seen them before! Captain Jean-Luc Picard will stop at nothing to get his hands on the Terran Empire's newest starship, the Enterprise. And no one had better stand in his way… In this special prequel to the all-new miniseries out in May, Lt. Barclay makes some surprising decisions… and finds himself facing unexpected enemies and allies. But in a world where murder is a means to power, are allies merely enemies lurking in the shadows?

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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: MIRROR BROKEN #0. MAY 2017. FIRST PRINTING. ® & © 2017 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks ane trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. © 2017 Idea and Design Works, LLC. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 2765 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in USA. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

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Stepping Through the Looking Glass— But Where to Start? When we started thinking about how to introduce readers to the Mirror Universe from a specifically Star Trek: The Next Generation perspective, one of the first things we realized is that we had to take our time. There’s such a temptation to roll out the entire ensemble all at once, because exploring everyone’s new “evil” character is so much fun, but that way lies madness. With that in mind, we thought a good way to go about it would be to “tour” the ship and crew with a relatively low-ranking crewman, and watch him advance in the only way you can in this reality: assassination. But we still felt like that crewman had to be a familiar face to readers, which made Lieutenant Barclay the perfect choice. The Reg Barclay of the Mirror Universe is stronger than the Barclay we saw on the television series; he’s had to be, in order to survive. Some people mistake the Mirror Universe for something like the Bizarro World; it’s not that people here are the opposite of the characters we know. Rather, they’ve been altered by their environment, and so the question of how much of that person’s gifts and liabilities are inherent, and how much is learned behavior, is what makes it interesting. We also liked the idea (and we’re venturing into SPOILER TERRITORY here, so consider yourself warned —although this is in the back of the book, so what are you doing back here if you haven’t read the comic?) that some things, some people’s fates, remained static between the universes, and accordingly that led us to the notion that Tasha Yar was fated to have a career cut short no matter which reality she was in. And moving Barclay into that security/tactical position instead of Worf, who is by definition absent from this ensemble due to the realities of Mirror Universe politics (the Klingons remaining sworn enemies of Earth here), gives us a chance to see Barclay in a whole new light, with more responsibility and potential to achieve than he ever had in the universe we know. Will Barclay be able to take the pressure? Or is there someone else behind him, looking to advance in the same manner he did? So many questions, so many familiar faces yet to be revealed. Where are Will Riker or Geordi La Forge? What about Dr. Crusher and her son Wesley? Is there even a Wesley in this reality? And how will this crew come together, under a very different, diabolical, manipulating Jean-Luc Picard? Only one way to find out, folks. Come on back later this month and we’ll show you. --Scott Tipton and David Tipton Somewhere in Southern California January 2017

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DARK REFLECTIONS: DESIGNING MIRROR BROKEN Artist J.K. Woodward and writers Scott Tipton and David Tipton discuss J.K.'s initial character and costume designs for Mirror Broken: DATA, UNIFORM 1 ST: I like the heavier sleeveless jacket here with the lapels; it has a bit of a Wrath of Khan vibe to it. It does seem a little bulky, though. JK: This was a very early design, and I absolutely loved it. The only problem was I kept seeing Guy Gardner's Green Lantern from the '90s. I know for a fact that I'm not the only Star Trek fan that also loves comics. In fact, there is actually a Star Trek/Green Lantern crossover out there now. If I saw Guy Gardner, so would others. DT: I actually like the Guy Gardner look here; while Gardner did come to my mind a little, I think this design has its own unique style to it.

DATA, UNIFORM 2 ST: This one is a cool combination of the Next Gen look and the “Mirror, Mirror” style. I especially like the Klingon Disruptor tucked into the belt. DT: I like the rumpled heavy boots. Seems like you’d hear this Data coming down the corridor.

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DATA, ACTION SHOT ST: It looks like you were going with a more “patchwork” feel to Data here, with Borg implants on both arms. This was something you came to us with, the notion of a more “Borgified” Data. JK: Absolutely right. Definitely more patchwork. The idea was to get a Data that still looks like Data. The other arms felt "too Borg" to me, so I tried this and everyone seemed happier with it. DT: The patchwork design also seems to suggest more strongly that Mirror Data is fully in control of the Borg augmentations he has applied to himself.

DEANNA TROI ST: I love your “femme fatale” take on Mirror Troi. Since she occasionally had some… shall we say, unfortunate wardrobe choices in the series, it’s going to be so cool to see what you come up with for her as the series goes along.

CAPTAIN PICARD, UNIFORM 1 JK: Here's another early design that seemed like a great idea, until I saw it. It felt like it was crying out for a Stetson. I just couldn't take it seriously. ST: I have to admit, I’m glad you didn’t stick with the sleeveless long coat for Picard. It kinda says “2000s lady wrestler” to me. DT: I thought of Count Chocula. Kidding aside, I think this is a good example of J.K. running through different iterations of these in order to get the look consistent and on track with what we’re expecting. It’s hard to get these Mirror characters just right.

PICARD, CAPTAIN’S CHAIR ST: This. This was the first piece of art I saw for the concept, and when I saw this, I knew we had a series. JK: With only minor exceptions, this design was stolen from (CBS licensing exec) John Van Citters’s modified 9" Picard action figure. He showed it to me when I was at the CBS offices. He painted a goatee, cut off the sleeves and used a gold sash from a Dark Phoenix action figure. It was absolutely brilliant. DT: I thought it was interesting that original designs got distilled into a modified action figure and that then in turn influenced J.K.’s new designs.

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POTESTAS IN TERRA ST: Wow. I’m a sucker for a good “propaganda”-style poster, and you nailed it with this one. Where did the slogan come from? JK: Thanks. The slogan was modified from a Google translation of "Power To Earth" in Latin. DT: The style here reminded me very much of some of the Soviet Union propaganda posters I have seen.

UNIFORM DESIGNS DT: Here we have sleeved and sleeveless versions of the Next Generation uniforms. J.K. was very much influenced by the designs from the original series episode “Mirror, Mirror”—the first appearance of the Mirror Universe in Star Trek. ST: It just doesn’t look like “Mirror, Mirror” to me if there’s sleeves, even though it was really only Kirk who was going sleeveless in the original episode. It gives it that “pirate” look that I love. What was most important to you when redesigning the uniform? JK: I'd have to say the same thing: the pirate feel. It’s something I tried to be aware of when designing each individual character, beyond just the uniform. I tend to add scars or jewelry, anything that will give them a rougher and less organized look… and because sleeveless isn't always practical, they do have 3/4 leather-looking jackets that go over the uniform if needed for away missions, etc. Barclay wore one in this issue, but don't be too surprised if we don't see them too often. These people spend a lot of time in the gym and they want us to see it.

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