A review by rickklaw
Countdown to Darkness by Mike Johnson, Roberto Orci, David Messina

4.0

In an attempt to replicate the smash success of J.J. Abrams' first Star Trek film, IDW once again produces an authorized prequel to the new film Star Trek Into Darkness. On a routine survey mission to Phaedus, the crew of the Enterprise find themselves immersed in a planetary civil war. Kirk and Spock grapple with the Prime Directive when someone long thought dead reemerges. From a story conceived by Star Trek Into Darkness writer Orci and regular comic series scribe Johnson, Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness delivers a complete and powerful story, immersed in Star Trek lore and littered with abundant clues about the new feature. The graphic novel achieves its primary goal of creating excitement for Star Trek Into Darkness.