Star Trek: Picard: Countdown, Paperback/Kirsten Beyer

Witness the events leading to the new CBS All Access series Picard in this graphic novel where new characters are introduced and secrets will be revealed. Before he retired to his vineyard, Jean-Luc Picard was the most decorated admiral in Starfleet. Then one mission changed his life forever. The Countdown starts here Written by Star Trek: Picard co-creator and supervising producer Kirsten Beyer and fan-favorite Mike Johnson About the Author Kirsten Beyer is the New York Times -bestselling author of many Star Trek: Voyager novels, including A Pocket Full of Lies , Acts of Contrition , Protectors , The Eternal Tide , Children of the Storm , Unworthy , Full Circle , and String Theory: Fusion . She is also an actor for theater, movies, television, and commercials. She lives with her family in Los Angeles. A highly imaginative and engaging writer who's written stories for some of the biggest characters in comic book history, including Batman and Superman, Mike Johnson has the distinction of having scripted more Star Trek comic book stories than any writer ever. Johnson's first work for IDW was in 2009, when he wrote the miniseries Star Trek: Countdown , a well-received prequel to the 2009 J.J. Abrams film. He would follow that with many more Star Trek stories, including Khan , Starfleet Academy , Nero , the crossover Star Trek/Green Lantern , and both of IDW's ongoing Star Trek series, most recently Boldly Go with artist Tony Shasteen. A lifelong Trek fan, his favorite characters are Data and Spock.