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Star Trek: Khan (Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness Book 1) Kindle & comiXology

by Mike Johnson (Author), Claudio Balboni (Illustrator), Claudia Balboni (Artist), Format: Kindle Edition

4.5 157 ratings

Part of: Star Trek: Khan

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Witness the shocking origin of Khan Noonien Singh from his earliest years through his rise to power during the epic Eugenics Wars! Behold the events that led to his escape from Earth aboard the Botany Bay! Learn the truth behind his re-awakening by Admiral Marcus and Section 31! It's the origin of Star Trek's greatest villain!

Collects Star Trek: Khan #1-5.

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About the Author

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 also has the distinction of having scripted more Star Trek comic book stories than any writer ever. Seriously.
Johnson’s first work with IDW was in 2009, when he wrote the miniseries Star Trek: Countdown, a well-received prequel to the 2009 J.J. Abrams film. Following Countdown, Johnson would go on to write many more Star Trek stories, including (but not limited to) Star Trek: Khan, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Star Trek: Nero, the crossover Star Trek/Green Lantern, and both of IDW’s ongoing Star Trek series, the most recent being Boldly Go with artist Tony Shasteen.
An almost life-long Trek fan who was watching the original series in reruns as a child and Star Trek: The Next Generation from day one, his favorite characters are Data and Spock.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KTOAGRO
Publisher ‏ : ‎ IDW (June 3, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 3, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 325330 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 127 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #349,693 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #239 in Star Trek Series
- #859 in Science Fiction Graphic Novels (Kindle Store)
- #1,095 in Media Tie-In & Adaptation Graphic Novels

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Jessalynn Brown

A Fun, New Twist

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2016

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The character of Khan has always been a favorite among Trek fans. Many books have been dedicated to his story since his famed appearances in the original series and the movie that bears his name. And why not? He stands out from the many Star Trek villains as being the first to actually succeed in causing personal loss to his nemesis, the famous Captain Kirk. This action had far-reaching affects that spanned the storyline of not one, but two other movies! Needless to say, the character of Khan had to arise in the new Trek universe. And, consequently, his origins needed to be fleshed out.
This comic has the necessary additives to the story fans already know, and it brings questions to the table about an egomaniac trying to tell his own story. That being said, you are left to draw your own conclusions about the self-told biography of the indomitable Khan Noonian Singh.

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Proud Texan

Good read, with some nice art

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2014

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I bought this because it promised to explain a few things left out of the movie, and I think it did a good job of that. Khan's backstory was well done, and fit in well with what we knew from his appearance in TOS and TWOK. The explanation for why the Cumberbatch Kahn looked different than the Montalban Khan was simple, but plausible.

This book was originally published as 5 issues. I bought the first two on Kindle, with the intent of getting issues 3, 4 and 5 on Kindle as they were released. But for some reason, Kindle issue 3 was screwed up from day it was released in Dec 2013, and Amazon's only fix was to stop sales of it. They released 4 and 5 without any problem, but never fixed 3, with no explanation. Makes me very leery about buying any more comic series on Kindle. I had to know how the story ended, so when the paperback collection of all 5 issues came out, I bought it---which means I threw my money away on the Kindle issues 1 and 2.

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CW

Very nice!

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2021

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I bought this because I like the JJ Abrams movie and the original one with Shatner in it.
Great read. It allows me as a fan to dig a bit deeper into the reasoning behind Khan's mental state and why he did what he did.

Good take on a great Trek story.

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John Dwire

Background Information

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022

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I liked that the book provided background information on Khan and the Eugenic war.

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021

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Enjoyed this extra chapter of Star Trek Into Darkness. Gives more insight into the movie. Needs more context. Wish there was even more to the new Khan series.

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KT

Ok. Gives a plausible explanation.

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2016

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To start, the film had left a huge plot hole with not explaining the drastic change in Khan 's appearance from Ricardo Montalban to Benedict Cumberbatch,(both were great, in my opinion,btw). If you follow the series, the time split/divergence happened after the canon eugenics wars, so, in theory Khan should look the same. But as this graphic novel unfolds, we're given the plausible explanation of why Khan 's appearance has changed so drastically between the timelines.
I do wish the graphic novel series were longer, and was a bit more detailed, but, I'm giving it 4 stars because, one the artwork is amazing, and two, the storytelling here was solid, explaining what it had to in order to explain the major plot hole "Into Darkness" left in its wake.

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Kindle Customer

A modern take on Khan and his times

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2017

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A prequel to the events in the film, the writer does a good job of defining the characters. It's very much like a feature film in comic book form. It combines the best elements of the classic episode of the original series and the events in the movie, Star Trek: Into Darkness.

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2021

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A great read during the lock down of covid

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