Star Trek: The Edges of the Final Frontier--IDW Classic Collections

Part of IDW Classics

Author John Byrne
Illustrated by David Messina, JK Woodward
Paperback
$13.99 US
| $18.99 CAN
On sale Oct 13, 2026 | 376 Pages | 9798887244563

Explore the final frontier in these three graphic novels set in the world of the original series. Join Captain Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew in this pocket-sized (6 x 9) edition!

Fans of Star Trek will revel in The City on the Edge of Forever and Assignment: Earth, stories that tie in directly with the TV. series, while the third story centers on the fan-favorite Klingons!

The City on the Edge of Forever presents an unrevised version of the episode of the same name penned by writer Harlan Ellison, as he originally intended it, with painted art by JK Woodward!

The 1968 TV episode “Assignment: Earth” was the season 2 finale for the original Star Trek series and was intended by Gene Roddenberry as the pilot for a spin-off series that never came to pass. Now, John Byrne delivers the series decades after it would have debuted, recounting the adventures of interstellar agent Gary Seven and his Earth-born assistant as they covertly confront threats to the past so that they can save Star Trek’s future. 

In Klingons: Blood Will Tell, dive deep into some of the most famous encounters between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire—from the Klingon perspective! By Scott Tipton, David Tipton, and David Messina.

IDW Classic Collections give readers the best stories from IDW’s archives, all collected into portable 6 x 9 editions!
This collection contains three graphic novels by Harlan Ellison, JK Woodward, John Byrne, Scott Tipton, David Tipton, and David Messina.

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Explore the final frontier in these three graphic novels set in the world of the original series. Join Captain Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew in this pocket-sized (6 x 9) edition!

Fans of Star Trek will revel in The City on the Edge of Forever and Assignment: Earth, stories that tie in directly with the TV. series, while the third story centers on the fan-favorite Klingons!

The City on the Edge of Forever presents an unrevised version of the episode of the same name penned by writer Harlan Ellison, as he originally intended it, with painted art by JK Woodward!

The 1968 TV episode “Assignment: Earth” was the season 2 finale for the original Star Trek series and was intended by Gene Roddenberry as the pilot for a spin-off series that never came to pass. Now, John Byrne delivers the series decades after it would have debuted, recounting the adventures of interstellar agent Gary Seven and his Earth-born assistant as they covertly confront threats to the past so that they can save Star Trek’s future. 

In Klingons: Blood Will Tell, dive deep into some of the most famous encounters between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire—from the Klingon perspective! By Scott Tipton, David Tipton, and David Messina.

IDW Classic Collections give readers the best stories from IDW’s archives, all collected into portable 6 x 9 editions!

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This collection contains three graphic novels by Harlan Ellison, JK Woodward, John Byrne, Scott Tipton, David Tipton, and David Messina.
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