<P> In July 2017, IDW announced the first tie - in comic series, also titled Star Trek: Discovery, to be written by Johnson and Beyer with art by Tony Shasteen, who previously worked with Johnson on the comic Star Trek: Boldly Go . IDW described the comic as "Klingon - centric", and set the first issue for release on October 25 . Johnson compared working with Beyer on the comic to his work on the Star Trek: Countdown comic, a tie - in to the 2009 Star Trek film that he wrote with Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, saying that her position as a staff writer on the Discovery show "means we have all the inside access that we need . So the story in the comic will really matter and not just feel like a one - off . It is actually able to expand the story you guys are going to see in the show itself ." </P> <P> In August, it was clarified that the first comic would be a four - issue miniseries focused on T'Kuvma and his followers, and that IDW intended to create a series of comic miniseries based on different aspects of the series to create "targeted stories on some different subjects". Johnson stated that they were "building out the characters in the Klingon world with these comics, and we can't wait to show you ." He added that discussions were being held regarding the subject of the next miniseries . IDW editor Sarah Gaydos said, "The access we're getting to the show to create these comics that are integral to fleshing out the backstories of the characters is unheard of, and I do a lot of licensed comics ." </P> <P> In late 2017, "hours" of Discovery - based content will be added to the role playing video game Star Trek Timelines, including Michael Burnham and Saru as new crew members for the game and new ships from the show, both Federation and otherwise . A month long "Mega-Event" based on the series will also take place . </P>

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