Just like Buffy Season 8, fans of the original Star Trek series never got their five year mission. Well IDW Publishing plans to continue the mission to seek out new life and new civilizations in Star Trek: Year Four.

The series will present an entire self-contained “episode” in every issue. The debut issue begins when the crew discovers a multi-planet construct of a dead civilization, which is run by a brilliant genetic scientist who’s obsessed with repopulating it. When Captain Kirk discovers the scientist’s secret, his creations revolt, forcing Kirk to make the hard decision to push the Enterprise into crossfire.

Star Trek: Year Four is written by David Tischman, with art by Steve Conley. The 32-page first issue of a six-issue miniseries debuts July 2007.

via IDW Publishing

Yes you can reenact your favorite scene from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan with new action figures coming from Diamond Select Toys, but you are going to have to work for that privilege.

Diamond Select Toys has announced at this year’s San Diego Comic Con a promotional figure of Genesis Khan will be made available for fans willing to run around little bit.

First you have to go to all the partner booths and purchase the regular figures:

• New Force Comics - Dr. McCoy
• Action Figure Xpress - Scotty
• Toy Rocket - Chekov
• Diamond Select Toys - Mr. Sulu

When you buy each of the figures, you’ll get a “passport” stamp on a special Star Trek card. When you return to the DST booth, you’ll get the limited edition Genesis Khan figure for free! This is a limited edition figure, which means you’ll have to run around like a crazy man to insure you’ll be able to snag your prize. If you fail, you’ll be forced to buy the figure from eBay for a rather outrageous price.

Take the jump for the Khan figure!

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