Star Trek: Mission's End was a five-part Star Trek: The Original Series comics miniseries released by IDW Publishing in 2009. The series was written by Ty Templeton with art by Steve Molnar, and depicts the final mission of the USS Enterprise on her five-year mission under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. It was first collected as an omnibus in October 2009, then reprinted in hardcover as the 100th volume in Eaglemoss Collections' Graphic Novel Collection series in 20 February 2020.

Description[]

The most important "lost" tale of the Star Trek saga can now be told: The final mission of the original Starship Enterprise and her crew. What prompts Mr. Spock and Doctor Leonard McCoy to retire from Starfleet? What earns Kirk his promotion to Admiral? And what is the mystery of Archenar-IV that threatens to tear the Federation itself apart? All will be revealed in this collection of the five-issue mini-series, with appearances by fan-favorite characters.

Summary[]

The series centers around the artificial planet Archernar IV and it's two native sentient species, the Archernarians and Crawlers. The series begins at the start of the Enterprise's five-year mission at the start of contact with Archernar, and then skips ahead to the Enterprise's final mission to the planet as it prepares to join the Federation. At the conclusion of the Archernar mission the Enterprise returns to Earth, with the crew moved by the mission to take on new roles, as seen at the start of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

Issues[]

• Issue 1
• Issue 2
• Issue 3
• Issue 4
• Issue 5

Covers[]

Appendices[]

Connections[]

IDW Publishing miniseries
TOS	Klingons: Blood Will Tell • Year Four • The Enterprise Experiment • Assignment: Earth • Mirror Images • Romulans: The Hollow Crown • Crew • Mission's End • The Wrath of Khan • Romulans: Schism • Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor • Burden of Knowledge • Khan: Ruling in Hell • Infestation • Star Trek—Legion of Super-Heroes • Harlan Ellison's The City on the Edge of Forever • The Primate Directive • Star Trek vs. Transformers • The Motion Picture: Echoes
	Star Trek (2009) tie-in:	Countdown • Spock: Reflections • Nero • The Official Motion Picture Adaptation • Countdown to Darkness • Khan • Starfleet Academy • The Spectrum War • Manifest Destiny • Stranger Worlds
TNG	The Space Between • Intelligence Gathering • The Last Generation • Ghosts • Assimilation² • Hive • Deviations • Mirror Broken • Through the Mirror • Terra Incognita • The Mirror War • Warriors of the Mirror War • Holo-Ween
DS9	Fool's Gold • Too Long a Sacrifice • The Dog of War
VOY	Seven's Reckoning
DSC	The Light of Kahless • Succession • Aftermath • Adventures in the 32nd Century
PIC	Picard: Countdown • Stargazer
LD	All in a Sea of Wonders
SNW	The Illyrian Enigma • The Scorpius Run
Other	Turnaround • Alien Spotlight • Alien Spotlight II • Captain's Log • Waypoint • The Q Conflict • Aliens • Resurgence • Defiant • Picard's Academy • Sons of Star Trek

Graphic Novel Collection
Volumes
	ST	1 • 22 • 60 • 67 • 102 • 109 • 111 • 112 • 118 • 120 • 130
	TOS	2 • 4 • 9 • 10 • 13 • 15 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 23 • 24 • 26 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 34 • 39 • 41 • 44 • 46 • 49 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 57 • 61 • 64 • 68 • 72 • 75 • 78 • 83 • 84 • 89 • 90 • 93 • 100 • 101 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 108 • 110 • 115 • 121 • 122 • 125 • 127 • 129 • 134 • 138 • 139
		Kelvin timeline			6 • 7 • 12 • 14 • 17 • 25 • 36 • 40 • 45 • 48 • 56 • 63 • 71 • 77 • 81 • 87 • 92 • 95
	TNG	3 • 5 • 11 • 16 • 27 • 32 • 33 • 42 • 50 • 58 • 65 • 66 • 69 • 73 • 76 • 79 • 82 • 85 • 88 • 91 • 94 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 113 • 119 • 128 • 132 • 135 • 136 • 140
	DS9	28 • 35 • 37 • 43 • 47 • 55 • 59 • 62 • 70 • 74 • 80 • 86 • 106 • 114 • 116 • 123 • 126
	VOY	21 • 38 • 124 • 131
	SA	IDW (8) • Marvel (107 • 117 • 133 • 137)
Extras		Special Editions (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6) • Premium Photonovels (1 • 2 • 3 • 4)

External link[]

• Mission's End article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.