Before being tapped to write theaStar Trekapreview comicaStar Trek- Countdownafor IDW Publishing with fellow Orci/Kurtzman employee Tim Jones,aMike Johnson's comic resume was limited to work for DC Comics on their Titans andaSuperman/Batmanacomics and a story in their 2008 Halloween special. Johnson and Jones subsequently wroteaStar Trek- Neroaand theaStar Trek- The Official Motion Picture Adaptation. He writesaStar Trek- Ongoing for IDW, tying into the films set in the alternate reality.