Before being tapped to write theStar Trekpreview comicStar Trek- Countdownfor IDW Publishing with fellow Orci/Kurtzman employee Tim Jones,Mike Johnson's comic resume was limited to work for DC Comics on their Titans andSuperman/Batmancomics and a story in their 2008 Halloween special. Johnson and Jones subsequently wroteStar Trek- Neroand theStar Trek- The Official Motion Picture Adaptation. He writesStar Trek- Ongoing for IDW, tying into the films set in the alternate reality.