'Star Trek: Discovery' Getting A Series of Companion Books & Comics + Details From Star Trek New York

Star Trek: Discovery, the new series coming to CBS in 2017, will be getting a series of companion books and comics. They will team up with Simon & Schuster and IDW Publishing to publish the novels and comics. They discussed this and more at the Star Trek New York event. See some of the info they shared in the tweets below. Did you miss the details they released last month?

"Our job in that room is to help @BryanFuller realize his vision for the show." - Nicholas Meyer @startrekcbs @NetflixUK @NetflixANZ

— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 3, 2016

"What I bring to it is a grounded, flat-footed, earthbound mentality." - Nicholas Meyer @startrekcbs @NetflixUK pic.twitter.com/yJdvM7omr4

— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 3, 2016

Kirsten Beyer announced CBS Consumer Products is teaming w/ @simonschuster & @IDWPublishing to publish novels & comics based on Discovery.

— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 3, 2016

"I have the fortune of working on the novel side w/ @DavidAlanMack and teaching me comics is @mikecomix." -Kirsten Beyer

— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 3, 2016

"The sense of optimism that has been imbued by Trek...It's a shared goal of everyone in the room." -Kirsten Beyer pic.twitter.com/l4o5wxyJ3p

— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 3, 2016

"@BryanFuller looked & found this opening. That 10 year pre-Kirk thing, it's pretty clever." - Nicholas Meyer pic.twitter.com/DzIXuebBAv

— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 3, 2016

Regarding how fans should approach the show, Nicholas Meyer says everyone should "Get loose." #StarTrekDiscovery

— Star Trek (@StarTrek) September 3, 2016