Lower Decks #8 is Out Today!

Star Trek: Lower Decks #8

This week, Captain Freeman's story about her time as an ensign aboard the U.S.S. Illinois continues!

When Dr. Katherine Pulaski takes command of the ship, Freeman suspects she might not be the best person for the job. 

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Written by Tim Sheridan

Art by Robby Cook

Cover by Robby Cook

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Official synopsis:

In a moment of mother-daughter bonding, Captain Freeman continues the story of how she was once a nobody screw-up just like Mariner!

Where she last left off, Dr. Katherine Pulaski had taken the helm of the U.S.S. Illinois in its clash with a Romulan warbird — but, as feared, Pulaski's brilliant track record of crashing spacecraft isn't doing her any favors in the encounter. Freeman and Durango are called upon to save the day. If the crew is to survive, the two ensigns need to rise to the challenge of command, and fast.

Previous comic release: Star Trek #32 (Lore War Part 5 of 5)

Next comic release: Star Trek: Omega

Out Today: It Rhymes With Takei!

It Rhymes With Takei
by George Takei, Steven Scott, & Justin Eisinger
Art by Harmony Becker

George Takei has teamed up with his writing partners for They Called Us Enemy for a new graphic novel. Autobiographical in nature, It Rhymes With Takei tells George's life story coming to terms with his sexuality, and his journey over the past 8 decades learning about himself and teaching the world about what it means to be a gay man.

It Rhymes With Takei is out today! 

Check out the back-cover blurb and links to purchase from Amazon below.

Publisher's description:

Following the award-winning bestseller They Called Us Enemy, George Takei’s new full-color graphic memoir reveals his most personal story of all—told in full for the first time anywhere! George Takei has shown the world many faces: actor, author, outspoken activist, helmsman of the starship Enterprise, living witness to the internment of Japanese Americans, and king of social media. But until October 27, 2005, there was always one piece missing—one face he did not show the world. There was one very intimate fact about George that he never shared…and it rhymes with Takei. Now, for the first time ever, George shares the full story of his life in the closet, his decision to come out as gay at the age of 68, and the way that moment transformed everything. Following the phenomenal success of his first graphic memoir, They Called Us Enemy, George Takei reunites with the team of Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger for a jaw-dropping new testament. From his earliest childhood crushes and youthful experiments in the rigidly conformist 1950s, to global fame as an actor and the terrible fear of exposure, to the watershed moment of speaking his truth and becoming one of the most high-profile gay men on the planet, It Rhymes with Takei offers a sweeping portrait of one iconic American navigating the tides of LGBTQ+ history. Combining historical context with intimate subjectivity, It Rhymes with Takei shows how the personal and the political have always been intertwined. Its richly emotional words and images depict the terror of entrapment even in gay community spaces, the anguish of speaking up for so many issues while remaining silent on his most personal issue, the grief of losing friends to AIDS, the joy of finding true love with Brad Altman, and the determination to declare that love openly—and legally—before the whole world. Looking back on his astonishing life on both sides of the closet door, George Takei presents a charismatic and candid account of how far America has come…and how precious that progress is.

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Previous Release: Discovering the TV Series: Deep Space Nine and Voyager

Next Release: Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek

 

Lore War Finale! Star Trek #32 is Out Today

Star Trek #32
Lore War Part 5 of 5

The Lore War crossover story comes to an end in Star Trek #32!

Captain Benjamin Sisko and his crew of Starfleet heroes must finally put an end to Lore's megalomaniacal rule of his bespoke reality and return everything back to the way it was. But will Lore's brother, Data, be a help or a hinderance to their efforts?

Check out the variant covers, publisher's description, and links to purchase the digital edition from Amazon below!

Written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing

Art by Davide Tinto

Cover A by Malachi Ward

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Official synopsis:

Part five of “Lore War.” Armed with the knowledge of how to defeat Lore once and for all, Sisko and what’s left of his crew scatter to the four quadrants of space. Spock, Hugh, Alexander, and Paris each set out alone on a mission to save their remaining friends from Lore’s control, but none is more alone than Sisko. He’s taking the fight directly to Lore in a final all-or-nothing standoff. Will he and the actions of his crew be enough to restore the universe and everyone to their rightful selves? Or will Lore win again and reset the universe as he’s done so many times before?

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Davide Tinto

Retailer Incentive cover by J.J. Lendl

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Lore War: Shaxs' Worst Day

Next comic release: Star Trek: Lower Decks #8

Release Day: Discovering the TV Series: DS9 & Voyager 1993-1999

Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series:
Deep Space Nine and Voyager 1993-1999
by Tom Salinsky

Out today in the US is an exploration of 90s Star Trek by author Tom Salinsky.

Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series: Deep Space Nine and Voyager 1993-1999 is the personal exploration of these television series by a man who asked himself how well he knew Star Trek, and realized he had a lot to learn. This book is a follow-up to his previous book, Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series: The Original Series, The Animated Series and The Next Generation.

Check out the back-cover blurb and links to purchase from Amazon below.

Publisher's description:

Join a two-year mission through Star Trek's highs, lows, and behind-the-scenes revelations from Deep Space Nine to Voyager.

How well do you know Star Trek?

Lifelong science fiction fan, podcaster and author Tom Salinsky decided that the answer was “not well enough”, and so at the beginning of 2022, he embarked on a two-year mission to watch everything from the start of The Original Series to the end of Enterprise, at the rate of one episode per day. This book is the second part of that odyssey, covering Deep Space Nine, and the first two seasons of Voyager plus the first two Next Generation movies.

As well as having fun saluting the show’s triumphs, cringing at its lapses in taste, and admiring its willingness to swing for the fences, there’s lots of fascinating behind-the-scenes information here. Was Morn really such a chatterbox? Why was Deep Space Nine allowed to do so much serialisation? Did Star Trek need Michael Dorn more than Michael Dorn needed Star Trek? Just whatever happened to Geneviève Bujold? How is Nicholas Locarno related to Tom Paris?

But you’ll also get the benefit of a complete overview of these hugely successful and beloved spin-offs, which expanded and extended the Star Trek universe to new quadrants, new eras and new modes of storytelling. Plus there are contributions from notable fans, writers, authors and experts, giving their own perspectives on these classic episodes.

Whether you’re a die-hard fan, a casual viewer, or just someone interested in the history of television, you’ll adore coming on this daily journey though the highs and lows of one of the most significant and much-loved media properties in the world.

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Previous Release: Star Trek: Defiant, Vol. 4: The Stars of Home

Next Release: It Rhymes With Takei

 

Out Now: It's Shaxs' Worst Day!

Star Trek: Lore War
Shaxs' Worst Day

Back during the Day of Blood event, we bore witness to Shaxs' Best Day. But now, he is at his worst as he becomes aware of the fact that, in Lore's new reality, he has become what he hates the most: a FASCIST!

Check out the variant covers, publisher's description, and links to purchase the digital edition from Amazon below!

Written by Ryan North

Art & Cover A by Derek Charm

Purchase:

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Official synopsis:

From the team who brought you the Ringo- and Eisner-nominated Shaxs’ Best Day comes a rip-roaring ride full of clever ship high jinks, nonstop badassery, and bombastic punches…because at the end of the day, let’s face it. It’s not Shaxs’ worst day. It’s fascism’s. Shaxs had his best day, but now that the universe has been rewritten by the mad android Lore, he’s about to have his worst. Starfleet has been distorted into a machinery of oppression antithetical to everything it once stood for, and Shaxs has been made into the one thing he despises most in the universe: a fascist. Now free of Lore’s hold over his mind, it’s up to Shaxs to revert everyone in Starfleet back to their old selves and save the cosmos.

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Robby Cook

Retailer Incentive cover by Rahzzah

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Defiant #27 (Lore War Part 4/5)

Next comic release: Star Trek #32 (Lore War Part 5/5)

Release Day: Star Trek: Defiant Vol. 4: The Stars of Home

Star Trek: Defiant, Vol. 4:
The Stars of Home
Written by Christopher Cantwell
Art by Angel Unzueta

Star Trek: Defiant continues its release of stunning hardcover omnibus editions with volume four of the on-going spinoff of the flagship Star Trek comic series from IDW!

In The Stars of Home, Worf and the "renegade" crew of the U.S.S. Defiant work to protect an innocent world from an impending Romulan invasion force. Meanwhile, Sela faces off against her father, General Revo.

The Stars of Home collects Star Trek: Defiant (2023) #17-21.

Check out the back-cover blurb and links to purchase from Amazon below.

Publisher's description:

Connecting with the voyages of the ongoing Star Trek comic series, Defiant ventures into the dark side of the cosmos!

Original Star Trek: Defiant writer-artist duo Christopher Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta delve into the sci-fi horror genre in arc four of the fan-favorite series!

It's the beginning of a new era for the disavowed, mercenary crew of the U.S.S. Defiant! Political corruption ensues as Sela and her father, General Revo, leverage the imprisoned Defiant crewmates to kidnap the Romulan praetor and chairman of Tal Shiar Intelligence to advance their sinister plot to take over Romulus…

This leaves Worf, B’Elanna, and Ro with two crewmates down, and a planet on the brink of Romulan invasion. Despite how hopeful the planet’s meager farming population is, what are three failed Starfleet officers and lowly resistance fighters to a heavily armed and technologically advanced Romulan strike team?

Collects issues #17–21 of the series.

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Previous Release: Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night

Next Release: Discovering the TV Series: Deep Space Nine and Voyager

 

Lore War Part Four! Star Trek: Defiant #27

Star Trek: Defiant #27
Lore War Part 4/5

The Lore War crossover events continues this week with the release of Star Trek: Defiant #27!

The penultimate issue in the 5-part Lore War crossover arc is here! Sisko and his fellow dissidents must confront Lore and his four quadrant-controlling minds... whose identities may be more familiar to us than we thought!

Check out the synopsis and variant cover art below, along with links to purchase the digital edition of the comic from Amazon.

Written by Christopher Cantwell

Art by Davide Tinto

Cover A by Malachi Ward

Purchase:

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Official synopsis:

Sisko is approaching a moment of crisis: Lore is god of the universe, and the number of heroes operating outside his influence is dwindling with every encounter. Everywhere Sisko looks, he sees those he's failed. Is he really the person meant to defeat Lore and restore his timeline? Just as he is about to set down the burden of leadership... he dreams of a familiar blue light... and remembers there is hope yet in the universe waiting for those with the courage to seek it out.

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Stefano Simeone

Retailer Incentive cover by J.J. Lendl

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Lower Decks #7

Next comic release: Star Trek: Lore War: Shaxs' Worst Day