Thursday, September 26, 2024

New Trek Comics This Week: Star Trek & Star Trek: Defiant's Latest Issues

It's a double-dose of Star Trek comic goodness this week as both the ongoing Star Trek flagship series and Star Trek: Defiant have new issues out on newsstands! 


Star Trek #24
Pleroma Part 6


The Pleroma story arc comes to a close in issue #24 of Star Trek

All of time and space is in peril as Captain Sisko and the crew of the U.S.S. Theseus are all that stand in the way of total destruction!

As always, you can check out the cover art, publisher's description, and links to purchase the digital edition from Amazon below.



Written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing
Art by Megan Levens
Cover A by Megan Levens



Purchase:
Digital (Kindle): Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk





Official synopsis:

Reality has literally begun collapsing around Captain Sisko and the U.S.S. Theseus crew as they race through space and, one by one, witness the gods be annihilated by the new godkiller! The detonation of a god-scale bomb at the Pleroma started a chain reaction beginning the unraveling of time and space. But the Theseus crew are Starfleet officers ready to step up to the plate and boldly take on the unknown, and their captain is a prophet ready to embrace his godhood for the sake of the universe…or else!



Variant covers (click to embiggen):


Cover B by Malachi Ward





Retailer Incentive cover by J.J. Lendl



Also out this week: Star Trek: Defiant #19!

Star Trek: Defiant #19
The Stars of Home Part 3


In this week's issue of Star Trek: Defiant, a few familiar faces show up as the crew of the Defiant deal with the unfolding situations on Antara and Romulus!

Below you will find the cover art, publisher's description, and links to purchase the digital edition from Amazon.




Written by Christopher Cantwell
Art by Ángel Unzueta
Cover A by Ángel Unzueta



Purchase:
Digital (Kindle): Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk





Official synopsis:

Miles O'Brien and his trusty holo-helm set course for the planet Antara as Romulan forces prepare to besiege the population with Worf, B'Elanna, and Ro among them. A menacing Romulan blockade stands between him and his friends, but as he braces to brave the Romulans alone, matters are further complicated when an old friend – none other than Dr. Julian Bashir – delivers an urgent message from Section 31. Meanwhile, on Romulus, Commander Sela and Spock uncover a dark secret that General Revo is willing to kill to keep secret!



Variant covers (click to embiggen):


Cover B by Justin Mason






Retailer Incentive cover by Declan Shalvey






Previous comic release: Star Trek Issue 500
Next comic release: Star Trek #25




Tuesday, September 24, 2024

New Releases: Picard - No Man's Land & Star Trek Vol. 2: The Red Path

Two new book releases today: a paperback adaptation of the Star Trek: Picard: No Man's Land audio drama by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, as well as the re-release of Star Trek: Volume 2: The Red Path in paperback format! First up: No Man's Land!

Star Trek: Picard
No Man's Land

by Kirsten Beyer & Mike Johnson


The paperback adaptation of 2022's Star Trek: Picard audio drama, No Man's Land, officially hits shelves today, although it has already been spied in the wild. 

Check out the back cover blurb below, along with links to purchase the trade paperback edition from Amazon!






Publisher's description:
Star Trek: No Man’s Land picks up right after the action-packed season one conclusion of Star Trek: Picard. While Raffi and Seven of Nine are enjoying some much-needed R&R in Raffi’s remote hideaway, their downtime is interrupted by an urgent cry for help: a distant, beleaguered planet has enlisted the Fenris Rangers to save an embattled evacuation effort. As Raffi and Seven team up to rescue a mysteriously ageless professor whose infinity-shaped talisman has placed him in the deadly sights of a vicious Romulan warlord, they take tentative steps to explore the attraction depicted in the final moments of Picard season one. Based on the hit audio original, fans can now read this riveting script with fan-favorite characters.

Purchase Star Trek: Picard: No Man's Land:

Trade Paperback: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk



Star Trek Vol. 2
The Red Path

Written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing


Another re-release is out today, in this case the trade paperback edition of the second arc in the ongoing Star Trek comic series from IDW. The Red Path collects issues 7-10 of the current ongoing flagship Star Trek comic series as well as the 2023 Star Trek Annual. This collection was previously released as a hardcover, and is now available in the less-expensive trade paperback edition.

Check out the back cover blurb below, along with links to purchase from Amazon.






Publisher's description:
The second arc of the critically acclaimed Star Trek flagship comic series continues with Benjamin Sisko’s quest to stop celestial genocide! Now available in gorgeous softcover format with new cover.
Sisko returns to Deep Space 9, and it’s the family reunion we’ve all been waiting for—or is it? As Sisko reckons with the sins of his past, the Theseus travels to a mysterious corner of Cardassian space to uncover the secrets of the Prophets…and learn how far the Red Path have infiltrated the galaxy!
In the follow up to Star Trek, Vol. 1: Godshock, Volume 2 collects Star Trek issues #7–10 and the 2023 Star Trek Annual by writers Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Star Trek: Year Five) with artists Mike Feehan and Rachael Stott.

Purchase Star Trek Vol. 2: The Red Path:

Trade Paperback: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk



Previous Release: Star Trek: Vol. 1: Godshock
Next Release: Open a Channel: A Woman's Trek


 

Friday, September 13, 2024

Positively Trek Book Club: The Scorpius Run

Positively Trek Podcast:

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The Scorpius Run

Dan & Brandi discuss the 5-issue miniseries



Purchase:
Paperback: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk


Positively Trek 284: Book Club - Logic Without Empathy is Illogical
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Scorpius Run

While investigating uncharted space in the Scorpius constellation, the U.S.S. Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike is captured by a megalomaniacal dictator named Zyphyx. He forces the Enterprise crew to take part in an interstellar starship race, and in order to escape with their lives, they must win!

In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan Gunther and Brandi Jackola discuss Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Scorpius Run, a five-issue comic miniseries from IDW. We talk about all five issues, and give our thoughts on the series as a whole.






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Previous episode: Star Trek: The Original Series: Lost to Eternity
Next episode: 

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Star Trek, Vol. 1: Godshock is Out in Paperback Today

Star Trek, Volume 1:
Godshock

Written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing


The paperback edition of Star Trek, Vol. 1: Godshock is released today, containing the first six issues of the current ongoing Star Trek flagship comic, featuring the adventures of Captain Benjamin Sisko and his crew aboard the U.S.S. Theseus. This collection was previously released in hardcover format, and now sees the trade paperback treatment.

Check out the back cover blurb below, along with links to purchase the trade paperback edition from Amazon!






Publisher's description:
Deep Space Nine captain Benjamin Sisko returns in a new ongoing series featuring fan-favorite characters from across the Star Trek universe. Now available as a softcover with a new cover!
Stardate 2378: A bold new era of Star Trek begins! Three years ago, Benjamin Sisko made a courageous sacrifice that left him trapped in the dimension of the mysterious Prophets; now he's returned to his home universe—with powerful, godlike abilities. But his omnipotence is failing when he needs it most. Someone is killing the gods, and Sisko and the motley crew of the U.S.S. Theseus will have to travel to the deepest parts of space to stop them.
Star Trek: Year Five lead writers Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly (Batman Beyond, Captain America) and artists Ramon Rosanas, Oleg Chudakov, Joe Eisma, and Erik Tamayo present a new ship, a new mission, and a lot of old friends! Sisko is joined by Commanders Data and Worf, and Dr. Beverly Crusher, of Star Trek: The Next Generation; Lt. Tom Paris, of Star Trek: Voyager; Captain Montgomery Scott, of Star Trek; and Ben's son, Jake. But there are new faces as well, to surprise established fans while showing new readers the ropes.
Collects the prequel short story "A Perfect System" from Star Trek #400 and issues #1–6 of the ongoing series.

Purchase Star Trek, Vol. 1: Godshock:

Trade Paperback: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk





Previous Release: The Art of Glenn Hetrick's Alchemy Studios
Next Release: Picard: No Man's Land & Star Trek Vol.2: The Red Path


 

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Milestone Reached! Star Trek #500 Hits Shelves Today!

Star Trek: Issue #500!


It's a big day in the world of Star Trek comic publishing as IDW hits its milestone five-hundredth issue of Star Trek!

In honor of this momentous occasion, IDW is releasing a special 500th issue featuring characters from across the width and breadth of the Star Trek universe! Also included in this issue is a "prelude" to the next big Star Trek comic crossover event coming in 2025. You'll definitely want to pick this one up!

As always, you can check out the cover art, publisher's description, and links to purchase the digital edition from Amazon below!





Written by Various
Art by Various
Cover A by Joëlle Jones



Purchase:
Digital (Kindle): Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk





Official synopsis:

Celebrate IDW's 500th issue of
Star Trek comics (and an early Star Trek Day!) with this landmark oversized anthology issue! This collection of five short stories spans through fan-favorite eras of the beloved franchise from Lower Decks to Strange New Worlds, legacy characters from The Next Generation and The Original Series, written and illustrated by Star Trek comics veterans and new voices alike. Plus, don't miss out on the prelude to 2025's big Star Trek and Defiant comic crossover event written by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, and Christopher Cantwell!



Variant covers (click to embiggen):




Cover B (wraparound) by Jake Bartok




Cover C by J.K. Woodward




Retailer Incentive Cover (wraparound) by Chris Fenoglio










Previous comic release: Star Trek: Defiant #18