A New Star Trek Miniseries Starts Today; Plus: Starfleet Academy!

Two new comics drop today, including the start of a new miniseries, carrying on from last year's excellent Star Trek: Red Shirts!

Star Trek: Red Shirts
Ghost of the 21st Century #1

A new follow-up to Star Trek: Red Shirts, Ghost of the 21st Century takes place during the film era of the 23rd century and features a new adventure with lots of gore and mayhem!

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

Written by Gerry Duggan

Art by Scott Buoncristiano

Cover A by Chris Shehan

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

On the Federation’s farthest frontier, red shirts don’t just die — they’re used. When conscripted security grunt Harry Deubert finds contraband hidden inside a fallen comrade’s body, he uncovers Section Null — a secret Starfleet directorate turning disposable red shirts into assets in a sprawling criminal conspiracy. Teaming with Lyna Taval, an Andorian officer with her own covert agenda, Deubert digs too deep... and becomes a target.

Someone inside Starfleet Security is selling out the Federation. And once Deubert and Taval learn what red shirts are really for, there’s no going back.

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Malachi Ward

Retailer Incentive Cover by Chris Burnham

SDCC 2026 Exclusive Cover by Tristan Jones

Also out today is the penultimate issue of the Starfleet Academy--Lost Contact miniseries:

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Lost Contact #4

With their fellow cadets lost on the planet below, Cadets Darem Reymi and SAM get in on the action in the fourth issue of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: Lost Contact!

Variant covers, publisher's description, and links to purchase the digital edition from Amazon can all be found below.

Written by Layne Morgan

Art and Cover A by Coralí Espuna

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

Things are looking bad for the cadets: They’re stranded on a desolate planet with low oxygen reserves, a hostile civilization, and a force field that’s cutting off their comms to the U.S.S. Athena.

After an explosive misunderstanding with the aliens of S’Eekay II, they make a run for it, carrying injured Jay-Den back to their base. His wounds are severe, and he’s the only member of their ragtag crew with medical experience. If he’s to survive the day, he’ll need to talk one of the other cadets through his own life-saving procedure.

Then, through the silence, comes a clang. Pop. The aliens are back to finish what they started.

Meanwhile, Chancellor Nahla forms a plan to reach her stranded students! There has to be some way through the storm…

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B Photo Variant

Retailer Incentive by Giada Belviso

Previous comic release: Star Trek: The Last Starship #9

Next comic release: Star Trek: The Last Starship #10

Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation Trade Paperback Hits Shelves

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The Seeds of Salvation

When Christine Chapel goes looking for some excitement, she learns to be careful what she wishes for. Out today is the trade paperback collection of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation, a five-part miniseries from IDW.

Check out the cover art, back-cover blurb, and links to purchase from Amazon below!

Publisher's description:

From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season-four writer Robbie Thompson comes a Lovecraftian horror the likes of which the crew of the Enterprise has never seen before!

After plodding through uneventful mission after uneventful mission, Christine Chapel is itching for a real adventure. So, when an opportunity to reunite with her old scientist friend Jinare for research on the planet Poilant crops up, Chapel is excited to finally do what Starfleet does best: explore strange new worlds. However, when the Enterprise arrives in Poilant’s space, they cannot get into contact with Jinare or any of her researchers. Chapel, Una, Spock, La’An, and Scotty beam down, and they are greeted by…nothing…no one…and no signs of what caused their disappearance, only a robot named D6 who urges them to descend into the planet’s depths in search of his friends. But there’s more than scientists lurking in the watery abyss. Ancient life-forms and behemoths await—and they might mean more adventure than even Chapel can handle.

Perfect for fans of the hit television series hungry for more Strange New Worlds action with a focus on beloved characters Christine Chapel and Spock!

Purchase Star Trek: Strange New Worlds--The Seeds of Salvation:

Paperback: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca

Previous Release: Star Trek: Aliens -- IDW Classic Collections

Next Release: Star Trek: The Official Coloring Book

 

Star Trek: The Last Starship #9 - The Mission Continues Today

Star Trek: The Last Starship #9

Sato's fragile alliance is fracturing! The Borg Queen and Kirk make their move, and who will end up in command of the U.S.S. Omega is up in the air. Star Trek: The Last Starship #9 is on sale today.

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 Hernan Gonzalez

Cover A by Francesco Francavilla

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

The conclusion to Arc 3! The U.S.S. Omega breaks apart. Captain Sato returns to his bridge to find Kirk—and the Borg—already in command. What follows is a phaser-point standoff over the ship’s future: surrender and survival…or war to save a dying galaxy. As arguments turn into action, Valqis is forced to choose a side—and a captain. In Sickbay, Zed makes an impossible call to save Vi from assimilation, uncovering a terrifying truth about the psychic singularity at Deep Space Hope. It proves hope may still exist… at a devastating cost. The Federation and the crew are divided. Two visions for the future emerge. One will rebuild. One will fight back. The line is drawn. The Galaxy will never be the same.

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Steph C.

1:10 Retailer Incentive: Virgin Variant by Francesco Francavilla

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy--Lost Contact #3

Next comic release: Star Trek: Red Shirts--Ghost of the 21st Century #1 & Star Trek: Starfleet Academy--Lost Contact #4

Star Trek: Aliens Collection Releases Today

Star Trek: Aliens
IDW Classic Collections

Out today is a new paperback collection from IDW: Star Trek: Aliens--IDW Classic Collections features content from Star Trek: Alien Spotlight volumes 1 and 2, as well as the Star Trek: Aliens series. If you missed these issues the first time around, or want a collection of all of them together, now is your chance!

Check out the cover art, back-cover blurb, and links to purchase from Amazon below!

Publisher's description:

The aliens of Star Trek get their due in this collection of comics featuring Orions, Vulcans, Tribbles, Klingons, and more! Presented in a convenient-to-read pocket-sized (6 x 9) format!

In the vast Star Trek universe, many aliens abound! Read issues featuring the Gorn, Vulcans, Andorians, Orions, Borg, Romulans, Cardassians, Klingons, Q, Tribbles, Ferengi, and Tril! These one-off stories give fans an inside look at the many characters that make Star Trek so beloved by a wide array of talent!

Features work from Scott Tipton, David Tipton, David Messina, Elena Casagrande, James Patrick, José Maria Beroy, Andrew Steven Harris, Sean Murphy, Paul D. Storrie, Leonard O’Grady, John Byrne, Arne Schmidt, Andy Schmidt, Agustin Padilla, Ian Edginton, Wagner Reis, Keith R.A. DeCandido, JK Woodward, Stuart Moore, Mike Hawthorne, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Timothy Green II, Christina Rice, Andy Price, Jody Houser, Hendry Prasetya, and Rafael Pérez Granados.

This IDW Classics Collection includes 400 pages of content from Star Trek: Alien Spotlight volumes 1 and 2 as well as from Star Trek: Aliens, featuring fan-favorite characters from throughout the Star Trek universe.

Purchase Star Trek: Aliens--IDW Classic Collections:

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

Previous Release: The Art of Star Trek & Defiant

Next Release: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation