Two Trek Comics Out Today!

Hey folks! We have two new Star Trek comics releases today! You get your pick: 24th-century comedy aboard the USS Cerritos, or Lovecraftian underwater horror in the 23rd century! Or, why not both?

Star Trek: Lower Decks #13

A new story arc starts in this issue as the Cerritos finally makes it to the planet Laap to commence second contact with the Laapeerians. However, the Laapeerians seem to have... disappeared?

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

Written by Tim Sheridan

Art and Cover A by Vernon Smith

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

It’s time for a long-overdue second contact with the species with whom the U.S.S. Cerritos made its first first contact: the Laapeerians. But when the crew arrives on Laapeeria bearing gifts, Freeman and company are shocked to discover the entire planet has been abandoned! While all the dwellings and infrastructure remain, there isn’t a soul to be found... Where have all the Laapeerians gone? And do the Laapoonians on the planet next door know anything about it?

Variant Cover (click to embiggen):

Connecting Variant cover by Chris Fenoglio

Also out this week is issue 3 of the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Seeds of Salvation miniseries:

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The Seeds of Salvation #3

The landing party continues to explore the depths of planet Poilant, where a mysterious force calling itself "The Seed" has taken control of Chapel's friend, Jinare, and her team. Meanwhile, the Enterprise contends with a swarm of drones dispatched from the planet's surface.

Variant covers, publisher's description, and links to purchase the digital edition from Amazon are, as always, below.

Written by Robbie Thompson
Art by Serg Acuña

Cover A by Travis Mercer

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

Aboard the Enterprise, chaos erupts as Poilant drones attack without warning. With the ship under fire, Ortegas must push her piloting skills to the limit to buy Uhura a narrow window — one last chance to reconnect with their stranded crew and unlock the deadly mystery hidden within Poilant’s strange, ancient symbols.

Meanwhile, on a desperate mission to locate a missing Starfleet research team — and their friend Jinare — Chapel, La’An, Una, Spock, Scotty, and their unlikely robotic ally D6 stumble into the clutches of a terrifying parasitic hive-mind known as the Seed. As the alien collective tightens its grip, one question looms: Is this the force behind Jinare’s vanishing... or just the beginning of something far worse?

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Andy Price

Cover C photo variant

Black and White variant by Travis Mercer

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Red Shirts #4

Next comic release: Star Trek: The Last Starship #2

Star Trek: Red Shirts #4 Out Today

Star Trek: Red Shirts #4

The penultimate issue of Christopher Cantwell's Star Trek: Red Shirts miniseries is out today! The remaining members of the security force on Arkonia 89 must face numerous dangers, including the newly-arrived Klingons! Who, if anyone, will survive?

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

Written by Christopher Cantwell

Art by Megan Levens

Cover A by Chris Shehan

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

Ensigns Raad and Miller find themselves on a dark ship and face to face with... Klingons. The two red shirts are accused of being spies, and their captors brutalize and torture them for any information they can get on how the Romulans were able to access a Starfleet subspace antenna feed. Meanwhile, DeMatrio, Amiga, and Lanier engage in a tense starship battle with a Romulan Bird-of-Prey.

If all six remaining red shirts are going to make it off Arkonia 89 alive, someone is going to have to make a sacrifice — but for what? How many red shirts have died to ferret out the Romulans? There must be more to the story than Starfleet is letting on...

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Andy Price

Retailer incentive cover by Skylar Patridge

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #2

Next comic release: Star Trek: Lower Decks #13 & Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #3

The Final Star Trek: Defiant Collection is Out Today

Star Trek: Defiant
Vol. 5: No Old Warriors
Written by Christopher Cantwell
Art by Angel Unzueta

The hardcover collection of the final four issues of the Star Trek: Defiant comic series is out today. Collecting issues 22 - 25, this hardcover features the lead-up to the final confrontation with Lore in Star Trek: Lore War!

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, Vol. 5 delves into intrigue and rebellion!

Avoiding a major family decision, Captain B’Elanna Torres attempts to find clarity dismantling minefields in the Alpha Quadrant, but discovers an explosive political situation about to blow.

Meanwhile, Alexander has been tasked with a mighty Errand of Valor: rescue the workers rebelling against a deuterium mega-power, Archanis Inter-Corporate. However, when a face from Alexander’s bloody past appears, his heart, and urges for vengeance, are truly tested.

Volume 5 collects issues #22–25.

Purchase Star Trek: Defiant, Vol. 5: No Old Warriors:

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

Previous Release: Star Trek: Picard Omnibus

Next Release: Star Trek: The Original Series: Identity Theft

 

Voyager's Interrupted Arrival Home Continues Today!

Star Trek: Voyager
Homecoming #2

Voyager's triumphant return to the Alpha Quadrant has been interrupted by a familiar foe: Species 8472! Dragging the intrepid crew into Fluidic Space, 8472 announces their plans to invade Earth, and it's up to Captain Janeway and the Voyager crew to stop them.

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

Written by Susan Bridges & Tilly Bridges

Art by Ángel Hernández

Cover A by Ángel Hernández

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

Moments before returning to Earth, the crew of Voyager are betrayed by insurgents hidden on board! With her ship’s deflector dish broken and the ship itself out of her control, Janeway must convince the aliens that Starfleet means them no harm if she’s ever going to get her found family home. If that weren’t enough to handle, there’s a ticking clock to contend with: Tuvok’s disease has accelerated, and he must get home to mind-meld with a family member to cure himself with Fal-tor-voh... before it’s too late!

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Marcus To

Retailer incentive (black and white variant) by Marcus To

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #2

Next comic release: Star Trek: Red Shirts #4

Part 2 of Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation is Out Today!

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The Seeds of Salvation #2

Deep below an ice-covered ocean, the Enterprise landing party finds a mystery with deep and dark origins!

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

Written by Robbie Thompson

Art by Travis Mercer

Cover A by Travis Mercer

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

Now deep under the ice-crusted surface of the planet Poilant in search of a missing team of Starfleet researchers, Una, Chapel, La’An, Spock, Scotty, and D6 discover a mysterious alien temple. It’s covered in vines and the tech on the crew’s submersible is showing the researchers are inside — but before they can investigate further, a new enigma appears... and this one’s got tentacles!

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Skylar Patridge

Cover C Photo Variant

Retailer Incentive cover by Travis Mercer

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Lower Decks #12

Next comic release: Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #2

Out Today: The Star Trek: Picard Omnibus

Star Trek: Picard
Omnibus
Written by Kirsten Beyer & Mike Johnson
Art by Angel Hernandez

Out today is a new trade paperback collection of two Star Trek: Picard miniseries from IDW: Star Trek: Picard - Countdown (2019) and Star Trek: Picard - Stargazer (2022).

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

Publisher's description:

Can’t get enough of the Picard series? Read two graphic novel adventures that provide more context, with one story taking place before season one and the second taking place after season two!

Witness the events leading to the epic series Star Trek: Picard. Before he retired to his vineyard, Jean-Luc Picard was the most decorated admiral in Starfleet. Then one mission changed his life forever. After discovering that a looming supernova threatens the entirety of the Romulan Empire, the Federation launches a mission of unparalleled scale. Admiral Picard heads to the colony to plan the evacuation but makes a shocking discovery!

Then, following the climactic events of season two’s finale, Jean-Luc and Seven of Nine launch an unsanctioned mission that sets the stage for season three! When an offer comes in from the stars, Picard is once more compelled to leave his chateau and confront the shadows of his past. Before his days on the Enterprise, a young Picard and his crew aboard the U.S.S. Stargazer saved a thriving planet from resource-hungry Romulans…or so he thought. Now landing on a seemingly unrecognizable planet, he and his crew work to save the system—and their ship—from disaster.

Written by Star Trek: Picard co-creator and supervising producer Kirsten Beyer and fan favorite Mike Johnson with art by Angel Hernandez! This omnibus also contains an interview with Kirsten Beyer, discussing the development and creation of the TV series and how the comic fits into its world, and a special look into how the U.S.S. Verity was designed by Thomas Marrone, lead ship and UI artist for Star Trek Online.

Purchase Star Trek: Picard Omnibus:

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

Previous Release: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Ring of Fire and The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko (Paperback Edition)

Next Release: Star Trek: Defiant, Vol. 5: No Old Warriors

 

Star Trek: Lower Decks #12 Out Today

Star Trek: Lower Decks #12

Trapped in the past, the crew of the USS Cerritos must locate some Humpback Whales willing to come forward in time with them to augment the efforts of George and Gracie (and their son, Ronnie) in repopulating the species in Earth's oceans!

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

Written by Tim Sheridan

Art by Philip Murphy

Cover A by Philip Murphy

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

The Lower Deckers and Cetacean Ops officers Kimolu and Matt continue their mission to replenish Earth’s population of humpback whales! The krill situation is getting out of control, and the songs they sing are just too good to let them die out. There’s also the pesky situation where Ronald (the last whale!) has to occasionally talk that uptight space probe (whenever it shows up) into sparing the Earth from doom and destruction. But Ronald’s getting on in age and won’t be around forever... so the crew needs to find him a love match, stat, or Earth might face its end.

Variant Cover (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Kendall Goode

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Red Shirts #3

Next comic release: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #2