New Comic Day! Defiant #25 is Out

Star Trek: Defiant #25
No Old Warriors Part 4

The ongoing Star Trek: Defiant spinoff comic series continues with issue #25!

This issue sees the return of Nymira, who was thought to have sacrificed herself to save the Defiant crew a few issues back! Meanwhile, Lore's reality-destroying machinations are coming...

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 Angel Unzueta

Cover A by Angel Unzueta

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

Nymira Vondect is back from the dead, having survived the cataclysmic explosion on Starbase 99 with help from the universe’s seediest rogue, Berlinghoff Rasmussen. Now she and Berlinghoff are running elaborate scams together to take advantage of unsuspecting Berbians and make a quick buck. But something niggles at Nymira… Should she tell her old crew she’s still alive or keep living the life she thinks she deserves? Meanwhile, Captain B’Elanna Torres, Ro, and O’Brien combine forces with Section 31’s Captain Frears to take out the minefield in the Gamma Quadrant once and for all.

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Lauren Knight

Retailer Incentive cover by Takashi Okazaki

Previous comic release: Star Trek #30 & Star Trek: Lower Decks #5

Next comic release: Star Trek: Lore War #1

New Book Day: Late Star Trek by Adam Kotsko

Late Star Trek:
The Final Frontier in the Franchise Era
by Adam Kotsko

A new Star Trek book hits shelves today: Late Star Trek: The Final Frontier in the Franchise Era by Adam Kotsko is an examination of the recent iterations of Star Trek, beginning with Enterprise and continuing though the current streaming series on Paramount Plus.

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

Publisher's description:

How Star Trek’s twenty-first-century reinventions illuminate the unique challenges and opportunities of franchise-style corporate storytelling.

Late Star Trek explores the beloved science fiction franchise’s repeated attempts to reinvent itself after the end of its 1990s golden age. Beginning with the prequel series Enterprise, Adam Kotsko analyzes the wealth of content set within Star Trek’s sprawling continuity—including authorized books, the three “Kelvin Timeline” films, and the streaming series Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Prodigy, and Strange New Worlds—along with fan discourse, to reflect on the perils and promise of the franchise as a unique form of storytelling.

Significantly including the licensed novels and comic books that fill out the Star Trek universe for its fans, Kotsko brings the multiple productions of the early twenty-first century together as a unified whole rather than analyzing them in their current stratified view. He argues that the variety of styles and approaches in this tumultuous era of Star Trek history provides the perfect opportunity to reflect on the nature of the franchise storyworlds that now dominate popular culture. By taking the spin-offs and tie-ins seriously as creative attempts to tell a new story within an established universe, Late Star Trek highlights creative triumphs as well as the tendency for franchise faithfulness to get in the way of creating engaging characters and ideas.

Arguing forcefully against the prevailing consensus that franchises are a sign of cultural decay, Kotsko contends that the Star Trek universe exemplifies an approach to storytelling that has been perennial across cultures. Instead, he finds that what limits creativity within franchises is not their reliance on the familiar but their status as modern myths, held not as common cultural heritage but rather owned as corporate intellectual property.

Purchase Late Star Trek: The Final Frontier in the Franchise Era:

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

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

E-book (Kindle): Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk

Previous Release: Star Trek: Picard: Firewall (Trade Paperback)

Next Release: Star Trek, Vol. 4: Pleroma

 

June's Star Trek Comic Solicitations from IDW!

 Hey everyone! IDW's June comic solicitations just dropped, and as expected, we have Star Trek: Omega coming on June 11th, bringing the current ongoing Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant continuity to an end. Plus, we also have a continuation of the Star Trek: Lower Decks ongoing series with issue #8! Check out the solicitation pages below (click to embiggen)!

STAR TREK: OMEGA (COVER A by MALACHI WARD)
Written by Christopher Cantwell, Collin Kelly, & Jackson Lanzing
Art by Various
40 Pages - $5.99 - June 18, 2025

Two and a half years of comics spanning 60 years of Star Trek history, a fair few awards, and more than a few universe detonations, and it's all been building to this… Star Trek: Omega is the denouement of the critically acclaimed Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant storylines, and the first glimpse of all that comes next. The crews of the Theseus, Defiant, and Enterprise set to work restoring the universe to what it should be after the evil android Lore's intervention. Each hero finds their peace in preordained or unexpected ways, with individual scenes depicted by one of Star Trek's or Defiant's mainline artists! This finale pays tribute to all those involved in the series Screen Rant calls "the gold standard for ambitious comic book storytelling." Additional Covers Offered: B (Rosanas), 1:10 (Unzueta)

STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS #8 (COVER A by ROBBY COOK)
Written by Tim Sheridan
32 Pages - $4.99 - June 11, 2025

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.

Bonus: I recently did a video on my Kertrats Productions YouTube channel about some exciting projects coming up from IDW. Check it out below and learn all about the upcoming Star Trek: Omega, Star Trek: Redshirts, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Destruction, and Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming!

Prepare for LORE WAR with This Week's Star Trek #30! Plus: Lower Decks!

It's a double-dose of Star Trek this week on New Comic Day! First up is the latest issue in the ongoing Star Trek flagship series, and the last one before Lore War kicks off in April!

Star Trek #30
When the Walls Fell Part 6

The ongoing Star Trek flagship comic series continues with issue #30!

As reality falls apart thanks to the machinations of Lore, the former Emperor Kahless II struggles with his legacy. The truth of his life is finally revealed.

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

Written by Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly

Art by Travis Mercer

Cover A by Ramón Rosanas

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

After the Day of Blood, Kahless II is a defeated, broken man who has but one path left: face himself. Thrown backward in time by the Time Crystals of Boreth, Kahless witnesses his own cruelty, hubris, and thirst for messianic power. When he comes face-to-face with himself as a young boy holding his father's blade for the first time, Kahless must decide what a Klingon's honor truly means.

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Travis Mercer

Retailer Incentive cover by Jake Bartok

And also out today is the latest issue in the on-going Star Trek: Lower Decks series:

Star Trek: Lower Decks #5

It's Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, and Rutherford vs. time travel shenanigans as someone is monkeying around with the timeline and screwing up Star Trek continuity! Can the Lower Deckers save the timeline and keep their reality from being erased? (Well, obviously YES, but how? You'll have to read to find out!)

Written by Ryan North

Art by Jack Lawrence

Cover A by Jack Lawrence

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

Suspicious after the Cerritos docks for its second baryon sweep in the same year, Mariner sneaks into a command meeting. There, the Department of Temporal Investigations tasks the crew with finding a time traveler who is rewriting Federation history at an alarming rate. Mariner finds her friends and tells them what's really going on... only for the timeline to change around them! Obviously, something has gone wrong with Command's mission, and per usual, it's now up to Mariner, Tendi, Rutherford, and Boimler to save the day.

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Defiant #24 & Star Trek: Section 31: Emperor Born

Next comic release: Star Trek: Defiant #25

Two Star Trek Comic Releases Today, Including Section 31!

We have two new Star Trek comics out today, continuing the Star Trek: Defiant ongoing storyline, as well as a one-shot tie-in to the new Star Trek: Section 31 film starring Michelle Yeoh. Check out the details below!

Star Trek: Defiant #24
No Old Warriors Part 3

The ongoing Star Trek: Defiant comic series continues this week with issue #24!

Alexander's quv rite - his attempt to atone for his actions during the Day of Blood - have led him to a direct confrontation with the architect of that dark day: Emperor Kahless himself!

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 Angel Unzueta

Cover A by Angel Unzueta

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

Alexander has but one errand left on his Quv Rite: the Errand of Vengeance. In it, he must find the orchestrator of his dishonor, Kahless II... and kill him. But is a swift death the vengeance Alexander seeks? And is it the end his manipulator deserves?

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Morgan Beem

Retailer Incentive cover by Takashi Okazaki

And also out today is a one-shot issue, a tie-in to the Star Trek: Section 31 film that released on Paramount Plus in January:

Star Trek: Section 31
Emperor Born

Star Trek: Section 31 released on Paramount Plus back in January, and IDW has enlisted the talented Alyssa Wong to write a prequel story, set in the mirror universe, featuring a young Philippa Georgiou. As always, be sure to check out the synopsis below along with the variant cover art, and of course links to purchase the digital edition from Amazon.

Written by Alyssa Wong

Art by Megan Levens

Cover A by Megan Levens

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

From the pen of Alyssa Wong (Spirit World, Doctor Aphra) and the brush of Megan Levens (Star Trek) comes the exciting single-issue spin-off of the forthcoming Star Trek: Section 31 movie! The issue features Emperor Philippa Georgiou on a brand-new, raucous, and exhilarating adventure.

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B Poster Variant

Retailer Incentive cover by Annie Wu

Previous comic release: Star Trek #29

Next comic release: Star Trek #30 & Star Trek: Lower Decks #5

Star Trek's Flagship Comic Series Continues with Issue #29!

Star Trek #29
When the Walls Fell Part 5

The ongoing Star Trek flagship comic series continues this week with issue #29!

Sisko remains on Bajor in the past, while the rest of the universe is in limbo. Is everyone and everything he has ever known gone for good? It's up to Sisko to contact the Prophets and sort this whole mess out!

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

Written by Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly

Art by Tess Fowler

Cover A by Ramón Rosanas

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

Sisko is stuck outside space-time on Bajor. He does not know if his crew and his family are alive or if his universe even exists beyond this plane. All Sisko knows is that he must stop Lore before everyone and everything he loves is destroyed forever. To do that, he must build the Orbs of Destiny. It all comes down to this. If there's any hope for a future, the Prophets will reveal it now.

Variant Covers (click to embiggen):

Cover B by Tess Fowler

Retailer Incentive Cover by Jake Bartok

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Lower Decks #4

Next comic release: Star Trek: Defiant #24 & Star Trek: Section 31

Lower Decks #4 is Out Today

Star Trek: Lower Decks #4

The ongoing Star Trek: Lower Decks comic series continues this week with issue #4!

The Cerritos finds itself trapped in a pocket universe that is rapidly expanding into our own. However, destroying it is no longer an option as the crew discovers that it is home to a sentient being... one which has taken over the bodies of Rutherford and Tendi!

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

Written by Ryan North

Art and Cover by Jack Lawrence

Purchase:

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

Official synopsis:

“Rutherford to bridge. We’re not dead! However, after escaping a vacuum collapse of the Alecto system, the U.S.S. Cerritos is lost inside a new space-time that’s expanding away from us in every direction at the speed of light. To make matters worse, an alien intelligence made of pure energy has possessed Tendi and my bodies, shunting our consciousnesses into the ship’s computer. While it’s a fun, flirty energy, we’d very much like our bodies back so we can pop the expanding time bubble and save our universe!”

Previous comic release: Star Trek: Defiant #23

Next comic release: Star Trek #29