Beyond the Wormhole: A New Era of Star Trek Comics Begins

IDW recently passed its 400th Star Trek issue since 2007. Its Star Trek efforts have evolved from miniseries focused on the original series and The Next Generation to an exploration of the Kelvin timeline, crossovers with other franchises, and a sprawling mirror universe saga. The latest trend? Ongoing titles offering a larger tapestry.

WORDS: RICH HANDLEY

On the heels of Star Trek: Year Five, IDW has launched another ongoing comic, simply titled Star Trek, featuring Deep Space Nine’s Benjamin Sisko. Written by Year Five’s Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, with interior art by Ramon Rosanas and covers by a range of new and established artists, the series returns to the space station orbiting Bajor, following the events of the finale, "What You Leave Behind.” Sisko has come home from the wormhole, his omnipotence fading, to carry out a mission for the Prophets to stem an unknown threat killing off gods - a timely concept, given Star Trek: Picard's revelation of Q dying. Starfleet lends Sisko a starship, the U.S.S. Theseus, and his motley crew comprises not only Ben’s son Jake, but Characters from multiple Star Trek iterations:…

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