Wednesday brings the seventh issue of IDW’s ongoing flagship Star Trek series. This is the first issue of the second volume (titled “The Red Path”) for the series continuing the adventures of Captain Benjamin Sisko after his return from the Bajoran Wormhole on a mission from the gods. The series is written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, the leads behind IDW’s Star Trek: Year Five series, with art by Ramon Rosanas (Marvel’s Star Wars, Ant-Man). We have a 5-page preview of issue 7.
Star Trek #7
Synopsis:
Benjamin Sisko returns to Deep Space 9, and it’s the family reunion we’ve all been waiting for—or is it? Meanwhile, the crew of the U.S.S. Theseus meet a familiar face from Paramount+ hit show Lower Decks. Continuing Benjamin Sisko’s quest to stop celestial genocide in “The Red Path,” the second arc of the critically acclaimed Star Trek flagship comic series continues!
Covers:
Cover A by Mike Feehan (also available in black and white)
Cover B by Mike Cho
Cover C by Hayden Sherman
RI Cover by Malachi Ward (also available without lettering)
Setup/credits:
Five-page preview:
Star Trek #7 arrives on Wednesday
Star Trek #7 arrives on April 26. You can order issue 7 or upcoming issues at TFAW. Or pick up individual digital editions at Amazon/comiXology.
Volume 1 collection arrives in July
IDW’s first collection from the Star Trek series will be released on July 18. Volume 1 (titled ‘Godshock”) collects the first six issues from the series. You can pre-order Volume 1 in hardcover from Amazon for $24.99.
Keep up with all the Star Trek comics news, previews and reviews in TrekMovie’s comics category.
Do they even explain why he is in a Starfleet Uniform still? He always planned on retiring to Bajor, he bought some land and was designing a house.
Yes.
This is all well and good, but at the risk of becoming a broken record (how’s that for dating oneself?), it’s not canon. Will the story of DS9 and Sisko ever be taken up canonically beyond the brief segment on LD? The only real disappointment I had with Picard S3 was the absence of legacy DS9, despite its drawing on that show’s big adversary, the Changelings. (Ok and arguably Worf). I understand and greatly enjoyed that Picard was a TNG celebration but Sisko’s fate is the biggest loose end in all of Berman era Trek. It’s been mentioned by Terry M that a future ST Legacy would tap into DS9, so here’s hoping.
I agree about Sisko…. But season 3 wasn’t the right time to bring Sisko back. He deserves more than a cameo on someone else’s show
Fair enough. :-(
Indeed. Absolutely. The Return of the Sisko deserves should be in the next movie or a whole season. Star Trek: Sisko!
The big issue is how to convince Avery Brooks.
Legacy characters. That’s all Star Trek fans want these days. Great job Picard S3.
Sisko’s story is done. I am open to a Jake Sisko show.
Canon: bah. Don’t care. I like the comics, often more than I like the shows. There are a lot good stories there, and that’s all I care about.
Glad you enjoy them, LD. To me, it’s not the same.
I agree — I started reading the old DC comics series in the late 80’s with TOS and TNG characters (and novels for that matter.) I’m always fascinated by the opportunity to set aside ‘canon’ and just spend more time with these characters. Comics also invite me to use my imagination more than watching the show. I have to ‘fill in the blanks’ between panels and it’s like I get to direct an episode of Star Trek in my mind.
The only thing that bugs me is when the character likenesses are way off—the artwork sometimes isn’t the greatest. Sometimes Sisko doesn’t look anything like Avery Brooks, for example. But that aside, I’m a fan of the comics and the thrill I get sitting down with a new issue is on par with the excitement of watching a new episode of any of the current shows.