This week IDW’s ongoing Star Trek series wraps up the “A Savage World of Glass and Bone” storyline, with Captain Sisko and the crew of the Theseus trying to stop a war with the space dinosaur Tzenkethi… and their Romulan friends. Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing co-write the series with art by Marcus To. We have covers and a preview of issue 18.
Star Trek #18
Synopsis:
Tzenketh is on the brink of war against the Federation… and it’s all the fault of Captain Sisko and his crew. A battle between the Tzenkethi, Romulans, and Cardassians is imminent, while Tzenketh itself begins to tremble. The Theseus crew’s actions have exacerbated the volcanic instability of the planet-another thing the Romulans will undoubtedly pin on the Federation. The Romulan Magistrex’s plot to build an alliance that will destroy the Federation is underway, can Sisko and his crew manage to save this savage world of glass and bone? Find out in the finale of arc three of the Eisner-nominated series!
Covers:
Cover by Marcus To
Cover B by Rod Reis
Cover C by Jake Bartok
Setup/credits:
Five-page preview:
Star Trek #19 available Wednesday, “The Pleroma” starts in April
Star Trek #18 arrives on March 20. You can order issue 18 or upcoming issues at TFAW. Or pick up individual digital editions at Amazon/comiXology.
A new 6-issue storyline “The Pleroma” starts next on April 17 with issue #19 (see cover below). The new arc delves into the issues of divinity that have arisen since Sisko’s return from the celestial temple.
Cover A by Megan Levens
“The Pleroma” will also feature variant covers by J.J. Lendl which fit together to make a stained glass style piece of art. Each cover features different “gods” from Star Trek history. You can see how all six Lendl covers fit together below…
Six covers by J.J. Lendl for “The Pleroma”
New Star Trek collections
last week IDW released a hardcover collection of last year’s “Day of Blood” crossover of their ongoing Star Trek and Defiant series. The release collects Star Trek: Day of Blood, Star Trek: Day of Blood–Shaxs’ Best Day, Star Trek 2023 Free Comic Book Day issue, Star Trek issues #11–12, and Star Trek: Defiant issues #6–7. You can order now at Amazon for $27.99 or get the Kindle eBook version for $9.45.
Keep up with all the Star Trek comics news, previews and reviews in TrekMovie’s comics category.All Eyes Are On Lieutenant Harry Kim In Preview Of ‘Star Trek’ #17
Is Kim in S31?
So what exactly is IDW’s hiring policy for writers? Submit the worst fan-fiction you can think of?
I gave up after 3 issues. All these comics have is nostalgia wank and continuity references. And a non-binary Vulcan with hipster hair. I miss the glory days of the early 90’s DC comics. Never know what you have until it’s gone.
Sounds a lot just like that mythical Star Trek Legacy show that will never exist