IDW Publishing has announced Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Illyrian Enigma, a new four-issue miniseries bridging the gap between the first and second season of Paramount+’s hit original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
The new series reunites the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds co-executive producer Kirsten Beyer and prolific Star Trek author Mike Johnson, whose recent collaborations include Star Trek: Discovery – Adventures in the 32nd Century and Star Trek: Picard – Stargazer, with art from Megan Levens (Star Trek: The Mirror War – Troi, Star Wars Adventures) and colors from Charlie Kirchoff (Star Trek: Year Five).
“The only thing more fun than Strange New Worlds is more Strange New Worlds,” said Johnson, Beyer and Kirchoff. “We’re thrilled to bring fans the first comic book adventure starring everyone’s new favorite crew, in an all-new story that picks up where Season One left off. We couldn’t be happier that Megan Levens is beaming aboard to join us!”
“What ultimately draws me to any project is the characters, and after only one short season, I’m already so deeply invested in the entire cast of Strange New Worlds,” added Levens. “It’s remarkable that they’ve been able to successfully bring together new interpretations of classic characters we’ve known and loved for over half a century, and fresh faces that are already as compelling and relatable as their more established crewmates. Bringing this cast onto the comic page for the first time has been a delight for me, both as a Trekkie and as an artist!”
“When Strange New Worlds came out we knew that the show was something special,” stated Senior Editor Heather Antos. “We’re thrilled to bring in Kirsten and Mike’s expertise from behind the scenes, as well as an artistic duo who captures the warmth and whimsy of this universe as effortlessly as Megan and Charlie, to explore even stranger new worlds in comics.”
In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds–The Ilyrian Enigma, Commander Una Chin-Riley—first officer and helmsman of the U.S.S. Enterprise— stands accused of unlawful genetic modification by Starfleet. Sparing no time, Captain Pike and his crew set out in search of evidence to prove her innocence!
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Illyrian Enigma #1 will go on sale in December.
