Star Trek: Lower Decks may be coming to an end with its upcoming fifth and final season [watch the new Comic-Con trailer here], but the animated comedy is set to return in comic book form courtesy of IDW Publishing as the Eisner-nominated Star Trek: Day of Blood – Shaxs’ Best Day creative team of Ryan North and Derek Charm reunite for an all-new Star Trek: Lower Decks ongoing series.
“Lower Decks is my favorite Star Trek, and I have seen every single Star Trek there is to see, except for one episode I will never reveal,” said North. “This raises the obvious question: will something in this comic contradict something that I missed in that one episode I never saw? Thankfully the answer is no, because the entire Lower Decks team – both at IDW and Paramount – has been so amazing – supportive, clever, brilliant. We’re making a big funny heartfelt book with huge sci-fi ideas, important character developments, tons of that Trek flavor, and a bunch of jokes, too. If you love Lower Decks, you’ll love this comic!”
“Just when you thought we couldn’t go lower… we’re BACK with the first ever ongoing Lower Decks series,” proudly stated IDW Group Editor Heather Antos. “Just like the fans out there, we too want more Lower Decks and this time we’re giving it to you tenfold! Ryan North is showing us just how deep of a Trek nerd he is with these stories, and paired with the comedic geniuses of Derek Charm, Jack Lawrence and more on art duties for a rotating cast of ‘episodic’ issues, this series is a mission so fun that even the Lower Deckers themselves won’t want to miss it!”
Here’s a look at the main Star Trek: Lower Decks #1 cover from Derek Charm, along with variants from Megan Huang and Chris Fenoglio…
Star Trek: Lower Decks #1 will release on November 13th 2024.
