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Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks #2!

Move over Star Wars! At long last, Star Trek has its own version of the iconic lightsaber–but which version is the best? Both Star Trek and Star Wars feature a number of cool weapons, be they phasers, blasters, photon torpedos–or lightsabers. The lightsaber is one of a kind in science fiction, but now they have come to the Star Trek universe–sort of, in Star Trek: Lower Decks #2.

Star Trek: Lower Decks #2 is written by Ryan North and drawn by Derek Charm. The “Lower Deckers” find themselves at the mercy of the Excalibans, who want Boimler and company to engage in fights for their amusement. Boimler gives a pep talk to the Excalibans, convincing them of the error of their ways. As the Excalibans prepare to return them to the Cerritos, they show the Lower Deckers what they could have had: “energy swords.

The sun is setting on Star Trek: Lower Decks, but just because the show is concluding, don't think that fans have seen the last of these scrappy underlings. The fan-favorite Star Trek entry hasn't just been a hit on streaming, but comic readers as well, and thanks to one publisher, fans could be enjoying the Lower Decks for years.

Star Trek: Lower Decks fans everywhere received some pretty unfortunate news earlier this year when the streaming service Paramount announced that it wouldn't be renewing the animated series and that the fifth season would be its last. While viewers were understandably bummed, more uplifting news regarding the series came out several months later.

Idw Publishing, which previously published a Lower Decks miniseries, as well as several one-shots, revealed that it would be bringing the fan-favorite show back as an ongoing comic. Ryan North is returning to write the series while artist...

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks #1!Star Trek finally explained why the Enterprise would not have survived without Mister Spock. The Enterprise’s Science Officer, Spock, was crucial to many of the ship’s victories. Spock’s formidable intellect was front and center in many of these triumphs, to the point it gave the Enterprise a serious advantage over its Starfleet brethren, and this gets a callout in Star Trek: Lower Decks #1.

Star Trek: Lower Decks #1 is written by Ryan North and drawn by Derek Charm. The Cerritos finds an older, derelict Starfleet vessel: the Bonaventure. The crew learns the truth: the Enterprise, under the command of Captain Kirk, found the Bonaventure trapped in the “Delta Triangle.” The Enterprise subsequently escaped, thanks to a formula Spock designed and implemented. The Bonaventure’s crew tried to duplicate the Enterprise’s trick, but without a “Spock of their own” to...

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks #1!

Star Trek has confirmed Badgey’s fate after his ascension, and it is extremely dark. Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Badgey, a murderous, rogue AI created by Rutherford, has become one of the show’s most memorable characters. During Lower Decks’ fourth season, Badgey “ascended” to another plane of existence. While this could have been the end of his story, Star Trek: Lower Decks #1 confirms there is still reason to be afraid.

Badgey extols the virtue of his new existence, saying the only thing that brings him more joy is: “peeling faces off sentient beings like bananas.”

Star Trek: Lower Decks #1 is written by Ryan North and drawn by Derek Charm. The issue opens with a text piece, written by Badgey. He brings readers up to speed on what he has been doing since achieving godhood: spying on Rutherford, Boimler, Tendi and Beckett Mariner.

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks #1!

Star Trek has at long last found its most underrated Chief Medical Officer, and it won't be the one most immediately suspect.

The Star Trek franchise has been graced with many excellent CMOs, such as McCoy, Bashir or Crusher. They have saved their ships time and again, earning their status as legends. Now, in Star Trek: Lower Decks #1, Doctor T’Ana, the Cerritos’ CMO, takes her place beside them with one awe-inspiring feat.

Dr. T'Ana of Star Trek: Lower Decks Does What Other Medical Officers Can't Star Trek: Lower Decks #1 (2024)

In the tale from Ryan North and Derek Charm. The issue opens with the Cerritos crew struggling to contain a virulent outbreak aboard the ship. The disease causes purple bumps to appear on the infected body, and can result in death. Captain Freeman asks T’Ana how long until the disease is fatal.

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks #1!

Star Trek: Lower Decks, to the disappointment of many, will soon be ending its five-season run on Paramount +, but its story continues on in Idw’s excellent comic adaptation. One of the signature shows of Star Trek’s new era, Lower Decks, is a loving send-up of the franchise, made by fans for fans. This spirit is on display in Star Trek: Lower Decks #1.

Star Trek: Lower Decks #1 is written by Ryan North and drawn by Derek Charm. The Cerritos and its crew are caught in a rut, with no truly exciting missions. Bored beyond belief, some of the crew, such as Beckett Mariner, are losing their minds. Salvation comes when the Cerritos discover a derelict ship from the past. As the Cerritos investigate, they find a mystery that ties back to one of Star Trek: The Animated Series’ best episodes.

Idw’s new comic book title “Star Trek: Lower Decks”, now available, adapts the animated “Star Trek” spoof TV series, written by Ryan North and illustrated by Philip Murphy, with a main cover by Derek Charm:

“…the crew have beamed off the mysterious ‘USS Bonaventure’ and onto an equally mysterious surface of an unknown world, significantly raising the statistical likelihood of death and injury.

“Finally, the crew is up to their necks in adventure. There's the senior staff's safety to confirm, a weird planet to escape, and an alien race that wishes to learn more about mentorship... through a battle royale!

‘’Jadzia Dax’, ‘Montgomery Scott’, ‘Kathyrn Janeway’, ‘T'Pol’, and ‘Jean-Luc Picard’ are the mentors and the ‘Lower Deckers’ are the mentees. May the best student live…”

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Some of Star Treks biggest icons, including Picard, Janeway and TPol have come togetheras villains? The aforementioned characters are some of the franchises most popular, and now, in a first look at Star Trek: Lower Decks #2, the young lieutenants of the Cerritos come face to face with holographic variants of their heroes. Yet in a twist, these Starfleet legends are out to kill them.

Both Ryan North and Derek Charm have worked on other Idw Star Trek: Lower Decks comics.

Idw shared their solicitations for December and January, including Star Trek: Lower Decks #2. The book will be written by Ryan North and drawn by Derek Charm, and the solicitation reads as follows:

Mariner, T'Lyn, Rutherford, and Tendi have beamed off the mysterious USS Bonaventure and onto an equally mysterious surface of an unknown world, significantly raising the statistical likelihood of death and injury! Finally, the crew is up to their necks in adventure.