Since October, IDW Publishing has proudly embarked on new missions to the final frontier with a riveting, interwoven storyline across two ongoing monthly comic books, a flagship Star Trek series and its spin-off, Star Trek: Defiant. These two series are on a maximum warp collision course toward the first-ever Star Trek comic crossover event: Day of Blood!

Attentive fans already know to get their first taste of the chaos to come with a special prelude story in the upcoming Star Trek Free Comic Book Day 2023 one-shot, available in comic shops everywhere on Saturday, May 6th, with a story written by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Christopher Cantwell, and illustrated by Mike Feehan.

For the first time, IDW has shared more details about the five-part Day of Blood storyline itself, as well as never-before-seen cover artwork!

JULY 2023

Part One: Star Trek: Day of Blood #1
by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Christopher Cantwell, and Ramon Rosanas

AUGUST 2023

Part Two: Star Trek: Defiant #6
by Christopher Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta

Part Three: Star Trek #11
by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Ángel Unzueta

SEPTEMBER 2023

Part Four: Star Trek: Defiant #7
by Christopher Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta

Part Five: Star Trek #12
by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Ángel Unzueta

Beginning in July with the Star Trek: Day of Blood #1 one-shot special, the emperor of the Klingon Empire, Kahless II, will declare war on all those who do not follow the cult of the Red Path! Having raided ancient tombs, claimed near-limitless power for himself, and slaughtered cosmic entities across the stars, Kahless sees the genocide of gods as simply his first step to total domination. The iconic crew of the U.S.S. Theseus, led by Benjamin Sisko, and the renegades who follow a desperate, violent Worf aboard the U.S.S. Defiant must unite for a common cause. Only together can they hope to stop the Day of Blood!

Accompanying this announcement, IDW is proud to reveal the Cover A options for Star Trek: Day of Blood #1, Star Trek: Defiant #6, and Star Trek #11, all illustrated by Malachi Ward

Additional variant covers of all five chapters will be available for fans and retailers to enjoy, featuring artwork from a wide spectrum of phenomenal artists including David Aja, Elizabeth Beals, Taurin Clarke, Chris Fenoglio, Bryan Hitch, Daniel Johnson, Liana Kangas, Megan Levens, Joe Quinones, Rahzahh, Rod Reis, Ramon Rosanas, Marcus To, Ángel Unzueta, Suspiria Vilchez, Christian Ward, JK Woodward, and more!