Star Trek: Defiant #5
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Angel Unzueta
In Shops: Jul 05, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Captain Worf struggles to maintain order among the Defiant’s crew with the addition of two reluctant new recruits, causing friction on board the stolen vessel. And with Klingon adrenaline still surging through Kahless’ veins, the need to find-and stop-him has never seemed so dire.
Star Trek: Defiant #4
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Angel Unzueta
In Shops: Jun 07, 2023
SRP: $4.99
With Kahless and the Red Path’s mission to conquer the universe looming over their heads, the Defiant crew must overcome their differences if they’re to prevent another massacre, and it’s the most unlikely of diplomats to convince them of as much.
Star Trek: Defiant #4
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Angel Unzueta
In Shops: Jun 07, 2023
SRP: $4.99
With Kahless and the Red Path’s mission to conquer the universe looming over their heads, the Defiant crew must overcome their differences if they’re to prevent another massacre, and it’s the most unlikely of diplomats to convince them of as much.
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Star Trek: Defiant #3
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Angel Unzueta
In Shops: May 10, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Amid a ruse gone wrong, Worf and his away team of B’Elanna Torres and Ro Laren find themselves imprisoned by Orion pirates wary of the supposed Maquis separatists. Meanwhile, in the captain’s chair of the Defiant, Spock struggles to defend the ship with Lore’s musings of chaos in his ear.
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!
Star Trek: Defiant #2
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Angel Unzueta
In Shops: Apr 12, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Convinced that the only hope to prevent planetary genocide lies in understanding how the power of the gods is being harvested, Captain Worf and first officer Spock set the stolen Defiant on course to break into a highly guarded Section 31 outpost to recruit the highest computing mind in the galaxy-Lore!
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One of the best movies to come from Marvel in recent years, is Thor: Love and Thunder. The movie tapped into something beautiful about its main character but also why people love the genius of Taiki Waititi. The villain, was something both tragic and yet relatable. His purpose and what drove him made viewers look at him with empathy than a straight up villain.
As Gorr’s campaign against the Gods, was not taken seriously until Thor became involved. It makes you wonder why one would rebel against those who they once worshipped. As faith is intense, and one’s own belief system will make them do things where that would otherwise not do, which why the ire of the world is so transfixed on religious zealots. In the debut issue of Star Trek: Defiant, Worf gets a ragtag band together to defeat a menace roaming the galaxy.
We find Worf as he takes command of the USS Defiant, with Ambassador Spock , in tow, as his main goal is to stop the clone Kahless II and his dangerous followers, the Red Path Cultwho have laid waste across the galaxy. As we find out Benjamin Sisko had been tracking them as well , but things get more complicated as Worf finds out his son, Alexander has joined these zealots, which makes his purpose, imperative. As we see how Worf was almost killed, then imprisoned by the Romulans and eventually saved by Spock in the unlikeliest of places. We also catch up with B’Elanna and Tom, as they hear about the Red Path’s exploits, as they have a struggle of conscience of what they should do, but thankfully they are recruited into the fight. As Worf finds out from the Klingon ambassador, D’enok, that the stakes are even higher, as a war may be soon impending where Worf and his crew are the only ones who can stop it. By the issue’s end, Worf uses extraordinary measures to rope in an old friend, one whose abilities can help defeat this new threat.
Overall, Star Trek: Defiant #1 an excellent debut issue which stokes the nostalgia for Star Trek: The Next Generation fans. The story by Cantwell is excellent. The art by the creative team is amazing. Altogether, it’s a story that is a great companion to the last season of Picard.
Story: Christopher Cantwell Art: Angel Unzueta
Color: Marissa Louise Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy
IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
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Star Trek: Defiant #1
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Angel Unzueta
In Shops: Mar 15, 2023
SRP: $4.99
A brand-new series comes spinning directly out of the hit Star Trek comic book! Someone is killing the gods. But Benjamin Sisko’s Prophets-guided dealings of the higher cosmos has led him to forget about the very real casualties on lower ground. The enemy is a man, not a god. And Worf of House Martok has put together his own crew aboard the U.S.S. Defiant in hopes of defeating the dangerous messiah behind this genocidal cult. The Dirty Dozen meets Star Trek in this new series from the creative mind of Chris Cantwell and drawn by Angel Unzueta! Star Trek: Defiant is the first expansion of IDW’s exciting new Star Trek initiative that started with the 400th issue and carries on into a bold new storytelling future!
