Dustin Gebel
IDW Publishing revealed during San Diego Comic-Con that Star Trek: Lower Decks is returning to comics with a new series in November. The new on-going series reunites writer Ryan North and artist Derek Charm for the first story.
In the press release, North spoke about working on the series, stating:
“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. 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!
The series will have an episodic structure, allowing each story to stand on its own with a different artist. Charm will handle the debut issue, and then pass the artist reins to another starting in issue two. Charm is also illustrating the main cover to issue one, while Megan Huang and Chris Fenoglio provide variants.
IDW Group Editor Heather Antos discussed the excitement of working in the Lower Deck sandbox again, stating:
“Just when you thought we couldn’t go lower… we’re BACK with the first ever ONGOING LOWER DECKS series. 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!”
STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS #1 will be available at comic shops and digital platforms on November 13, 2024.
