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IDW - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The Seeds of Salvation |
Launching in August, is the five-issue limited series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS - THE SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION from writer Robbie Thompson and artist Travis Mercer.
It's a classic adventure tale with plenty of twists and turns as the crew explore an ice-covered planet and the scary secrets that are lurking deep beneath the surface…. Featuring beloved characters First Officer Una Chin-Riley, Security Officer La'An Noonien-Singh, Science Officer Spock, and Nurse Christine Chapel - plus, a new adorable robot sidekick named D6!
"As a lifelong fan of Star Trek (TOS forever!), I was absolutely thrilled to get the call from editor extraordinaire Heather Antos to pitch on a Strange New Worlds miniseries," shares Robbie Thompson. "Working on the fourth season of the Paramount+ series has been a dream come true and I'm so excited to play in this sandbox further and be a part of the amazing line of TREK comics IDW has created. I've been a fan of Travis Mercer's storytelling from afar, and it's been a blast working with him and the rest of the team. We're taking the SNW crew to one of the scariest and coldest corners of the universe, and I can't wait for Trek fans everywhere to see the cosmic horrors we've cooked up!
"After reading what Robbie has in store for the Enterprise crew, there was no way I was going to pass up this opportunity!" said Travis Mercer. "The entire team is bringing you a story that's about to make Strange New Worlds a lot stranger! Strap in folks!"
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Issue 1
Here comes a Lovecraftian horror the likes of which the crew of the Enterprise has never seen before! Christine Chapel is itching for a real adventure. So, when an opportunity to reunite with her old scientist friend Jinare for research on the planet Poilant crops up, Chapel is excited to finally do what Starfleet does best: explore strange new worlds. However, when the Enterprise arrives in Poilant's space, the crew cannot make contact with Jinare or any of her researchers. Chapel, Una, Spock, La'an, and Scotty beam down, and they are greeted by… nothing… no one… and no signs of what caused their disappearance, only a robot named D6 who urges them to descend into the planet's depths in search of his friends. But there's more than scientists lurking in the watery abyss. Ancient life-forms and behemoths await--and they might mean more adventure than even Chapel can handle. |
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Writer: Robbie Thompson
Artist: Travis Mercer, J.P. Jordan
Letters: ??
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Cover Artist: Travis Mercer, J.P. Jordan
Cover Price: $4.99
Issue Date: 27 August 2025 |
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Cover Artist: Christian Ward
Cover Price: $4.99 |
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Cover Artist: Photo cover
Cover Price: $4.99 |
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Cover Artist: Travis Mercer, J.P. Jordan
Cover Price: $4.99 |
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Cover Artists: Gregory Maldonado, Anthony Fowler Jr., Charlie Kirchoff
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Cover Artists: Sean Von Gorman, Joshua Jensen
Cover Price: $4.99 |
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Issue 2
Now deep under the ice-crusted surface of the planet Poilant in search of a missing team of Starfleet researchers, Una, Chapel, La'An, Spock, Scotty, and D6 discover a mysterious alien temple. It's covered in vines and the tech on the crew's submersible is showing the researchers are inside--but before they can investigate further, a new enigma appears… and this one's got tentacles! |
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Writer: Robbie Thompson
Artist: Travis Mercer, J.P. Jordan
Letters: ??
Edits: ??
Cover Artist: Travis Mercer, J.P. Jordan
Cover Price: $4.99
Issue Date: October 2025 |
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Cover Artist: Skylar Patridge
Cover Price: $4.99 |
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Cover RI (1:10) |
Cover Photo: Christine Chapel
Cover Price: NONE |
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Cover Artist: Travis Mercer, J.P. Jordan
Cover Price: NONE |
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Issue 3
Aboard the Enterprise, chaos erupts as Poilant drones attack without warning. With the ship under fire, Ortegas must push her piloting skills to the limit to buy Uhura a narrow window—one last chance to reconnect with their stranded crew and unlock the deadly mystery hidden within Poilant's strange, ancient symbols. Meanwhile, on a desperate mission to locate a missing Starfleet research team—and their friend Jinare—Chapel, La'An, Una, Spock, Scotty, and their unlikely robotic ally D6 stumble into the clutches of a terrifying parasitic hive-mind known as the Seed. As the alien collective tightens its grip, one question looms: Is this the force behind Jinare's vanishing…or just the beginning of something far worse? |
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Writer: Robbie Thompson
Artist: Serg Acuña
Letters: ??
Edits: ??
Cover Artist: Travis Mercer
Cover Price: $4.99
Issue Date: 12 November 2025 |
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Cover Artist: Andy Price
Cover Price: $4.99 |
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Cover Photo: Nyota Uhura
Cover Price: NONE |
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Cover Artist: Travis Mercer
Cover Price: NONE |
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Issue 4
The Seed has taken hold—body, mind, and soul. Now under its control, Una and Jinare have become relentless drones, driven by vengeance. As Chapel struggles to untangle the lies binding them together, La'An, Spock, Scotty, and D6 fight to reconnect with the Enterprise…but first, they must survive the crushing abyss—and a colossal sentient squid guarding the way to the surface. Aboard the Enterprise, Uhura intercepts a strange signal pulsing from Poilant's surface—faint, fragmented, and impossible to trace. But Ortegas spots something else: a glowing red light spreading across the terrain, its shape disturbingly familiar. Is it…a ship? Or something far more dangerous? |
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Writer: Robbie Thompson
Artist: Serg Acuña
Letters: ??
Edits: ??
Cover Artist: Travis Mercer
Cover Price: $4.99
Issue Date: 10 December 2025 |
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Cover Artist: Miasmatik Trahan
Cover Price: $4.99 |
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Cover Photo: Captain Pike
Cover Price: NONE |
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Cover Artist: Travis Mercer
Cover Price: NONE |
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Issue 5
Make one last dive into the deep and tentacle-filled waters of the planet Poilant! Lieutenant Commander Una Chin-Riley is no longer herself. Possessed by the ancient hivemind known as the Seed, she's turned against her crew—and now, aboard a derelict alien ship, she's raining destruction down on the Enterprise above Poilant. Captain Pike fights to hold the line, but the ship is slipping through his fingers. Miles beneath the ice, Spock and D6 seek answers from leviathan squids, while Chapel and Jinare battle a blizzard to save what's left of a shattered research team. The cold is merciless. The Seed is watching. And hope is fading. But Chapel won't back down. If death is coming for her crew… it's going through her first. |
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Writer: Robbie Thompson
Artist: Serg Acuña
Letters: ??
Edits: ??
Cover Artist: Travis Mercer
Cover Price: $4.99
Issue Date: January 2026 |
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Cover Artist: Liana Kangas
Cover Price: $4.99 |
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Cover RI (1:10) |
Cover Photo: Spock
Cover Price: NONE |
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Cover Artist: Travis Mercer
Cover Price: NONE |
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Collected Edition |
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The Seeds of Salvation TPB
Collects issues 1-5 of the series |
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Writer: Robbie Thompson
Artists: Travis Mercer, J.P. Jordan, Serg Acuña
Cover Artists: Travis Mercer, J.P. Jordan
Cover Price: $??
Issue Date: July 2026
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