Star Trek sixtieth Anniversary Comics: Brian Michael Bendis, Mike McMahan

Star Trek has been boldly going the place few sci-fi franchises have since 1966. And Star Trek comics have been within the bridge for nearly as lengthy.

Now, for the storied franchise’s sixtieth anniversary, IDW is placing collectively a comic book particular with timeline and galaxy-spanning tales that can characteristic the Trek-writing debut of comics creator Brian Michael Bendis; a narrative by David Gerrold, one of many final dwelling writers who labored on The Original Series and created the enduring Tribbles; and one by Star Trek: Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan

The 68-page anthology, on sale Sept. 2, may even characteristic tales from Christopher Cantwell, David Walker, Ryan North, Meghan Camarena, Derek Charm, Michael Allred, Laura Allred, amongst others.

The seven-story assortment can have tales primarily based on the unique Star Trek sequence, Nineteen Seventies Star Trek: The Animated Series and fashionable reveals Picard, Lower Decks and Starfleet Academy. It additionally characteristic a preview of the all-new Star Trek flagship title that IDW shall be launching later in 2026.

Bendis additionally penned a narrative centered on Sulu after an encounter with George Takei, the actor who inhabited the character.

“I grew up in a house of Trekkies,” he mentioned in an announcement. “I am married to a Trekkie. Years ago, in real life, George Takai was so kind to me and my family that I jumped at a chance to express my affection for all things Star Trek by cooking up a classic Trek, Sulu-focused story.”

Bendis is working with Michael Gaydos, the artist who with whom he co-created Marvel heroine Jessica Jones, on the piece.

Gerrold wrote or co-wrote three of the unique sequence’ episodes, together with The Trouble with Tribbles, one of many best-remembered entries that centered on the fast-replicating furry creatures. His story follows interstellar con man Harry Mudd.  

“The reason why Star Trek has been an enduring part of our culture is that at its heart Star Trek has never been about finding enemies to defeat, it was always about finding allies and friends against the vast darkness of the universe,” mentioned Gerrold. “I was privileged to be a part of that original vision. It was an amazing opportunity, and I made some of the best friends anyone could ever imagine. The chance to return to the Star Trek universe and write a new story, especially one that honors the original series, yes, it was a privilege.”

The subject may even embrace a Lower Decks story by McMahan and artists Mike and Laura Allred, a Star Trek The Animated Series story by author Ryan North and artist Derek Charm and a Worf story by author David Walker drawn by the Escorza Brothers, the artists from IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hit The Last Ronin.

Also within the subject shall be an Enterprise one-pager gag from writer-artist Chris Fenoglio, a Scotty story from author Dana Gould and artist Megan Levens;, a Next Generation-centric story about Beverly Crusher, a Picard story by author Dave Baker and artist Nicole Goux and a Starfleet Academy story from author Meghan Camarena and artists Mari Rolins and JP Jordan.

Finally, the difficulty will characteristic a prelude of IDW’s relaunch of Star Trek with a story by author Christopher Cantwell and artist Isaac Sanchez.

“The prelude story I wrote in the oversized Star Trek 60th anniversary issue in a way sets up the most important question facing Star Trek right now: What’s next?” Cantwell posited. “We have six decades of incredible, deep legacy behind us, but where do we boldly go with it? That’s what editor Heather Antos and I have been wrestling with for years now when it comes to our latest approach. This story is a hand-off from Picard to something that is so new it’s nearly from whole cloth — soaring into the future — which is what Trek is when at its best.”

Trek comics began publishing in 1967 through now-defunct firm Gold Key in a run that lasted over 12 years. Marvel tried its hand for about two years earlier than DC took it over for a lot of the Nineteen Eighties. IDW has been publishing the comics for about twenty years now with its present flagship title Star Trek: The Last Starship having fun with robust critiques.

Check out a few of the variant covers under.