Subject Matter
Genres:
adventure, science fiction
Character(s):
Captain James T. Kirk (interim Captain of the USS Endeavour); Commander Valas (First Officer USS Endeavour, Romulan); Lt. Ellix (Science Officer USS Endeavour); Lt. Murcia (Communications Officer USS Endeavour); Lt. Darwin (Helm Officer USS Endeavour); Dr. Leonard McCoy [Bones] (temporarily assigned to USS Endeavour); Chief Groffus (Chief Medical Officer USS Endeavour, Tellarite); Commander Spock (on leave from Starfleet); Sarek; Lt. Nyota Uhura (on leave from Starfleet); Lt. Montgomery Scott [Scotty] (Starfleet Academy); Shev Akria (Andorian Starfleet Cadet); Lucia Gonzales (Starfleet Cadet); T'Lann (Vulcan Starfleet Cadet); Commander Hikaru Sulu (First Officer USS Concord); Captain Clark Terrell (Captain USS Concord); Lt. Pavel Chekov (USS Endeavour)
First Line:
I heard he's got Augment blood. He's basically immortal.
Synopsis:
Captain Kirk has been assigned as interim Captain of the USS Endeavour and leads the ship on a one-year exploratory mission. Spock and Uhura have taken leave from Starfleet to spend time on New Vulcan. Sulu has been assigned as First Officer on the USS Concord. The Concord encounters an unknown threat, and sends a distress call that is answered by Kirk and the Endeavour.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
20
Notes:
Story takes place after the events of Star Trek Beyond. The Enterprise crew has been reassigned to different ships and roles.
Starfleet Cadets Shev Akria, Lucia Gonzales, and T'Lann previously appeared in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (IDW 2015 Series). They are attendng Scotty's lecture at the Academy, but they are not identified by name in this issue.
Spock's rank is specified as Commander on the Subscription Cover of issue #2. Sulu's formal rank is specified as Commander in issue #2.
Captain Terrell's first name is revealed as Clark in issue #3.