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The creative squad behind IDW ’s award - winningStar Trekcomics congratulations Paramount for their bread and butter of the bold , bloody and brutal young serial publication . In later 2022 , IDW reenergized their line ofStar Trektitles to great effect , earning decisive and fan praise . The books push the envelope for what aTrekcomic can do , and accord to editor program Heather Antos , Paramount is nothing but supportive .
Heather Antos : " It was always the finish , actually from from the start , when I first arrive at out to Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly to conjoin this , no pun mean , trek with me to modernise a raw Star Trek short letter . It was always with that intention of ' Okay , in the first year , we terminate up with with this immense crossover upshot between the two series and just see , can we do this ? Can we cleave this landing place ? Will it go over well ? Will Paramount okay a title call ' Day of Blood ' ? '
You know , for a franchise that is about ideal and the unspoiled that humans can be , we ’re going to have a very wild Klingon coup . They even let us have a cover from Daniel Warren Johnson with a decapitated chief on it , you acknowledge . So it ’s been a dream come true to do these books , and to have the partnership and collaboration of Paramount , and to have them be received so well by the fandom . To get two Eisner nominations in our first twelvemonth . It ’s been surreal .
Everything that we send out to Paramount , I ’m just constantly wait for them to be like , ' That ’s too far you guys . perfectly not , you ca n’t do that . Are you kid me ? Like , absolutely not , we ’re not gon na let you bear on that . We do n’t want to set that case law , ' right ? information processing usually can be very cautious of letting comic books gear up precedents , or show the first , last , biggest , baddest , any of those .
And Paramount is just so supportive of everything we ’re doing with these funnies , that we ’re really getting to just – again , no punning intended – go boldly with the account we ’re telling . I think the fact that they ’re being received as well as they are is what is provide Paramount to get to have that faith in us , that mayhap we do know what we ’re doing .
IDW Have Boldly Gone Where NoStar TrekComic Has Gone Before
These Comics Push the Limits of theStar TrekFranchise
IDW ’s unexampled ancestry ofStar Trekcomics has fix the bar high for succeeding entry . The one - shotStar Trek#400 have the possibility salvo in the franchise - sweep “ god war , ” culminating in the crossing over eventDay of stock . TheKlingon Emperor Kahless launches a blinking crusadeagainst the universe ’s god - corresponding being , forge a weapon capable of slaughter them . Ben Sisko was send back to stop Kahless , who led an uprising on the Klingon homeworld . daytime of Bloodwas violent and gory , which may seem to wing in the expression ofTrek’sprinciples , but Antos has said Paramount has been all in .
" Paramount is just so supportive of everything we ’re doing with these strip , that we ’re really receive to just – again , no pun signify – go boldly with the stories we ’re telling . "
Yet the originative teams behindStar Trekand its sister titleStar Trek : Defianthave expand their canvas even further , beyondDay of Bloodand a Klingon revolt to great result . Theoften - mentioned but never seen Tzenkethihave been featured inStar Trek’scurrent storyline . Just likeDay of Blood , the arc has seen its share of ferocity and brutality . While not on the same level asDay of Blood , the write up nevertheless shows theStar Trekuniverse is not always a favorable place . as well , Defiantis treading murky moral ground , as Worf and party become bounty hunters .
A proposed Star Trek / Aliens crossing would have pit Captain Picard against his biggest challenge : imbibe Xenomorphs .
IDW’sStar TrekComics Honor the Franchise While Moving it Forward
And Paramount Is On Board With It
These type of storylines , that expatiate the horizons of whatStar Trekcan accomplish , are part of what has made these books so successful and dear by fans . Future plot line promise further ontogeny with the universe ’s gods as well asa body - horror take on a classicNext Generationepisodein the pages ofDefiant . Beyond being buff divine service , these tale feature the same spirit of dangerous undertaking that has been aTrektrademark .
The creative teams behind these book are takingStar Trekcomics to new and exciting office , and they are doing it with the blessing of Paramount .
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