Boldly go and read IDW's new comic book series this spring.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1’s 10-episode run will conclude on Thursday, March 12, while season 2 of the new streaming show will wrap filming in the next couple of weeks, according to co-showrunner Alex Kurtzman. However, the adventures and voyages of the Academy's cadets will continue this spring courtesy of a new five-issue limited comic book series from IDW.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Lost Contact is the title of the upcoming comic books. Layne Morgan pens the series, while Corali Espuna and Nora Serrano handle the artwork. Lost Contact’s first issue, which will feature two different covers, drops on Wednesday, April 15.
Morgan said (per Nerdist):
“It’s such an honor to be able to play around in the massive Star Trek universe. I think that’s been the most exciting part for me. This is my first time getting to work on a really big IP like this, and getting to do so in a world that is so rich with canon, fans, stories, and passion has been a dream. I love the kids of Starfleet Academy and absolutely loved getting to find little pieces of these new, already rich characters to explore in this story, and the setting and situation to do it in.”
Morgan continued by saying:
“I tried to find a real problem for them to face that felt like an homage to classic TV I grew up on and is hopefully one that Trek fans will enjoy for that reason, too. It feels like saying this could so easily be lip service, but it isn’t. Reading the Starfleet Academy show scripts in preparation for this, I was just so excited. It’s exactly the kind of world I love to write in.”
“It felt like LOST CONTACT came so easily out of it,” Morgan added. “I honestly just can’t wait for other people to share that excitement, and I hope they love the cadets as much as I do.” Be sure to check out an image of Lost Contact’s comic book cover on the next page and learn more about the upcoming Star Trek: Starfleet Academy comics from editor Cassandra Jones. (Continued…)