Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek #2!In IDW Publishing’s new Star Trek comic, Captain Sisko must confront a dark truth about his Deep Space Nine sequel crew. Something is killing the god-like beings of the Star Trek universe, and Sisko must discover who is responsible, and to help him in his quest, Starfleet has given him a new crew, composed of the best and brightest from across the Trek universe–but in issue two, he comes to a dark realization about his new colleagues. The issue is on sale now in print and digital.
In Deep Space Nine’s final episode, Captain Sisko left our plane of existence, and went to live with the mysterious Prophets; the Prophets are non-linear, non-corporeal beings living in the Bajoran wormhole. After three years away, the Prophets send Sisko back to our reality on a mission: find and stop whoever is killing the god-like beings of the Star Trek universe. Starfleet, represented by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, reinstates Sisko; however, because he was in another plane of existence, living as a non-corporeal being, Starfleet is still hesitant to turn him loose, so they assign him a new ship and a new crew, culled from across Star Trek’s multiple incarnations. The android Data serves as his first officer and Beverly Crusher is staffing sickbay; Tom Paris is the helmsman and Scotty is the ship’s engineer. Joined by the Andorian Sato and the Vulcan T’Lir, they set out on the USS Theseus to discover the culprit behind the outbreak of galactic deicide.
And yet, as seen in issue two, doubts about Sisko’s new crew linger in his mind. The longer Sisko stays away from the Prophets, the more the insights he gained with them are fading. These insights, which would prove critical to the mission, were part of the reason Starfleet entrusted Sisko with a crew in the first place; furthermore, this led Sisko’s crew to putting their faith in him–and now that the memory is fading, he is plagued with doubts over whether he can lead them or not. Sisko states that Deep Space Nine “was a family,” but there is no such vibe on the Theseus. Instead, Sisko calls them “skeptics at best” and “at worst, they’re a panopticon.” The ship arrives at its destination, and readers learn why Sisko was traveling there: to meet up with his former colleague Worf, now an ambassador. Sisko reveals that he views Worf as someone he “will forever consider [his] brother.” The issue is written by Jackson Lanzig and Collin Kelly, illustrated by Oleg Chudakov, colored by Lee Loughridge and lettered by Clayton Cowles.
Sisko's Doubts Threaten His Mission.
While Sisko may view Worf as a brother, the same cannot be said for the crew of the Theseus. As Sisko said, the crew of Deep Space Nine were a family. They lived, worked and grew together, forming one of the tightest units in Starfleet, one that helped turn the tide of the war with the Dominion. The crew of Deep Space Nine put their faith in Sisko to lead them, and it was faith well-placed. However, with Sisko’s cosmic insights fading by the day, and with its knowledge of the mission, there is a possibility the crew of the Theseus could lose faith in him, which would cause Sisko no end of grief.
However, Sisko should not write his new comrades off just yet. Any crew needs time to come together as a unit, and the Theseus will be no different–and when its crew does come together, whoever is killing Star Trek’s god-like beings will have a formidable force to contend with. However, for now, Sisko is plagued with doubts, which threaten the Deep Space Nine sequels' mission.
Star Trek #2 is on sale now from IDW Publishing!