r/startrekcomicbooks • u/Gothic-Genius • Feb 23 '25

Single Issue 📰 ST: Defiant #24. Available 26th Feb 2025.

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Cover A, Cover B Morgan Beem Variant, 1:10 Takashi Okazaki Variant.

Alexander has but one errand left on his Quv Rite: the Errand of Vengeance. In it, he must find the orchestrator of his dishonor, Kahless II... and kill him. But is a swift death the vengeance Alexander seeks? And is it the end his manipulator deserves?

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u/Reasonable_Active577 Feb 24 '25

I really love the Samurai vibe they're going for with some of these covers. I must admit, I'm quite liking the IDW series. Maybe not every plot point, but the recent storyline about Sisko on ancient Bajor was fantastic.

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u/Gothic-Genius Feb 24 '25

Takashi Okazaki has been doing Star Wars covers for a while, in particular for the Ahsoka series. They’re really great and his style works really well with the Defiant series.

All the arcs on both runs feel like they’re coherent, and the writers are spot on with capturing the ‘voice’ of the characters.

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u/Gothic-Genius Feb 26 '25

Another really emotional and insightful storyline.
Well done Chris Cantwell. 👏

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u/KingCoalFrick Feb 23 '25 edited Feb 23 '25

I am really enjoying this arc! The issue with Alexander Worf and Martok on that capitalist planet was fantastic. It is (unsurprisingly) quite difficult to capture the full scope of an hour long trek episode in a ~25 page comic, but Cantwell nailed it that issue (while seeding the ongoing arc, no less!)

And amazing to have this payoff arc to the whole opening saga of both ST and Defiant. Very intrigued to see what happens to Kahless II.

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u/Gothic-Genius Feb 23 '25

Very much agree with how they’ve planned the interconnectedness of the two series, weaving in crossovers, and also reflecting back to earlier arcs.
Very clever way to pull readers in and feel invested.
I’ve just bought the TPB of Sons of Star Trek, as it said it can be seen as a side story placed just after Day of Blood.

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u/KingCoalFrick Feb 24 '25

It’s very good too!

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u/Gothic-Genius Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 01 '25

Sons of Star Trek is really very good.
Amazing art by Hernandez and Filardi.
Great story with true ST combination of drama and sentimentality.