Issue twenty-three(ad) of IDW's Star Trek: Year Five(ad) comic series was released last week, and is the middle book in the three-part finale story for the series, Ithaca. Continue below to check out covers, preview pages, and some cool behind the scenes art.
The book, and entire final story, is written by Jackson Lanzig and Collin Kelly, with art for this issue by Stephen Thompson, inked by Elisabetta D'Amico, and coloured by Charlie Kirchoff. As usual is it available in a choice of two covers; the main one(ad) is also by Stephen Thompson (coloured by Charlie Kirchoff) and features the USS Enterprise bursting free of a Tholian web; or you can track down a rarer retail incentive cover(ad) by JJ Lendl, this issue styled in the form of a promotional poster for the Constitution class refit program. Check them out:
The book kicks off with a particular fun opening page, using a Tholian web for panels!
Issue artist Stephen Thompson has shared several pieces of artwork from the book on Twitter, including this
timeline spanning page!
Thompson also shared some really cool alternate concepts for the cover. You can see the final design at the rough and ink stages
on Twitter too.
The series will continue over the coming months with one more issues to complete this three-part finale, plus an extra epilogue issue.
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Year Five #22: Ithaca, part 1
Written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly. Art by Stephen Thompson and Elisabetta D'Amico.
Year Five #23: Ithaca, part 2
Written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly. Art by Stephen Thompson and Elisabetta D'Amico.
Year Five #24: Ithaca, part 3
Written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly. Art by Stephen Thompson.
Year Five #25, Epilogue: Experienced in Loss
Written by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Jody Houser, Brandon Easton, Jim McCann, and Paul Cornell. Art by Angel Hernandez, Silvia Califano, Stephen Thompson, and Christopher Jones.
Year Five omnibus #4: Experienced in Loss
Collects issues 20-25, plus the Valentines special.
Written by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Jody Houser, Brandon Easton, Jim McCann, and Paul Cornell. Art by Angel Hernandez, Sylvia Califano, Stephen Thompson, and Christopher Jones.
To keep track of all the latest Star Trek comic releases, hit the comics button on my 2021 schedule page, or have a look back through my comics tag for the latest posts. You can also find reading lists for several Star Trek comic series on my Trek Collective Lists site.
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A Tholian Recluse-class battleship - cool!
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