All in a Sea of Wonders

Rarely going where no one has gone before.—"All in a Sea of Wonders" is the first issue of the Lower Decks comic series from IDW Publishing.

Description[]

The hit Paramount+ animated series makes its comics debut with Eisner-winning comics writer Ryan North (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) at the helm! Soon after leading her crew on a planetary expedition aimed at building bridges and advancing Federation technology, Captain Freeman begins to suspect that the planet and its people are not all what they seem… Meanwhile, the crew in the lower decks take to the holodeck, enjoying some much-needed recreational time – until a bloodthirsty visitor decides to join in on their games.

References[]

Characters[]

Barnes (Ensign) • Andy Billups • Brad Boimler • Chapman (Admiral) • Casey (Ensign) • Carol Freeman • Kayshon • Mangrove • Beckett Mariner • Jack Ransom • Sam Rutherford • Shaxs Drazon • Jennifer Sh'reyan • T'Ana • D'Vana Tendi • unnamed Satarrans • unnamed Yentoa • unnamed humanoids (renegades aboard Catullan ship)

holograms: Arex • Badgey • Count Dracula • Malcolm Reed • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • T'Pol • Trip Tucker

Referenced only: Jessica Bradley • the Chef • Data • the Doctor • Rachel Garrett • Dixon Hill • Sherlock Holmes • Geordi La Forge • James Moriarty • Jean-Luc Picard • Katherine Pulaski

Starships and vehicles[]

USS Cerritos (California-class) • Shuttlecraft: Vasquez Rocks, Death Valley • Catullan vessel (scoutship) • Satarran ship

Referenced only: Enterprise (NX class cruiser) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • USS Enterprise-B (Excelsior-class heavy cruiser) • USS Enterprise-C (Ambassador-class heavy cruiser) • USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class explorer) • USS Enterprise-E (Sovereign-class heavy cruiser) • USS Lantree (Miranda-class class 6 supply ship) • USS Lovelace • USS Voyager (Intrepid-class cruiser)

Locations[]

Qvanti (Qvanti system, the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrant)

Referenced only: Catulla (Theta Pictoris star system, the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrant) • Eden (Eden system, Romulan Neutral Zone, the galaxy's Beta Quadrant) • Vasquez Rocks & Death Valley, California; New York City, New York (Earth, Sol star system, sector 001, treaty boundary Quadrant 0, the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant)

Races and cultures[]

Andorian • android • Bajoran • Caitian • Catullan • hologram • Human • Orion • Satarran • Tamarian • Tiburonian • Yentoa

Referenced only: Qvanti

Food and drink[]

alcohol • cheese • nachos • spice • synthehol • warp 5 nachos

Technology and weapons[]

holodeck • isolinear chip • sensors • shields • starship • transporter

Ranks and titles[]

admiral • captain • command division • commander • commanding officer • doctor • ensign • first officer • flight controller • lieutenant • medic • medical officer • officer • operations division • operations manager • sciences division • security • security officer • security chief • tactical officer

Other references[]

boot • captain's log • captain's log, USS Cerritos • clothing • deerstalker • Dixon Hill • Earth Starfleet uniform • Federation member • government • hat • Herbert • Herbertitude • holographic program • log entry • Mariner-Enterprise-1 • music • nation-state • Prime Directive • races and cultures • rank • science • Sherlock Holmes Program 3A • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2278-2350s) • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • Starfleet uniform (2380s) • title • uniform

Chronology[]

stardate 58118.4, 2380s decade (2380s chronology, Cerritos voyages): Cerritos encounters the Satarrans and the Catullan vessel, and then proceeds on orders to the Qvanti.

Appendices[]

Related media[]

Badgey's callbacks

TNG episode: "The Big Goodbye" (TNG season 1, first appearance of the Dixon Hill holoprogram)
TNG episode: "Ship in a Bottle" (TNG season 6, the capture of James Moriarty's hologram in a simulator)
TNG episode: "Elementary, Dear Data" (TNG season 2, the origin of the James Moriarty hologram)
TOS episode: "The Way to Eden" (TOS season 3, first appearance of Catullans and space hippies)
TNG episode: "Yesterday's Enterprise" (TNG season 3, first appearance of the Enterprise-C)
ENT episode: "These Are the Voyages..." (ENT season 4, the Enterprise NX-01 holoprogram with Chef)
Star Trek: The Animated Series (the USS Enterprise after Arex became navigator)

Other related media

TNG episode: "Conundrum" (TNG season 5, first appearance of the Satarrans)
TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptations: The Motion Picture, The Voyage Home (the refit USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise-A)
TNG movie, novelization & comic adaptation: Generations, first appearance of the Enterprise-B)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (the USS Enterprise-D)
TNG movie, novelization & comic adaptation: First Contact, first appearance of the Enterprise-E)
TOS comic: "The Haunting of Thallus!", previous appearance of an illusory Count Dracula)

Background[]

Catullan encounter[]

The three crewmembers aboard the Catullan vessel were modeled after Adam, Mavig and Doctor Sevrin from TOS episode: "The Way to Eden", but the only character from that episode who was identified as Catullan was Tongo Rad. Sevrin and the character modeled after him are obviously Tiburonian, and Mavig and Adam were humanoids of unspecified race. Tongo Rad did not have a character modeled after him, and the Mavig and Adam characters looked Human and did not seem to have Catullan features, which on Tongo Rad seemed to be brightly colored hair and bushy eyebrows, and prominent forehead. Both Adam and the Adam character did have unusual hairlines which may or may not have indicated similar alien lineage.
The Catullan scout ship had design cues calling back to the original version of the Aurora.

Sherlock Holmes[]

Although the story does not refer to the holoprogram by the full name used in canon, Sherlock Holmes Program 3A, they do note that it is the same scenario, albeit with edits having been made either to the program or to the overall holodeck operating system to disallow the creation of sentience.