"Star Trek Annual" is a comic, a special issue of the un-subtitled Star Trek series from IDW Publishing, released on 31 May 2023.
Description[]
- The Theseus crew finally get a chance to relax. But just as everyone settles down, a strange signal comes in with a message that reads, MR. SCOTT. WE HAVE A PROBLEM. BRING HELP. – JIM. Upon finding the source of the signal, the Theseus bridge crew step into a fully activated holodeck recreating the bridge of the original USS Enterprise – complete with a "discovery" of some "strange new" guest stars!
Summary[]
Log entries[]
- Chief engineer's log, stardate 55445.3.
- The more ye get to know a ship, the more ye understand her thrums. She can purr and bark. She'll tell ye what he need to know without asking.
- If ye're smart enough, ye can say the same thing about the crew. They have moods and grumbles, clanging bits that need attention. A good engineer knows when they're both singing the same song. And right now, they're harmonizin' the same sad refrain. We cannae take much more of this.
- Mr. Worf needs our help in Klingon space, which means we've got two sectors to cross in record time... but it's taking every bit of power the Theseus has to maintain our top speed. The experimental proto-engine can only run on small shifts without sheerin' the ship's hull. It's a gauntlet every hour.
- The captain understands, of course. And the crew... they seem to be taking the opportunity to catch their breath, which they need. Aye, and deserve. But I've spent 60 of the last 70 years sleeping in a pattern buffer. My breath is plenty caught. And I can hear this ship. I know what she wants. She want to go... and boldly.
- Chief engineer's log, supplemental.
- I spent the day with an old friend. And she wore a very familiar face. Turns out, I didn't know the ol' girl quite as well as I'd thought. Even after years together, turns out ye can still be mighty surprised. Turns out, the ship wasn't one person at all.... but several hundred. All programs, working together to seek the best for them all, so now that we can hear her – really hear her – we've done everything we can let them live free.
- We've unloaded the ship's holo-emitters and computer cores onto a world from my glory days, a little rock called Circe V. Not much atmosphere to speak of, but holograms don't need food or air. They just need to live free, Nearly every sentient program in the computer matrix opted to leave. Poor T'Lir'll be replacing subroutines for years.
- I said goodbye to the one that took Kirk's face. He's already found himself a place of leadership in the new colony. I'm glad they have him. Every intelligent species deserves at least one Jim Kirk. As for the old engineer left behind... I've begun wondering if I might take my own advice to heart.
References[]
Characters[]
- Beverly Crusher • Data • Descheeni • Tom Paris • Aholialili Sato • Montgomery Scott • Shaxs • Benjamin Sisko • Spot • T'Lir
- Referenced only
- Hammeraxe • James T. Kirk • Doolaine Silverhand • MacCleod Sunstriker • Worf
Holograms[]
- Jonathan Archer • Michael Burnham • Una Chin-Riley • Zefram Cochrane • The Doctor • Philippa Georgiou • Guinan • Kathryn Janeway • James T. Kirk • Joseph M'Benga • Leonard McCoy • La'an Noonien-Singh • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Erica Ortegas • Jean-Luc Picard • Christopher Pike • Quark • William T. Riker • Saru • Hoshi Sato • Montgomery Scott • Seven of Nine • Spock • Paul Stamets • D'Vana Tendi • Theta-Seven-Scott • Deanna Troi • Tuvok • Nyota Uhura • Worf • unnamed holograms (Circe V colonists)
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Theseus (Discovery-class experimental cruiser)
Holograms[]
- USS Cerritos • USS Defiant • USS Discovery • Enterprise (NX-01) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • USS Enterprise (Kelvin timeline) • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) • HMS Enterprize • Phoenix • USS Reliant • USS Shangri-La • USS Voyager
Locations[]
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- cannon • communications • computer • computer core • EMH Mark 1 • engine • engineering suit • holo-emitter • holodeck • holonovel • laboratory • lifesign • mathematics • neural network • pattern buffer • photonic analysis lab • proto-engine • refit • safety overrides • type-2 phaser • universal translator
Occupations and titles[]
Other references[]
- A Christmas Carol • alert status (battle stations) • assignment patch • board game • book • bridge • captain's log • castle • corridor • dice • DNA • Earth Starfleet uniform • engineering • first contact • five-year mission • flagship • gold • Hammeraxe game • helm • history • hour • hull • language • logic • map • particle • peace • Photons Be Free • planet • roleplaying game • sector • security • ship's log • sleep • species • Starfleet regulations • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • Starfleet uniform (early 2380s) • Starfleet uniform (Kelvin timeline) • stun • surfing • "The Parting Glass" • tree • vampire • water • weapon • whisky
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- DSC episode: "Such Sweet Sorrow" – Data finds no record of the USS Discovery in his databanks. The hologram of Paul Stamets notes that Data wouldn't have the necessary security clearance.
- VOY episode: "Author, Author" – Tom Paris briefly summarizes the episode's events upon seeing a copy of Photons Be Free.
- TNG episode: "Emergence" – When confronted by sentient holograms, Data asks if they are attempting to reach "New Vertiform City".
- TOS - Year Five - The Wine-Dark Deep comic: "Issue 11" – Montgomery Scott remembers when the Enterprise visited Circe V.
Background[]
- Scotty recognized the corridors from Pike's Enterprise and remarked that the ship underwent a refit prior to Kirk's five-year mission.
- Interestingly, one cover depicted Pike twice, as he appeared in "The Cage" and in Strange New Worlds.
- Scotty appeared as a hologram on one cover, as well as as himself in the story.
Images[]
Cover gallery[]
Cover A by Rachael Stott.
Cover B by Steffi Hochreigl.
Cover C by Rhys Yorke.
Cover D RI by Rachael Stott.
Cover E RI by J.K. Woodward.
Cover F RI by J.K. Woodward.
Connections[]
| Star Trek (from 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Godshock (vol. 1) | Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 • Part 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Red Path (vol. 2) | Annual 2023 • Part 1 (Issue 7) • Part 2 (Issue 8) • Part 3 (Issue 9) • Part 4 (Issue 10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Day of Blood crossover | Part 3 (Issue 11) • Part 5 (Issue 12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Savage World of Glass and Bone (vol. 3) | Part 1 (Issue 13) • Part 2 (Issue 14) • Part 3 (Issue 15) • Part 4 (Issue 16) • Part 5 (Issue 17) • Part 6 (Issue 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pleroma (vol. 4) | Annual 2024 • Part 1 (Issue 19) • Part 2 (Issue 20) • Part 3 (Issue 21) • Part 4 (Issue 22) • Part 5 (Issue 23) • Part 6 (Issue 24) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When the Walls Fell (vol. 5) | Part 1 (Issue 25) • Part 2 (Issue 26) • Part 3 (Issue 27) • Part 4 (Issue 28) • Part 5 (Issue 29) • Part 6 (Issue 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lore War | Part 3 (Issue 31) • Part 5 (Issue 32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: The Red Path, Part 2 |
Star Trek (IDW 2022) | Next comic: The Red Path, Part 3 |
| Previous story: The Red Path, Part 2 |
Stories by: Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing |
Next story: The Red Path, Part 3 |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: The Red Path, Part 4 |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Day of Blood, Part 3 |
External link[]
Star Trek Annual 2023 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.