"Strange New Worlds" was a photonovel-style special created by John Byrne and published by IDW Publishing. It uses imagery from Star Trek: The Original Series to present a new story set during the series. It was a sequel story to the second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Originally meant to be a one-shot release, it led Byrne to create more such stories in the ongoing series Star Trek: New Visions. It was later re-released as issue No. #0 in the main series.
Description[]
- A special extra-length, one-of-a-kind fotonovel sequel to a beloved classic! Years ago, James Kirk saved his ship, but the price was the life of his oldest friend in Starfleet — or was it? The crew of the starship Enterprise faces a staggering discovery in a brand-new episode of the original Star Trek.
Summary[]
Log entries[]
- Captain's log, stardate 4626.7.
- Lt. Uhura has reported a signal of undetermined origin...
- Captain's personal log.
- Even at maximum safe warp, it has taken nearly a week to reach Delta Vega. A reminder of just how isolated this small world really is.
- Almost three years have passed since I last set foot on Delta Vega. I had hoped my life would pass before I ever felt the need to visit this distant world again.
- First Officer Spock and ship's surgeon McCoy are accompanying me to the surface. Spock has his own reasons, all flawlessly logical, I am sure. As for McCoy... he did not know Mitchell, does not have the full story of what happened here. We may have need of his unbiased eye.
- Captain's log, supplemental.
- Space, the final frontier... I began my first log with those worlds, defining the mission of the Enterprise as exploring strange new worlds. Gary Mitchell has become the embodiment of those words. While I remain on Delta Vega, he has become so much more than any Human ever dreamed. He said he had been the planet, and the planet him – now this has become true of the universe itself.
- Captain's personal log.
- The story of Gary Mitchell is ended at last. I find myself thinking of when he and I first met, and how impossible it would have been to imagine any of this. But the record has finally been set straight, after too many years. Which leaves only having to deal with Starfleet...
References[]
Characters[]
- Daniel Alden • Pavel Chekov • Lee Kelso • James T. Kirk • John Kyle • Leonard McCoy • Gary Mitchell • Number One • Mark Piper • Pete Rossi • Montgomery Scott • Hikaru Sulu • Spock • Nyota Uhura
- Referenced only
- Elizabeth Dehner
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • unnamed D7 class starships
- Referenced only
- SS Valiant
Locations[]
- Delta Vega I (lithium cracking station) • Dimorus • the galaxy • galactic rim
- Referenced only
- Earth • galactic barrier
Shipboard areas[]
- bridge • briefing room • brig • corridor • phaser control room • sickbay • transporter room • turbolift
Races and cultures[]
- Dimorusian • Human • Klingon • Vulcan
States and organizations[]
Science and technology[]
- artificial gravity generator • circuitry • class M planet • communicator • computer tape • coordinates • deflector • disruptor • force field • intercooler • Klingon disruptor • phaser • phaser 2 • phaser bank • phaser rifle • recorder-marker • scanner • shields • tractor beam • transporter • tricorder • warp drive • weapon
Ranks and titles[]
- captain • commander • commodore • crewman • doctor • first officer • lieutenant • psychologist • science officer • skipper • surgeon
Other references[]
- amber • ant • atmosphere • beam • book • boulder • brain • Capellan rock chopper • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2268 • century • crew • dart • day • desert • devil • eden • electricity • element • energy • engine • evolution • fly • god • gravestone • illusion • jungle • Kafarian apple • lamb • landing party • laser • life • life energy • lightning • log entry • logic • mass • metal • meter • mile • mind meld • mining • minute • nerve toxin • orbit • personal log • planet • poison • psychokinesis • rock • rodent • second • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • subspace • telepathy • universe • war • warp factor (warp six) • year
Chronology[]
- Gary Mitchell is wounded when USS Enterprise is attacked by a D7-class Klingon battlecruiser. (four years ago)
- Gary Mitchell is hit by a poisonous dart on Dimorus.
- USS Enterprise encounters the galactic barrier.
- Gary Mitchell and Elizabeth Dehner die. (almost three years ago)
- USS Enterprise returns to Delta Vega I.
- Non-corporeal Mitchell entity joins with the universe.
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TOS episode: "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
- TOS comic: "Star TreX" – Mitchell's body on Delta Vega attracted the attention of Proteus.
Background[]
- Byrne credited Samuel A. PeeplesMA for characters created in "Where No Man Has Gone Before" and included a five-page summary of the original episode.
- In this story, Leonard McCoy did not know Gary Mitchell and had never met him, a reasonable extrapolation of canon. However, other sources showed them having met. For instance, they served together aboard the USS Sacagawea in 2263, in TOS novel: The Captain's Oath, and McCoy treated Mitchell shortly before Kirk assumed command of the Enterprise, in TOS novel: Enterprise: The First Adventure.
- Number One with a gray streak in her hair had been seen previously in Romulans: Schism. Byrne would similarly show her with the streak in TOS - New Visions comic: "A Scent of Ghosts" and with completely gray hair in 2271, in TOS - Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor comic: "Hosts".
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: first story |
TOS comics (New Visions) |
Next comic: #1: The Mirror, Cracked |
| Previous story: Scalpel Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor |
Stories by: John Byrne |
Next story: The Mirror, Cracked |
| Previous adventure: Swarm |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: By Any Other Name |
Production history[]
- December 2013
- Originally released as Star Trek Annual 2013, a one-shot by IDW Publishing.
- October 2014
- Reprinted in the omnibus New Visions, Volume 1. (IDW Publishing)
External links[]
- Strange New Worlds (comic) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Strange New Worlds article at ST website: StarTrek.com.