Time Out of Joint

"Time Out of Joint" is the lead story in the sixteenth issue of John Byrne's New Visions comic series, published in June 2017.

Description

Captain Kirk is torn from his timeline. Every corner he turns, every door he opens, throws him into a different day, a different year—and a different danger.

Summary

Log entries

Captain's log, stardate 6171.8 …: The Enterprise is under attack. My position, engineering, to consult with Chief Engineer Scott.

Captain's log, delayed.: A moment before the ship was under attack by an unknown enemy. But, all is calm, and we are not yet even in orbit around the planet where the attack began!

Everything is normal. An average day aboard a starship. In the recreation room… auxiliary control… engineering… no hint of anything abnormal at all. Except me! I was away without entering. My place is on the bridge — can I get there? But when I step into the elevator…

Captain's log, stardate 6171.8 …: USS Enterprise on routine patrol. Nothing extraordinary to report.

References

Referenced only: Pollux IV

Races and cultures

Human • Sector 875 species • Vulcan

States and organizations

Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Science and classification

astrophysics • chronometer • computer • coordinates • ecology • elevator • G-108 • deflector shield • HD-585 • impulse engine • intercooloer • phaser • port phaser bank • scanner • temporal phase weapon • transporter • tricorder • universal translator • ventilator • viewscreen • warp drive • warp matrix

Ranks and titles

cadet • captain • chief engineer • commander • doctor • ensign • first officer • lieutenant • nurse

Other references

alternate reality • atom • auxiliary control • bridge • command hub • corridor • daydream • decade • dimensional phase shift • electromagnetic field • engineering • evasive maneuvers • headache • helm • hologram • kilometer • light year • logic • meter • minute • orbit • recreation room • rocket • rogue planetoid • sciences department • second • sickbay • space • stardate • Starfleet regulations • suicide • temporal anomaly • temporal warp field • time • time jump • timeline • transporter room • year

Timeline

Chronology

This story is set in 2269 after the installation of a holographic interface in engineering, in "The Traveler", and three weeks prior to Lieutenant Janice Rand's return to the Enterprise, in "Home".