Star Trek: Red Shirts

Thank you Netgalley, IDW Publishing and Christopher Cantwell for the eARC of "Star Trek: Red Shirts" in exchange for an honest review.

I grew up with Star Trek and recently came back to it. However, I'd never read a Star Trek comic before. I did enjoy this comic and even as a casual fan, it was easy to follow along and understand. A few references I picked up, but I'm sure I would have picked up more if I was much heavier into the fandom than I am. I wasn't too fond of the ending, but I'm sure if you are more versed in the lore than I am then you will probably enjoy it a lot more than me. I enjoyed how the comic didn't hold back. It very much leaned into the peril and disaster that these missions take and the cynical tone was interesting for me. Don't get me wrong, I love my feel good, happy, and comedic dark moments, but there's something about seeing a cynical side to a something that doesn't always outright show it in such a dark way that really gets me invested. I hope there is more to come and if so, I can't wait to see where it goes.