IDW Confirms Clash of the STAR TREK Titles for Day of Blood Storyline This Summer

This summer both of IDW’s headline Star Trek series will come head-to-head in a brand new crossover event dubbed Day of Blood. Attentive fans already know to get their first taste of the chaos to come with a special prelude story in the upcoming Star Trek Free Comic Book Day 2023 one-shot, available in comic shops everywhere on Saturday, May 6th, with a story written by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Christopher Cantwell, and illustrated by Mike Feehan.

Following the Free Comic Book Day one-shot, Day of Blood will kick off in earnest in July with the release of the first of five standalone issues in the Day of Blood series Here’s a look at part of the schedule for the event:

JULY 2023

• Part One: Star Trek: Day of Blood #1

by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Christopher Cantwell, and Ramon Rosanas

AUGUST 2023

• Part Two: Star Trek: Defiant #6

by Christopher Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta

• Part Three: Star Trek #11

by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Ángel Unzueta

SEPTEMBER 2023

by Christopher Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta

• Part Five: Star Trek #12

by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Ángel Unzueta

Beginning in July with the Star Trek: Day of Blood #1 one-shot special, the emperor of the Klingon Empire, Kahless II, will declare war on all those who do not follow the cult of the Red Path! Having raided ancient tombs, claimed near-limitless power for himself, and slaughtered cosmic entities across the stars, Kahless sees the genocide of gods as simply his first step to total domination. The iconic crew of the U.S.S. Theseus, led by Benjamin Sisko, and the renegades who follow a desperate, violent Worf aboard the U.S.S. Defiant must unite for a common cause. Only together can they hope to stop the Day of Blood!

Additional variant covers of all five chapters will be available for fans and retailers to enjoy, featuring artwork from a wide spectrum of phenomenal artists including David Aja, Elizabeth Beals, Taurin Clarke, Chris Fenoglio, Bryan Hitch, Daniel Johnson, Liana Kangas, Megan Levens, Joe Quinones, Rahzahh, Rod Reis,Ramon Rosanas, Marcus To, Ángel Unzueta, Suspiria Vilchez, Christian Ward, Christian Ward, JK Woodward, and more!