This week IDW Publishing kicks off a brand new Star Trek series with the release of Starfleet Academy – Lost Contact #1. Today we’re getting an up-close look at issue #1 with new preview pages just released by IDW. The book, which hails from writer Layne Morgan and artist Coralí Espuña, will debut in comic book stores on April 15, 2026.
Before we dive into the preview artwork, here’s a look at the synopsis for issue #1:
Join us for a brand-new adventure featuring cadets from Paramount’s Starfleet Academy, streaming January 2026! Caleb, Genesis, Jay-Den, Kyle, and Tarima are all students of Starfleet Academy, the illustrious school responsible for the Federation’s best. One day, they dream to serve as great leaders on board ships of their own, to study the cultural intricacies of sentient life amongst the Galaxy, or to go where no person has explored before. But today, their mission is simply to execute a survey simulation on a low-oxygen, lifeless planet. Or at least, it seems simple…until a huge storm cuts off their contact with their teachers aboard the Athena, and something impossible appears: an alien. Now, they’ll have to work together and use everything they’ve learned in class about first contact to make it off the planet alive!
IDW has shared a new look at the issue ahead of its release on Wednesday and you can take a look at each of the new pages below:
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Lost Contact #1 is available from April 15, in comic book stores and on digital platforms where all good comic books are sold. Grab your physical copy from Forbidden Planet or digitally from Amazon Comixology UK.
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