Preview: Star Trek Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #1

 

Cover A by Megan Levens

 

Hailing all Star Trek fans!

When you watched the original series two-part episode "The Menagerie," or the unaired pilot, "The Cage," did you wonder what Captain Christopher Pike and his crew did next? The new Paramount+ series Star Trek Strange New Worlds covers Pike's continuing adventures. Some of the characters have changed. The series has been updated--spectacularly so--for today's audiences. Nonetheless get to follow Pike, Number One, Spock, and other fan favorite characters like Dr. Mbenga, Nurse Chapel, and a young ensign Uhura on their ongoing interstellar voyages.

If you've watched the Paramount+ series, this comic picks up right where the first series left off. If you haven't yet watched Star Trek Strange New Worlds, but are familiar with "The Menagerie" or "The Cage," I calculate a probability of 98.423% that the comic's strong story and art will still draw you in. I picked up the first issue last month, and felt so strongly about it that I wanted to share it with you. 

I'm a little late, but here it is: the first few pages of Captain Pike's ongoing voyages. Enjoy!

Did this preview ignite your antimatter engines? If so, head down to your local comic shop and pick up your copy of Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #1 to see what happens next. And if you enjoy the first issue, let the good folks there know so they can pull a copy of the following issues for you. Hey, it's only logical.

Star Trek Lives!

Dragon Dave

The Strange New World of Saguaro National Park West

 

 

Venture into Saguaro National Park West, and you step into the Land of the Lost. Giants guard this barren world. Called Saguaro Cactus, they tower over puny Humans like you and me.

 

Once in danger of being cut down and lost forever, Saguaros now guard this swath of desert outside Tuscon, Arizona. Their silent vigil reminds us of an earlier time, before the incursion of civilized man.

Yet not all of this forgotten landscape is relegated to earlier times. Explore beyond the well-trodden paths, particularly in the less-visited months, and you'll discover a quiet land, populated by denizens such as the Gila Woodpecker. This puny resident pecks cozy homes into this land's giant guardians.

Once its eggs hatch, and the Gila Woodpecker moves on, other species, such as the elf owl, may come along and discover a new, ready-made home inside the mighty Saguaros.

 

Outside Saguaro National Park West, Tuscon's local comic shops also offer strange new worlds to explore. Some of the journeys they'll propel you on may surprise and delight you.

 

Like Saguaro National Park West and the elf owl, you'll never know what wonders you might discover, until...

Dragon Dave