Lieutenant Tom Paris

Tom Paris is a Starfleet helmsman aboard the USS Voyager, a former Starfleet officer and ex-convict whose piloting skills made him an unlikely but essential crew member when Voyager was stranded in the Delta Quadrant.

Lieutenant Tom Paris brings the fan-favorite Starfleet helmsman from Star Trek: Voyager into the world of comics, making his four-color debut in the landmark 1996 crossover Star Trek / X-Men #1 — a true artifact of the Copper/Modern Age when publisher event comics were an event unto themselves. Over a publishing span stretching from 1996 all the way to 2026, IDW has kept Paris in the mix across titles like Star Trek, Star Trek Classics, and the ambitious Star Trek: Day of Blood, placing him in genuinely distinguished company — sharing pages with the likes of Captain Benjamin Sisko, Commander Chakotay, Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres, and even The Next Generation luminaries like Data and Dr. Beverly Crusher. His appearance count in the catalog is modest, which makes each issue he graces feel like a collector's find rather than a common pull. For fans who love seeing their favorite Trek characters leap from screen to page, Paris is a welcome face in IDW's sprawling, affectionate stewardship of the franchise.