Star Trek #26

The second chapter of "The Khitomer Conflict" arc arrives with a cover that puts Kirk and Spock front and center — their expressions tense and resolute — while a Klingon Bird-of-Prey and the USS Enterprise face off against the star-filled void between them. Erfan Fajar's cover art captures the friction between Federation and Klingon forces with real urgency, the two ships practically bristling at each other across the composition. With Mike Johnson and Roberto Orci steering the story through four parts, this 2013 IDW series continues to feel like essential reading for fans of the Kelvin-timeline crew.