Star Trek #27

The penultimate chapter of "The Khitomer Conflict" arrives in this 2013 IDW series, with cover art by Garrie Gastonny depicting Kirk and Spock standing resolute against a backdrop of full-scale space warfare — Klingon and Romulan vessels trading phaser fire across a chaotic battlefield. Kirk raises his phaser with cool determination while Spock stands at his side in his Starfleet blue, the two officers framed against a Romulan insignia as the conflict reaches its fever pitch. With writing by Mike Johnson and art by Erfan Fajar, this four-part saga continues to deliver the high-stakes interstellar tension that makes this ongoing series such a satisfying companion to the Kelvin-timeline films.