Star Trek #36

Three determined faces dominate this striking cover by Tony Shasteen — a bald, stern-faced figure in the foreground flanked by a pointy-eared Vulcan and a sharp-eyed young man, all set against a swirling cosmic vortex that suggests universes in flux. Part 2 of "The Q Gambit" continues IDW's 2014 crossover arc, written by Mike Johnson and Roberto Orci, with Shasteen handling the full artistic duties both inside and on this cover. The collision of characters from different corners of the Star Trek universe promises the kind of high-stakes, reality-bending storytelling that makes this arc a genuinely exciting read.