Star Trek #38

Part four of "The Q Gambit" arrives with a cover that feels genuinely epic in scope — three Starfleet officers in blue, red, and gold uniforms stand resolute in the foreground while a towering, grey-skinned alien figure looms ominously in the background, flanked by sleek warships cutting through a turbulent sky. Tony Shasteen's artwork captures both the intimate tension of the crew and the overwhelming scale of the threat bearing down on them. With Mike Johnson and Roberto Orci steering the story, this 2014 IDW series continues to deliver the kind of multi-universe intrigue that makes "The Q Gambit" one of the more ambitious Trek arcs of its era.