Star Trek: Defiant #3

Star Trek: Defiant — Hell Is Only A Word collects a chapter of IDW's 2024 series, and the cover by Ángel Unzueta sets an immediate tone: five figures — a Vulcan, a dark-clad woman, a broad-shouldered Klingon at center, a second woman, and a wide-eyed alien — stand back-to-back in a tense, combat-ready stance against a fiery, mechanized corridor backdrop. Writer Christopher Cantwell's series has built a reputation for putting a rogue's gallery of Trek species in morally complicated situations, and this image makes clear the crew of the Defiant is bracing for something serious. If you've been looking for Star Trek storytelling with genuine edge, this 2024 volume delivers a team dynamic that feels anything but safe.