Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The Seeds of Salvation #5

The cover of this 2026 IDW series closer delivers an arresting image: a sleek shuttlecraft — its thrusters glowing blue — ensnared by thick, winding organic tendrils that coil around its hull like a living trap. Travis Mercer's cover art captures a quiet but unsettling tension, the vessel suspended against a deep teal atmosphere as the vines tighten their grip. With Thompson and Acuña bringing "The Seeds of Salvation" to its fifth chapter, this is a fitting visual punctuation mark for what's clearly been a story about nature pushing back against technology.