by Matt Sernaker, Editor-In-Chief

I didn’t think I could possibly love the IDW Publishing Star Trek books more…and then I read this book.

The Lore War is in full swing, and the universe has been rewritten. What happens when you wake up one day and realize that you’ve been turned into the worst possible version of yourself? Shaxs is about to find out as the creative team behind Star Trek: Day of Blood – Shaxs’ Best Day take the game to a whole new level in… Star Trek: Lore War – Shaxs’ Worst Day!

Official Synopsis:
From the team who brought you the Ringo- and Eisner-nominated Shaxs’ Best Day comes a rip-roaring ride full of clever ship high jinks, nonstop badassery, and bombastic punches… because at the end of the day, let’s face it. It’s not Shaxs’ worst day. It’s fascism’s. Shaxs had his best day, but now that the universe has been rewritten by the mad android Lore, he’s about to have his worst. Starfleet has been distorted into a machinery of oppression antithetical to everything it once stood for, and Shaxs has been made into the one thing he despises most in the universe: a fascist. Now free of Lore’s hold over his mind, it’s up to Shaxs to revert everyone in Starfleet back to their old selves and save the cosmos.

Creative Team:
Writer: Ryan North
Artist: Derek Charm
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Design & Production: Neil Uyetake
Group Editor: Heather Antos
Editorial Assistant: Cassandra Jones

As noted in the official description above, Shaxs’ first solo adventure during the Day of Blood received well deserved critical acclaim with both Ringo and Eisner Award nominations. Cut to the next big Star Trek event, and this creative team has decided that they needed to outdo themselves with a story that is just so damn perfect that it’s hard to find the right words to celebrate their accomplishment. The story is literally Shaxs versus an evil version of Starfleet with a ticking clock to see just how much damage he can accomplish. The reinforcement that he can proceed with a clean conscious due to the impending universal reset makes the story that much better, allowing for some truly outrageous and creative choices that no one will see coming. Without spoiling, the inclusion of another fan-favorite character as the antagonist was a wonderful surprise (and he got the best line in the book).

If you are missing Lower Decks, if you are a fan of Star Trek in general, if you love comics…this story is for you. This is easily my favorite one-shot that I’ve read this year, and I would be shocked if it didn’t get the same level of praise that its predecessor received.

Rating:
ComicsOnline gives Star Trek: Lore War – Shaxs’ Worst Day Ever 5 special event books out of 5, but with the caveat that if I could give it anything higher, I would. It’s a good day to read comics!

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