"Star Trek: Discovery - Captain Saru" is a one-shot comic book, written by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson with art by Angel Hernández. Published by IDW Publishing, it was released in March 2019. The one-shot is set shortly after "Will You Take My Hand?". [1]
Summary[]
- Solicitation blurb
- An all-new Discovery adventure that ties directly into season 1 of the hit CBS All Access show! Soon after the events on Q’onoS, the Discovery receives a distress call from someone from Tilly's past. It's up to Commander Saru to lead the crew against this sinister alien threat in his first mission as acting captain!
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Synopsis[]
Saru dreams of a interstellar network of blueberries rather than mycelial spores. He meets with Burnham and they discuss the statue The Winged Victory of Samothrace. It reminds Michael of the Discovery – powerful, brace, ready to face any challenge, and lacking a head (following Lorca's betrayal). She suggests that Saru would make a fine captain, though he counters that he doesn't yet have enough command experience. While most of the crew take shore leave, Saru spends the time overseeing repairs to the starship. With most systems operational and a skeleton crew, he's tasked with finding the missing USS Dorothy Garrod, the ship on which Tilly's father serves and which Sylvia is currently visiting. They find the vessel disabled within a nebula, and Tilly warns of a trap before communications are cut off. Burnham leads a security team which is captured by Orion pirates on a cloaked ship. Saru initially refuses to trade the Discovery for the release of the captives, but later relents. As the Discovery and Garrod crews unite aboard the latter ship, the pirates board Discovery. However, the Orions fall victim to the traps Saru laid using his intimate knowledge of the ship, and he locks Discovery's weapons on the Orion vessel. The pirate captain is forced to surrender and both starships return home, though Starfleet appoints a more experienced officer over Saru to captain Discovery.
Background information[]
- This one-shot was collected in the Star Trek: Discovery - Aftermath omnibus.
Creators[]
- Writers:
- Artists:
- Angel Hernández
- Paul Shipper (cover)
- Editor:
- Publisher:
- Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
- Special thanks to Risa Kessler and John Van Citters at CBS Consumer Products.
Cover gallery[]
External link[]
- "Star Trek: Discovery - Captain Saru" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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