Star Trek: Lower Decks, Vol. 2: Mixed Signals

Star Trek: Lower Decks (2024-) #7-13

by Tim Sheridan, Tim Sheridan, Robby Cook (Illustrator)

In this hilarious comic book series, the Lower Deckers of the U.S.S. Cerritos face intergalactic hijinks, infighting, and even morality!

Everything is topsy-turvy on the Lower Decks. Intergalactic bungles, gambling, horrifying hijinks, and even good behavior?

Out of the blue, the now-perfect Stepford Crew takes charge and saves the ship. Freeman knows something is off and begins the hunt for the real (awful) Lower Deckers! To get her crew back, Freeman will have to travel dimensions, put on a show, and even cause a massacre!

In an equally horrible tragedy, Boimler is up for promotion to full lieutenant! The only thing standing in his way is a personality test—his greatest challenge yet. Follow everyone’s favorite chaotic Lower Decks crew as they fight deranged, inept creatures, and we’re not talking about them!

Genres: Comics, Star Trek, Science Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

Expected publication April 14, 2026

Reviews

[Theo]

Yeah, I’ll say no to homophobic “jokes” and sexist plotlines in my Star Trek comics. There is an entire plot with a younger Carol as a Lower Decker with Dr. Pulaski, and the treatment of Pulaski was incredibly sexist. Then, on a visit with Ferengi, Mariner doesn’t wear clothing, even though it’s pointed out that female Ferengi are no longer required to wear clothes, and there is no reason for this, except that Mariner is naked, and hehehe, I guess. Finally, Cetacean Ops with Matt and Kimolu consists of bio-essential binary framing, homophobic remarks, and their dicks out and hard in the ocean. Then a Humpback whale does Ray Romano from Everyone Loves Raymond “my wife” slop.

Read in single issues.

[Mohan Vemulapalli · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Star Trek: Lower Decks: Mixed Signals " is another fast paced and zany volume in this growing series. This volume covers three and a half story arcs and is as true to the original animated series as the first volume. Expect Mariner's normal hijinks, a deep look into Carol's back story, a Ferengi themed story arc which hits the laws of acquisition hard while Mariner does her best to fit in and a visit to Cetacean ops.

Note this review covers issues 7 to 13, which I read in single issue form. I will update .replace this review when the trade comes out.