Aboard the Enterprise, chaos erupts as Poilant drones attack without warning. With the ship under fire, Ortegas must push her piloting skills to the limit to buy Uhura a narrow window—one last chance to reconnect with their stranded crew and unlock the deadly mystery hidden within Poilant’s strange, ancient symbols. Meanwhile, on a desperate mission to locate a missing Starfleet research team—and their friend Jinare—Chapel, La’An, Una, Spock, Scotty, and their unlikely robotic ally D6 stumble into the clutches of a terrifying parasitic hive-mind known as the Seed. As the alien collective tightens its grip, one question Is this the force behind Jinare’s vanishing…or just the beginning of something far worse?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Seeds of Salvation #3 by Robbie Thompson & Serg Acuña
What lies deep below? Issue #3 finally cracks open that question—and the answer is far more unsettling, thrilling, and Star Trek than I expected.
This chapter hits the ground at warp speed. The Enterprise is under sudden, merciless attack from Poilant drones, and the creative team uses that chaos to spotlight the crew at their absolute best. Ortegas gets a standout moment, pushing her piloting to the edge to buy Uhura the slimmest of chances to reestablish contact with their missing teammates. It’s tense, kinetic, and beautifully illustrated—Acuña’s art captures both the claustrophobia of battle and the elegance of the Enterprise under fire.
Meanwhile, the away team’s storyline takes a sharp turn into cosmic horror. Chapel, La’An, Una, Spock, Scotty, and the wonderfully oddball D6 stumble into the parasitic hive-mind known as the Seed, and the atmosphere shifts from adventure to dread. The Seed is one of the most intriguing threats this series has introduced—ancient, collective, and disturbingly curious. The question of whether it’s responsible for Jinare’s disappearance hangs over every panel, and the deeper the team goes, the more it feels like they’re brushing up against something primordial.
Thompson balances these dual narratives with precision: high-stakes action aboard the Enterprise, creeping terror below, and a mystery that’s finally beginning to take shape. The pacing is tight, the character voices feel true to Strange New Worlds, and the cliffhanger lands with real weight.
Issue #3 doesn’t just escalate the danger—it widens the scope of the story and deepens the mythology behind the Poilant symbols and the Seed itself. If the first two issues set the stage, this one lights the fuse.
A thrilling, atmospheric, and character-driven installment. I’m all in for where this is heading next.