Strange New Worlds - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:30:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Strange New Worlds - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Strange New Worlds’ “New Life and New Civilizations” showcases the good and the bad of Star Trek at 60 https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/18/strange-new-worlds-new-life-and-new-civilizations-showcases-the-good-and-the-bad-of-star-trek-at-60/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54188 Roger Korby has gotten into another mess and it’s up to the Enterprise crew to fight the final battle between ultimate good and ultimate evil in their search for “New Life and New Civilizations.” Strange New Worlds season 3 episode 10 written by Dana Horgan & Davy Perez, directed by Maja Vrvilo.  Mark Turetsky: Matt,...

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]]> 54188 Vulcans Galore & Ortegas A-Gorn in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ “Four and Half Vulcans” and “Terrarium” https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/12/vulcans-galore-ortegas-a-gorn-in-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-four-and-half-vulcans-and-terrarium/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54116 A race-swapping serum turns four crewmembers into Vulcans, but when the solution won’t change them back, the remaining Enterprise crew must deal with having “Four And A Half Vulcans.” Plus, when Ortegas gets stranded on a desolate moon, she must survive with the help of an injured Gorn. But what are those strange flashing lights...

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]]> 54116 It’s Dodgy Politics Day As Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Asks “What Is Starfleet?” https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/28/its-dodgy-politics-day-as-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-asks-what-is-starfleet/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53965 Beto Ortegas presents a documentary about a mission aboard the USS Enterprise that dares to ask, “What Is Starfleet?” in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 episode 7 written by Kathryn Lyn & Alan B. McElroy, directed by Sharon Lewis. Mark Turetsky: Do you want me to look at you or look at the...

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]]> 53965 Winning the Unwinnable — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Own Tail” https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/22/winning-the-unwinnable-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-the-sehlat-who-ate-its-own-tail/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53916 The Enterprise comes to the rescue of the USS Farragut, which has been disabled by a mysterious, massive ship, and is being commanded by the young James T. Kirk in “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Own Tail” written by David Reed & Bill Wolkoff, directed by Valerie Weiss. Mark Turetsky: You know, we haven’t been...

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]]> 53916 Elementary, My Dear La’an — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “A Space Adventure Hour” https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/07/elementary-my-dear-laan-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-a-space-adventure-hour/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53749 La’an Noonien Singh takes a trip into a prototype holodeck, and holodecks never go rogue and cause problems on a starship, right? Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 episode 4 “A Space Adventure Hour” is written by Dana Horgan & Kathryn Lyn, directed by Jonathan Frakes. Matt Lazorwitz: Welcome to this crazy new technology,...

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]]> 53749 Dawn of the Dead — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Shuttle to Kenfori” Review https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/30/dawn-of-the-dead-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-shuttle-to-kenfori-review/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53654 Pike and M’Benga take a “Shuttle to Kenfori” in order to find a miracle cure for Captain Batel’s continuing Gorn problems, only to encounter a planet full of zombies. Strange New Worlds Season 3 episode 3 written by Onitra Johnson & Bill Wolkoff, directed by Dan Liu. Mark Turetsky: While Will continues to recover from...

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]]> 53654 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 kicks off with chestbursters & gutbusters https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/24/strange-new-worlds-season-3-kicks-off-with-chestbursters-gutbusters-alike/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53521 The Enterprise crew fights for their lives as they attempt to resolve last season’s cliffhanger. Also, Spock gets his wish to be back with Nurse Chapel, but at what cost? Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3×01 “Hegemony: Part II” is written by Davy Perez and Henry Alonso Myers and directed by Chris Fisher, and 3×02...

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]]> 53521 Strange New Worlds SE3 EP4 is an affair to remember https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/10/strange-new-worlds-se3-ep4-is-an-affair-to-remember/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45943 Pike, La’an and M’Benga visit Rigel VII, the site of a previous disastrous mission, but when they start losing their memories, the Enterprise crew find disaster “Among The Lotus Eaters” in Strange New Worlds SE3 EP4 written by Kirsten Beyer & Davy Perez, directed by Eduardo Sánchez. Mark Turetsky:  Will, imagine for a moment that...

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]]> 45943 Timelines Tumble in Strange New Worlds SE2 EP3 https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/03/timelines-tumble-in-strange-new-worlds-se2-ep3/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45888 La’an gets sucked into a time travel adventure with an unfamiliar Captain Kirk. With the future of the Earth at stake, can they save “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow?” Strange New Worlds SE2 EP3 written by David Reed, directed by Amanda Row Mark Turetsky: Hey Will, so glad that we could meet up again, despite...

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]]> 45888 It’s the trial of Una Chin-Riley in Strange New Worlds SE2 EP2! https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/26/its-the-trial-of-una-chin-riley-in-strange-new-worlds-se2-ep2/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45829 Number One stands trial for concealing her augmentation from Starfleet while Captain Pike and the crew do all they can to help in “Ad Astra per Aspera“, Strange New Worlds SE2 EP2 written by Dana Horgan and directed by Valerie Weiss. Mark Turetsky: Hi Will! You’re a lawyer, right? What if I set up a...

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]]> 45829 While Captain Daddy’s away, Spock will play in Strange New Worlds SE2 EP1! https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/16/while-captain-daddys-away-spock-will-play-in-strange-new-worlds-se2-ep1/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45736 Captain Pike is away helping Number One, leaving Spock to deal with “The Broken Circle” of the ship’s crew. Witness the very first time Spock steals the Enterprise to avert a war with the Klingons in Strange New Worlds SE2 EP1! Written by Henry Alonso Myers & Akiva Goldsman, directed by Chris Fisher. Mark Turetsky:...

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]]> 45736 The Ghost of Future Yet to Come in Strange New Worlds SE1 EP10 https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/14/the-ghost-of-future-yet-to-come-in-strange-new-worlds-se1-ep10/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42031 Captain Pike is visited by a future version of himself who sends him to an alternate future where he avoids the training accident. While there, Pike brings “A Quality of Mercy” to Romulan provocations near the Neutral Zone. Written by Henry Alonso Myers & Akiva Goldsman, directed by Chris Fisher. Mark Turetsky: We’ve made it,...

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]]> 42031 A Very Alien Situation in Strange New Worlds SE1 EP9 https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/07/a-very-alien-situation-in-strange-new-worlds-se1-ep9/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41916 A distress call from a lost starship brings the crew of the Enterprise to a frozen planet where tense, horror movie things happen, reminding us that not “All Those Who Wander” are lost. Written by Davy Perez, directed by Christopher J. Byrne. Mark Turetsky: Hey Will! Just letting you know I’m retiring after today. Not...

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]]> 41916 Space Fantasies in Strange New Worlds SE1 EP9 https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/01/space-fantasies-in-strange-new-worlds-se1-ep9/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41812 While the Enterprise studies a nebula, Dr. M’Benga finds himself trapped in “The Elysian Kingdom,” the fantasy realm of the children’s book he reads to his daughter Rukiya. Written by Akela Cooper and Onitra Johnson, directed by Amanda Row. Mark Turetsky: Hey Will! So glad you could join me in this fantasy kingdom that my...

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]]> 41812 We’ve Got Pirates in Strange New Worlds SE 1 EP 7 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/23/weve-got-pirates-in-strange-new-worlds-se-1-ep-7/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41650 The Enterprise crew heads out of Federation space to rescue colonists attacked by the pirate ship “The Serene Squall.” Written by Beau DeMayo & Sarah Tarkoff, directed by Sydney Freeland. Mark Turetsky: Will! So glad to see you again! Will Nevin: Don’t call it a comeback, Mark. I’ve been here for many solar days. Our...

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]]> 41650 Going to Dark Places in Strange New Worlds SE1 EP 6 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/16/going-to-dark-places-in-strange-new-worlds-se1-ep-6/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41502 The Enterprise crew rescues a revered boy and his handlers, while captain Pike reconnects with a woman from his past as Strange New Worlds continues to try to “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach.” Written by Robin Wasserman & Bill Wolkoff, directed by Andi Armaganian. Mark Turetsky: Oh, hey there Will! I wasn’t expecting you...

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]]> 41502 A Space Beach Episode in Strange New Worlds Episode 5 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/07/a-space-beach-episode-in-strange-new-worlds-episode-5/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41349 In “Spock Amok,” the crew takes a much-needed shore leave while the Enterprise puts in for repairs at Starbase One. Hijinks ensue. Written by Henry Alonso Myers & Robin Wasserman, directed by Rachel Leiterman. Mark Turetsky: Will, I’ve been feeling like lately we’ve been getting our signals crossed, so I thought it might be cool,...

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]]> 41349 The Things They Carried in Strange New Worlds EP 4 https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/03/the-things-they-carried-in-strange-new-worlds-ep-4/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41288 In “Memento Mori,” the crew of the Enterprise confronts a deadly new threat to the Federation in the form of The Gorn, a race of predators that stalk the spaceways as La’an tries to cope with her traumatic past. Written by Davy Perez & Beau DeMayo, directed by Dan Liu. Mark Turetsky: Let’s not mince...

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]]> 41288 An Outbreak in Strange New Worlds EP 3 SE 1 https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/24/an-outbreak-in-strange-new-worlds-ep-3-se-1/ Tue, 24 May 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41044 Number One deals with an outbreak aboard the Enterprise while Pike and Spock are trapped on-world with the “Ghosts of Illyria.” Written by Akela Cooper & Bill Wolkoff, directed by Leslie Hope. Mark Turetsky: This episode has it all! Contact tracing, lockdowns, people engaging in risky behavior in the face of a deadly infection. Sometimes...

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]]> 41044 We’re On A Collision Course in Strange New World SE1 EP2 https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/17/were-on-a-collision-course-in-strange-new-world-se1-ep2/ Tue, 17 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40847 In “Children of the Comet,” the Enterprise encounters a comet on a collision course with an inhabited planet, while cadet Uhura harbors doubts about her place in Starfleet. Written by Henry Alonso Myers & Sarah Tarkoff, directed by Maja Vrvilo. Mark Turetsky: We’ve got our first “regular” episode of Strange New Worlds. It doesn’t have...

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]]> 40847 Come With Us to Strange New Worlds with Strange New Worlds SE1 Ep1 https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/10/come-with-us-to-strange-new-worlds-with-strange-new-worlds-se1-ep1/ Tue, 10 May 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40626 Captain Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise attempt a rescue after a first contact gone wrong, as part of their mission to explore “Strange New Worlds.” Written by Akiva Goldsman & Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet, directed by Akiva Goldsman. Mark Turetsky: Space… the final frontier. Here comes the story of the starship...

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