Star Trek: Lore War Reading Order Checklist

Portrayed by Brent Spiner in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lore was a twisted reflection of the android Lt. Commander Data. In the few episodes he appeared in, the evil brother he was a twisted mastermind who created plenty of chaos for the U.S.S. Enterprise. In 2025, Lore returns to create even more in the Star Trek: Lore War crossover event, which sees the world remade in his evil image.

Discover how to read Lore War with this handy reading order. It has all the details so you can dive into this comic book event with ease. That includes comic book background reading, background watching, creator credits, and much more.

Star Trek (2022 series) #7 cover by Mike Feehan.

Background reading

Looking to play catch-up before jumping into Lore War? These are the issues you’ll want to check out.

Star Trek (2022 series) #1-30
Written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly. Art by Ramon Rosanas and Mike Feehan.

This series is collected in the following editions:

• Star Trek Volume 1: Godshock (Collects: Star Trek #400 story “A Perfect System” and Star Trek (2022 series) #1-6)
• Star Trek Volume 2: The Red Path (Collects: Star Trek (2022 series) #7-10)
• Star Trek Volume 3: Glass and Bone (Collects: Star Trek (2022 series) #7-10)
• Star Trek Volume 4: Perloma (Collects: Star Trek (2022 series) #13-18)

Star Trek: Defiant #1-25
Written by Christopher Cantwell. Art by Ángel Unzueta.

This series is collected in the following editions:

• Star Trek: Defiant Volume 1 (Collects: Star Trek: Defiant #1-5)
• Star Trek: Defiant Volume 2: Another Piece of Action (Collects: Star Trek: Defiant #8-11 and Star Trek: Defiant Annual #1)
• Star Trek: Defiant Volume 3: Hell is Only a Word (Collects: Star Trek: Defiant #12-16)
• Star Trek: Defiant Volume 4: The Stars of Home (Collects: Star Trek: Defiant #17-21)

Note: Star Trek (2022 series) #11-12 and Star Trek Defiant #6-7 are part of the Star Trek: Day of Blood crossover event.

Star Trek #500 (The Final Masterpiece story)
Written by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, and Christopher Cantwell. Art by Davide Tinto.

This story from the milestone anthology acts as a teaser to Lore War.

Still image from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Background watching

Do you want to get reacquainted with Lore through Star Trek: The Next Generation? Below are all the Lore-centric episodes.

• “Datalore” (Season 1, episode 12)
• “Brothers” (Season 4, episode 3)
• “Descent” (Season 6, episode 26)
• “Descent, Part II” (Season 7, episode 1)

These Star Trek: TNG episodes are available on Netflix and/or Paramount+ – depending on where you are in the world.

Star Trek: Lore War #1 cover by Malachi Ward.

Star Trek: Lore War reading order

Rad the following comics in order to get the full Star Trek: Lore War story.

Star Trek: Lore War #1 (Part 1)
Written by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, and Christopher Cantwell. Art by Davide Tinto.
Available 2nd April

Star Trek: Defiant #26 (Part 2)
Written by Christopher Cantwell. Art by Davide Tinto.
Available 16th April

Star Trek (2022 series) #31 (Part 3)
Written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly. Art by Davide Tinto.
Available 23rd April

Star Trek: Defiant #27 (Part 4)
Written by Christopher Cantwell. Art by Davide Tinto.
Available 21st May

Star Trek: Lore War – Shaxs’ Worst Day (Tie-in)
Written by Ryan North. Art by Derek Charm.
Available 28th May

Note: Star Trek: Lore War – Shaxs’ Worst Day is a humour-based tie-in that tells the events of Lore War from Shax’s persepective.

Star Trek (2022 series) #32 (Part 5)
Written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly. Art by Davide Tinto.
Available 6th June

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After Star Trek: Lore War

IDW hasn’t announced what is instore for the Star Trek comics after the conclusion of Lore War yet. We’ll update this section once it has been announced.

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