After 60 Years, Star Trek Officially Rewrites The Oldest Red Shirt Debate

No, I Didn’t Write It, No, They Didn’t Ask, No, They Didn’t Have To

The comic book company IDW, in conjunction with Paramount, which owns Star Trek, has come out with a limited edition comic book series called Red Shirts, which is about the security teams in the United Federation of Planets, the first issue of which came out yesterday. Clearly from the cover and the panels you can see here, the comic series will not be shying away from the essential nature of the red shirt in the Star Trek universe, which is, to…

After 60 Years, Star Trek Officially Rewrites The Oldest Red Shirt Debate

Image Credit: IDW If you’re a Star Trek fan, then you’re probably very familiar with the trope regarding the infamous Red Shirts. The security officers of Starfleet are known for the bright red shirts they wear, along with constantly being the first officers to die in the field. Star Trek fandom loves to debate the “Red Shirts always die” trope because that’s the type of thing fans enjoy doing. You can look at series such as Star Trek: The Origi…

Star Trek: Red Shirts #1 Review - The Super Powered Fancast

Star Trek: Red Shirts #1 IDW Publishing Written by Christopher Cantwell Art by Megan Levens Colors by Charlie Kirchoff Letters by Jodie Troutman The Rundown: A group of Starfleet security personnel will find themselves on a dangerous mission where death is likely. Ensign Chip Miller is one of the lucky red shirts that survives a […]