We may be in the early part of summer, but that just means we’re that much closer to spooky season. And the folks at IDW Entertainment already have your Halloween comic books ready to go to Warp 10, once again taking place in haunted corners of the Final Frontier. Last time, the terrors stalked the corridors of Captain Picard’s starship Enterprise. This time, the haunted Halloween happenings are taking place on the station Deep Space Nine, in Star Trek: Holo-Ween II.
Star Trek only really ever had one notable Halloween episode, back in 1967. But now IDW is giving us the DS9 Halloween episode we always wanted, but never got, with Holo-Ween II. This follows up on the first 2023 Holo-Ween series, which focused on the crew of The Next Generation. This mini-series arrives every week in October, written by Alex Segura, with art by Bailie Rosenlund.
Alex Segura shares of the exciting Halloween and Star Trek crossover:
Writing Star Trek has been on my bucket list for as long as I’ve been a writer – probably even longer! I remember my well-worn copies of classic Trek novels lining my shelves alongside stacks of Star Trek comics. Getting to weave a tale of the final frontier aboard Deep Space 9, with one of my favorite characters, Jadzia Dax, front and center? To call that a dream come true would be an understatement. I’m so lucky to be working with an amazing team – and Bailie’s refreshing art will help guide readers through a winding supernatural mystery that will hopefully keep them guessing – and turning the pages! Whatever you do, don’t step into the holosuite alone!
And if that doesn’t get you excited, we don’t know what will. There’s nothing we love more than a true fan writing for a series they love. Plus Halloween?! Our dream. You can read the synopsis for all four eerie issues, as well as check out the covers for each one, down below:
Star Trek: Holo-Ween II #1
A Halloween mystery unfolds on Deep Space 9! On the eve of a high-stakes diplomatic summit, Deep Space 9 is thrown into chaos by a sudden communications blackout and a string of deeply unsettling incidents. With senior leadership called away, Worf, Dax, Odo, and Bashir must hold the station together as tensions rise among visiting dignitaries.
Then, a distressed starship arrives with explosive claims—and one member of the DS9 crew stands accused of murder. As suspicion spreads and paranoia takes hold, a creeping sense of dread settles over the Promenade. And somewhere inside the station’s holosuites, something has gone terrifyingly wrong… A locked-station thriller begins here.
Star Trek: Holo-Ween II #2
The Halloween event continues—and the danger deepens. Deep Space 9 remains on edge as unexplained incidents multiply and trust continues to fracture. With conflicting testimonies, missing personnel, and diplomatic tensions nearing a boiling point, station security faces a mystery that refuses to add up. While suspicions mount and the clock ticks toward disaster, a growing sense of unease suggests the truth may be far stranger—and far closer—than anyone suspects.
Star Trek: Holo-Ween II #3
Part three of our Halloween event! A dire, garbled warning breaks through from Benjamin Sisko. He’s identified the suspects, and they’re extremely dangerous. Then the signal dies. With communications severed and panic spreading, Worf and Odo move fast to protect the civilians and visiting dignitaries, sealing off the station and turning Deep Space 9 into a high-stakes locked-room mystery. But just as order seems within reach, a chilling realization hits. Bashir and Dax are missing…and no one knows where they’ve gone.
Star Trek: Holo-Ween II #4
The terrifying finale of the Halloween event! Time has run out. Lives hang in the balance. And the nightmare consuming Deep Space 9 is finally ready to show its face. Cut off, outmatched, and pushed to their limits, the crew must confront the true force behind the chaos before the station—and everyone on it—pays the ultimate price. Shattering revelations ignite desperate gambits, fragile alliances strain to breaking, and survival demands impossible choices. Enter a final confrontation where horror meets heroism, morality is put on trial, and the fate of countless lives turns on a single perilous moment.
When Does IDW’s Star Trek: Holo-Ween II Release?
The first issue of IDW’s Star Trek: Holo-Ween II goes on sale October 7. This will be a 4-issue weekly Halloween event. Pre-orders for all 4 issues are due by 8/31/26.