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"Lower Decks, Issue 12", a.k.a. "Again With The Whales...Again", is the twelfth issue of IDW Publishing's ongoing Lower Decks comic series. Author Tim Sheridan and artists Philip Murphy, Jack Lawrence, and Maria Keane conclude their sequel to TOS movie: The Voyage Home.
Description
- The Lower Deckers and Cetacean Ops officers Kimolu and Matt continue their mission to replenish Earth's population of humpback whales! The krill situation is getting out of control, and the songs they sing are just too good to let them die out. There's also the pesky situation where Ronald (the last whale!) has to occasionally talk that uptight space probe (whenever it shows up) into sparing the Earth from doom and destruction. But Ronald's getting on in age and won't be around forever… so the crew needs to find him a love match, stat, or Earth might face its end.
References
Characters
- Bernard • Andy Billups • Brad Boimler • Boyle • Carol Freeman • Gillian • Kimolu • Beckett Mariner • Matt • Moonbeam • Peter • Jack Ransom • Regina • Ruford • Sam Rutherford • Shaxs Drazon • Slaughter • Sun-Sanchez • Swabbie • D'Vana Tendi • Thandie • T'Lyn • unnamed Klingons (Klingon commander)
Recap
- Jonathan Archer • Brad Boimler • Carol Freeman • Kimolu • Beckett Mariner • Matt • Porthos • Jack Ransom • Sam Rutherford • Hoshi Sato • Sela • Shaxs Drazon • T'Pol
- Referenced only
- George • Gracie • James T. Kirk • Ronald • Gillian Taylor • the Traveler
Starships and vehicles
- bus • USS Cerritos (California-class) • sailing vessel • unnamed Klingon starship
- Referenced only
- USS Illinois • Lamarr-class
Locations
- Earth • Earth Spacedock • the galaxy • Luna • Pacific Ocean • Pier 39 • San Francisco
- Referenced only
- Laap system
Races and cultures
- Bajoran • beluga whale • Human • humpback whale • Klingon
- Referenced only
- Bolian
States and organizations
- Cetacean Obliteration and Profiteering Syndicate • Cetacean Observation and Preservation Society • Section 32 • Starfleet
Science and classification
- Cetacean Probe • communication • coordinates • decontamination • laser • Novikov self-consistency principle • pattern buffer • phaser • Polaroid • probe • red giant • respirator • sensor • shields • slingshot maneuver • time travel • transporter • tricorder • universal translator
Ranks and titles
- admiral • agent • captain • commander • director • engineer • lieutenant • marine biologist • medic • navigator
Other references
- 1985 • 1986 • 1980s • 24th century • alcohol • alien • away team • beam • blood • blue whale • captain's log, USS Cerritos • century • Cetacean ops • coral • decontamination chamber • extinction • fish • Footloose • gray whale • history • killer whale • Klingonese (Hab SoSlI' Quch • nuktag laah • vaii' iQ jhal-a • vo' bhatlvad) • log entry • meter • Minke whale • octopus • orbit • paradox • sea spider • seaweed • shark • space • Starfleet commendation • Temporal Prime Directive • tentacle • time warp • transporter room • uniform • vacuum • warp factor • warp six • whale • whalesong
Appendices
Related media
- TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Voyage Home – James T. Kirk's time travel visit to Earth in 1986.
- TNG episode: "Redemption" – Sela appears during the flashback.
Images
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous comic: Lower Decks, Issue 11 |
LD comics | Next comic: Lower Decks, Issue 13 |
| Previous story: Lower Decks, Issue 11 |
Stories by: Tim Sheridan |
Next story: Lower Decks, Issue 13 |
External link
- Lower Decks, Issue 12 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.