Data’s evil twin, Lore, gets a huge upgrade next year after he becomes a god and remakes reality in Star Trek: Lore War by writers Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing and Christopher Cantwell, and artist Davide Tinto.
The event was teased in today’s release of Star Trek #500, the 500th issue of Star Trek published by IDW. The story will also run through IDW’s Star Trek and Defiant titles, along with various one-shots.
“Since the line’s inception, our grander story in both titles has dealt with Star Trek’s concept of godlike beings and the rejection of those godlike beings — order and entropy as it exists throughout the four quadrants of the galaxy,” Cantwell said. “Who pulls the strings and who dares to cut them? Lore War is quite literally the apotheosis of that shared theme, two years in the making.”
Here’s how IDW describes the series:
The single most devious mind in the universe has won. Commander Data’s evil brother, Lore, has used the Orb of Destruction to obliterate all of reality and remake it in his image while declaring himself its God. Now that Lore has claimed the ultimate victory, what happens next?
“The gods are dead, and only one mad android holds the reins of our universe. With absolute power comes absolute corruption… but does it come with absolute control?” Kelly said. “Featuring the incredible art of Davide Tinto – a newcomer to the Trek world – we’re not settling for anything less than the most impressive and world-ending Star Trek event that comics can contain.”
The first issue of Star Trek: Lore War arrives in stores on March 26 of next year.