Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC!

People who know me know I am more of a Star Wars fan than a Trekkie but I love the characters from the show, Lower Decks so I was so happy when the request was approved.
I liked that Ryan North included some Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The jokes are priceless and the sense of humour just reminds me of William Shatner, it's like he wrote this.

I love the commentary at the bottom of most of the pages, when I was reading them I was picturing the character, Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) doing the narration/logs.

Looking forward to the next books in the series.

To start, a huge thank you to NetGalley and IDW Publishing for the opportunity to read this eARC.

"Star Trek: Lower Decks, Vol.1: Second Contact" -- a collection of issues #1-6 of Star Trek: Lower Decks -- was excellent. Ryan North has really done a fantastic job capturing the humor of the television series on to the pages. The self-deprecating jokes, the deep lore cuts, and stories really about the characters and not the situation -- it is everything that makes the adventures of Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford, Tendi, and the rest of the crew of the USS Cerritos such a pure joy for Trek fans of all stripes/ages. The additional commentary at the bottom of many of the pages is priceless; the perfect tongue-in-cheek explanations for the events or statements by characters. Added to the fantastic writing, the art of Derek Charm and Jack Lawrence capture the look of Star Trek animation in all its glory. I truly look forward to the continuation of this series on paper since we don't have any further adventures on the screen currently planned.

As a huge Star Trek Lower Decks fand who hasn't read any of the comic books yet, this was super fun. 

The stories were really funny and the characters felt true to the show. 

The little narratory bits at the bottom of the page were a little confusing at first, but they provided very funny commentary so I ended up really liking it. 

The last story was my favorite, love me some dramatic irony.

I loved watching lower decks on tv, so I was excited to be able to continue the series, even if in the written form. All our favourite characters are back, but I feel some things don’t come across as well in graphic novel, unless it’s just the writing, such as it felt there wasn’t the same comedy as there was on the show. This novel felt like a proper sci fi cartoon graphic novel, and is great for any sci fi fans, Star Trek fans, or fans of the lower decks series. If you only like the original show due to the comedy element though, I feel this isn’t for you as the comedy doesn’t shine through the same

I loveeeee Star Trek Lower Decks! Its so exciting that we get more content in comic form now that the show didn't get renewed for more seasons!