2019 brought us a series of both highs and lows for fans of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, from the long-awaited arrival of the What We Left Behind documentary in the spring, to the sad passings of both Aron Eisenberg and Rene Auberjonois, both beloved cast members well-known to Star Trek convention-goers.

2020, however, is already showing signs that the universe is tilting back to the positive side of things for fans of the space station series, as IDW Publishing this week announced an upcoming four-issue comic miniseries centered around the good Constable Odo, Too Long a Sacrifice.

Debuting in April, Too Long a Sacrifice is set during the latter half of the series, while the Dominion War is raging and station Deep Space 9 is on the front lines, and will feature art by illustrator Greg Scott.

“Set during the most difficult hours of the Dominion War, Too Long a Sacrifice shows the station during trying times: a series of mysterious and seemingly unsolvable terrorist attacks just as the war has everyone strained to the breaking point,” said writer David Tipton, joined as always in his writing duties by brother Scott Tipton.

“We’ll get to see the darker side of life on the station as Odo leads the investigation, with increasingly desperate conditions forcing him and others to deal with new and unexpected allies and to use unusual tactics in their efforts to stop the attacks.”

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Too Long a Sacrifice #1 will be available with multiple cover variants in April 2020, including a variant by artists Ricardo Dumond and two variants by J.K. Woodward.