by Steven Leitman
Star Trek #10
IDW Publishing
Writer: Mike Johnson
Artist: Stephen Molnar
Colours: John Rauch
This is one of those stories based on
the old television show. This is what has disappointed me the most
about this series, the lack of originality. I understand that the
new movie redefines the Star Trek universe and that this new crew
supersedes the original, which I’ve watched my entire life. Still
I find it unnecessary to tell the same stories with just basically
new art.
Yes Kirk and Spock are establishing
their relationship and Kirk and Bones are the best of buds already.
Okay we get that so show us some new adventures that cement all the
relationships and how they become such a close knit family.
Including Chekov, Sulu and Uhura I mean these three are just as
important to the mythos. These characters have been shown to risk
everything for each other so I’d like to see more adventures of
them growing into the family unit.
There is a great opportunity here to
do things with this crew that wasn’t available the first time
around and I feel it isn’t being taken or it’s being wasted.
Now on the opposite side of that coin
for those new readers of a new generation that have never seen the
original series this is a fun story. It’s almost camp in the way
they find themselves in such a situation that they need to stun
civilians and escape by their wits. Of course having Kirk report to
Pike is also a nice twist.
I will say the art is pretty stunning
here and the fact that these characters look so much like those who
portrayed them in the movie is fantastic. This really book is
targeted for those younger readers who’s first exposure to Star
Trek is the latest movie. For that alone it’s a fun read and for
long time fans it’s a nice trip down memory lane.
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