Read Any Good Comics Lately?

RookieBatman · December 4 2009, 04:27 PM

I've been away from the Star Trek fan community for a while, but I've still been keeping up with my exploration of Trek novels (and watching the DVD's repeatedly), but I reecently "resurfaced" and discovered that IDW has been quite busy with their Trek comics. That's very exciting to me, especially since there are a few TOS ones in there ("Mission's End" particularly interests me). So, I was just wondering which ones people liked and disliked, etc. (Have there been any threads about the comics lately?)

indianatrekker26 · December 4 2009, 05:26 PM

Some of IDW's stronger stories have been Klingons: Blood Will Tell, Countdown, and Year Four:The Enterprise Experiment.

seigezunt · December 4 2009, 05:31 PM

Pretty much any of the TOS ones I like. I was dissapointed in the artwork (not the stories) of several of the TNG ones.

My favorites are Klingons: Blood Will Tell and the Mirror Universe one with Pike (I'm not a big MU buff, but I like how Messina draws the Orion women.

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STR · December 4 2009, 07:04 PM

I've read Countdown, and by God is it awful. I'm specifically referring to the plot (or the entire lack thereof) and the characters (Nero is still a stupid villain that makes only the faintest sense). I could describe to you the entire comic in 1 paragraph, and you wouldn't miss a thing. Most of that paragraph would be the action set-pieces that are "just there" without much reason for them having happened. The art doesn't redeem much either, they made the Enterprise-E look like something out of Dr. Seuss on most panels.

...but at least they un-killed Data.

Captain Randy Hall · December 4 2009, 08:44 PM

indianatrekker26 wrote:

Some of IDW's stronger stories have been Klingons: Blood Will Tell, Countdown, and Year Four:The Enterprise Experiment.

Agreed, though I also like the Alien Spotlight runs.

I don't know what it is about TNG that brings out the worst in IDW. The only one I've liked is The Last Generation, which was pencilled by Gordon Purcell. Maybe that had something to do with it.

indianatrekker26 · December 4 2009, 11:03 PM

Yeah, I haven't been blown away by their TNG stuff. I passed on the first issue of Ghosts. Their TOS stuff has been some of the best TOS comics I've seen, for example: Enterprise Experiment, Mission's End, Crew, and Klingons: Blood Will Tell, and Mirror Images have all ben outstanding

Allyn Gibson · December 5 2009, 01:58 AM

Any of John Byrne's Star Trek comics are worth getting. Especially Crew, which was sensational.

I enjoyed Nero a great deal. Yeah, it's fanwank, but a good sort of fanwank.

Steve Roby · December 5 2009, 02:51 AM

Crew was pretty good, and a bit reminiscent of Marvel's late lamented Early Voyages comic, available in an excellent omnibus edition from IDW.

Countdown was the lamest load of fanwank I've read in ages. Haven't read any of Nero or Spock: Reflections yet.

Most of the other stuff is somewhere in the middle. I'm rarely blown away by anything IDW publishes, but they're usually not awful, either.

Captain Randy Hall · December 5 2009, 03:32 AM

Allyn Gibson wrote:

Any of John Byrne's Star Trek comics are worth getting. Especially Crew, which was sensational.

I'm actually quite amazed at how much Byrne has been able to do with the Romulans by way of Caligula. There's a trade of all that coming out soon, and I plan to enjoy it as much as I did the one-at-a-time issues.

RookieBatman · December 5 2009, 11:57 PM

Allyn Gibson wrote:

Any of John Byrne's Star Trek comics are worth getting. Especially Crew, which was sensational.

I enjoyed Nero a great deal. Yeah, it's fanwank, but a good sort of fanwank.

Was Nero based on any deleted or cut (before filming) scenes from the movie? Because I saw that the plot was about Nero being captured by Klingons, and I seem to remember a news item and maybe even a spy photo from the set of Nero, captured by Klingons, which, of course, was not in the movie. Did I just dream this?

Christopher · December 6 2009, 12:13 AM

^Yes, the Nero comic is partly an adaptation of (and expansion on, I assume) the deleted scenes from the film in which Nero and the Narada crew are held captive in Rura Penthe.

Allyn Gibson · December 6 2009, 01:36 AM

Correct.

One nice touch is one of the guards at Rura Penthe is a very young W. Morgan Sheppard, who was the jailer in Star Trek VI.

Therin of Andor · December 6 2009, 01:45 AM

RookieBatman wrote:

maybe even a spy photo from the set of Nero, captured by Klingons, which, of course, was not in the movie. Did I just dream this?

Nope, it was even a scene in the trailer!

rahullak · December 6 2009, 01:49 AM

There are deleted scenes of Nero & his crew and their escape from Rura Penthe on the DVD.

lstyer · December 6 2009, 10:38 PM

John Byrne's Star Trek: Crew and any of his Romulan stuff is great. Crew is already in trade paperback, and all the Romulan books will be collected along with a new adaptation of "Balance of Terror" from the Romulan perspective sometime soon. He really captures the look and feel of TOS. Byrne's Star Trek: Assignment: Earth didn't work quite as well for me as his other Trek books, but that's hardly an indictment -- it's still a really fun book, and one issue even acts as a sort of prequel to an issue of Crew.

December 4 2009, 04:27 PM	#1
RookieBatman Commodore Location: Out there, thataway...	Read Any Good Comics Lately? I've been away from the Star Trek fan community for a while, but I've still been keeping up with my exploration of Trek novels (and watching the DVD's repeatedly), but I reecently "resurfaced" and discovered that IDW has been quite busy with their Trek comics. That's very exciting to me, especially since there are a few TOS ones in there ("Mission's End" particularly interests me). So, I was just wondering which ones people liked and disliked, etc. (Have there been any threads about the comics lately?) __________________ I disagree with your opinion of the movie, but I will defend to the death your right to watch it!

December 4 2009, 05:26 PM	#2
indianatrekker26 Captain	Re: Read Any Good Comics Lately? Some of IDW's stronger stories have been Klingons: Blood Will Tell, Countdown, and Year Four:The Enterprise Experiment.

December 4 2009, 05:31 PM	#3
seigezunt Vice Admiral Location: Splashing on some Tiberius before a night on the town	Re: Read Any Good Comics Lately? Pretty much any of the TOS ones I like. I was dissapointed in the artwork (not the stories) of several of the TNG ones. My favorites are Klingons: Blood Will Tell and the Mirror Universe one with Pike (I'm not a big MU buff, but I like how Messina draws the Orion women. ) __________________ I am constantly surprised by the close-mindedness of some fans...this means change as well as a positive attitude. Without those things, how can we ever achieve that Trek future we enjoyed so much on TV? --Bjo Trimble

December 4 2009, 07:04 PM	#4
STR Captain Location: Out there. Thatta way.	Re: Read Any Good Comics Lately? I've read Countdown, and by God is it awful. I'm specifically referring to the plot (or the entire lack thereof) and the characters (Nero is still a stupid villain that makes only the faintest sense). I could describe to you the entire comic in 1 paragraph, and you wouldn't miss a thing. Most of that paragraph would be the action set-pieces that are "just there" without much reason for them having happened. The art doesn't redeem much either, they made the Enterprise-E look like something out of Dr. Seuss on most panels. ...but at least they un-killed Data. __________________ An egotist is someone more interested in himself than me.

December 4 2009, 11:03 PM	#6
indianatrekker26 Captain	Re: Read Any Good Comics Lately? Yeah, I haven't been blown away by their TNG stuff. I passed on the first issue of Ghosts. Their TOS stuff has been some of the best TOS comics I've seen, for example: Enterprise Experiment, Mission's End, Crew, and Klingons: Blood Will Tell, and Mirror Images have all ben outstanding

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December 5 2009, 01:58 AM	#7
Allyn Gibson Rear Admiral Location: South Pennsyltucky	Re: Read Any Good Comics Lately? Any of John Byrne's Star Trek comics are worth getting. Especially Crew, which was sensational. I enjoyed Nero a great deal. Yeah, it's fanwank, but a good sort of fanwank.

December 5 2009, 02:51 AM	#8
Steve Roby Commodore Location: Ottawa, ON Canada	Re: Read Any Good Comics Lately? Crew was pretty good, and a bit reminiscent of Marvel's late lamented Early Voyages comic, available in an excellent omnibus edition from IDW. Countdown was the lamest load of fanwank I've read in ages. Haven't read any of Nero or Spock: Reflections yet. Most of the other stuff is somewhere in the middle. I'm rarely blown away by anything IDW publishes, but they're usually not awful, either. __________________ Complete Starfleet Library http://www.well.com/~sjroby/lcars Starfleet Library blog: starfleetlibrary.blogspot.com

December 6 2009, 12:13 AM	#11
Christopher Writer	Re: Read Any Good Comics Lately? ^Yes, the Nero comic is partly an adaptation of (and expansion on, I assume) the deleted scenes from the film in which Nero and the Narada crew are held captive in Rura Penthe. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

December 6 2009, 01:36 AM	#12
Allyn Gibson Rear Admiral Location: South Pennsyltucky	Re: Read Any Good Comics Lately? Correct. One nice touch is one of the guards at Rura Penthe is a very young W. Morgan Sheppard, who was the jailer in Star Trek VI.

December 6 2009, 01:49 AM	#14
rahullak Fleet Captain Location: India	Re: Read Any Good Comics Lately? There are deleted scenes of Nero & his crew and their escape from Rura Penthe on the DVD.

December 6 2009, 10:38 PM	#15
lstyer Lieutenant Commander Location: Huntington, WV	Re: Read Any Good Comics Lately? John Byrne's Star Trek: Crew and any of his Romulan stuff is great. Crew is already in trade paperback, and all the Romulan books will be collected along with a new adaptation of "Balance of Terror" from the Romulan perspective sometime soon. He really captures the look and feel of TOS. Byrne's Star Trek: Assignment: Earth didn't work quite as well for me as his other Trek books, but that's hardly an indictment -- it's still a really fun book, and one issue even acts as a sort of prequel to an issue of Crew.