COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview - Page 25

Oso Blanco · March 15 2013, 08:01 AM

WarpFactorZ wrote:

The Wormhole wrote:

But every other comic website and Trek site is saying March 20th, and you seem to be the only person in this thread who has read it. How'd you luck out?

I bought it through iTunes / iBooks.

Seems that they sold it by accident. It is still listed as available in the iBooks store, but when you are trying to by it, it says that it's not available anymore. Grrrr ... I want to read that damned thing NOW!

The Wormhole · March 15 2013, 02:18 PM

WarpFactorZ wrote:

The Wormhole wrote:

WarpFactorZ wrote:

Since I read all 28 pages last night, I'm pretty sure it was released yesterday and not the 20th.

But every other comic website and Trek site is saying March 20th, and you seem to be the only person in this thread who has read it. How'd you luck out?

I bought it through iTunes / iBooks.

Well now, that explains it. They never pay attention to release dates. iTunes was notorious for for making episodes of Stargate Atlantis available weeks before they aired on TV, and even a few months ago they released an issue of IDW's TNG Hive series by Brannon Braga a week before its release date.

So we have an online distributor ignoring the proper release date, which is the 20th.

Franklin · March 15 2013, 02:26 PM

SalvorHardin wrote:

KirkusOveractus wrote:

Another thing that came to mind in going over the issue was: if "April's Enterprise" was decommissioned 2 years before and April has been presumed dead for 20 years, could Pike have been Captain of that Enterprise as well?

It could have been all Marcus.
Or first Marcus and then Pike for a few years.

Yeah, at his age, Pike would've had to have captained some ship before being given the "new" Enterprise, so why not April's Enterprise? He could've gotten it after Marcus was promoted to Admiral. Then after it was decommissioned, Marcus gave him a ground assignment on Earth (recruiting and cadet training) while he also oversaw the building and fitting out of the new Enterprise that he would captain.

Nightowl1701 · March 20 2013, 12:59 AM

How ironic - with all the changes that Nero wrought on the timeline, Captain Pike and (Cadet) Spock still could have met Vina and the illusionists of Talos IV in 2254 after all (albeit on an Enterprise two years away from decommissioning).

King Daniel Into Darkness · March 21 2013, 12:10 AM

Preview of issue 3: http://trekmovie.com/2013/03/19/trek...to-darkness-3/

One-page, no-text sneak peek at issue 4: http://trekweb.com/articles/2013/03/...SPOILERS.shtml

crucifixion · March 21 2013, 05:35 PM

Can someone post a review of #3? It's out and there's at least two websites that said they have a review of #3 out today. I can't access those sites while at work

SalvorHardin · March 21 2013, 05:47 PM

crucifixion wrote:

Can someone post a review of #3? It's out and there's at least two websites that said they have a review of #3 out today. I can't access those sites while at work

Well, Sulu & Cupcake are held prisoners by the alien faction that's opposed to April. We learn that the Klingons have been helping them and supplying them with weapons.
Spock is off on his own to rescue the 2 without saying anything to Kirk. We learn that he hasn't really dealt with his grief and has been acting somewhat recklessly since Vulcan was destroyed.

April keeps insisting that Kirk helps him win the war but Kirk refuses & goes after Spock. They succeed in rescuing the prisoners and everyone returns to the Enterprise, along with April and Mudd (she's Harry's daughter).
April manages to get to the bridge and using some old backdoor codes takes command of the Enterprise and locks everyone out of the bridge and the computer.

And that's more or less what happens.

crucifixion · March 21 2013, 06:06 PM

So the comic ends with April on the bridge in command of the enterprise and everyone else in the hallway?

SalvorHardin · March 21 2013, 06:19 PM

crucifixion wrote:

So the comic ends with April on the bridge in command of the enterprise and everyone else in the hallway?

April & Mudd on the bridge going in to bombard the enemies from orbit.
Scotty and the rest trying to find a way to get back control.

Christopher · March 21 2013, 06:33 PM

SalvorHardin wrote:

Spock is off on his own to rescue the 2 without saying anything to Kirk. We learn that he hasn't really dealt with his grief and has been acting somewhat recklessly since Vulcan was destroyed.

That sounds to me like it's setting up a character thread for the movie. Particularly considering the mission Spock is on at the start of the movie.

SalvorHardin · March 21 2013, 06:41 PM

Christopher wrote:

SalvorHardin wrote:

Spock is off on his own to rescue the 2 without saying anything to Kirk. We learn that he hasn't really dealt with his grief and has been acting somewhat recklessly since Vulcan was destroyed.

That sounds to me like it's setting up a character thread for the movie. Particularly considering the mission Spock is on at the start of the movie.

Indeed. To quote Uhura from Countdown 3, "Spock risked himself unnecessarily. He did it before, when the Galileo crashed. It's like he's looking for any opportunity to sacrifice himself."
That seems to fit well with the Volcano incident.

The Wormhole · March 22 2013, 03:23 AM

I noticed in this issue they're starting to draw lens flares into the panels. That both annoys and amuses me.

SalvorHardin · March 22 2013, 11:01 AM

The Wormhole wrote:

I noticed in this issue they're starting to draw lens flares into the panels. That both annoys and amuses me.

They had them in the previous two issues as well.

The Wormhole · March 22 2013, 01:36 PM

Well, I only just noticed it now.

crucifixion · March 29 2013, 01:50 AM

Looks like #4 may be up. Or least a couple pages. Font is too small for me to read what they are saying. Maybe someone can download the whole issue similar to how someone had #3 a week before it came out?

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/sta...85454161?mt=11

March 20 2013, 12:59 AM	#364
Nightowl1701 Lieutenant Commander Location: Orlando, FL	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview How ironic - with all the changes that Nero wrought on the timeline, Captain Pike and (Cadet) Spock still could have met Vina and the illusionists of Talos IV in 2254 after all (albeit on an Enterprise two years away from decommissioning).

March 21 2013, 12:10 AM	#365
King Daniel Into Darkness Admiral Location: Behind the aft nacelle	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview Preview of issue 3: http://trekmovie.com/2013/03/19/trek...to-darkness-3/ One-page, no-text sneak peek at issue 4: http://trekweb.com/articles/2013/03/...SPOILERS.shtml __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors! Ep1, Ep2 and Ep3

March 21 2013, 05:35 PM	#366
crucifixion Lieutenant Commander	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview Can someone post a review of #3? It's out and there's at least two websites that said they have a review of #3 out today. I can't access those sites while at work

March 21 2013, 06:06 PM	#368
crucifixion Lieutenant Commander	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview So the comic ends with April on the bridge in command of the enterprise and everyone else in the hallway?

March 22 2013, 03:23 AM	#372
The Wormhole Admiral	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview I noticed in this issue they're starting to draw lens flares into the panels. That both annoys and amuses me. __________________ "Internet message boards aren't as funny today as they were ten years ago. I've stopped reading new posts." -The Simpsons 20th anniversary special.

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March 22 2013, 01:36 PM	#374
The Wormhole Admiral	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview Well, I only just noticed it now. __________________ "Internet message boards aren't as funny today as they were ten years ago. I've stopped reading new posts." -The Simpsons 20th anniversary special.

March 29 2013, 01:50 AM	#375
crucifixion Lieutenant Commander	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview Looks like #4 may be up. Or least a couple pages. Font is too small for me to read what they are saying. Maybe someone can download the whole issue similar to how someone had #3 a week before it came out? https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/sta...85454161?mt=11