IDW's Captain Saru one-shot

[Therin of Andor]

Captain Saru comic from IDW by Ian McLean, on Flickr

A one-shot "Discovery: Captain Saru" comic from IDW came out this week. Set just before the Season One coda with the USS Enterprise arriving.

(And my Leonard Hofstadter figure scored a new casual Kirk Starfleet shirt from Mego.)

 

[CommanderRaytas]

I thought, "Huh, that TOS guy looks kind of like Leonard from TBBT," but that was before I read your post.

I'm not too big on comics (I used to, though, years ago), but I've been thinking about getting this one. The only comics I've read in the past ten years were those Dark Tower ones.

 

[Therin of Andor]

I've been thinking about getting this one.

People in the USA are already being told "sold out", so many shops are underordering DSC comics. I have a pre-order for all IDW Trek.

I can recommend the Stamets/Culber one-shot from last year, too.

 

[CommanderRaytas]

Now I really want to get into those, as Stamets is one of the characters I care most about. Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[DEWLine]

I just picked that book up today. Good reading!

 

[KimMH]

Hope my lcs can get this. I didn’t see it in the previews.

 

[matthunter]

How much time is there really between Burnham's reinstatement and the scene where Discovery picks up the Enterprise's distress call? If it's meant to give Saru a showcase as Captain, it must be a bloody short adventure!

 

[DEWLine]

Longer than we might think. Remember, there's post-mission debriefs to be held, boards of inquiry (because impersonation of officers, impersonation of ship's captain, assorted other crimes), repairs to the ship, billeting of new crew...

 

[Turtletrekker]

Eight bucks!?!

Sorry, but I need to eat dinner tonight.

 

[Nerys Myk]

How much time is there really between Burnham's reinstatement and the scene where Discovery picks up the Enterprise's distress call? If it's meant to give Saru a showcase as Captain, it must be a bloody short adventure!

I remember back in the day, when DC and Marvel had the rights to Trek, they would squeeze a ton of adventures between movie adaptations. IIRC Kirk had a series of adventures aboard the Excelsior.

 

[Turtletrekker]

I remember back in the day, when DC and Marvel had the rights to Trek, they would squeeze a ton of adventures between movie adaptations. IIRC Kirk had a series of adventures aboard the Excelsior.

While Spock was off having adventures as the captain of the Surak.

 

[Nerys Myk]

While Spock was off having adventures as the captain of the Surak.

Then they had to figure out how to get all the toys "back in the box" for the next movie.

 

[Alan Roi]

Eight bucks!?!

Sorry, but I need to eat dinner tonight.

Yet another example hardly anyone buys comics any more.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Now I really want to get into those, as Stamets is one of the characters I care most about. Thanks for the recommendation!

Two cover choices, came out April last year.


IDW comics, Voyager novel and showbag notebook by Ian McLean, on Flickr

 

[CommanderRaytas]

Thanks!

 

[KimMH]

Two cover choices, came out April last year.


IDW comics, Voyager novel and showbag notebook by Ian McLean, on Flickr

Is the notebook a con special?

 

[Therin of Andor]

Is the notebook a con special?

Exclusive Australian licensed merchandise from last year's Royal Easter Show. (There was also a matching T-shirt, foam "stubby" holder, and plastic drink container.) There hadn't been a "Star Trek" show bag since the early 90s (TNG) and, before that, in 1980 (TMP).

 

[TheAlmanac]

Mods, would it be possible to move this to Trek Literature, please? I'd like to be able to discuss it there without creating a new thread, and this one seems more appropriate to that forum anyway.

 

[BillJ]

Then they had to figure out how to get all the toys "back in the box" for the next movie.

Yup. I remember "The Doomsday Bug".

 

[Therin of Andor]

Mods, would it be possible to move this to Trek Literature, please? I'd like to be able to discuss it there without creating a new thread, and this one seems more appropriate to that forum anyway.

I initiated a "Latest Acquisition" thread over in TrekLit years ago and updated it each week when I make new purchases of books/comics/RPGs. I only posted a new thread here because I figured some DSC fans might never go to that other thread.