Alien Spotlights so far (Gorn and Vulcans)

[Captain Randy Hall]

Saw both. Bought both. Read both. Liked both.

I really liked the Vulcan issue. Yes, the art wasn't great, but I am so tired of Starfleet being perfect, plastic people. The original Trek had many folks with personal problems, but they usually overcame them, and that was part of the fun.

 

[Therin of Andor]

8of5 said:
as the Gorn, Vulcan, Orion and Romulan issues are all TOS I would imagine this would be a TNG one.

"Andorians" is out! It is indeed a TNG era story. Placed in TNG's seventh year, Ortees Sharad is a Starfleet officer hitching a ride to Andoria for extended leave. We see him with Troi but, once the Enterprise-D gets him to Andor's moon, it's an all-Andorian blue fest!

Now, anyone who knows me will say I'm biased - or maybe they'll see it as a sign that IDW has done well with the "Alien Spotlights" so far - but I found "Andorians: The Old Ways" to be thoroughly entertaining. The story is strong, the characters have more visual differences than a typical ENT Andorian episode, and I loved some of the background layouts, esp. those using visuals from "The Aenar".

I didn't get the feeling that the story was rushed, it certainly doesn't stomp over fans' memories of TNG, ENT or "Andor: Paradigm" and the lead character is strong and likeable. Fans worried about which approach to the four-partnered-marriage aspect would be taken should be well-pleased, too.

I said on my blog a few months ago that I've probably been waiting for a comic about Andorians since December 1979 (TMP), or perhaps even earlier than that: "Yesteryear" (TAS) on one Saturday morning in the 70s.

Thanks IDW!

 

[J47]

Is the Andorian tale consistent with the recent novels?

 

[Therin of Andor]

J47 said:
Is the Andorian tale consistent with the recent novels?

Yep. I specifically mentioned Heather Jarman's "Andor: Paradigm" (in Pocket's "WoDS9, Book 1") and said that fans worried about which approach to the four-partnered-marriage aspect would be taken should be well-pleased. The comic doesn't use Pocket's naming/prefix conventions but, then, writer Paul D Storrie doesn't invent new ones either.

 

[Captain Randy Hall]

I have to agree that the Andorians' issue was very good. In fact, I think this is probably the best Trek series IDW has produced to date, and I really enjoyed Klingons: Blood Will Tell.

I really enjoyed the explanation of why we saw no Andorians during TNG. Very good, and a good story to go with it.

It's going to be interesting to see the Orions next issue!

 

[Therin of Andor]

"Andorians" is out! It is indeed a TNG era story. Placed in TNG's seventh year, Ortees Sharad is a Starfleet officer hitching a ride to Andoria for extended leave.

The writer, Paul D Storrie, contacted me this week via my blog, to thank me for my review! He used my Andorian webpages in his research! Too cool!