I read the first IDW Star Trek Ongoing

[Destructor]

...and was not impressed. It was the one which recreated the very first Star Trek episode. Should I keep reading these? Do they get better? I guess I was hoping they'd use the episodes to springboard new ideas and interpretations, not just retread them. I love the idea of it but I just wasn't excited by #1.

I did, however, read the free 'Spotlight: Borg' comic and was kind of impressed with it. I don't know if I understood it (Picard saved the universe by, uh, picking up a girl? What?) but I thought it served as a nice prequel to Destiny (I know this wasn't the intent of it) and the art was cool and such.

Any other comic recommendations, now that I have the app?

 

[indianatrekker26]

i'd say issues 5 and 6 are an improvement, they actually did new things with the episode operation anniliate. the next issue, number 7, will be the first of a two parter with all-new original material.

 

[CaptainDonovin]

I've enjoyed them so far, just picked up #6 yesterday. I agree each one has gotten better as they've gone along, looking forward to the Vulcan two parter.

 

[JD]

...and was not impressed. It was the one which recreated the very first Star Trek episode. Should I keep reading these? Do they get better? I guess I was hoping they'd use the episodes to springboard new ideas and interpretations, not just retread them. I love the idea of it but I just wasn't excited by #1.

I did, however, read the free 'Spotlight: Borg' comic and was kind of impressed with it. I don't know if I understood it (Picard saved the universe by, uh, picking up a girl? What?) but I thought it served as a nice prequel to Destiny (I know this wasn't the intent of it) and the art was cool and such.

Any other comic recommendations, now that I have the app?

I've read the first three issues of John Bryne's Romulan story arc (Alien Spotlight: Romulans, Romulans: The Hollow Crown 1 & 2) and really enjoyed them. There's a three part miniseries, Romulans: Schism, that ties up the storyline that I haven't read yet. I've also read and enjoyed Alien Spotlight: Gorn, Andorians, Vulcans, Orions, Klingons and Tribbles, and Assignment: Earth #1 (and Klingons Blood Will Tell #1 but I don't know that's available in e-form) and I really enjoyed them too. There's also a New Frontier miniseries that might be worth checking out if you're a fan of the novels. I've read one or two issues of The Enterprise Experiment, Intelligence Gathering, and Mirror Images but I never finished the arcs so I don't feel comfortable recommending them.

 

[Yevetha]

We already have a thread for this.

 

[BillJ]

First six issues have been underwhelming to say the least.

 

[Yevetha]

What should had been done differently.

 

[BillJ]

What should had been done differently.

The dialogue is so sparse I think my five year old could knock it out in five minutes. The episodes should've been spread across three issues each...

 

[Therin of Andor]

What should had been done differently.

My expectation was that the first part of each two-parter might have been almost-but-not-quite-like the original scripts, ending in a cliffhanger nothing at all like we'd anticipate, and followed by a wholly-different Part 2.

However, the first two IDW two-parters have been quite similar to the way TOS unfolded (but with a few very cool potential easter eggs for the next movie). I guess each one has been more ambitious than the last ("Operation: Annihilate!" works rather well), but I'm really looking forward to #7-8, which will be an all-new adventure!

The dialogue is so sparse I think my five year old could knock it out in five minutes.

No, sparse dialogue is actually very hard to write. Get your five-year-old to try it.

The episodes should've been spread across three issues each...

Nah, two parts are just enough. As I said, though, the climaxes of each Part 2 should have been more surprising.

 

[BillJ]

No, sparse dialogue is actually very hard to write. Get your five-year-old to try it.

I'm sorry I wasn't clear. I meant read it in five minutes.