IDW Star Trek Ongoing...
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Hmm... The interview implies that
Beyond will end without a new Enterprise being commissioned. So we're more end-of-Search for Spock than end-of-Voyage Home. (Makes sense, in a way, since it's the third movie.) So the comics are in the situation DC was in after TSFS -- having to give the crew new temporary ships and assignments to mark time until the next movie. There, Kirk got command of the Excelsior and Spock recovered and got command of the science vessel Surak -- all of which was undone when it was time to segue into TVH.
which makes me wonder are they going to be stuck at yorktown or are they going to be heading back to earth?
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Either way by the time Star Trek 4 comes out Boldly Go will have at least 30 issues out.
At which time, Boldly Go may end and a new series following what happens in that movie will be launched. Or it could be just a return of simply "Star Trek," but with a new #1.
I think that I read somewhere that Yelchin's likeness was going to be removed from new banners and advertising so his absence is in line with that policy. Presumably the licensing may limit when and for how long they can use an actor's likeness and that could affect the character's story going forward. If Yelchin provided permission for them to use his likeness until the next movie, they may want to pay homage and use him while they can. I think it unlikely he'll be edited out of stories that have already been written but once they decide the character's fate, they may write that into the comic and also relay it on screen in ST4. If they want to keep his fate a secret until the movie, I would have thought they would keep featuring him where possible.
Perhaps as a replacement to round out the seven characters, we could end up with a Kelvin-Saavik.
Or Arex
They've used Carol, Gaila, Kai, and Zahra as recurring support characters. Now that the latest movie confirms that Hendorff isn't dead, they might use him again too. Conversely, if the licence to use an actor's likeness expires when a new movie comes out, we may see other characters just vanish as well. The artificial cyborg science officer might now suffer Hendorff's fate if he doesn't appear in Beyond. Since Zahra's likeness is based on a background extra from STiD, they might drop her too, or possibly just re-image her again (she was originally of north-african enthnicity like in TOS but they may have changed her to look less like Uhura).
I think they refrain from doing anything with characters if there is a possibility that they might contradict future movies so Carol's absence from Beyond may mean that she will now be dropped until they make a decision on if or how she might feature in the next movie, even if they still have the rights to use her likeness. This might be why they took up Zahra as a regular but scaled back any appearances by Yeoman Rand, who was filling a similar role. So this could be a bar to any character who might have potential for a significant role in a future movie and I suspect Saavik might fall into that category. Arex or Ilia might scrape by but Ilia might be prevented if they don't have the rights to Persis Khambatta's likeness. I'd love to see Ensigns Decker and Ilia appear in a secondary capacity. Who knows if Stephen Collins' fall from grace would be seen as a bar to the character ever appearing again?
While I'd love to see a few more name-checks, they might just put in someone new.
Maybe Manifest Destiny was meant to be just a story arc in the ongoing, but the events of Star Trek Beyond and IDW's decision to relaunch the ongoing within the 50th anniversary year forced them to rush it out as a mini-series instead.
But I agree with you. There was nothing that special about the story to justify a separate title.
Yeah... Arex is a tempting idea, but we need another woman in the core cast.
I think the Legacy of Spock arc that ran at the same time in the ongoing also had something to do it. That story probably should have been a miniseries as it took place immediately after the events in Star Trek XI.
As it is, though, Manifest Destiny appears to take place after issue #60 of the ongoing and before Beyond. Mike Johnson came up with an idea of how it all fits together...at least until a future movie says otherwise.
Courtesy of IGN:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07...ic-will-follow-the-events-of-star-trek-beyond
M'ress would also be nice to see.
I know! In addition to Gaila, Zahra, and Carol Marcus, Marlena Moreau. She hasn't appeared at all in the Kelvin Timeline.
Yeah, I thought it might have been something like that. Which leads to this:
And I agree, Legacy of Spock totally should have been its own miniseries with Manifest Destiny used as part of the Ongoing series. Really surprised they didn't go this route, it's perfect: a celebration of the 50th anniversary, tribute to Nimoy and kind of joins the Prime universe and Abramsverse together.
After reading it, I agree. But based purely on the concept, I can see why marketing might have thought that "Kirk vs. Klingons" would sell better as a separate miniseries than "old universe Spock doing stuff two movies ago with lots of TNG references"
It is 2262-63 in the Kelvin timeline. Would Saavik even have been born yet?
It's the Kelvin timeline. She could have been born in the 22nd century.
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