Wildstorm Graphic Novel, TNG: The Gorn Crisis

[JD]

The Gorn Crisis is a TNG graphic novel that was released by Wildstorm Comics in 2001, it was written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta, with art by Igor Kordey. Kevin J. Anderson is best know in sci-fi fandom for his Star Wars novels and comics, and as the co-author of the Dune prequels and sequels. The main reason I decided to check it out is because it has been referred to several times in the Novelverse, and they've pretty much stuck with the world building this does for the Gorn.
The story is split between the Enterprise-E crew who are dealing with conflict on the Gorn homeworld, and Riker, who is working with some Klingons who also end up getting pulled into what's going on with the Gorn.
I really wasn't that impressed with this one, it wasn't really bad, but it wasn't very good either. The writing was OK, but the overall story just wasn't anything that unique or original. The bits and pieces of world building we got for the Gorn, which the Novelverse has gone on to use, was the best part. I did not like the art at all, the characters just looked weird, especially the Klingons, and there is one scene with a shirtless Riker fighting a Klingon where he is drawn as hilariously buff. I hate to break it to Igorn Kordey, but I doubt very much that Johnathan Frakes has ever looked the way he draws him there.

 

[tomswift2002]

This is one of the rare cases were we have seen one licensee use something that was developed by another licensee, as this story seems to be considered in the Relaunch line “canon” by the authors whenever the Gorn appear in terms of world building.

Also it’s interesting to note, but Anderson & Moesta are also Trek novelists. Their one novel is DS9 (YA) #8 “Highest Score” under the pseudonym Kem Antilles.

 

[JD]

Oh yeah, now that you mention it, I think I do vaguely remember reading about Anderson and Moesta being Kem Antilles.

 

[Mysterion]

"Kem Antlles" looks like it should be the name of a Star Wars character. Just saying.

 

[Christopher]

"Kem Antlles" looks like it should be the name of a Star Wars character. Just saying.

Probably intentional, given that Anderson and Moesta were simultaneously writing the YA Young Jedi Knights series (after Anderson had previously written the Jedi Academy trilogy).

Of course, "Antilles" was the name of a Caribbean island chain for centuries before it became the name of two (eventually three) unrelated Star Wars characters.

 

[Paris]

I remember liking this graphic novel...and also found the ripped Riker hilarious