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Star Trek (2011) #4
Star Trek, Volume 4
The countdown to the Star Trek movie sequel continues here! In “The Redshirt’s Tale,” experience life on the Enterprise through a redshirt’s eyes! Also, find out how Scotty and his alien sidekick Keenser first meet. Plus, an all-new re-imagining of the classic “Mirror Universe” story! Collects Star Trek #13-16.
106 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2013
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Mike Johnson
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Mike Johnson is a comic book writer.
An almost lifelong Trekkie, he has scripted more Star Trek comic books than anyone else to date.
Mike Johnson is a comic book writer.
An almost lifelong Trekkie, he has scripted more Star Trek comic books than anyone else to date.
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November 12, 2022
"This is the worst analogy [regarding alternate timelines] I've ever heard." -- Dr. Leonard McCoy
"Damn, it, 'Bones,' I'm an engineer, not a poet!" -- Montgomery Scott
A certain malaise has set it in when I realize during Volume 4 that this Star Trek graphic novel series stubbornly remains good, yet never quite reaches the stars to be truly great. The thing is - as an ardent admirer of the rebooted 2009-2016 movie trilogy - these books are arguably a reasonably good substitute until that long-awaited fourth film possibly materializes. This volume consists of two short stories and a reimagining of prior tale (sporting a nice twist near the conclusion) that is otherwise unknown to me. Oddly enough, it's those opening short stories - both focusing on relatively minor supporting 'red shirt' characters, steadfast human security officer Hendorff in the first, and the reserved but puckish alien engineering operative Keenser in the second - which show how the heart and soul of the U.S.S. Enterprise is way more than just those 'magnificent seven' command staff personalities that are usually depicted on the starship's bridge. As always, the callbacks, character traits, and cheeky references to the original TV series throughout are a bonus.
"Damn, it, 'Bones,' I'm an engineer, not a poet!" -- Montgomery Scott
A certain malaise has set it in when I realize during Volume 4 that this Star Trek graphic novel series stubbornly remains good, yet never quite reaches the stars to be truly great. The thing is - as an ardent admirer of the rebooted 2009-2016 movie trilogy - these books are arguably a reasonably good substitute until that long-awaited fourth film possibly materializes. This volume consists of two short stories and a reimagining of prior tale (sporting a nice twist near the conclusion) that is otherwise unknown to me. Oddly enough, it's those opening short stories - both focusing on relatively minor supporting 'red shirt' characters, steadfast human security officer Hendorff in the first, and the reserved but puckish alien engineering operative Keenser in the second - which show how the heart and soul of the U.S.S. Enterprise is way more than just those 'magnificent seven' command staff personalities that are usually depicted on the starship's bridge. As always, the callbacks, character traits, and cheeky references to the original TV series throughout are a bonus.
August 20, 2017
This edition's Mirror universe story takes place in a different Mirror universe than the story in a latter volume. It has an very, very, very, very awesome ending and is worth the price of the collection alone.
The redshirt story is very good and features some of the charaters you see in the background. In fact, this series (the whole IDW series) makes excellent use of those characters and fleshes them out quite well.
The redshirt story is very good and features some of the charaters you see in the background. In fact, this series (the whole IDW series) makes excellent use of those characters and fleshes them out quite well.
July 2, 2020
Another reread of a Mike Johnson Kelvinverse-Trek graphic novel collection, another bump-up in my Goodreads rating. Three stories make up the collection (two single-issues, one double-issue). The first two highlight secondary characters from the films: Hendorff (with whom Kirk gets in a bar fight in the first film) and Keenser (the alien second-in-engineering-command who hangs out with Scotty).
One of the reasons I'm so grateful for this long-running comics series is that I so love the Kelvinverse films -- but, being films, they only give us half a dozen hours with the characters. We get so much more time with the crew thanks to this series -- and it's time well spent. Johnson is a champ at character development across this series; he's able to balance real character insight and growth with plotlines that keep the action and adventure moving. Hendorff and Keenser are the only consistent, secondary-character crewmembers in the film series (both appear in all three movies), so it's a pleasure to get real insight into their characters.
In Hendorff's tale, we see him composing a video-letter to his parents back home. I've always been delighted by the thru-line of Hendorff's character (brief as it is), and so I enjoyed this deeper dive quite a lot. We get a lot addressed in his story: putting the awkwardness of his first meeting with Kirk behind the both of them, finding out more about his friendship with Uhura, and a really quite lovely bit of commentary on the dangerous but honorable life of a Starfleet "redshirt."
For Keenser, we learn how he ended up in Starfleet in the first place, and the story Johnson builds is so rich in character development it gives us a completely different window on the character. It is a story about someone who has (literally) never "fit" in ... only to discover, in the end, that we fit in by making a place for ourselves. It's lovely.
The last story is a two-parter that takes on us a trip to the Kelvinverse Mirrorverse -- or, perhaps I should say, to one such Mirrorverse. I knew there was a Mirrorverse story further down the line in the series, and I thought this must be a prequel to it, but I was misremembering. What Johnson does is, I think, far cleverer: instead of having some of "our" characters visit an evil parallel universe, Johnson tells a completely self-contained story, in a sort of "What-If?" style: What if the old version of Spock had traveled not to the Kelvinverse, but rather to a Kelvinverse evil-alternate universe instead? (Confused? I promise Johnson makes it make sense.)
Mirrorverse tales are always fun, and while I admit I enjoy Johnson's later story better (part of the fun of the Mirrorverse, for me, is seeing "our" characters interact with their questionable counterparts), I thought doing a sort of AU-tale was really clever and different and fresh. It was interesting to see a Kirk with all of the hubris but none of the goodness; here is a Kirk that will never learn what it means to be a captain, with on-point results. And Spock shines in this one ... all three of them. (I love parallel-universe stories.)
Loving this reread!
One of the reasons I'm so grateful for this long-running comics series is that I so love the Kelvinverse films -- but, being films, they only give us half a dozen hours with the characters. We get so much more time with the crew thanks to this series -- and it's time well spent. Johnson is a champ at character development across this series; he's able to balance real character insight and growth with plotlines that keep the action and adventure moving. Hendorff and Keenser are the only consistent, secondary-character crewmembers in the film series (both appear in all three movies), so it's a pleasure to get real insight into their characters.
In Hendorff's tale, we see him composing a video-letter to his parents back home. I've always been delighted by the thru-line of Hendorff's character (brief as it is), and so I enjoyed this deeper dive quite a lot. We get a lot addressed in his story: putting the awkwardness of his first meeting with Kirk behind the both of them, finding out more about his friendship with Uhura, and a really quite lovely bit of commentary on the dangerous but honorable life of a Starfleet "redshirt."
For Keenser, we learn how he ended up in Starfleet in the first place, and the story Johnson builds is so rich in character development it gives us a completely different window on the character. It is a story about someone who has (literally) never "fit" in ... only to discover, in the end, that we fit in by making a place for ourselves. It's lovely.
The last story is a two-parter that takes on us a trip to the Kelvinverse Mirrorverse -- or, perhaps I should say, to one such Mirrorverse. I knew there was a Mirrorverse story further down the line in the series, and I thought this must be a prequel to it, but I was misremembering. What Johnson does is, I think, far cleverer: instead of having some of "our" characters visit an evil parallel universe, Johnson tells a completely self-contained story, in a sort of "What-If?" style: What if the old version of Spock had traveled not to the Kelvinverse, but rather to a Kelvinverse evil-alternate universe instead? (Confused? I promise Johnson makes it make sense.)
Mirrorverse tales are always fun, and while I admit I enjoy Johnson's later story better (part of the fun of the Mirrorverse, for me, is seeing "our" characters interact with their questionable counterparts), I thought doing a sort of AU-tale was really clever and different and fresh. It was interesting to see a Kirk with all of the hubris but none of the goodness; here is a Kirk that will never learn what it means to be a captain, with on-point results. And Spock shines in this one ... all three of them. (I love parallel-universe stories.)
Loving this reread!
February 16, 2020
Star Trek Kelvin Timeline Ongoing Volume 4 from IDW (2013), written by Mike Johnson, with artist Stephan Molnar, Erfan Fajar, Hendri Prasierto and Miralti Firmansyah, collects issue #13-16 of the ongoing series following the crew of the USS Enterprise from the new movies Kelvin universe.
This fourth volume includes the Kelvin adaptation of the TOS episode Mirror, Mirror, and two original stories.
In which we learn that not all red shirts are bad luck, that Keenser is actually tall, and that things can always get worse.
Issue #13 « Hendorff » : Focuses on the red shirt officer who punched Kirk in the bar in the first Abrams movie, as we see life on The Enterprise through his eyes.
Issue #14 « Keenser’s Story » : Keenser’s thoughts, past, and his first meeting with Montgomery Scott.
Issues #15-16 « Mirrored » : Following the events of the first movie, and the relocation of Spock Prime to the Kelvin universe, Starfleet isn’t unaware of the possibility of parallel universes. Here, we’re introduced to a version of the mirror universe in which the Kelvin disaster and Nero happened, shifting its history dramatically away from the mirror universe we were accustomed to.
Dialogue and characterization remain at the quality we’ve been accustomed to from Mike Johnson. The artwork starts on par with previous issues, until the Mirrored two-parter, for which it greatly improves.
The first story is unusual and original, showing us life through the eyes of a red shirt, and developing even more the minor character of Hendorff. It’s full of heart. The second story does the same with Keenser, and we finally get inside his head, and into his past. This character development over issues is what Star Trek comics can bring that other media can’t. It gives depth.
Obviously, everyone had great expectations for the first contact with the mirror universe in the Kelvin timeline. But, it doesn’t happen in these issues. Akin to the mirror universe episodes of Enterprise, we only see events unfolding in the Terran empire. Those events affected by Nero’s actions, however, don’t bode well for an eventual future crossover with the Kelvin universe. In the end, in spite of not having got the story we expected, it was quite satisfying.
This fourth volume includes the Kelvin adaptation of the TOS episode Mirror, Mirror, and two original stories.
In which we learn that not all red shirts are bad luck, that Keenser is actually tall, and that things can always get worse.
Issue #13 « Hendorff » : Focuses on the red shirt officer who punched Kirk in the bar in the first Abrams movie, as we see life on The Enterprise through his eyes.
Issue #14 « Keenser’s Story » : Keenser’s thoughts, past, and his first meeting with Montgomery Scott.
Issues #15-16 « Mirrored » : Following the events of the first movie, and the relocation of Spock Prime to the Kelvin universe, Starfleet isn’t unaware of the possibility of parallel universes. Here, we’re introduced to a version of the mirror universe in which the Kelvin disaster and Nero happened, shifting its history dramatically away from the mirror universe we were accustomed to.
Dialogue and characterization remain at the quality we’ve been accustomed to from Mike Johnson. The artwork starts on par with previous issues, until the Mirrored two-parter, for which it greatly improves.
The first story is unusual and original, showing us life through the eyes of a red shirt, and developing even more the minor character of Hendorff. It’s full of heart. The second story does the same with Keenser, and we finally get inside his head, and into his past. This character development over issues is what Star Trek comics can bring that other media can’t. It gives depth.
Obviously, everyone had great expectations for the first contact with the mirror universe in the Kelvin timeline. But, it doesn’t happen in these issues. Akin to the mirror universe episodes of Enterprise, we only see events unfolding in the Terran empire. Those events affected by Nero’s actions, however, don’t bode well for an eventual future crossover with the Kelvin universe. In the end, in spite of not having got the story we expected, it was quite satisfying.
December 13, 2015
This volume contains three stories. The first is the best. It features the always-in-danger red shirts. This story is both funny and moving, and it will leave you sympathizing with these unsung heroes that are left to do the most thankless tasks in Starfleet. The second story features the small alien that is with Scotty in the new movies. It's an interesting story on how aliens from minor races get into Starfleet. The final story is a mediocre alternate timeline story with evil Spock and Kirk. Overall, if you are a Star Trek fan, it's worth picking up for the first story.
July 13, 2016
Nice little story about life as a Red Shirt (which was probably the best story in this volume), then a pretty good story about Keenser's background & how he met Scotty. The third story was an alternate universe story that wasn't bad. All in all a pretty good read.
May 8, 2019
I complained about short story arcs and got hit by the next worse thing - 2 one-shots and a short story. Still, very much enjoyable, since even the Mirror Universe story is well-written. I can't help but wonder if they'll fill a future volume with 4 one-shots.
Hendorff served under Pike before the Enterprise was assigned to Kirk. In a message home he praises the named characters for their strengths and retells the story of how he almost died on a planet with deadly fauna. He underlines the importance of a close-knit crew and dedication to the job.
Keenser, the diminutive Royla engineer, was enrolled into Starfleet after George Kirk's captain made first contact with the Royla planet. He graduates and is eventually assigned to Delta Vega where he meets Scott. His small size is an impediment to his job, but his dedication and skill more than make up for it.
In the Mirror Universe everyone is evil. Thank God they didn't do the characters all muscular. The Human Empire's army led by captain Spock conquers the Klingons. Commander Kirk turns on Spock, steals the Narada and destroys the Enterprise. His goal is to take over the Human Empire and destroy the Vulcan homeworld.
Hendorff served under Pike before the Enterprise was assigned to Kirk. In a message home he praises the named characters for their strengths and retells the story of how he almost died on a planet with deadly fauna. He underlines the importance of a close-knit crew and dedication to the job.
Keenser, the diminutive Royla engineer, was enrolled into Starfleet after George Kirk's captain made first contact with the Royla planet. He graduates and is eventually assigned to Delta Vega where he meets Scott. His small size is an impediment to his job, but his dedication and skill more than make up for it.
In the Mirror Universe everyone is evil. Thank God they didn't do the characters all muscular. The Human Empire's army led by captain Spock conquers the Klingons. Commander Kirk turns on Spock, steals the Narada and destroys the Enterprise. His goal is to take over the Human Empire and destroy the Vulcan homeworld.
March 13, 2024
Star Trek Vol. 4
A letter home shows the pride an officer has wearing the red shirt of Starfleet Operations and Scotty learns the story of his good friend Keenser before he can explains the theory of parallel worlds to Dr. McCoy.
Another good entry in this series, with some high quality artwork and interesting use of shading.
A letter home shows the pride an officer has wearing the red shirt of Starfleet Operations and Scotty learns the story of his good friend Keenser before he can explains the theory of parallel worlds to Dr. McCoy.
Another good entry in this series, with some high quality artwork and interesting use of shading.
November 6, 2020
I loved the first two - reading about Hendorff and Keenser! Getting to see those glimpses of their lives was really neat. The last one with Scotty explaining the mirror universe to Bones was alright, but as good.
January 5, 2021
This was a truly outstanding set of stories.
December 3, 2015
Reading time has been at a premium lately and so it was really nice to read something light now that I'm starting to have more free time. I've enjoyed the Star Trek Ongoing series and this volume is no exception. I think the writers deserve praise for writing short, but fun comics in the Star Trek universe. I have read other attempts, particularly by Star Wars (*gasp) that were not as effective as they have been here. In this volume, we get a story from the guy who punches Kirk in the first J.J. Abrams movie about why he serves on the Enterprise and his feelings on Kirk. This story is perhaps a bit too saccharine, but it was still nice to get a perspective from someone outside of Kirk and Spock. Along the same lines, the second story is about Scotty's alien assistant who I love as comedy relief in the movies. Getting his backstory was fun to read about and something I love about licensed comics. Filling in the details and the world is always fun to read for me. There were some logical questions you could ask like why in the world did the little guy stay in an abandoned base working by himself for years and then Scotty miraculously shows up, but you just have to go with it and not think too hard. The final story is a "what if" story about if Kirk was not quite as upstanding as he normally is, this one was also interesting even if it didn't lead to any really mind-blowing conclusions.
The art in Star Trek has been pretty good and I thought the first half of this volume continued that. I wasn't as big of a fan of the art in the second half because the shading and facial expressions just seemed to be a little too stiff or not as clear as they should be. As I've said about previous volumes, if you love the new Star Trek movies and want more content from that universe, then you should definitely check out the comics. If you are a diehard or longtime Star Trek fan, your mileage might vary because these are a lot of new takes on old Star Trek episodes which may not be as enjoyable for you as for a newer fan.
The art in Star Trek has been pretty good and I thought the first half of this volume continued that. I wasn't as big of a fan of the art in the second half because the shading and facial expressions just seemed to be a little too stiff or not as clear as they should be. As I've said about previous volumes, if you love the new Star Trek movies and want more content from that universe, then you should definitely check out the comics. If you are a diehard or longtime Star Trek fan, your mileage might vary because these are a lot of new takes on old Star Trek episodes which may not be as enjoyable for you as for a newer fan.
September 30, 2015
There is a really great episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called "Lower Decks" that gave viewers a chance to see what being on the Enterprise-D was like for lower ranking officers. This volume actually seems to do this for the Star Trek alternate timeline.
It starts off with a short story about what it is like to be a redshirt ... you know, what it is like to serve as one of the cursed. It is told from the perspective of a character we first met in the original Abrams movie as Cupcake in the bar where Kirk first meets Uhura. He has since found his way onto the Enterprise, and maybe not being quite so unlucky.
The second tale introduces Scotty's backstory and how he befriended Keenser' the little guy he brought with him when he transferred to the Enterprise from the icy outpost near Vulcan in the original movie.
Finally, readers get a chance to get a new look at the Mirror Universe that reflects the changes brought about through the alternate timeline. Spock and Kirk find themselves in very different circumstances.
The writing and storytelling is getting stronger in the comic book series as it moves from being just reimaging of TOS episodes to telling stories of its own.
It starts off with a short story about what it is like to be a redshirt ... you know, what it is like to serve as one of the cursed. It is told from the perspective of a character we first met in the original Abrams movie as Cupcake in the bar where Kirk first meets Uhura. He has since found his way onto the Enterprise, and maybe not being quite so unlucky.
The second tale introduces Scotty's backstory and how he befriended Keenser' the little guy he brought with him when he transferred to the Enterprise from the icy outpost near Vulcan in the original movie.
Finally, readers get a chance to get a new look at the Mirror Universe that reflects the changes brought about through the alternate timeline. Spock and Kirk find themselves in very different circumstances.
The writing and storytelling is getting stronger in the comic book series as it moves from being just reimaging of TOS episodes to telling stories of its own.
April 3, 2023
This fourth Star Trek volume contains two one-shots starring Enterprise red shirts: Hendorff and Keenser. These are fine, but you can see why the characters are better suited to small, clever appearances rather than full storylines.
Then, we get an alternate universe tale with terrible art. The tale itself is pretty standard, with evil Kirk rampaging across the universe for the Terran Empire. I guess the art does improve a little once the AI figured out what the actor's faces look like. But jeez louise, those first few pages are bad.
Then, we get an alternate universe tale with terrible art. The tale itself is pretty standard, with evil Kirk rampaging across the universe for the Terran Empire. I guess the art does improve a little once the AI figured out what the actor's faces look like. But jeez louise, those first few pages are bad.
March 19, 2020
I’ve got the feeling Trek writers just don’t know what they should do with Mirrorverse, but still can’t leave their hands off it. But as of yet they gave it no real motivation, no reason why the Terran Empire should work out, if everyone is at everyone’s throat. And this comic book was no different. They like their tiny schemes, but always fail to present a bigger picture and deeper understanding.
April 11, 2013
More wonderful and exciting tales from the newly imagined "Star Trek" universe, including a great tale from the mirror universe.
July 12, 2016
My favorite volume so far.
October 22, 2015
Another solid volume.
April 21, 2018
I love these stories so much. I've been watching the OS since starting this comic, so now I see how they got inspiration from some of the stories. But I love how many of the stories here are original and flesh out the characters. As I am a huge fan of minor characters, I loved how they were more fleshed out here.
Doing a story on the "redshirts", for example, was so good. I honestly don't remember much of Cupcake but I loved his perspective on the Enterprise and its crew. And I love how he described the danger in his job, how one mistake from Kirk or one miscalculation from another could result in their deaths. And I have to say it was nice to get an explanation for the colors, because I never really thought about their meaning before.
Getting a story focused on Keesner was also really nice. He was always very quiet and in the background, but this comic fleshed him out to be an incredible character. How he never felt like he fit in back home because he was so big, and then being told he might be too small for the Enterprise. I love how he bonded with George Kirk and felt sad when that crew died, and I loved how he proved his worth to the Enterprise by being the right size for the necessary job.
And of course I love mirror universes. I love how they used the events of this new timeline to shape how the mirror versions would act and behave. I love how it worked and I honestly wouldn't mind seeing this mirror universe from the beginning. But the small part shown here was very cool.
So yeah, I'm loving these comics and I want more of them. Heck, I feel like I'd consider buying them, too. I love the stories and the art style is good. The style looked like it changed for the mirror universe issues; it was a little odd, but I liked the design changes for the characters.
Whatever this series comes up with next, I'll read it eagerly.
Doing a story on the "redshirts", for example, was so good. I honestly don't remember much of Cupcake but I loved his perspective on the Enterprise and its crew. And I love how he described the danger in his job, how one mistake from Kirk or one miscalculation from another could result in their deaths. And I have to say it was nice to get an explanation for the colors, because I never really thought about their meaning before.
Getting a story focused on Keesner was also really nice. He was always very quiet and in the background, but this comic fleshed him out to be an incredible character. How he never felt like he fit in back home because he was so big, and then being told he might be too small for the Enterprise. I love how he bonded with George Kirk and felt sad when that crew died, and I loved how he proved his worth to the Enterprise by being the right size for the necessary job.
And of course I love mirror universes. I love how they used the events of this new timeline to shape how the mirror versions would act and behave. I love how it worked and I honestly wouldn't mind seeing this mirror universe from the beginning. But the small part shown here was very cool.
So yeah, I'm loving these comics and I want more of them. Heck, I feel like I'd consider buying them, too. I love the stories and the art style is good. The style looked like it changed for the mirror universe issues; it was a little odd, but I liked the design changes for the characters.
Whatever this series comes up with next, I'll read it eagerly.
December 28, 2015
#1 – Hendorff
Je vous le dis : je suis totalement accro à cette série de Comics. J'ai vraiment beaucoup de mal à ne pas dévorer tous les volumes à la suite, pour savoir dans quels situations l'équipage de l'Enterprise va se trouver et également en apprendre plus sur leur passé.
Dans ce premier numéro, on suit Hendorff, qui répond à la vidéo que ses parents lui ont faite pour Noël. Dans cette vidéo, Hendorff, qui fait partie de la sécurité à bord de l'Enterprise, raconte à ses parents une journée mouvementée de son quotidien et les rassurer un peu. Parce que c'est bien connu, porter le t-shirt rouge est signe de mal chance.
En ce qui concerne les dessins, je vais de nouveau m'attarder un peu dessus. En effet, les dessins changent à partir de ce quatrième volume. En effet, dès les premières pages, on remarque l'arrivée de nouveau dessinateurs. Je vous rassure, on reconnait toujours les personnages. D'ailleurs, j'ai tendance à préférer les dessins de ce volume à ceux des trois premiers volumes. Je n'ai pas le vocabulaire pour parler dessin, alors je vais juste expliquer comment personnellement j'ai vécu le changement.
Je trouve que les personnages ressemblent plus aux acteurs des films et gardent des traits précis. Ce qui est plutôt bien, vu qu'il s'agit de l'entre deux films. Je m'explique. Dans les précédents volumes, je trouvais que certains personnages (parmi les sept principaux), perdaient un peu de cette ressemblance avec les acteurs des films et cela me troublait un peu, parfois. Alors qu'ici, cela ne se produit presque plus. On reconnait vraiment bien les personnages de par les traits des acteurs et ce pour mon plus grand plaisir.
Les dessins sont donc l'un des points positifs de ce volume, pour moi.
Ce numéro-ci est centré sur un personnage que l'on ne voit que très rarement, que ce soit dans les précédents volumes ou dans les films : Hendorff, aussi surnommé Cupcake par Kirk.
Dans les films, je n'étais pas vraiment fan de son personnage alors qu'on ne le voit que quelques minutes. J'avais donc de l'appréhension pour ce numéro. Cependant, plus je tournais les pages, plus j'appréciais ma lecture et j'ai était surprise d'apprécier ce personnage. Hendorff est un membre de la sécurité à bord du navire et la façon dont il évoque les principaux personnages m'a vraiment plu. Je ne le voyais pas du tout comme ça. Je le voyais borné, un peu lourd et pas très aimable. Alors qu'en fait, c'est un peu le contraire. J'ai vraiment apprécié avoir sa vision de l'équipage, de certains éléments passés dont sa rencontre avec Kirk, et sa vision de son travail et la fierté avec laquelle il porte le fameux t-shirt rouge, alors qu'il y a tout un tas d'histoire concernant le fait de porter cette fameuse couleur de t-shirt et la peur de le porter.
Hendorff était vraiment le dernier personnage que je m'attendais à apprécier. C'est maintenant chose faite.
J'ai trouvé ce numéro de 26 pages vraiment parfait, dans son déroulement. L'histoire était vraiment adaptée au format très court des Comics. Je ne m'attendais pas à être autant surprise par ce numéro.
#2 – Keenser’s Story
Ce numéro est centré sur Keenser, un Roylan, qui pense que l’Enterprise ne lui convient pas. Les gens sont trop grands, les chaises pas assez hautes, les commandes trop hautes, etc… tout l’inverse de sa planète d’origine. On va donc savoir par où est passé le petit Keenser avant d’arriver sur l’Enterprise.
Je n’ai rien à dire de plus sur les dessins qui sont de la même main que ceux du précédent numéro. Je les aime toujours autant.
Le volume 4 semble mettre en avant des personnages que l’on n’a pas l’habitude de voir ou dont on ne sait presque rien. Ici, c’est au tour de Keenser, que l’on associe tout le temps à Scotty. J’étais curieuse d’en apprendre plus sur ce mystérieux personnage que l’on n’entend quasi jamais dans les films. C’est chose faite, puisqu’on apprend d’où il vient, comment était sa vie là-bas, comment il a rejoint Starfleet et à fini par rencontré Scotty sur Delta Vega. Finalement, si c’est un personnage que l’on voit assez souvent dans les films avec Scotty, on ne sait rien de lui et avoir un flash-back de différents moments de son passé m’a aidé à mieux comprendre le personnage, et je me suis un peu attachée au petit compagnon de Scotty. D’ailleurs, j’ai beaucoup aimé suivre leur relation depuis leur première rencontre, jusque sur l’Enterprise.
Ce numéro est lui aussi très court, mais les 22 pages suffisent. Celui-ci m’a également beaucoup surprise.
#3 – Mirrored
Ce numéro est une ré-imagination de « Mirror, Mirror », où l’on retrouve Scotty en train d’expliquer à Bones le principe des réalités alternatives, ce qui nous emmène dans une réalité alternative bien sombre, comparé à celle que l’on connait à présent.
Les dessins sont différents de ceux des deux précédents numéros. Je les trouve plus « réels », moins caricaturaux et avec plus de détails, pour les personnages. Un peu comme ce qu’on s’attendrait à trouver dans un jeu vidéo. Je dois avouer que j’ai une préférence pour ce style de dessin, même si j’aime beaucoup ceux que l’on voit dans le début de ce volume.
On retrouve les mêmes personnages que d’habitude, tout en développant un peu plus Kirk et Spock dans la réalité alternative. Ce qui donne quelque chose de très bon au niveau de l’équipage de l’Enterprise. On découvre une autre possibilité plus sombre, qui change même les plus innocents des personnages, tels que Scotty. J’ai trouvé ce changement dans les personnages très intéressant, mais je suis contente qu’il s’agisse d’une réalité alternative (ou possible réalité alternative).
Ce numéro est plus long, et effectivement, il y avait bien besoin de la vingtaine de pages qu’il a en plus par rapport aux autres, pour développer cette histoire que j’ai vraiment bien aimée.
Du coup, j’ai vraiment hâte de commencer le volume 5, qui se concentrera sur cinq des membres de l’équipage.
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Je vous le dis : je suis totalement accro à cette série de Comics. J'ai vraiment beaucoup de mal à ne pas dévorer tous les volumes à la suite, pour savoir dans quels situations l'équipage de l'Enterprise va se trouver et également en apprendre plus sur leur passé.
Dans ce premier numéro, on suit Hendorff, qui répond à la vidéo que ses parents lui ont faite pour Noël. Dans cette vidéo, Hendorff, qui fait partie de la sécurité à bord de l'Enterprise, raconte à ses parents une journée mouvementée de son quotidien et les rassurer un peu. Parce que c'est bien connu, porter le t-shirt rouge est signe de mal chance.
En ce qui concerne les dessins, je vais de nouveau m'attarder un peu dessus. En effet, les dessins changent à partir de ce quatrième volume. En effet, dès les premières pages, on remarque l'arrivée de nouveau dessinateurs. Je vous rassure, on reconnait toujours les personnages. D'ailleurs, j'ai tendance à préférer les dessins de ce volume à ceux des trois premiers volumes. Je n'ai pas le vocabulaire pour parler dessin, alors je vais juste expliquer comment personnellement j'ai vécu le changement.
Je trouve que les personnages ressemblent plus aux acteurs des films et gardent des traits précis. Ce qui est plutôt bien, vu qu'il s'agit de l'entre deux films. Je m'explique. Dans les précédents volumes, je trouvais que certains personnages (parmi les sept principaux), perdaient un peu de cette ressemblance avec les acteurs des films et cela me troublait un peu, parfois. Alors qu'ici, cela ne se produit presque plus. On reconnait vraiment bien les personnages de par les traits des acteurs et ce pour mon plus grand plaisir.
Les dessins sont donc l'un des points positifs de ce volume, pour moi.
Ce numéro-ci est centré sur un personnage que l'on ne voit que très rarement, que ce soit dans les précédents volumes ou dans les films : Hendorff, aussi surnommé Cupcake par Kirk.
Dans les films, je n'étais pas vraiment fan de son personnage alors qu'on ne le voit que quelques minutes. J'avais donc de l'appréhension pour ce numéro. Cependant, plus je tournais les pages, plus j'appréciais ma lecture et j'ai était surprise d'apprécier ce personnage. Hendorff est un membre de la sécurité à bord du navire et la façon dont il évoque les principaux personnages m'a vraiment plu. Je ne le voyais pas du tout comme ça. Je le voyais borné, un peu lourd et pas très aimable. Alors qu'en fait, c'est un peu le contraire. J'ai vraiment apprécié avoir sa vision de l'équipage, de certains éléments passés dont sa rencontre avec Kirk, et sa vision de son travail et la fierté avec laquelle il porte le fameux t-shirt rouge, alors qu'il y a tout un tas d'histoire concernant le fait de porter cette fameuse couleur de t-shirt et la peur de le porter.
Hendorff était vraiment le dernier personnage que je m'attendais à apprécier. C'est maintenant chose faite.
J'ai trouvé ce numéro de 26 pages vraiment parfait, dans son déroulement. L'histoire était vraiment adaptée au format très court des Comics. Je ne m'attendais pas à être autant surprise par ce numéro.
#2 – Keenser’s Story
Ce numéro est centré sur Keenser, un Roylan, qui pense que l’Enterprise ne lui convient pas. Les gens sont trop grands, les chaises pas assez hautes, les commandes trop hautes, etc… tout l’inverse de sa planète d’origine. On va donc savoir par où est passé le petit Keenser avant d’arriver sur l’Enterprise.
Je n’ai rien à dire de plus sur les dessins qui sont de la même main que ceux du précédent numéro. Je les aime toujours autant.
Le volume 4 semble mettre en avant des personnages que l’on n’a pas l’habitude de voir ou dont on ne sait presque rien. Ici, c’est au tour de Keenser, que l’on associe tout le temps à Scotty. J’étais curieuse d’en apprendre plus sur ce mystérieux personnage que l’on n’entend quasi jamais dans les films. C’est chose faite, puisqu’on apprend d’où il vient, comment était sa vie là-bas, comment il a rejoint Starfleet et à fini par rencontré Scotty sur Delta Vega. Finalement, si c’est un personnage que l’on voit assez souvent dans les films avec Scotty, on ne sait rien de lui et avoir un flash-back de différents moments de son passé m’a aidé à mieux comprendre le personnage, et je me suis un peu attachée au petit compagnon de Scotty. D’ailleurs, j’ai beaucoup aimé suivre leur relation depuis leur première rencontre, jusque sur l’Enterprise.
Ce numéro est lui aussi très court, mais les 22 pages suffisent. Celui-ci m’a également beaucoup surprise.
#3 – Mirrored
Ce numéro est une ré-imagination de « Mirror, Mirror », où l’on retrouve Scotty en train d’expliquer à Bones le principe des réalités alternatives, ce qui nous emmène dans une réalité alternative bien sombre, comparé à celle que l’on connait à présent.
Les dessins sont différents de ceux des deux précédents numéros. Je les trouve plus « réels », moins caricaturaux et avec plus de détails, pour les personnages. Un peu comme ce qu’on s’attendrait à trouver dans un jeu vidéo. Je dois avouer que j’ai une préférence pour ce style de dessin, même si j’aime beaucoup ceux que l’on voit dans le début de ce volume.
On retrouve les mêmes personnages que d’habitude, tout en développant un peu plus Kirk et Spock dans la réalité alternative. Ce qui donne quelque chose de très bon au niveau de l’équipage de l’Enterprise. On découvre une autre possibilité plus sombre, qui change même les plus innocents des personnages, tels que Scotty. J’ai trouvé ce changement dans les personnages très intéressant, mais je suis contente qu’il s’agisse d’une réalité alternative (ou possible réalité alternative).
Ce numéro est plus long, et effectivement, il y avait bien besoin de la vingtaine de pages qu’il a en plus par rapport aux autres, pour développer cette histoire que j’ai vraiment bien aimée.
Du coup, j’ai vraiment hâte de commencer le volume 5, qui se concentrera sur cinq des membres de l’équipage.
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December 13, 2023
The best volume of this series so far. The first two issues are character studies on minor characters from the 2009 film, so you would do well to have seen the movie recently. Both have interesting things to say about Starfleet and what it means to people of different backgrounds.
The final two issues are a new take on Mirror Mirror giving us a peek at the Kelvin timeline version of the Mirror Universe. While I was critical of the significant changes to The Trouble with Tribbles in the last volume, I think the changes to Mirror Mirror make a lot of sense. We've just seen the Mirror Universe more often, so being introduced again would be unnecessary. The idea of going back to the drawing board to think about how the Terrans would handle the events of the 2009 film is a much more ambitious undertaking and one that is pulled off pretty well here despite the limited space.
The final two issues are a new take on Mirror Mirror giving us a peek at the Kelvin timeline version of the Mirror Universe. While I was critical of the significant changes to The Trouble with Tribbles in the last volume, I think the changes to Mirror Mirror make a lot of sense. We've just seen the Mirror Universe more often, so being introduced again would be unnecessary. The idea of going back to the drawing board to think about how the Terrans would handle the events of the 2009 film is a much more ambitious undertaking and one that is pulled off pretty well here despite the limited space.
March 11, 2019
IDW's Ongoing Star Trek series ran 60 issues and is collected in 13 volumes. I bought the entire run in digital format via a Humble Bundle last weekend and have read non-stop in my spare time. I enjoyed volumes 2-5 very much. After Darkness and the later volumes struck me as middling, with the story quality picking up toward the end of the run. The final volume takes huge risks, leading me to believe they knew they were coming to an end and had nothing to lose. I'm still not sure I enjoy how often these stories go to alternate or parallel dimensions or timelines, but the source-material certainly did frequently enough. Overall, I'd give the series 3 stars, with 4 to 5 stars for the volumes I mentioned above. [Based on my read/re-read of March 2019]
August 8, 2019
There are several stories in this volume. The first story I think is a really good one involving a guy attacked by a plant, Captain Pike being replaced and a beautiful woman.
The second story is also good. It involves an alien who is very small and was bullied when he was young. He proves that good things can come in small packages.
Then for the rest of the volume we have Nero (the villain from one of the Kelvin timeline movies), Spock, Mirror Spock and various others. There's also photos and an art gallery. The first two stories save the volume.
The second story is also good. It involves an alien who is very small and was bullied when he was young. He proves that good things can come in small packages.
Then for the rest of the volume we have Nero (the villain from one of the Kelvin timeline movies), Spock, Mirror Spock and various others. There's also photos and an art gallery. The first two stories save the volume.
May 31, 2023
Interesting, But One of the Stories is Not Quite as Strong
The red shirts story was a very clever way to retell the classic TOS episode it portrayed. The meeting of Scotty and Keenser was pretty fun, but I started thinking about the story and some of it doesn't make as much sense as it should. The mirror universe story felt more forced than what the others in the series have, but was still quite clever in how the changes in the timeline affected them.
The red shirts story was a very clever way to retell the classic TOS episode it portrayed. The meeting of Scotty and Keenser was pretty fun, but I started thinking about the story and some of it doesn't make as much sense as it should. The mirror universe story felt more forced than what the others in the series have, but was still quite clever in how the changes in the timeline affected them.
August 10, 2023
The first two issues are about minor characters from the Kelvin timeline movies and are good. The first one is about the Red Shirts from the perspective of Hendorff who was a thorn in Kirk's side in the first movie. (Kirk gets in a bar fight with him.) Then Keenser gets a good backstory. The last two issues are about the Mirror universe version of the Kelvin timeline cast and it's not very good.
May 27, 2023
"Hendorff" was nice but didn't add much to the background... felt a little too nice for his character... lol. Really enjoyed "Keenser's Story." It was nice to get a little background for that character. "Mirror, Mirror" was a surprise... wasn't expecting such a turnaround of so many characters in the alternate universe. I liked the artwork.
January 18, 2021
I absolutely loved Hendorff's story and the perspective of redshirts, and Keenser's story is sweet. The final Mirror Universe story didn't capture me as much, but I think some of that was the art (which I can't criticize too harshly, but some frames had missing eyes).
February 12, 2023
This one was fun. The mirror universe re-imagined, retro fitted in, with a little humor. It had three solid tales, but the last one was the best. The artwork was less impressive, though it was better than the average graphic novel.
April 29, 2019
A great collection of stories. I really liked the mirror universe story.
July 6, 2019
A fun 'lower decks' story as well as mirror Kelvin timeline
November 7, 2019
This series is really great. Basically, what if the 2009 cast had a TV series instead of movies?
This entry has two "Lower Decks" type of episodes and a dreary, but creative take off "Mirror Mirror."
This entry has two "Lower Decks" type of episodes and a dreary, but creative take off "Mirror Mirror."
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