Star Trek: Generations

by Michael Jan Friedman, Gordon Purcell (Illustrator)

When the Enterprise-D rescues a scientist from apparent destruction by a mysterious energy wave, his reaction is odd enough to cause Picard to consult with Guinan. She informs him of a time when she encountered a similar energy wave, and how its alluring properties now make this scientist a powerful threat to the crew and anyone standing in his way.

Further investigation reveals that the scientist is indeed intent on returning to the wave, even if it means destroying whole worlds to affect gravity in such a way as to bring the wave to him.

When Picard enters the wave, the Nexus, he finds out why it's so alluring--and an unexpected means of defeating the scientist's plan. Inside the Nexus is an idyllic life for all who enter--and one of those who entered some time ago was the legendary James T. Kirk. Long presumed to have died saving the Enterprise-B, it's now apparent to Picard that, in fact, Captain Kirk had merely "crossed over" into the Nexus.

Kirk knows there's something slightly false about this "perfect retirement" he's been enjoying, but it takes Picard to convince him that it's actually masking a dangerous threat to the "real world".

Kirk is somewhat reluctantly drawn out of the Nexus by Picard, and together they stop the scientist's world-destroying plan. Billions of the Federation's citizens are saved, but at the cost of the life of one of the two famous Enterprise captains.

Genres: Star Trek, Science Fiction, Comics

64 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1994

About the author

Michael Jan Friedman is an author of more than seventy books of fiction and nonfiction, half of which are in the Star Trek universe. Eleven of his titles have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. Friedman has also written for network and cable television and radio, and scripted nearly 200 comic books, including his original DC superhero series, the Darkstars.

Reviews

[Devero · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mi ero perfino dimenticato dell'esistenza di questa riduzione a fumetti del primo film dedicato alla Next Generation, culminante con la morte di Kirk e la distruzione dell'Enterprise-D.
Per me, immergersi nel mondo futuristico di Star Trek, il vero Star Trek non le brutte cose viste con recenti reboot, è sempre piacevole. Certo, Purcell ai disegni poteva fare qualcosa di più, ma non so che indicazioni avesse avuto e nemmeno se ha potuto visionare certe scene in anteprima.
Comunque tre stelle le merita.

[Imzadiforever · Rating 5 out of 5]

Splendidi disegni! Abbastanza contenta di come abbiano incorporato i punti salienti del film nel fumetto, avrei messo un po' più sulla famiglia di Picard e qualcos'altro del dialogo tra il capitano e Guinan, ma capisco i tagli, fare un fumetto di poche pagine su un libro così lungo non è semplice.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good adaptation, nice artwork. A lot less clunky than the actual movie. ;)