10/29/2011 – Mini Review Star Trek / Legion of Super-Heroes #1
Star Trek / Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (IDW, Oct 2011)
Cover Date: October 2011
“Star Trek / Legion of Super-Heroes #1”
Writer: Chris Roberson
Art: Jeffrey Moy
Ink: Philip Moy
Colors: Romulo Fajardo, Jr
Letters: Robbie Robbins
Cover(s): A – Phil Jimmenez / Romulo Fajardo, Jr
B – Keith Giffen / Scott Koblish / Romulo Fajardo, Jr
RI – Gabriel Rodriguez
Reviewer: Donavon
In a nutshell: Kirk and Enterprise is heading back to Earth so Kirk can give commencement address. A group of 6 members of the Legion are heading back to the 30th Century from some earlier time. The Legion’s time bubble is caught up in a time vortex, they make an emergency exit/landing. At that same time, Kirk and company are beaming to Earth. Both the Legion and the Enterprise crew find themselves in the Mirror Universe ruled by the Terran Empire.
Quick Review:
- Love how book is written so that it is accessible to fans of either the new or old version of Trek.
- At least for issue one, this felt very much like a Star Trek comic and not like a Legion comic.
- Story so far does not seem forced as the X-men crossovers did.
- This might be an even darker version of the Mirror Universe than we have seen in TOS and DS9 episodes. This empire is much crueler than I envision the “original” Mirror Universe. Perhaps this is a Mirror-Mirror Universe. Will have to wait and see next month…
- Art is a fantastic
Overall Rating:
Story: 4 out of 5
Art: 5 out of 5
Cover(s): Too Numerous
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Recent Mini Reviews by Cover Date:
November 2011:
Star Trek Ongoing #3 (coming soon)
Star Trek / Legion of Super-Heroes #2 (coming soon)
October 2011:
Star Trek / Legion of Super-Heroes #1
September 2011:
Star Trek Ongoing #1
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