Star Trek New Frontier #1 April 10, 2008
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First off, I have to admit that I have not read Star Trek New Frontier in the regular book formats…so getting it in IDW’s Comic is a first.
It’s written by Peter David the same guy that created New Frontier and coincidentally is the author of Marvel’s Stephen King Dark Tower series too — David is one busy dude.
Star Trek New Frontier is an interesting read though this first issue is entirely predictable…kinda.
There is a new type of Warp drive…ok we’ve heard that before..
It gets stolen …ok..
Now we need to see who stole it and why.
Basic enough plot, decent — though not superb art. This series looks like one to watch as it moves forward, it has the potential to break some new ground and it will be interesting to see if it actually does that.
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The NF novels aren’t too bad – some are really good and others are just acceptable. The nice thing about the comics is that fans will get to “see” certain characters that have never had their likeness portrayed before.
I think Peter David is too overrated a writer: his Trek novels usually appeal to the readers’ lowest instincts, are inconsistent with the universe they are based on, and his characters’ behavior is so ludicrous and contrived one suspects he sees his writings as some huge joke on Trekkers (I hope so: the alternative is that he really is that bad).