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Star Trek Movie Adaptation

January 16, 2016 Leave a Comment

A six-issue comic adaptation of J. J. Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek film.

Sarek and Amanda

Spock’s birth

The Story

Issue 1

Starts with the deleted scene from the film showing Spock’s birth, then moves on to the U.S.S. Kelvin’s ill-fated encounter with the Narada.

Bullies with Spock

Young Spock gets bullied

Issue 2

Young Spock gets bullied on Vulcan, while boy Kirk has a jerky uncle (another scene deleted from the film). The issue ends with Kirk and Pike having their talk in the Iowa bar.

Kirk and McCoy in shuttle

Kirk meets McCoy

Issue 3

All the Academy scenes in this issue; ends with the Enterprise leaving for Vulcan.

Kirk and Sulu in shuttle

Kirk and Sulu prepare for their jump

Issue 4

Contains everything that happens at Vulcan, from the Enterprise’s arrival and dodging the debris field to Vulcan’s destruction.

Kirk with Future Spock

Future Spock mind melds with Kirk

Issue 5

Pike gets tortured, Kirk meets Future Spock, beams to the Enterprise with Scotty, and the whole crew gets together to plan their next course of action. During Kirk’s mind meld with Future Spock, we see images from Star Trek Countdown. I thought this was a nice touch.

Enterprise firing phasers

The Enterprise comes to the rescue

Issue 6

The rest of the movie – fighting with Nero, saving Earth, and heading off to another adventure.

Kelvin shuttles escape

Shuttles from the Kelvin make their escape

Thoughts

Back when home video releases took a very long time (and were expensive when they finally did come out), comic book adaptations were the next best thing to watching actual films. But now that home video releases are faster and more affordable, comic book adaptations have become pointless and obsolete. Why read the adaptation of a film, when the actual film is within reach?

Worst yet, this comic series came out a year after the film’s release. It would have made more sense for it to come out between the film’s release and the home release, if at all.

Kirk with brother

Deleted scene of Kirk with his brother

Worse still, comic book adaptations used to consist of the artists getting the film’s script and interpreting the scenes based on what they read. This would make for some interesting artwork in the comic when compared to the film, almost as if another director remade the same film.

But here? I can recognize nearly all the panels as shots from the actual film. On the plus side, though, I am very relieved the artists didn’t reproduce all the lens flares that were in the film.

Kirk in bar comparison

Comic and film comparison

Overall, it’s competently done, but what’s the point? Even the two brief scenes deleted from the film are readily available.

Rating

2 out of 5 eggs rating

Watch the film instead.

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Series: Star Trek, Star Trek (IDW Comics) Decade: 2000s Filed Under: Comic Reviews Tagged: IDW, sci-fi, time travel

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