Trek Prequel Comic -SPOILERS- (official COUNTDOWN review thread)

I just read my issue of the prequel comic and, whoa, very much is at stake for Nero. But let's start at the beginning, shall we?

As we saw from the preview, Nero and his crew are miners, not criminals, when the star of the system they mine in goes Nova. They manage to get everybody out in time and return to Romulus.

Cut to Romulus, which has become an almost open and tolerant society which counts Federation Ambassador Spock under it's legal residents:
We see a Senate hearing in which Spock presents evidence that the Supernova will expand exponentially and threaten not only nearby Systems but eventually the whole Romulan Star Empire. He proposes a uniquew solution to the dilemma: 'Red Matter', which would be able to stop the star's cascade. The Senators however, object since 'Red Matter' is extremely rare and would have to be refined on Vulcan, which they do not want to allow.

Just when he is about to being silenced by suspicious Senators, Nero speaks up and confirmsSpock's evidence, but is silenced, too.

Later that night, Spock and Nero meet, discussing alternative methods of obtaining 'Red Matter', they decide to mine it in one of the Empire's outlying systems, even under threat of being sent to a prison colony (wink-wink-nudge-nudge).

So, the next day they leave but when they arrive, they are being attacked and boarded by Remans. Just as all seems hopeless, another ship warps in and starts firing at the Remans: The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E under Captain Data.

Yep you heard it here first, Data lives and commands the Enterprise.

 

Re: Trek Prequel Comic -SPOILERS-

I'm about to read it too.
Here are some previews i also posted in the other relevant thread

 

Re: Trek Prequel Comic -SPOILERS-

I greatly enjoyed part one. Very very interesting.

Lets see where this goes.

 

A few more previews from Countdown 1








So I've read it.
I must admit I've never read a Trek comic before so I can't make any comparisons.
The art is quite nice, the plot is pretty much just like blaXXer described it above, no need to repeat it.I'd like to add two things though.

First, this is not a regular supernova they are dealing with here.
To quote Spock " A Supernova unlike the galaxy has ever seen. Just days ago the star had a violent eruption that obliterated the nearest planet in the system. The star converted the planet's mass into energy, increasing its own power.
More eruptions have occured since then, and the effects are being felt beyond the Hobus system increasing in intensity""

Second, as far as Red Matter is concerned and what's its purpose I quote Spock again "The rare isotope decalithium can be processed to create highly volatile Red Matter. With the right amount of Red Matter we can create an artificial black hole that will devour the Hobus supernova before it can be spread"

Anyway, it was an interesting ride, not much talk about big boys and asses and I'm curious to see what is up with Data and how it will all unfold.

 

The dialogue here certainly doesn't seem to suffer from informality. That sounds good to me. I like that they speak differently on Nero's ship than in the Romulan Senate. Even Nero speaks differently when he's speaking to Spock. He's in awe of the legendary Vulcan and wants to show his respect.

If the dialogue is this good in the movie then I'll be satisfied.

 

Picked up my copy at Forbidden Planet today. Not a bad job. Nero certainly seems like quite an interesting character.

 

I haven't read the comic, but I like the new uniform Data is wearing

 

I just have to say, nice! Nero's not just gonna be some random megalomaniac and Spock actually has made some headway within the Star Empire.

I have the distinct notion Romulus burns...

Sharr

 

The comic was way too short. No other complaints though...
I am extreemly interested to see how Nero becomes a villain.

 

By definition, wouldn't "Captain Data" have to be B-4 after successfully assimilating all of the real Data's programming from NEMESIS? So he "becomes Data" by means of acquiring his knowledge and personality?

 

Who knows...I suppose we'll find out in the other Countdown issues.

Remember, in comic books noone stays dead for long

 

I think the answer to that is, different time line - he didn't die in this one and if so; welcome back Data!

Wait, that can't be. This one starts in the old time line where Data is dead so maybe he is a 'fixed' B4.

 

Anybody here read "The Last Days of Krypton"?

For some reason this is reminding me of that, where Spock=Jor-El, Nero=Zod, Krypton=Romulus/Vulcan, and "red matter thingy"=phantom zone.

I'm thinking of getting this series. The story seems interesting and the art is actually pretty good.

 

I'm still reading it. As a huge Superman fan, I love it. Any similarities Countdown has to it can only be a plus.

 

All interesting but I doubt most of this will be evident in the actual movie. Sure this backstory was developed by the screenwriters. But will likely only be suggested in vague hints of dialogue.

 

For what it is worth, the comics apparently only came into play well after the movie had been conceived. Roberto Orci claims it was Anthony Pascale (of TrekMovie.com) who was the inspiration for these comics after he had asked what they would do to throw a bone to the TNG fans, and thus here we are!

 

It reads well for a comic book, certainly comes accross much better than I had expected. Also, the story line seems a lot more interesting then what we are actually getting in the movie IMHO.

 

Not really fair to compare seeing as we really don't know what we are getting.