Comments on: Review: TNG Comics Issues 3 & 4

By: Trevok

Trevok — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:43:30 +0000

Why when there are so many writers and artist out there that are Trek fans do they insist on using hacks that have proberly never watched an episode of Trek. They want a decent writer for these comics the first person I’d ask is Peter David.
LLAP.

By: Sleeper Agent X

Sleeper Agent X — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:54:53 +0000

I’ve read the first two issues of these comics, and I think IDW got a lot of things right, but needs to fix some glaring errors too. Everyone talks about the art, but I wasn’t too bothered by it, though I wouldn’t necessarily call it the highest quality.

More concerning to me was stuff like Data using contractions in the first issue, along with a clear lack of understanding about how warp drive relates to real world physics. The second issue was better, but in both I detected something odd about the pacing, so that I had to go back over pages I’d already read to make sure I knew what had happened.

I’m still glad to see new TNG adventures, though, in any format. Hopefully IDW will just get stronger with more time and experience, just as TNG as a television series did.

By: Lukas

Lukas — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:30:38 +0000

P.S.: I just looked at the art posted above next to the covers, and it does look like maybe the art is improving as the issues progress, but I still say hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

By: Lukas

Lukas — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:24:54 +0000

I’ll tell you why the covers are so ugly.

I bought the first two issues of this series and was severely disappointed.
The art is terrible! I’m sure you can see from what is posted here that it looks slightly wonky, but this is nothing compared to some of the inexcusably bad panels and character likenesses within. If you open the first issue, Riker looks like a woman.

Also, the writing is awful. Heavy-handed jokes meant for yuck-yucks and guffaws are likely to render only groans. Picard actually declares in the first issue that he would rather destroy the enterprise rather than leave an officer behind. That’s something Kirk might say, but never Picard.

Oh yeah, and the aliens are pretty lame-looking as well. I guess the covers are just in keeping with the theme of suck.

I really hate to post this. I wanted this to be good just as much as everybody else did, but the sad fact is that these are inferior comics and even worse Star Trek stories.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:25:52 +0000

Why are the covers so ugly?

By: Aaron R

Aaron R — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:08:24 +0000

They must not be pushing or advertising these very much I have yet to see them in any store around here and I am in a big city.

By: Kertrats

Kertrats — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:31:20 +0000

Hear, Hear! (With regards to the praise for “Debt of Honor.”)

By: Victor Hugo Carballo

Victor Hugo Carballo — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:03:45 +0000

I have to say it is really a treat too see new and respectful material on TNG being released. A good idea would be to adapt to comics some great and creative stories written for the pocket books. I recall having a feast on those at the time, specially those written by wizard Peter David.

The art on these comics seems fine, although nothing, could ever top the art Adam Hughes made for the Star Trek graphic novel “Debt of Honor”.

By: Xai (with shields up)

Xai (with shields up) — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:09:37 +0000

thanks Anthony

By: Anthony Pascale

Anthony Pascale — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:50:49 +0000

actually it is John’s friend Daryl Frazetti that had a friendship with Kelley. Both Frazetti and Tenuto are professors. I replaced the ‘he’ with ‘Daryl’ to make it clearer…regardless if you live in the area you should check out the event.