and I agree, it was another missed opportunity. Of all of Roddenberry’s non-TREK creations I’d still love to see Questor done as a TV series, followed by Genesis II (in its original setting, and not Andromeda).

Of course, none of this will ever happen, unfortunately.

AND if we want to discuss great comic book artists, let’s not forget DC Comics’ greats Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson!

I hate comic books, but if I happen to see an AE issue, I’ll grab it.

I must, respctfully, disagree with your opinion of Byrne’s artwork. Calling him a “hack” is doing him a great dis-service. His run on Uncanny X-Men with Chris Claremont is legendary, as was his work redefining the DC universe post “Crisis” with his “Man of Steel” mini-series. Heck, I even liked his “Spider-Man: Year One” series, though it seems I may be the only one who did.

Furthermore, his artwork has changed a great deal over the years. His run on X-Men (and even before that, when he was drawing the Space:1999″ comics for Carlton) was defined by very clean, thin lines and deep shading. Around the time he was doing “She-Hulk” (another of my favorites), his artwork started evolving. His lines grew bolder, with rougher edges that intimated movement on a very subtle level. His use of cross-hatching for shading also became more apparent around this time, and the characters he drew became less beefy-looking with more lean muscle.

The work he’s done for the IDW Trek comics is vastly different than the classic work he produced during his X-Men run, yet it’s still immediately identifiable as John Byrne. I’ve been reading his comics since I was a kid, and I’ve seen his artwork and storytelling prowess evolve over many years.

His work may not appeal to you, and that’s just fine, but he’s by no means a “hack” by any stretch of the imagination.

You’re putting words in my mouth.

I didn’t say that I liked TNG, I said it should be hauled away AS TNG?

Actually, TNG isn’t my favorite. I’d just be interested to see Gary Seven interact with some TNG era characters. Ronny Cox’s Jellico for example. Or Ro Laren. Or to see Deanna Troi try to read Gary and Roberta. And she might find Riker cute or something. A little competition. And Gary Seven might confuse Data for Aric Soong.

In summary though, I’d only like to see a one-shot of A:E:TNG. Sort of an “across the generations” story for Gary & Roberta. Maybe issue 1 is TNG, issue 2 takes them to DS9, and issue 3 takes them to VOY.

Gary Seven is exactly the twist that would make a TNG story interesting for a change. Sort of the failed potential of Berlinghoff Rasmussen floating around. I do really wish they’d have tied him in with Future Guy somehow. Or even Future Guy as a sort of Gary Negative Seven.

I digress though, that’s an E:A:ENT crossover idea.

Getting off subject a bit but everyone always describing Shatner’s acting style as clipped, and staccato is not only the standard cliche, but I’ve always thought it was inaccurate too. Using that formula is like giving someone the notes to a song but not telling them the melody to play….NO! It’s like not even giving them an instrument to play it on or the ability to play it. The character is far deeper than that.

I’ll take the Romulan to block.