Comments on: TrekInk: Exclusive Preview Of Spock Reflections + June Star Trek Comics Preview

By: David_Alexander

David_Alexander — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:13:47 +0000

In the bottom frame of:

http://img.trekmovie.com/images/comics/Spock1_09.jpg

…why is Darth Spock talking to that Mon Calamari?

By: Kirk's Girdle

Kirk's Girdle — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:53:13 +0000

#26 Sulu is from “The Naked Time” with Joe and Riley replaced by Spock and the Green Goblin. The knife still remains, although it’s a little sharper than the butter knife poor old Joe ended his life with.

By: Closettrekker

Closettrekker — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:38:01 +0000

#29—”Wait a second, I thought those guys said that comic series WAS canon!? I am confused now.”

They said from the beginning that comic books have never been canon, and they didn’t feel it was their place to break with the “onscreen” rule. And in the “Q & A” session last week, they officially confirmed that it isn’t.

It was fun, but it was still just a comic book—-no more canon than a fictional tech manual or novel. If it isn’t onscreen, it’s “fanon”.

By: Jefferies Tuber

Jefferies Tuber — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:55:32 +0000

Reflections sounds fun.

Khan art looks all wrong. When there’s already a live action feature to watch, why use a naturalistic/3d shaded artist? This is the occasion to use stylization and add some point of view.

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:46:57 +0000

I have thoroughly enjoyed each of the IDW comics that I have read, especially the Alien Spotlight series, some of which don’t involve the Star Trek cast directly and are stories that flesh out the universe. For me personally, they are canon.

I also enjoy the novels alot and feel that there are some very compelling stories there often just as good if not better than some of the filmed material.

I am reading “Burning Dreams” right now, the story of Chris Pike and find it truly exceptional – there is no reason I can think of not to accept it as canon as it is mostly outside of, and adds background to stories told on visual media.

The last Klingons spotlight features Kang through the years and is an interesting character study.

Looking forward to all that come next . . .

By: bgiles73

bgiles73 — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:09:03 +0000

I’m still waiting for a comic adaptation of the new film. Does anyone Know if one is in the works?

By: dep1701

dep1701 — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:01:54 +0000

Oh, and Sulu’s expression IS based on “Naked Time”, but I think Spock’s expression is actually the more hilarious of the two. It’s obviously based on a scene from “Is There In Truth No Beauty”, on the bridge after he’s seen Kollos and gone insane. It happens while Kirk is trying to assure him that everything’s alright, Spock gasps and whips his head back with just that expression on his face. A strange choice for a fight scene on a comic book.

By: Randy H.

Randy H. — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:59:16 +0000

As to “Countdown” being canon: Orci is right that if it isn’t on screen it ain’t canon. The only exception may be names of characters that appear in scripts but not in dialogue. That is the approach Memory Alpha takes, and it seems the best “bright line” for me as well. (Heaven forbid that comics become canon; there are simply too many horrible ones.)

That doesn’t mean that some of what is in “Countdown” is *wrong* in the Trek universe, or that the explanations aren’t in some cases reasonable and logical, just that it is not established as canon in any of the Trek universes.

By: dep1701

dep1701 — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:49:35 +0000

The likeness of Khan on the second cover is modeled on the expression on Ricardo Montalban’s face at about the moment before he says “So much the better”, as they spot the Enterprise heading for the Mutara Nebula, though it does look like they added some extra shading. In the movie it comes off as a look of preadatory anticipation.

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:17:39 +0000

I’m guessing then that they want to time the ST09 release with the DVD/Blu-Ray/iTunes, or do it one year on…