Star Trek

This review is for a copy I received from NetGalley. I've never watched the Star Trek shows or any of the original movies. However, I have seen the J. J. Abrams movies and loved them. I should also mention that I am a huge Benedict Cumberbatch fan. So when I saw the comics had his face on the cover, how could I resist? I was pleasantly surprised that they were more than just a pretty cover. They provided an interesting back story on where Khan came from and how he came to be, told from his point of view. Whether or not it's true, is left up to the reader to decide. The artwork is just so so. I could easily recognize the different characters but I wasn't impressed. Some frames just seemed to lack detail and depth. The story and the echo of Cumberbatch's voice is what carries it.

The best part of this collection is the "Captain Jane Kirk" story. It could have been a simple gender flip, but some elements of female officers in a typical patriarchal world are explored. The 0718 story was OK but I would have preferred a origin that was a little more, um, human. Finally, the "Lost Apollo" started as a "planet paradise" type tale but had a nice twist.