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We purchased this largely from Amazon reviews! It was a bit over the top how they tried to work in every major character from Next Gen, but it was still a lot of fun to read. :) Unfortunately, the writers of this series must not have seen the final script of the film, because there are a few discrepancies we noticed when seeing the movie for a 2nd time. Don't let that make your decision on whether to purchase this comic all-in-one, though, because like much of Trek lore, the inconsistencies don't detract from the fun of the story.
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I bought this comic because I really liked the movie and I heard the comic gives some good back story as well as including several members of the TNG cast. While the comic does give some very usefull background, and its exciting to see the TNG cast again the comic as a whole is not very good.
It seems like when writing this comic the writers thought of what backstory they wanted to tell and how to integrate the TNG cast first. Then to make a complete comic book they just threw some filler inbetween those scenes. Unfortunatly I found the filler to be rather awfull and poorly written, so much so that it ruined the whole comic experence for me.
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Star Trek: Countdown (2009), a prequel to the 2009 Star Trek film, collects the four-issue comic miniseries of the same name. The story is by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Mike Johnson and Tim Jones, and the art is by David Messina. The primary function of this prequel is to provide back-story for Nero, who gets short shrift in the film.
Eight years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, Spock and the Romulan miner Nero work to prevent a star that is going supernova from destroying Romulus (and the rest of the galaxy). Aided by the Enterprise-E (captained by a resurrected Data) and Jean-Luc Picard, now the ambassador to Vulcan, they get bogged down in Romulan and Vulcan politicking.
Star Trek: Countdown feels rushed. There's a lot going on, and the comic often focuses on the less interesting aspects (like all the political bickering). As a result, the focus on character is diminished. Even Nero, one of the book's main characters, doesn't get a worthy treatment. His shift from loving miner to power-mad tyrant is quick and glossy. And beyond Nero's initial relationship with Spock, Countdown gives us little that we couldn't figure out from the movie.
Other characters from The Next Generation pop up here and there, mostly for no good reason. All of the characters present from TNG, including Data and Picard, are just there to add a few familiar faces. These are well-developed characters whose personalities have been thoroughly explored in hundreds of Star Trek episodes, but here they are completely unremarkable and totally interchangeable. This is a distinct failure to link the new film to the world of TNG.
Messina's art is fine, even if his people look a bit angular at times. But the familiar characters are mostly recognizable, and the ships look good, and that's what counts. Countdown's coloring is murky; this is an obvious attempt to give the book a grimmer, more serious tone. But instead, it impairs the art and gives the reader the distinct impression that it's trying too hard.
Star Trek: Countdown is not officially canon, although there are no canonical red flags. But it really doesn't matter, because this book really doesn't matter. It adds little to the new film, and it adds practically nothing to the world of The Next Generation.
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I loved this book!! I am a big Star Trek Fan and this is one of the best comics ever!! RFT
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Star Trek: Countdown is pretty much what the title implies it to be: a prequel to J.J. Abrams' big-screen re-booting of Gene Roddenberry's legendary franchise. Collecting all four issues of the mini-series, this TPB focuses mostly on the film's villain Nero; the Romulan miner and family man who through a tragic turn of events goes back in time to the past to seek revenge. Spock is on board as well, as are more notably Captain Picard and other members of the Next Generation crew. What Star Trek: Countdown manages to do successfully is convey the personas of its starring characters. From Nero, to Spock, to Picard; Countdown manages to do its characters justice, but an overabundance in plot holes and leaps in logic really detract from the overall story. Not to mention that the artwork from David Messina is inconsistent; looking great in some spots and slightly messy in others. Still, Star Trek: Countdown is worthwhile enough to check out for comic-loving Trek fans, and that's really all that need apply here.
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