nova@abnjh.UUCP (Scott Allen) (08/28/84)
[To boldly go where no one wanted to go!] SPOILER!!SPOILER!!SPOILER!!SPOILER!!SPOILER!!SPOILER!!SPOILER!!SPOILER!! DC Comics have continued there version of the Star Trek universe. Issue 9 picks up from the end of STIII and goes from there. For the first part, they remain pretty predictable. Kirk and crew have one more visit with Spock before leaving Vulcan. Spock is sounding like the old Spock but is still very confused. The crew then boards the stolen Klingon ship and head for Regulus I. Kirk evidently sent word to Carol Marcus that David was dead and wanted to comfort her and have a memorial service for David. At first Carol rages at Kirk because David followed him to Genesis and died in some military confrontation. Later, she apologizes and they act like old friends. The memorial is held in the Genesis chamber inside the Regulus planetoid (This is different from the STIII novel. The comic said that the planetoid's magnetic field replaced the need for proto-matter. I'll let you scientific types argue about that). Meanwhile, Star Fleet is fully aware of everything that has happened with the Genesis planet and Kirk. They send Captain Styles and the Excelsior after the the group with emphasis on getting the Klingon ship. Now for the unpredictable part. The scene is the Enterprise(!!) orbiting the Regulus I space station. They receive the Genesis data and promptly blow the station to atoms (with Carol Marcus aboard). The scene pulls back and it is the Enterprise from the "Mirror, Mirror" universe. The last panel shows the bridge crew and everyone (including the bearded Spock) is in their new uniforms and looking really nasty. The last blurb also gives the hint that they'll be coming to the Star Trek universe. Pretty interesting stuff. I wonder if they'll try to have the crew keep the Enterprise from this Mirror universe? A little remodelling and who would know? Anyway, I find this comic to be one of the best DC produces now. I'm sure the average trekker would find it interesting. Scotty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Allen ATT-IS Orlando, Florida ..!abnjh!nova