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geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Star Trek: Khan' tells the origin of one of Star Trek's most dangerous enemies. This is the new Khan as played by actor Benedict Cumberbatch, but there are references made to the classic character in the original series and the movie Star Trek 2, and they address why he looks different, which, while unnecessary, I found clever.
The book takes place after the events of Star Trek: Into Darkness and Khan is standing trial. He is making a defense and as part of that he tells his story. As a child in India, he was put in a eugenics program. The program was to create a new breed of super soldiers and it was far too effective as Khan and his fellow classmates eventually overthrow the world's governments. Khan shows himself to be a natural leader even among these elites.
We then cut to Khan waking up with a new face and working for Admiral Marcus. This is a little jarring, but a little back story brings us up to date.
I think the first half was more interesting. I found the tie in stuff with the movie less necessary, but the art by Claudia Balboni is pretty good.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The book takes place after the events of Star Trek: Into Darkness and Khan is standing trial. He is making a defense and as part of that he tells his story. As a child in India, he was put in a eugenics program. The program was to create a new breed of super soldiers and it was far too effective as Khan and his fellow classmates eventually overthrow the world's governments. Khan shows himself to be a natural leader even among these elites.
We then cut to Khan waking up with a new face and working for Admiral Marcus. This is a little jarring, but a little back story brings us up to date.
I think the first half was more interesting. I found the tie in stuff with the movie less necessary, but the art by Claudia Balboni is pretty good.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
aashkevr's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a free copy to read and review.
This was a quick read that establishes the legacy of Khan as it pertains to the Star Trek reboot. It takes place after the movie Star Trek: Into Darkness and details Khan's back story as he tells it at his trial. The first half of the volume deals with his childhood and the way he was "made" and deals with the consequences of the genetic experimentation/eugenics that created Khan and his "family" and the results of their uprising against those that would use them. The second half deals with how Khan became involved in the plot of Into Darkness and neatly complements and ties up the plot.
The art style was not my favorite, and I found it to be a little inconsistent. The plot was interesting as regards the movie, but not as morally intriguing as I expected it to be.
It's certainly a comic that fans of the movie would enjoy. I would recommend it for people interested in the plot, but I might not recommend it as a graphic novel.
This was a quick read that establishes the legacy of Khan as it pertains to the Star Trek reboot. It takes place after the movie Star Trek: Into Darkness and details Khan's back story as he tells it at his trial. The first half of the volume deals with his childhood and the way he was "made" and deals with the consequences of the genetic experimentation/eugenics that created Khan and his "family" and the results of their uprising against those that would use them. The second half deals with how Khan became involved in the plot of Into Darkness and neatly complements and ties up the plot.
The art style was not my favorite, and I found it to be a little inconsistent. The plot was interesting as regards the movie, but not as morally intriguing as I expected it to be.
It's certainly a comic that fans of the movie would enjoy. I would recommend it for people interested in the plot, but I might not recommend it as a graphic novel.
bribriny's review against another edition
Read the single issues. Now I want to watch the movie again! 4 & 5 today.
kryten4k's review against another edition
1.0
And this is what we call closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. An entire series devoted to trying to justify the whitewash casting and utterly baffling plot buffoonery of the last Star Trek film. Don't even bother.
etkahler's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting. I like that it explains why we had an Indian Khan in the original who is very suddenly white-washed in the reboot.
scostner's review against another edition
4.0
Ever wondered about Khan's past? In this new Star Trek universe, what was it that caused him and his crew to flee Earth in the Botany Bay? This continuation of the story line from "Star Trek: Into Darkness" shows a Federation court that has been convened to learn why Khan acted as he did. Kirk and Spock assist the Federation's counsel in questioning Khan about how he came to be working for Admiral Marcus and what caused them to become enemies. Khan starts at the beginning, with his life as a child in India and recounts the major events that shaped him into the leader of the augmented humans on board his ship. He ends by saying the court has no choice but to send him back into the dark.
Trek fans will enjoy the additional details of Khan's back story. Viewers of the film who were not familiar with the Trek universe may look at this as some background knowledge that helps the movie make more sense. It is well written and certainly displays Khan's confidence in his decisions and arrogance about his own superiority.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
Trek fans will enjoy the additional details of Khan's back story. Viewers of the film who were not familiar with the Trek universe may look at this as some background knowledge that helps the movie make more sense. It is well written and certainly displays Khan's confidence in his decisions and arrogance about his own superiority.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
brittaniethekid's review against another edition
3.0
I have to admit that I only collected and read these because I'm a fan of Benedict Cumberbatch. While I loved the first Star Trek reboot film and loved what Cumberbatch did with the Khan character in the sequel, it was a little cheap of Abrams to use the character and story line in that way, basically throwing out what ST fans already knew and loved just to make a blockbuster.
With that said, these comics don't really answer a lot of the questions fans had but it tries. The best part of this series is the beautiful cover artwork by Paul Shipper. The inner art and story lines leave a bit to be desired.
With that said, these comics don't really answer a lot of the questions fans had but it tries. The best part of this series is the beautiful cover artwork by Paul Shipper. The inner art and story lines leave a bit to be desired.
thiefofcamorr's review against another edition
3.0
Review to follow, but my goodness, what disappointing artwork.
This comic goes into the back story of Khan, showing how he came to be in the latest movie Star Trek: Into Darkness. It shows him through childhood and then selection, and the training he received in order to become the man who becomes Khan, then continuing on to take the delicate issue of the change in appearance and making it part of the plot – first making it seem like it shall be a dramatic turn of events, but then sadly falling by the wayside.
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This comic goes into the back story of Khan, showing how he came to be in the latest movie Star Trek: Into Darkness. It shows him through childhood and then selection, and the training he received in order to become the man who becomes Khan, then continuing on to take the delicate issue of the change in appearance and making it part of the plot – first making it seem like it shall be a dramatic turn of events, but then sadly falling by the wayside.
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kelspe's review against another edition
4.0
Very interesting comic that clears up a lot of Khan's backstory for me. I did not like the whole face alternating thing, etc., to explain away why a white actor was now playing Khan. Benedict was the perfect Khan but they could have come up with a more logical backstory. I loved the graphics and the pictures from the movie that were interspersed throughout the novel.