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Star Trek / Planet of the Apes #1 (of 5) by Rachael Stott, Juan Ortiz, Scott Tipton, David Tipton
geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
Despite the groaner title 'Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive' is a pretty decent crossover comic between the original Star Trek crew and the original Planet of the Apes movie.
When the crew of the Enterprise discovers the Klingons are up to something, they decide to investigate. When their pursuit puts them into a slingshot maneuver, they find themselves in an alternate universe. In this universe, there was also a nuclear war, but there is no Federation and the planet is run by gorillas. The Klingons are looking to leverage these fiercesome warriors for their own means and it's up to Captain Kirk and company to stop them. Along the way, they run into Colonel George Taylor who wants to use the crew of the Enterprise to overthrow the apes. The Enterprise must decide if the prime directive applies to alternate planets.
This book works so darn well because of the great art by Rachael Stott. It's really that good. Aside from that, the story isn't bad either. I've read a lot of crossovers that were a lot worse. This one seems to make sense in the rules of the Star Trek universe as a plausible idea instead of a weirdly mashed together concept. As a fan of the original versions of both of these properties, I was pleasantly surprised.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, IDW Publishing, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
When the crew of the Enterprise discovers the Klingons are up to something, they decide to investigate. When their pursuit puts them into a slingshot maneuver, they find themselves in an alternate universe. In this universe, there was also a nuclear war, but there is no Federation and the planet is run by gorillas. The Klingons are looking to leverage these fiercesome warriors for their own means and it's up to Captain Kirk and company to stop them. Along the way, they run into Colonel George Taylor who wants to use the crew of the Enterprise to overthrow the apes. The Enterprise must decide if the prime directive applies to alternate planets.
This book works so darn well because of the great art by Rachael Stott. It's really that good. Aside from that, the story isn't bad either. I've read a lot of crossovers that were a lot worse. This one seems to make sense in the rules of the Star Trek universe as a plausible idea instead of a weirdly mashed together concept. As a fan of the original versions of both of these properties, I was pleasantly surprised.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, IDW Publishing, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
elenushka8's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
jaipal's review against another edition
3.0
This story story fits into the Planet of the Apes narrative and takes place after Planet of the Apes and before Beneath Planet of the Apes.
The klingons have discovered a way to travel to another dimension, where Earth is ruled by Apes! Captain Kirk and the USS Enterprise discover this portal and find themselves on a different Earth, where they meet some familiar faces, Taylor, Cornelius and Zira.
The story is very much a TOS story. Kirk even gets his shirt torn in a fight. Oh yes, death of a red shirt as well.
The story is ok. My gripe is none of the cover art reflects the story. Minor gripe though. The story is well written and they kept to the timeline so it could be enjoyed without causing any continuity errors.
The klingons have discovered a way to travel to another dimension, where Earth is ruled by Apes! Captain Kirk and the USS Enterprise discover this portal and find themselves on a different Earth, where they meet some familiar faces, Taylor, Cornelius and Zira.
The story is very much a TOS story. Kirk even gets his shirt torn in a fight. Oh yes, death of a red shirt as well.
The story is ok. My gripe is none of the cover art reflects the story. Minor gripe though. The story is well written and they kept to the timeline so it could be enjoyed without causing any continuity errors.
jazin95's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'll be honest; I have no prior knowledge of the Planet of the Apes, so all of this was new to me. In saying that, it was enjoyable. It worked so well in the Star Trek: TOS world-building. I was happily surprised.
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
4.0
If you are a fan of the orginal Star Trek this is worth checking out while it is free. I'm not sure I will be reading the rest. I've never been a POA fan, in any of its forms. But this was great simply for the Uhura and Sulu bit at the beginning. I loved that so much.
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