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jclermont's review against another edition
4.0
Some additional insights into Nero's motivations. For example, why didn't he go back to Romulus when sent back in time? Also some additional info on his time at Rura Penthe.
ogreart's review against another edition
3.0
The prequel to the movie was okay. It didn't really add a lot to the story, in my opinion. Some of it seemed to be a big reach.
roxanamalinachirila's review
3.0
This volume is STUNNING. On a visual level, there's not much more you can ask for but the beautiful depictions of space.
But story-wise, it's a different story (pardon the phrasing).
"Nero" is about events that take place before the 2009 movie and which work best if you know the movie and are attached to the characters and plot there. If not, it's a story about a Romulan who blames Vulcans for the destruction of his home planet and who goes through hell living on hatred and in order to see only one goal come true: getting back at Spock.
It's alright, but it didn't blow my mind.
The volume (or at least, the one I read) also contains an old Star Trek comic from '69 or maybe '70. It's... well. Wow, has the world of comics and Star Trek tie-ins changed a lot. Drawn in the style of the decade which allowed for few details, colored in the basic colors before printing became more advanced, it has characters say silly expressions, an atmosphere more in line with old Sci Fi short stories, and a plot with no finesse. It's about two seemingly uninhabited planets rushing towards one another in space because they attract each other like iron and magnets. The crew of the enterprise saves them by placing a "rejecting" asteroid (or other celestial object?) between them in the nick of time. Such plot, much wow. But still interesting for archival reasons, I suppose.
But story-wise, it's a different story (pardon the phrasing).
"Nero" is about events that take place before the 2009 movie and which work best if you know the movie and are attached to the characters and plot there. If not, it's a story about a Romulan who blames Vulcans for the destruction of his home planet and who goes through hell living on hatred and in order to see only one goal come true: getting back at Spock.
It's alright, but it didn't blow my mind.
The volume (or at least, the one I read) also contains an old Star Trek comic from '69 or maybe '70. It's... well. Wow, has the world of comics and Star Trek tie-ins changed a lot. Drawn in the style of the decade which allowed for few details, colored in the basic colors before printing became more advanced, it has characters say silly expressions, an atmosphere more in line with old Sci Fi short stories, and a plot with no finesse. It's about two seemingly uninhabited planets rushing towards one another in space because they attract each other like iron and magnets. The crew of the enterprise saves them by placing a "rejecting" asteroid (or other celestial object?) between them in the nick of time. Such plot, much wow. But still interesting for archival reasons, I suppose.
em_being's review against another edition
2.0
In this comic, you learn what Nero did in the 25 years between arriving in the past to destroy the Kelvin and the events of Star Trek 2009. The events, when written out, are kind of amazing. I assure you this comic is actually very bad, an inert story with no emotional content comprised mainly of middling trace work of stills from Star Trek movies.
Also Nero became psychic, his ship got Borg powers, he flew it to the V'Ger cloud in the Kelvinverse and communed with it but it was unable to subjugate him because he's Too Cool. This comic suck.
Also Nero became psychic, his ship got Borg powers, he flew it to the V'Ger cloud in the Kelvinverse and communed with it but it was unable to subjugate him because he's Too Cool. This comic suck.
djwudi's review against another edition
3.0
Nice "fill in the blanks" story explaining just what Nero was up to during the 25 years between his arrival in the new Trek universe and his encounter with Kirk and the gang. Includes some fun homages to the pre-existing Trek universe as well.
birdmanseven's review
4.0
This was excellent. This volume along with Star Trek: Countdown contains vital background information to the Star Trek reboot. Whereas Countdown provided background for Spock and Nero in the Next Generation era, this focused on Nero's activities in between his first appearance and his attack on Vulcan 25 years later. You should definitely read Countdown before seeing the movie, but I wouldn't read Star Trek: Nero until after you've seen it.
evamaria's review against another edition
3.0
Filling in some blanks pre-movie - I like getting more of Nero's motivation.
suggoiai's review
4.0
The story is another movie tie-in to the Kelvin universe reboot detailing what happened to Nero between his arrival from the future and Spock's. I don't totally buy some of Nero's motivation and it doesn't seem quite seamless to me. Nonetheless, the art is very good, fitting the darkness of the character and story. And the Key Comics issue is entertaining with a less spoiler-y intro this time.
alemanita's review
3.0
¿Qué fue de Nero durante los 25 años que esperó a Spock? Pues si queréis saberlo, leedlo. Tiene un guiño a una de las primeras pelis originales de Star Trek y abre un interesante campo con el funcionamiento de la Narada, la nave de Nero. Interesante, aunque como todas estas novelas gráficas, muy corta. Esta historia da para libro.
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