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markmtz's review
4.0
The Orville comics have the same entertaining and clever flavor as the television series.
markk's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
3.75
After watching too many clips from it on TikTok, I finally decided to give The Orville a try. Sure enough, it lived up to it's billing s a slow-burn show that, after a bumpy first season, became much better by the second one. It wasn't until I was nearly done with the third season, however, that I discovered the comic books, particularly one that filled in the backstory to one of the best storylines from the second one.
This two-issue series builds off of developments in the second season episode "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" while setting up the situation at the start of "The Road Not Taken." To summarize,after accidentally pulling her younger self into the present, the second in command of the 25th century starship U.S.S. Orville Kelly Grayson, sends her back to the point from which she was taken. As the memory wipe she received before going back didn't take, she declines to go on a second date with her future ex-husband and ship commander Ed Mercer. The comic is about how this decision played out, showing how the events that followed led to the present of the alternate timeline in which the robotic Kaylon have destroyed the Planetary Union and taken over most of known space.
As a comic designed to provide a backstory to a unique set of circumstances, it really helps to have a good command of the show before reading it. For those equipped with this, however, it's a real treat that offers a "what-if" scenario that proves to be great fun. Through it David Goodman provides an entertaining exploration of the characters and their interrelationships with one another. My main complaint (as is so often the case) is that his examination of the alternate universe is a little too cursory, but for those who are fans of the series the issues are a fun and worthwhile read.
This two-issue series builds off of developments in the second season episode "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" while setting up the situation at the start of "The Road Not Taken." To summarize,
As a comic designed to provide a backstory to a unique set of circumstances, it really helps to have a good command of the show before reading it. For those equipped with this, however, it's a real treat that offers a "what-if" scenario that proves to be great fun. Through it David Goodman provides an entertaining exploration of the characters and their interrelationships with one another. My main complaint (as is so often the case) is that his examination of the alternate universe is a little too cursory, but for those who are fans of the series the issues are a fun and worthwhile read.
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