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A review by monitaroymohan
Star Trek, Vol. 1: Godshock by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Ramon Rosanas
3.0
I enjoyed this book, but I did feel like parts of it were rushed and there were jump cuts and inconsistencies. We went from Sisko being back to the Theseus mission in a flash. Suddenly we’re chasing Godkillers, and what we know as readers versus what the crew knows is vastly different and confusing. I would have liked us to be filled in more about the entities we’re encountering, the stakes, the dynamics among characters we know and love, but who’ve not worked together before.
The inconsistencies were rally odd. At one point Worf is fighting Alexander in the hallway, and the next he’s on the Bridge pleading for Captain Sisko not to fire on Kahless. Another time Sisko is on a planet and blink he’s back on the Bridge—did we know he was transporting back, was his mission done? Editing-wise, this book was a real mess. The story needed fleshing out too, but I liked it, especially the theme of mortals fighting and fighting for gods and the place of mortals in the face of such unfathomable powers.
It was nice to see so many characters from different franchises come together or cameo. Gary Seven, the crystalline entities, Q. Really cool. And the crew as well, a combo of Sisko, Worf, Data, Beverly, Tom, Jake and Scotty, plus new characters Lily and T’Lar. What a dream to see them on the same Bridge. And the Native American characters we got a glimpse of, how lovely to see them properly represented.
I do wish the art had been more consistent. Tom and Beverly looked nothing like themselves, but the other characters did for the most part. The colours and landscapes were incredible though. Every shot of space, the ships and the entities, they were all wow.
T’Lar is a nonbinary character, and I love how they use the title Mx. for them, since we’ve not had that used in Star Trek before. But, after T’Lar reminds us that the gender binary is a construct, why does the rest of the crew continue to call the ship ‘she’? They just said it was stupid to do that. Odd choice.
Jake and T’Lar’s very brief friendship was super awesome. It’s hard to get chemistry off the page, but theirs was so obvious. Wish it had gone on longer. I thought the page of them navigating the strange eras on the ship, from dancing in a ballroom to running away from tribbles, was so cute. Something is up with T’Lar, and I really want to know what it is.
I loved Jake’s log about the fallacy of utopia. The one that the Federation and Starfleet promised and the original Star Trek was built on—it’s cynical but real, especially as we read it in an age of hatred and war. I am floored by how accurately his 78 rejections to get the piece published represents whose and what kind of stories are celebrated, while others are quashed because they do not fit the narrative we prefer.
All in all, I really dug the book, despite the editing oddities.
The inconsistencies were rally odd. At one point Worf is fighting Alexander in the hallway, and the next he’s on the Bridge pleading for Captain Sisko not to fire on Kahless. Another time Sisko is on a planet and blink he’s back on the Bridge—did we know he was transporting back, was his mission done? Editing-wise, this book was a real mess. The story needed fleshing out too, but I liked it, especially the theme of mortals fighting and fighting for gods and the place of mortals in the face of such unfathomable powers.
It was nice to see so many characters from different franchises come together or cameo. Gary Seven, the crystalline entities, Q. Really cool. And the crew as well, a combo of Sisko, Worf, Data, Beverly, Tom, Jake and Scotty, plus new characters Lily and T’Lar. What a dream to see them on the same Bridge. And the Native American characters we got a glimpse of, how lovely to see them properly represented.
I do wish the art had been more consistent. Tom and Beverly looked nothing like themselves, but the other characters did for the most part. The colours and landscapes were incredible though. Every shot of space, the ships and the entities, they were all wow.
T’Lar is a nonbinary character, and I love how they use the title Mx. for them, since we’ve not had that used in Star Trek before. But, after T’Lar reminds us that the gender binary is a construct, why does the rest of the crew continue to call the ship ‘she’? They just said it was stupid to do that. Odd choice.
Jake and T’Lar’s very brief friendship was super awesome. It’s hard to get chemistry off the page, but theirs was so obvious. Wish it had gone on longer. I thought the page of them navigating the strange eras on the ship, from dancing in a ballroom to running away from tribbles, was so cute. Something is up with T’Lar, and I really want to know what it is.
I loved Jake’s log about the fallacy of utopia. The one that the Federation and Starfleet promised and the original Star Trek was built on—it’s cynical but real, especially as we read it in an age of hatred and war. I am floored by how accurately his 78 rejections to get the piece published represents whose and what kind of stories are celebrated, while others are quashed because they do not fit the narrative we prefer.
All in all, I really dug the book, despite the editing oddities.