- Taschenbuch: 132 Seiten
- Verlag: Idea and Design Works Llc (15. Januar 2008)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 160010293X
- ISBN-13: 978-1600102936
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 16 - 18 Jahre
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 16,5 x 0,8 x 26 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 271.408 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In the "Mirror, Mirror" episode "Star Trek: The Original Series", an evil Kirk commanded the I.S.S. Enterprise for the Terran Empire. But how did he rise to power, in a universe where treachery is rewarded as much as accomplishment? Witness Mirror-Kirk's efforts to unseat Captain Pike and seize command! In "Mirror Images", IDW beams through the looking glass to deliver a story from one of the single most popular corners of Trek canon, the Mirror Universe!
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In the "Mirror, Mirror" episode "Star Trek: The Original Series", an evil Kirk commanded the I.S.S. Enterprise for the Terran Empire. But how did he rise to power, in a universe where treachery is rewarded as much as accomplishment? Witness Mirror-Kirk's efforts to unseat Captain Pike and seize command! In "Mirror Images", IDW beams through the looking glass to deliver a story from one of the single most popular corners of Trek canon, the Mirror Universe!
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Missing the mirror magic
12. Juli 2009
Format:Taschenbuch
Considered this series came from the reliably brilliant team of the Tipton Brothers and David Messina (creators of Klingons: Blood Will Tell), I was a little under-whelmed by this romp into the mirror universe. The five issue series has a four part TOS tale, showing how Kirk took command of the Enterprise from Pike, with a single issue TNG interlude showing a parallel tale of Picard taking command of the ISS Starbreaker.
The TNG tale I really enjoyed, as a single-issue story it seemed a lot more focus, it had a story to tell and got on with it. The TOS story on the other hand really seemed to drag on. Each issue of the series seems rather light on content, each with its own little sub-plot building up the series arc, but none of the issues' individual stories felt very big or engrossing. Messina's art is its usual top quality, but there are a lot of big empty panels in this series because there just isn't the story to fill the issues. Overall a disappointment for me. If you like TOS (and Pike, I'd say Pike was the biggest draw for me in the series) and the mirror universe you'll likely enjoy it for what it is.
The TNG tale I really enjoyed, as a single-issue story it seemed a lot more focus, it had a story to tell and got on with it. The TOS story on the other hand really seemed to drag on. Each issue of the series seems rather light on content, each with its own little sub-plot building up the series arc, but none of the issues' individual stories felt very big or engrossing. Messina's art is its usual top quality, but there are a lot of big empty panels in this series because there just isn't the story to fill the issues. Overall a disappointment for me. If you like TOS (and Pike, I'd say Pike was the biggest draw for me in the series) and the mirror universe you'll likely enjoy it for what it is.
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Could have been much better and should have been much better
13. Dezember 2009
Format:Taschenbuch
One of the most popular episodes in the Star Trek: The Original Series was Mirror, Mirror, in which Captain Kirk, Dr. McCoy, Scotty and Lt. Uhura are accidentally transported to an alternative universe where the United Federation of Planets is replaced with the Terran Empire. In this prequel to Mirror, Mirror, we meet a scheming Commander James T. Kirk who is diligently working to assassinate Captain Christopher Pike. But, it's a dangerous universe that these characters inhabit, and Kirk will need to use all of his ingenuity if he is to be successful.
At first I must admit that I was pretty excited to see this book - I mean, a graphic novel set in the Mirror Universe, what's not to love? For the most part, the illustration work was pretty good. The problem is the story. Keeping Kirk low-key to avoid giving Captain Pike an excuse to strike first at him resulted in a surprisingly low-key story that lacks the suspense and drama that you would normally expect it to have. As such, this story never rises to the heights that it should have.
As an added bonus, there is an extra story included - the story of Lieutenant Jean-Luc Picard's invention of the Picard Maneuver, and his rise to the captaincy of the I.S.S. Starbreaker. This one is actually better than the rest of Mirror Images, and shows what the authors could have accomplished. My only complaint here is that this story is included in the middle of the book as an "interlude," breaking the continuity of an already dragging story.
So, for the most part I did like this story. I just think that it could have been much better, and should have been much better. So, I give this graphic novel a guarded recommendation.
At first I must admit that I was pretty excited to see this book - I mean, a graphic novel set in the Mirror Universe, what's not to love? For the most part, the illustration work was pretty good. The problem is the story. Keeping Kirk low-key to avoid giving Captain Pike an excuse to strike first at him resulted in a surprisingly low-key story that lacks the suspense and drama that you would normally expect it to have. As such, this story never rises to the heights that it should have.
As an added bonus, there is an extra story included - the story of Lieutenant Jean-Luc Picard's invention of the Picard Maneuver, and his rise to the captaincy of the I.S.S. Starbreaker. This one is actually better than the rest of Mirror Images, and shows what the authors could have accomplished. My only complaint here is that this story is included in the middle of the book as an "interlude," breaking the continuity of an already dragging story.
So, for the most part I did like this story. I just think that it could have been much better, and should have been much better. So, I give this graphic novel a guarded recommendation.
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A fun addition to anyone's Trek collection.
7. November 2009
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Okay, so. Good story, great time for it to come out--we're fecking crawling with alternate Kirk origin stories these days, eh?--and good, more importantly consistent art. A little light on anything other than Kirk and Pike, but that's my only complaint. And Mirror!Kirk is just... unflinchingly ruthless. There's no Dexter-esque 'bad guy doing terrible things to worse people'--not that I'm slamming Dexter! Um. (Crap.) I'm just saying, it's refreshing to see a magnificent bastard with no redeeming qualities save his charisma and cunning get to reek some havoc. The way they ended the entire comic was excellent, and will make you want to re-watch Mirror, Mirror.
I also enjoyed the bonus Mirror!Picard. (Though his character design was a little wonky, and I guess they decided to retcon that whole Nemisis thing about him having a disease that made him bald as a youth? Whatever, not really detrimental to his tiny--but fun!--story.)
A final note on the art? They managed to make the fabu gold sashes kinda badass. I was sure that was literally physically impossible, but...they found a way. 'Nuff said, as far as this old Trekkie's concerned.
I also enjoyed the bonus Mirror!Picard. (Though his character design was a little wonky, and I guess they decided to retcon that whole Nemisis thing about him having a disease that made him bald as a youth? Whatever, not really detrimental to his tiny--but fun!--story.)
A final note on the art? They managed to make the fabu gold sashes kinda badass. I was sure that was literally physically impossible, but...they found a way. 'Nuff said, as far as this old Trekkie's concerned.
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