IDWs Star Trek comic just offered an answer to the eternal question of “which Enterprise is the coolest“since crews from two different eras and two different timelines agree that the USS Enterprise-A from the franchise's Kelvin timeline has more”style“, at least in comparison with ships of the early 25th century.
Star Trek #26 – written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, with art by Ángel Hernández – brings together the Enterprise from the Kelvin Universe, commanded by a young Captain Kirk, and the crew of the USS Theseus, the all-star cast of the comic book, which includes characters of various Walk generations, including a much older version by Montogomery Scott.
In addition to being an immediate classic Walk moment, the scene also surprisingly shows the characters reaching a consensus on which era of Walk ship designs were the best.
Star Trek's Most Beloved Characters Unanimously Agree: The Kelvin Timeline's Enterprise Is The Most Beautiful
Star Trek #26 – Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing; Art by Ángel Hernández; Color by Lee Loughridge; Lyrics by Clayton Cowles; Main Cover by Ramón Rosanas
Since the first variant of the USS Enterprise design was introduced, Walk fans have been debating which one is the “coolest” or most visually engaging. While this moment in Star Trek #26 will not necessarily stifle the fandom's continued discourse on the subject in any way, possibly giving some insight into the opinions of authors Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing. Or, in any case, it's a fun moment that suggests there is a parallel with the real world.”they don't make them like they used to“A feeling that many people share today.
While it may seem like little more than fun at first, this moment is another example of the creative team's dominance in both Walk tradition, and Walk fan culture.
In the scene, Traveler main cast member Tom Paris notes that the Company-A he has “much more style“what he remembers, while young Sulu comments that he”I expected a ship from the future to have… a little more style.” These overlapping opinions amusingly suggest the prevailing aesthetic interests of the Walk Galaxy; While it may seem like little more than fun at first, this moment is another example of the creative team's dominance in both Walk tradition, and Walk fan culture.
To mean, Star Trek #26 makes this an important point within the universe, reflecting the fandom debate, and going so far as to involve it in the canon itself. In many ways, these are the moments when IDW Walk blooms more; Although the series has become one of comics' most ambitious ongoing stories in the two years of its publication thus far, its best moments have been those small, vital points in which it expanded and recontextualized familiar Walk elements.
IDW's Trek highlights the expanded parameters of the “coolest company” debate
Star Trek #26 – Ángel Hernández variant cover; Available now from IDW Publishing
As mentioned, Walk Fans have engaged with Enterprise's “best” question for years, but it's only in the last fifteen years, since 2009's quasi-cinematic reboot, that the boundaries of the debate have gone beyond the franchise's original timeline to encompass the Kelvin Universe. The message to the Kelvin Enterprise-A in Star Trek #26 also serves as a tribute to the way the film reinvented and revitalized the franchise. Arguably, readers may live in an alternate timeline in which the current progress of IDW Star Trek the series doesn't exist, if it weren't for JJ Abrams' 2009 Walk and its sequels.
Pop culture counterfactuals aside, this moment also highlights the fact that The conversation about the “coolest” company will only continue to get more complicated over the next generation of the franchise lifecycleas more stories play with the Walk Multiverse, while others go deeper into the future. At the same time, the Enterprise will continue to be a benchmark for the franchise, and although it will be difficult to supplant the classic Walk ship designs like the GOATs, more and more artists will try.
The moment Star Trek declared The Enterprise-A the “coolest” highlights what makes the comic stand out
Star Trek #26 – Variant cover by Jake Bartok
In addition to its implications for Walk tradition, the business valuation scene in Star Trek #26 also showcases authors Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing's inventiveness on the page, which has been another central attribute of the comic's success. Expertly illustrated by Ángel Hernández, the moment occupies a single page, conventionally arranged in three rows of three panels. However, no matter how traditional the layout, There is a unique dynamism in the way the scene cuts between the bridges of the two ships, with dialogue overlapping at key points.
The meeting of two legendary Trek teams from the franchise's main timeline is just the latest and greatest twist that the Star Trek comic series took.
It's cinematic in the best sense of the word, meaning there's a sense of movement and action on the page, something that can be said of most pages in most IDW issues. Walk. The series rarely lapses into static images or stilted dialogue, and most importantly, its innovative approach Star Trek It's never boring. The meeting of two legendary Walk crews, from the franchise's main timeline, is just the latest and greatest twist that the Star Trek comic series took.
Star Trek #26 is now available from IDW Publishing.