Best Of Star Trek (Star Trek Next Generation ) [Paperback]

Michael Jan Friedman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1994

The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation® is an omnibus volume gathering four stories from the DC Comics Star Trek: The Next Generation series. Includes "Survivors," "The Lesson," "The Gift," and "Thin Ice." It includes an introduction by Jeri Taylor, the Executive Producer of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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The Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation^® is an omnibus volume gathering four stories from the DC Comics Star Trek: The Next Generation series. Includes "Survivors," "The Lesson," "The Gift," and "Thin Ice." It includes an introduction by Jeri Taylor, the Executive Producer of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (May 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563891255
• ISBN-13: 978-1563891250
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,783,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly the "best" of Trek comcics, April 14, 1998

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johnglor94 "johnglor94" (Hamden, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Star Trek (Paperback)

If you're looking for the best of Star Trek in the comics medium, look no further. Peter David and Mike Barr are the two best Trek comic writers ever, and this collection proves it! No Star Trek fan will want to miss "The Trial of James T. Kirk" Humor, adventure, science fiction and those characters we've all come to know and love, written by authors who obviously love this series! What more can you ask for?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A SMALL TASTE OF A GREAT COMIC SERIES, July 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best of Star Trek (Paperback)

THE BEST OF STAR TREK is a good sample of the wonderful DC STAR TREK comic series. The choice of stories gives people a good idea on what to expect in the rest of the series.The whole "The Trial Of James T. Kirk" story is good in itself,but the other stories chosen are very good as well.A very nice addition to any STAR TREK collection even if you have all of the single comics.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Is this really "the best"?, December 15, 2005

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Babytoxie (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Star Trek (Paperback)

THE BEST OF STAR TREK claims to present the best stories from the DC Comics series, focusing on the crew of the Enterprise from Star Trek: The Original Series (STTOS). I am not that well-versed in the DC Comics incarnation of the original crew, but I can say that these stories do not inspire me to read others in the series (the Mirror Universe Saga excepted).

When summarized, the basic plots of the stories contained here don't sound that bad. The first story, "The Final Voyage", features the end of the original five-year mission, bringing back the more human-looking Klingons and the Talosians. "Mortal Gods" shows the crew investigating the disappearance of a Starfleet Officer, to find that he has violated the Prime Directive in a catastrophic way. The third story, "Double-Blind", features the Enterprise's involvement in a stand-off between two alien civilizations that are not as fearsome as their reputations would lead one to believe. "Retrospect" details the history of Scotty's first love, gradually moving backwards in time to their first meeting. The final story, "The Trial of James T. Kirk", has Kirk facing the charge of repeated violations of the prime directive, with numerous characters from the TV series returning to either witness for or against him.

To the point I can tell, these adventures are arranged to fit well enough with the TV series and movies, but writers Mike Barr, Diane Duane, and Peter David don't distill their ideas very well. Consider that this book is 240 pages, but there are only five stories, consisting of multiple issues in some cases - when the stories aren't all that great to begin with, stretching it out to two or three times the regular length is pure torture. In addition, there is too much reliance on witty banter between Enterprise crewmembers that is used to the point of overkill. The attitudes of the crew in most of the stories are so casual that you wouldn't think they were ever aware of any danger. STTOS was not primarily a comedy, but an adventure show... so let's have more adventure! In conclusion, if you really want to read the best of Star Trek, pick up the trade paperback STAR TREK: THE MIRROR UNIVERSE SAGA.