Eight years before 'The Cage," the young woman who would become the Starship Enterprise's "most experienced officer" was a lowly cadet assigned to the shakedown cruise of an uncommissioned starship. But that supposedly pedestrian mission may just be the most dangerous of her life! Acclaimed creator John Byrne brings this story to life, torn from the beginnings of the Federation.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Who is she?,
By Michael D. Briggs "Dark_Psion" (El Reno, OK United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
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Anyone who has seen the original Star Trek pilot has probably asked that question. Who was Captain Pike's first officer? She is referred to only as "Number 1" in the episode, but she seems to be the most professional member of the crew. She was dropped from the reboot because Paramount officials didn't believe that anyone would follow the orders of a woman? I have to wonder what their mother's would have to say about that.
This trade paperback gives us the highlights of her career, from ensign to Enterprise and it also reminds us that Captain Kirk wasn't the only person in Starfleet having all the adventures. The art by John Byrne really sells the stories as they take advantage of the being in a comic book and not having the limitations of a Television series. A great read for any Trekkie.
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Byrne's take on Star Trek is always fun!,
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I'm one of this rare breed: a French Star Trek fan! And also a Byrne victim!
Knowing that comic book legend John Byrne was getting involved in Star Trek comics was great news for both ST fans and "old-school" comic fans. Being both, I certainly anticipated reading the Gary Seven comics last year as well as this release: Crew. To make a long review short, Crew is a fun take on Star Trek. Fun being the key idea here, where action and adventure take precedence over brainier, sometimes ponderous stories. The story centers around a tantilizingly anonymous future number one and her rise through the ranks (to a point). Byrne is great at creating strong, smart and vivid female leads who still retain their femininity. The stories also retain the pulp feel of earlier Trek while managing to make the retro-futurist feel of the 60's sleek and advanced. Byrne seems to have found a great new playground. Thanks IDW for releasing fresh, interesting and -first and foremost- well thought-through Trek comics. I must also point out that Amazon does a great job with international orders - although I do recommend that European customers choose a faster option than standard delivery - which seems to be done by sail boat (row boat for my blu-rays apparently)...It is worth the extra bucks.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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What an awesome TOS-style series! I'm a big John Byrne fan anyway, but this is my favorite stuff I've seen from him lately. If you are a TOS fan and haven't seen this yet, pick it up!
There are at least two Starfleet ship classes that I don't believe I've ever seen before. U.S.S. Fortune is a smaller ship that doesn't look quite like any of the other ship classes I've seen, but in terms of design really fits into the fleet. I'm not sure the class of U.S.S. Ventura, either, but its design cleaves a little closer to the usual than does that of the Fortune. The science officer, Luabba, in Issue 4, is a a particularly cool looking alien of a species I've not seen before. Really the design elements, from the ships down to the settings and "costuming," really evoke TOS without seeming totally derivative. Byrne seems to be channeling Matt Jeffries. Each of the five stories stands alone, though Majel Barrett's unnamed character is the primary character throughout and a few other characters recur. Although I'm a sucker for TOS Klingons, who figure prominently in Issue 1, Issue 4, which features the above-mentioned Luabba, was my favorite of the five. Even more than the other issues, it felt like an unproduced episode, and I'd love to see the planet from this issue revisited in a sequel. The original, uncolored, unlettered art from Issue 3 are presented as an extra, which is a real treat for aficionados of comic book art. I think the true test of comics art is whether it depends on the coloring or can "work" in black and white. John Byrne's art always passes that test, and this is no exception. I can't recommend Crew highly enough for any TOS fan, and for any fan of solid comic book storytelling.
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