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Star Trek Ultimate Edition (Star Trek Manga)

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I received Star Trek: The Manga (Ultimate Edition) for my birthday this summer and have to admit to disappointment. If this represents the "cream of the crop" of recent Star Trek manga it doesn't speak well of what was left out. Most of the stories simply force the Original Series cast into bland manga storylines. The result feels slap-dash and out of place and doesn't service either genre particularly well.

That having been said, the volume is worth the price for Wil Wheaton's excellent Klingon-centric contribution, Art of War. Complimented by some fine artwork, Art of War doesn't attempt to force Japanese tropes into the Star Trek formula, but rather allows a first-rate Star Trek story to be illustrated in the Japanese style. Wheaton knows his Klingons and this story is the only one in the book that feels like it would play well as an actual episode of the Original Series.

This book is an attempt to tell stories in the Star Trek universe as manga comics. I think it succeeds very well. The characters act as they did in the Original Series and the situations they find themselves in fit the feel of the series very well. This is a collection of the best stories from three previously published volumes, and it shows it. All of the stories work well.

The conventions of Manga comics allow situations, like the teddy bear alien, that probably wouldn't come up in other types of Start Trek stories. Why not? It's fun to see the Star Trek universe push into new areas even after all these years.

Kirk and crew are great!

A must have for any TOS fan!

A really fun read. You can actually visualize the series while reading!

For Star Trek fans of all ages! You will love the eclectic mix of this collection of stories. Thought provoking and enjoyable reading!