tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243012679315072030.post4355207470649874049..comments2024-03-29T10:23:10.538+00:00Comments on Thoughts Of A Workshy Fop: Star Trek: The Next Generation - Hive (#1-4)varalys the darkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032083859598898676noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243012679315072030.post-80386335152095196342014-08-05T21:09:24.346+01:002014-08-05T21:09:24.346+01:00The timeline is somewhat fudged. It implies that ...The timeline is somewhat fudged. It implies that Picard asks Seven to go undercover in the collective as soon as Voyager arrived back on Earth. But it also refers to Seven having gotten close to Data at somepoint. The events of Nemesis seem to be alluded to by Data being at the Daystrom Institute, but they make no direct reference to the B4 fiasco. Also Seven is undercover in the Collective for THREE YEARS! So, I tried to puzzle out when in the contnuity it was set and well, failed, because Brannon Braga hates me.<br /><br />You are right about the Lizard Sex, it was on telly, it HAS to be canon. Them's the rules :D<br /><br />You're quite right about the lack of passion in this comic. When I think back to the awesome strips that used to run in DWM (and I believe still do) I realise that I was lucky to be a comic nerd who liked Doctor Who as well. They seem to be done wqith real love. This feels like Braga hanging onto the franchise that has outgrown him for dear life, throwqing in one supposed fan pleasing element after another, resulting in a confusing mulch with fairly boring art to match. I'll definitely have to check out some collections of older strips, it would be nice to write about Trek more positively.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed reading this, and thankyou for commenting :)varalys the darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032083859598898676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243012679315072030.post-45519866641180991482014-08-05T20:24:12.923+01:002014-08-05T20:24:12.923+01:00Where to start? Maybe I should start with a Picard...Where to start? Maybe I should start with a Picard face-palm. Sorry, that comic sounds horrendous. Hackneyed, clichéd time-line shenanigans, stunt plotting in the death of 7 and BorgData, Picard sex scenes .... yuck.<br /><br />Out of curiosity, when does the "present" timeline take place? Is this post-Nemesis or just after First Contact?<br /><br />I'm not familiar with the IDW version of Star Trek comics. I've heard both good and bad --- Josh Marsfelder reviewed a couple of TOS issues over on his Vaka Rangi blog, with mixed results. I've not read any, but I get the impression that it's pretty disposable and shallow stuff. Which is shame. It seems like nobody knows how (or cares to) tell an interesting and original Trek story these days. Which is a shame because I love the Trek universe and (having nearly exhausted all of the episodes) want to continue playing there. I guess I'm just spoiled by Doctor Who. Even though Who is currently shit and I'm worn out on the old episodes, I have a bulging shelf full of great comics, novels, and audios to go to. Trek deserves that, too. All of the Trek novels I've read have been crap compared to the DW books. Voyager, especially, had such potential that could be mined in other media. Oh well.<br /><br />I've told you before, but I have a DVD-ROM with all of the Trek comics from the late 60s - late 90s. TOS, Movie Era, TNG, DS9, and VOY all have runs from the likes of Marvel, DC, Malibu, and Gold Key. You might be interested in taking a look at those. They're not perfect by any means, but there's some hidden gems, and they're at least done by imaginative writers/artists who don't give a toss about following any rules or established continuity, and just do whatever they feel like. Which is fun.<br /><br />This is a really great post and was a lot of fun to read. I agree with you that VOY's treatment of assimilation was tacky. I emphatically believe that Paris and Janeway's Lizard Sex is canon, and in fact the best thing to happen to Janeway until she turned into a middle-aged, overweight, Russian crime boss shanking bitches in prison. <br /><br />I just don't get sense that there's much passion or love in this comic or others like it. Star Trek deserves better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290535395449898042noreply@blogger.com