The first story is again based on an actual TOS episode, Operation Annihilate. In my opinion they should have picked a much better episode than that one to redo. The second story is also in the Kelvin universe where Vulcan has been destroyed. Kirk and others are captured and then find out who these 'Romulans' really are. They have a very interesting idea: turnabout is fair play.There are also photos and an art gallery. I think the second story was actually fairly well done.

I really liked the new version of Star Trek and picked this up at the library when I found it.In the first story we see Jim's brother,George,whose planet has been infested by organisms that make people insane.Spock finds out that ultraviolet light harms them and with the help of Scott heal the planet's inhabitants.In the second,Spock's father,Sarek,due to his greief at the loss of Vulcan and his wife,planned the destruction of the Romulans through the remaining drop of red matter.The Enterprise

KIRK: "This is Captain James T. Kirk of the Federation starship Enterprise. We come in peace."MCCOY: "'We come in peace?' That should impress them."KIRK: "I'm doing my best here, okay?"This is my second time through Mike Johnson's 5+ year comics run on IDW's "Star Trek" ongoing series, based on the alternate universe version of the Enterprise crew from the Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto film series. The films themselves are favorites of mine, but the fact that the comics are too is really almost en...

A re-telling of the TOS episode "Operation: Annihilate!", with the crew of Start Trek AOS. Therefore the story of Jim‘s brother Sam has slight differences to the original. Again, for obvious reasons, no surprises. Aka pretty boring, if you know Star Trek. The artwork is better than in volume 1, but still not stellar.Followed by „Vulcan‘s Vengeance“, a new story following the events of the Narada and the destruction of Vulcan. It was ok. Nice idea, pretty sedate storytelling. Not terribly excitin...

*4.5-5 Stars**The Gush*As my severely long review of the previous volume in this series suggest, I love the idea and execution of these comics. The blending of old and new are wonderfully done and I feel help to both link the new with old beloved series as well as give the AOS a chance to shine on its own. That is shown very well here in this new volume with one story coming from the original series and one story brand new and hot off the presses before the next film!Operation: AnnihilateThis wa...

I really don't like the retelling of the TOS episodes, because not only do they seem hurried, they also seem much easier in the new setting. The second part had a good plot, but Sarek's reasoning was off. And where the hell was Prime Spock who should have still been alive at this point. Why didn't he stop Sarek? There should have at least been a few sentences on how he tried and failed. Apart from that the colouring is strange. Eyecolours vary that much that Uhura at some point has blue-ish eyes...

Enjoyed the vulcan story more. I do wish that the "lesser" threesome of Uhura, Chekov and Sulu had more to do, but those were always my favorite characters. I do like Lt Zahara who seems to be a version of Tasha Yar, whose death I never forgive TNG for.

This was ok. I feel like this series has potential that's just not being met.

3/5 for 'Opperation: Anihilate!' and 4/5 for 'Vulcan's Vengeance'. 3.5/5 overall.+1 Engaging plots. Preferred 'Vulcan's Vengeance' to the AOS version of 'Opperation: Annihilate!', though+1 Ethics and anti-violence themes, especially from Kirk and Spock in 'Vulcan's Vengeance' (which opposes war, the concept of vengeance, genocide and the Good vs Enemy binary)."Vengeance is never a result of logic"-Female characters:+1 Security Lieutenant Zahra with the pant uniform (that every female Starfleet o...

More fantastic re-imagined "Star Trek" stories from the new timeline, with a few original ones thrown in.

Star Trek Kelvin Timeline Ongoing Volume 2 from IDW (2012), written by Mike Johnson, with artists Joe Corroney and Joe Phillips, collects issue #5-8 of the ongoing series following the crew of the USS Enterprise from the new movies Kelvin universe. This second volume includes the Kelvin adaptation of an old TOS episode, and an original two-part story (but with a clear reference to the impact it could have on another TOS scenario). In which we learn that this young alternate version of Kirk isn’t...

Kirk has a brother who ran away from home because of their abusive uncle. It's a fun information, but it's too bad that it isn't explored in greater detail. While the threats on the Enterprise crew are serious, everything is resolved by the end with no trauma or progress to be mentiond. The second story finally makes this series stand out. It features the return of the Romulans from the movie and a serious threat to the Romulan-Federation peace treaty.The Enterprise discovers a pattern of unexpl...

This volume begins with the trend from the previous collection, reverse engineering a plot from the Original series to fit the new Kelvin timeline. This time its “Operation: Annihilate!”, a weaker entry from the first season (that I nevertheless happen to enjoy). The adaptation/reconfiguration works here, mostly because, unlike the episode, Kirk gets to spend some time with his brother and nephew, deepening his character.Would that the volume ended there.The back half of this collection is “Vulc...

Great continuation of the movie. If you like the new Star Trek movies, you'll love this. If not - tbd - but give it a shot anyway!

More great stories from this universe. I really love these comics for how they're developing the personalities of the characters. As I haven't seen all the episodes of the show, I'm not familiar with the original Operation: Annihilate that they're borrowing here. Now I really want to watch the episode, though.What I really like about these comics is how they incorporate the differences into who the characters are and how they behave. It makes sense for Jim's home life to be extremely different b...

"It is simply not logical for a Vulcan ship to be on its own this far from the surviving fleets. Any ship doing so would be in direct conflict with the edicts of the ruling council." -- Mr. Spock (of course)"And Vulcans would never disobey orders, would they?" -- Capt. James T. Kirk, giving a sly lookNot quite as good as the initial installment, Volume 2 again features two distinct stories (with the intrepid U.S.S. Enterprise crew illustrated to resemble the cast of the 2009-2016 reboot movies),...

This collection starts with another story adapted from the original series: "Operation:Annihilate". This episode I don't remember anything about and looked up the plot synopsis. Like the previous two stories, it doesn't sound much different. The 2nd story in this book is original and could have been more interesting if it was given a chance to play out for more than 2 issues. A group if Vulcans plan on exacting revenge on the Romulan empire after Nero destroyed their home planet in the "Star Tre...

It's fairly entertaining. But I'd much rather be reading Abramsverse Trek novels. Don't get why they are being so spare with the new Trek offerings. It's a shame that the property is going to seed just because of slow film-makers. It's been so long since the Abrams movie that it feels like it belongs in a alternative timeline instead of being the big new Trek franchise. Should be getting ready for the fourth movie at this point, instead of the second. This meager offering in the comic book just

This collects a retelling of a classic episode with the new characters and a story that could only come to pass in the new, Vulcan-less universe. Both are interesting. I appreciated the exploration of Kirk's relationship with his brother, the ways it changed and the ways it didn't, as well as Spock's visit to Romulus, a world he was so strangely connected to in the original canon. As always, the art on this book does an excellent job of updating the sixties aesthetic of the show without losing t...

In this volume of Star Trek we find Kirk and crew trying to figure out why a bunch of planets in a row have all been destroyed by an unknown plague that seems to cause the inhabitants to go insane and kill each other and themselves.But on this planet, things hit a home, a little too close to home to Captain Kirk. Can he and his crew figure out what is going on before tragedy befalls this planet as well?In the next mission, we see some smugglers getting their hands on the Nerada’s ship specs from...