I think the J.M. Dillard paperback the Lost years did a better job of telling the story of the last mission of the 5 year mission. This one was kinda beholden to sexist tone of TOS - Kirk was going to try to break the ban on women being captain, and there was a joke where the Red-shirts acknowledged that they were more likely to die. breaking the fourth wall on ST no thanks. Kirk talked about guilt of dead crew memembers as if Mitchell and Kelso were the only ones he lost.The Aliens and the sett...

This was the best Trek comic series I've ever read. Great story with new races and ethical dilemmas, filling in gaps in Trek lore without a ton of unnecessary fanservice fluff.

I actually enjoyed this more than I thought I would. The first issue begins prior to "Where No Man Has Gone Before," so we get to see more of Mitchell and Kelso before they meet their fates in TOS. And the final mission five years later comes full circle back to this world containing an arachnid species. Those along with the giant roaches remind me of King Kong, and I am glad that I am seeing them drawn in comic book form as opposed to realistic CGI that could be more unsettling. I imagine that

Centipedes and spiders on a planet that threatens the federation. Good introduction to the Star Trek movie. Section 31 strikes again.

Solid Star Trek story that felt consistent in tone and character with the original series. It was supposed to bridge the gap between the show and the first movie but that part felt unearned and thrown in at the end. Overall though, decent art and an entertaining story that should leave fans pleased.

Why he became an admiral!Bought this graphic novel to answer a burning question, why did Jim Kirk become admiral after the first movie? Explanation not entirely clear but I suppose its one answer, novel not bad but also not good! Will get another graphic novel soon maybe another story will be better, here's hoping!

This is a well thought out and developed plot line. A First Contact at the start of their five year mission sets the scene for a repeat visit at the end. The species are interesting and the drama is exciting. It has some tongue in cheek references to 'redshirts' but the crew feel real and react appropriately. Bones also gets to demonstrate his leadership skills for once.I'd be lying if I didn't say I read it primarily for a different explanation on why the triumvirate split after the mission tho...

Bought this as part of a HumbleBundle once. Story and artwork are nothing to write home about, and the small font-size makes it hard to read on an iPad Air 2. Maybe it is because I have been spoiled by the much better DarkHorse 30th HumbleBundle, Fables, Black Magick, ... graphic novels.

A decent story that bridges some gaps between TV series and the first movie. Not sure it needed to be told: I do sometimes like to imagine what these gaps contain for myself. The art is fine, though some panels seem to have more effort put in than others. Characters behave consistently, which is important with beloved ones like these. I’m just not a big fan of sentient bug stories, and I also think the story had some pacing issues.

There's like half a dozen versions of the final TOS mission prior to refit. It's no The Lost Years but it is a decent enough morning read.

A really high quality TOS adventure that has some great high concept sci-fi, well written character development and good tie-ins to existing continuity. The art isn’t flashy, but very well executed and the new characters/aliens are well designed.

A decent comic novella. I do like the premise, and it gives us danger, and each part ends on a cliffhanger. I think the author does a real good job of capturing the end of the 5 year mission, even tying back to the beginning of the 5 year mission. Well done.

The Last Mission of the 'U.S.S. Enterprise'In the final mission of Kirk's first five year tour, the crew return to Archernar IV - the site of Kirk's first mission as Captain of the 'Enterprise' - in order to induct the civilisation into the Federation.An interesting story which examines how Kirk and his command staff have matured over five years. The artwork needs to be forgiven as some of the character art is incredibly shoddy.

Although I was sorely tempted to give this 5 issue Star Trek graphic novel a full 5 star rating (especially since the art is much, much more than simply adequate, the layout and pacing of the story is superb in most respects, and I JUST PLAIN LOVE STAR TREK, period, end of story), the overall plot and writing of the piece is somewhat choppy, and at times really rather uneven.The narrative does flow quite well at times, however, and there really is an awful lot to love here, in terms of sheer cre...

This is probably the 4th ending to the original series that I've read or seen on screen (through some fan film.) Interesting. It keeps with the Strange New Worlds, New Life, and New Civilizations theme. The mission aliens were not humanoid, they weren't even warp-capable on their own, but used tech by another civilization long gone. Not a bad read, and a surprising ending.

It was okay. There was some stuff I really liked. There was some stuff that was meh. Most of the book was in between.

So this comic was detailing the final mission of the Enterprise's five years. It was fairly interesting. It had all the things one can come to expect from the crew: action, two things going on at once, the Prime Directive getting in the way, some interesting alien politics, the crew being tested and challenged... I enjoyed it a lot.Supposedly this explains why Kirk took the position as Admiral, and honestly I didn't really see it. I understood that their five-year mission was over and he felt li...

This is a wonderful story. It spans several years during the first mission. The art is really good. All I can really say is if you are TOS fan you really should read this.

This graphic novel is about the final adventure of the people from the Enterprise. There is a first contact diplomatic mission dealing with meeting with very large intelligent spiders. There are also seemingly non-intelligent creatures called the crawlers that the spiders use for transportation and for food. What complicates matters is that there's a revolution on the planet and some of the Enterprise crew end up kidnapped by the crawlers who have their own plans for a structure that has religio...

Another "what if" trying to fill the gap between S3 of TOS and the Motion Picture. Pretty solid.