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Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection #68
The Landmark Crossover
Star Trek: The Next Generation/Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comic crossover. It was released in a joint effort by Malibu and DC comics.
96 pages, Paperback
First published September 8, 1995
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Michael Jan Friedman
377 books213 followersMichael Jan Friedman is an author of more than seventy books of fiction and nonfiction, half of which are in the Star Trek universe. Eleven of his titles have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. Friedman has also written for network and cable television and radio, and scripted nearly 200 comic books, including his original DC superhero series, the Darkstars.
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September 30, 2020
Collects issues 1-4 from the DC miniseries of the same name.
This was a fun series which united the two casts for the first time in comics. It’s set after the crossover episode “Birthright” on TNG’s sixth season and after Odo met Lwaxana Troi in DS9’s first season “The Forsaken”.
Enterprise-D is visiting DS9 and brings a Vulcan Admiral who wants to go to the Gamma Quadrant himself. As the Admiral’s runabout enters the wormhole, it acts strangely and the runabout doesn’t answer any hails. It vanishes and nobody else can go though the wormhole. Starfleet appoints Picard as the leader of the investigation but Picard acknowledges that Sisko knows the situation better and agrees to work with him.
Odo, Kira, and Worf surprise a group of Cardassians who are trying to access the station’s old Cardassian computer links. They beam away before they can be questioned. Meanwhile on Bajor, the energies coursing through the wormhole’s are affecting the weather and the Bajorans are close to rioting.
When a shuttle has been modified enough that it can go through, Picard sends Riker, Troi, Dax, Odo, and Data after the runabout and Kira insists on going with them. While they investigate on the Gamma Quadrant, the others try to help Bajor with natural disasters and calming down the people.
This is a fun comic but suffered from way too much characters. Still, we got good moments between Kira and Riker and between Deanna and Odo. O’Brian also had a few moments with his old acquaintances. I also liked Dax and Data although their interactions were way too brief. The exchange between Geordi and Rom at the beginning was also fun. The covers are gorgeously painted and the artwork actually looks like the characters.
This was a fun series which united the two casts for the first time in comics. It’s set after the crossover episode “Birthright” on TNG’s sixth season and after Odo met Lwaxana Troi in DS9’s first season “The Forsaken”.
Enterprise-D is visiting DS9 and brings a Vulcan Admiral who wants to go to the Gamma Quadrant himself. As the Admiral’s runabout enters the wormhole, it acts strangely and the runabout doesn’t answer any hails. It vanishes and nobody else can go though the wormhole. Starfleet appoints Picard as the leader of the investigation but Picard acknowledges that Sisko knows the situation better and agrees to work with him.
Odo, Kira, and Worf surprise a group of Cardassians who are trying to access the station’s old Cardassian computer links. They beam away before they can be questioned. Meanwhile on Bajor, the energies coursing through the wormhole’s are affecting the weather and the Bajorans are close to rioting.
When a shuttle has been modified enough that it can go through, Picard sends Riker, Troi, Dax, Odo, and Data after the runabout and Kira insists on going with them. While they investigate on the Gamma Quadrant, the others try to help Bajor with natural disasters and calming down the people.
This is a fun comic but suffered from way too much characters. Still, we got good moments between Kira and Riker and between Deanna and Odo. O’Brian also had a few moments with his old acquaintances. I also liked Dax and Data although their interactions were way too brief. The exchange between Geordi and Rom at the beginning was also fun. The covers are gorgeously painted and the artwork actually looks like the characters.
April 16, 2023
A crossover event between The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine which sees the crew of the Enterprise-D ferrying an Admiral and his retinue to DS9 to explore the wormhole. However, the wormhole suddenly begins to behave erratically, causing the Admiral to disappear and weather disturbances to begin on Bajor. Captain Picard, Commander Sisko and their respective crew have to work together to unravel and put right the cause of these events.
This book does occasionally fall into one of the common traps that crossover stories face; being too afraid of alienating the fanbase of either property. Sure, it's all Star Trek but there was (maybe still is) a definite divide between the fans of TNG and those of DS9 and the book tries so hard not to negatively impact either group that there are entire scenes in this story that are there just to have the two crews admire each other respectively.
Thankfully, there are enough good elements to the crossover to largely cancel out the ones just stroking fan egos. Things like having Odo be grumpily disapproving of the Enterprise crew or Riker and Dax outrageously flirting are all very much in-character.
I was also pleased that the story didn't make an issue of the sometimes strained relationship between Picard and Sisko (see 'Emissary' for details) and instead focuses on the professionalism and leadership qualities of both characters. There are also a few moment which nicely contrast Picard's somewhat stiff demeanour with Sisko's more impassioned style of command.
The plot itself is pretty 'meh', with a race of singularly unimpressive aliens and the usual Cardassian machinations amounting to little more than an excuse to get the two crews working together. It's not bad but the plot of this book wouldn't make it worth reading if it weren't for that crossover element.
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This book does occasionally fall into one of the common traps that crossover stories face; being too afraid of alienating the fanbase of either property. Sure, it's all Star Trek but there was (maybe still is) a definite divide between the fans of TNG and those of DS9 and the book tries so hard not to negatively impact either group that there are entire scenes in this story that are there just to have the two crews admire each other respectively.
Thankfully, there are enough good elements to the crossover to largely cancel out the ones just stroking fan egos. Things like having Odo be grumpily disapproving of the Enterprise crew or Riker and Dax outrageously flirting are all very much in-character.
I was also pleased that the story didn't make an issue of the sometimes strained relationship between Picard and Sisko (see 'Emissary' for details) and instead focuses on the professionalism and leadership qualities of both characters. There are also a few moment which nicely contrast Picard's somewhat stiff demeanour with Sisko's more impassioned style of command.
The plot itself is pretty 'meh', with a race of singularly unimpressive aliens and the usual Cardassian machinations amounting to little more than an excuse to get the two crews working together. It's not bad but the plot of this book wouldn't make it worth reading if it weren't for that crossover element.
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May 31, 2021
Jag har hittills läst första numret av serien och är riktigt nöjd. Till en början lite mycket tillbakablickar men när historien tog fart blev det riktigt intressant. Bra tecknat - Purcell brukar ge ett gott intryck på denna bit.
July 2, 2011
Weak story is saved by the interactions between the two crews. Nice mixing of characters makes this a fun read.
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