Pearl, Naomi, War of the Realms, Star Trek: Q Conflict

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Star Trek: Q Conflict 3

The four starships play Capture the Flag until Trelane spices things up with TOS Doomsday Machine.  It’s fun seeing all four crews working together to take down a big threat, but there isn’t as much inter-show interaction as I would have liked.  Most of all, I enjoy reading this while imaging how it would look with the actors and effects in an actual TV crossover. Would be so cool.

Pearl 8

A long conversation, which involves a flashback several other long conversations, one of which recounts another flashbacked conversation.  Coming back to the original conversation, Bendis throws in a mini-twist that isn’t that surprising. It’s all great reading, which is of enormous relief to me after dropping both of Bendis’ Superman books.  He hasn’t completely lost it.

Naomi 4

This was really a key issue - if fun didn’t happen here, I was going to drop it from my pull list.  (Actually, it hasn’t made it on yet. Still on probation.) Naomi’s dad gives his origin story. It’s pretty standard, the deep cover agent who goes native and abandons his assignment, marrying a local in the process.  The tale ends with his discovery of Naomi as a baby. Bendis tells it well, and I’m probably in for the rest of this first arc. (Is that the White Lantern symbol on the box at the end?)

No...not quite the same.

War of the Realms 2

Having read so many events and tie-in issues over the past year for the project, I’ve learned my lesson and have resisted buying any of the side stories for this crossover.  (It’s helped that none of them have sounded very interesting so far.) The main title is maintaining the quality that I want to see, with great art and tons of action. Jane Foster appears to be in remission, and her hair growing back totally reminds me of Natalie Portman post-V for Vendetta hair shaving.  

So q.

There’s a bit of clunkiness at the end where the heroes delineate the various tasks that they’re splitting up to handle.  I hope they’re covered in this comic and not any of the spinoffs.

Love the pith.