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Although she is a recent Star Trek fan, Vanessa quickly consumed the franchise in just a few years. After watching a selection of episodes curated by a partner, she watched the rest. The rest is what inspired her to start a YouTube channel called “I Love Bad Star Trek”, where she talks about episodes she thinks are skippable. Even if there are flaws, she loves that Star Trek doesn't stand for empty idealism, but challenges its audience to create a better future for everyone.

Star Trek: Ferengi in Review

IDW wisely tapped My Little Pony and Femme Magnifique author Christina Rice for the Ferengi edition of alien-oriented one-shot comics released by IDW in April 2022. The psychedelic cover showing Ishka,

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Star Trek: Trill in Review

Star Trek: Trill is the third and final issue in a series of “one shot” comics which focus on one Trek alien race per issue. The other couple of issues

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Star Trek, Issue #4 in Review

The fourth installment of the IDW Star Trek comic continues the narrative rhythm of the previous three. Whereas two-dimensionality should ideally describe only the art, here emotional insights into a

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Star Trek, Issue #3 in Review

There is an old TV narrative trope where an unusually large amount of airtime is suddenly spent on a minor character and signals an upcoming death knell for said character.

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“Star Trek, issue #2” Comic in Review

This second issue of IDW Publishing’s currently ongoing series of Star Trek comics follows up on the first issue’s cliffhanger ending. As such, it proceeds from the Hephaestus Nebula sadly

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Lower Decks Comic Issue #3 in Review

From a pair of log entries at the beginning of this issue that brief us on what has happened to the Cerritos’ away team and remaining staff, the expectations for

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Star Trek issue #400 in Review

To commemorate their 400th issue of Star Trek comics, IDW has released a diverse anthology of short stories. This collection varies tremendously in both storytelling and visual art styles. Eras

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Star Trek, Issue #1” 2022 Comic in Review

This is the first issue of a new comic series that serves as a postscript to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Since I am a fan of the show, I

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Lower Decks Comic Issue #2 in Review

IDW enlisted the sharp experience and talent of writer Ryan North and artist Chris Fenoglio to release a self-contained Lower Decks comic trilogy. While the miniseries was created to function

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Interview with Lower Decks Comics Artist Chris Fenoglio

I recently spoke with Chris Fenoglio, the artist tapped for the new Lower Decks comic series. The debut issue is part one of a new trilogy that will continue over

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