Review of
Star Trek Early Voyages: Pike vs. Kaaj
Mortal Enemies! Written by Ian Edginton and Dan Abnett
Five out of five stars
A ruthless Klingon on a blood hunt against Pike
In many ways, going
backwards in time through the Star Trek universe is more interesting than going
into the future with new characters and worlds. For there are limits on the
past that don’t apply to the future. This comic is a demonstration of that, the
story features Captain Christopher Pike, the immediate predecessor of Captain
Kirk as captain of the Enterprise.
The Klingon commander
Kaaj will stop at nothing in his goal of killing Pike, he will not hesitate to
kill any humans and even members of his own crew in order to achieve that. By
faking a message that Pike’s father is ill, he is able to lure him away from
the Enterprise, alone on a shuttle. Kaaj orders that shuttle to be shot down
and it crash lands on a planet colonized by humans.
Thinking
nothing of instigating an interstellar war between the Federation and the
Klingons, Kaaj orders a literal scorched planet strategy in an attempt to kill
Pike. Of course, the resourceful Pike and his newfound allies manage to prevail
in the battle. Yet, it is a demonstration of how ruthless the Klingons can be
and a harbinger of the future potential of the stories of Captain Pike. It is a
great story.
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