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It’s not quite that season, but the first issue of the four-part miniseries Star Trek: Holo Vienna has been in my collection for a while and I just couldn’t get around to reading it. The time has finally come!
The crew of the Enterprise are all somewhat depressed after traveling through a dangerous solar storm. Ship counselor Deanna Troi senses the mood on board, and to lift the spirits of the crew, Captain Picard agrees to a Halloween celebration. However, the ship seems to have picked up something and soon the crew goes missing. Strange things are emerging in and out of the holodeck. what is happening?
A sequel of sorts to an episode of the original Star Trek series from the ’60s, this is the start of a fun and ridiculous act rarely seen on TV shows these days. Because of the short running times of “seasons” and the sense that every episode must be narratively tied to the others, interesting one-shot stories don’t get much attention. Of course, these types of “Monster of the Week” episodes were common during the Trek days of the ’60s, ’80s, and ’90s, but they’re very familiar in comic format.
There’s some fun stuff here, all illustrated in a nicely stylized way with clean lines and simple blocks of color. There are a lot of familiar characters, and each one seems well written.
The blurb says “horror on the holodeck,” but even if you haven’t seen the TOS episode with the villain, it’s very gentle and fairly easy to follow. Star Trek: Holo-Ween #1 is enjoyable enough that I’m looking forward to reading something that takes it to the next level, especially considering the ending.
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