Star Trek Discovery: Aftermath
by Kirsten Beyer & Mike Johnson W/ Artists Tony Shasteen & Angel Hernadez
96 pages, Paperback
April 14, 2020 by IDW Publishing
I am way late to read this comic,
I checked it out from the library on the week that it was announced
that season five would be the final for Disco. I have complicated
feelings about Discovery, and while this review should be about this
comic I am going to express some feelings for the show in general.
I
am a fan of Discovery in general, it took me a couple of episodes to
warm to it. Amid the first season chaos I was just stoked to have a new
Star Trek, I always loved Michelle Yeoh, but it is my argument Disco is
better if you start at episode 3. I believe the journey for Burnham is
one that is better if the reasons she did her mutiny are background or a
bit of a mystery. Season 2 to me is the best season, which primes me
for this comic. It wasn’t just Captain Pike and Spock, although that
helps a lot.
The first half of this graphic novel takes place
after the events of the season two finale, and that is the half I
enjoyed slightly more. The first half shows what Spock and Pike dealt
with directly after the events of season two (spoilers for that season
if you have not watched it) I loved that Discovery made a sacrifice by
traveling 900 years in the future re-setting both the show and giving
the characters a powerful arc.
This comic shows Captain Pike and
Chancellor L’Rell making peace we know through Trek history will be
precarious. The second story is about Disco’s first mission after Saru
becomes captain. I really enjoyed the art and story in both. More
Captain Pike is always plus for me. It also helped to make sense of some
of the events in the Klingon war and how it relates to canon.
As for the last few seasons of Discovery. I like what we got but always felt Discovery could have been even better.
Season
three felt rushed to me. Discovery travels 900 years into a future
without warp travel. Burnham and Disco find each other after two
episodes, which should have been A and B storylines for longer. Disco
has to be a fish out of water for more episodes. I think finding
Starfleet and the Federation should've taken all of season three. Season
4 instead of being another galaxy-threatening mystery box should've
been about re-starting the Federation. To me, that was far more worthy
of a season of Trek. The story of new life and communication was
stretched too far.
That said I love Discovery as it is. Will
miss it. I just think it could have been even better. Oh yeah, I liked
this graphic novel, and want to read more of expanded universe
Discovery.
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