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IDW’sStar Trekcomic has just offered an response to the perennial inquiry of " which endeavour is the cool , " as crew from two different eras , and two different timelines , agree that the USS Enterprise - A from the franchise ’s Kelvin timeline has the most " trend , " at least compared to the ships of the early 25th century .
lead Trek#26 – write by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing , with graphics by Ángel Hernández – work together the Kelvin Universe ’s go-ahead , helmed by a young Captain Kirk , and the work party of the USS Theseus , the all - star shape of the comic , which admit characters from multipleTrekgenerations , including a much older version of Montogomery Scott .
In addition to being animmediate classicTrekmoment , the scene also amazingly finds the characters coming to a consensus about which era ofTrekship designs was the good .
Star Trek’s Most Beloved Characters Unanimously Agree: The Kelvin Timeline’s Enterprise Is The Best Looking
Star Trek#26 – Written By Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing; Art By Ángel Hernández; Color By Lee Loughridge; Lettering By Clayton Cowles; Main Cover By Ramón Rosanas
Ever since the firstvariant of the USS Enterprise ’s designwas insert , Trekfans have deliberate which is the " cool , " or most visually piquant . While this moment inStar Trek#26 wo n’t necessarily quench the fandom ’s on-going discourse on the topic , by any substance , it does possibly give an perceptivity into the vox populi of source Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing . Or , in any case , it is an amusive moment that indicate that there is a analog to the real - world " they do n’t make ‘em like they used to " sentiment many people deal today .
While it might seem like niggling more than a fun throwaway at first , this moment is another example of the creative team ’s clench on bothTreklore , andTrekfan finish .
In the prospect , Voyagermain cast memberTom Paris notes that theEnterprise - Ahas " fashion more flair " than he remembers it having , while immature Sulu remarks that he " expected a ship from the future to have … a bit more style . “These overlap opinions playfully hint at the prevailing esthetic interests of theTrekgalaxy ; while it might seem like piddling more than a merriment throwaway at first , this second is another model of the originative team’sgrasp on bothTreklore , andTrekfan civilisation .
That is to say , Star Trek#26 makes this an important in - universe spot , reflect the fandom ’s disputation , and even going so far as to envelop it into canon itself . In many ways , these are the moments in which IDW’sTrekflourishes the most ; while the series has becomeone of comics ' most challenging ongoing storylinesin the two year of its publication so far , its honest moments have been those small , vital points at which it has expanded and recontextualized familiarTrekelements .
IDW’s Trek Highlights The Expanded Parameters Of The “Coolest Enterprise” Debate
Star Trek#26 – Variant Cover Ángel Hernández; Available Now From IDW Publishing
As mentioned , Trekfans have engage with the " estimable " Enterprise interrogative for year , but it was only in the past fifteen class , since 2009 ’s cinematic quasi - reboot , that the debate ’s bound have surmount the franchise ’s original timeline , raise to encompass the Kelvin Universe as well . The shout - out to the Kelvin Enterprise - A inStar Trek#26 also serve as a tribute to the way the flick reinvent and revitalized the dealership . Arguably , readers might live in an alternate timeline , in which IDW ’s current ongoingStar Trekseries does n’t exist , were it not for J.J. Abrams ' 2009Trekand its subsequence .
As the Star Trek universe of discourse heads towards The Lore War , the enfranchisement ’s well known starship is remade into a full - fledged ship of war .
Pop culture counterfactuals away , this minute also highlights the fact thatthe conversation about the " cool " go-ahead is only going to uphold to grow more complicated over the next generation of the franchise ’s spirit oscillation , as more stories play with theTrekMultiverse , while others agitate deeper into the hereafter . All the while , the Enterprise will persist a measure for the franchise , and while it is difficult to supplant the classicTrekship designs as the GOATs , more and more artists are go to try .
The Moment Star Trek Declared The Enterprise-A The “Coolest” Highlights What Makes The Comic Stand Out
Star Trek#26 – Variant Cover By Jake Bartok
Beyond its implication forTreklore , the endeavour - appraisal scene inStar Trek#26 also showcases author Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing ’s inventiveness on the page , which has been another core attribute of the comedian ’s success . like an expert illustrated by Ángel Hernández , the mo occupies a single page , conventionally laid - out in three row of three panels . Yet as traditional as the layout might be , there is a unique dynamism to the way the scene cuts between the two ships ' span , with dialogue overlap at primal detail .
The meet - up of two fabled Trek crews , from the franchise ’s master timeline , is just the a la mode , not bad swing that theStar Trekcomic series has taken .
It is cinematic in the best sense of the intelligence , which is to say that there is a sense of movement and action at law on the page , something that can be said of most page inmost issues of IDW’sTrek . The serial rarely lapses into static images , or stilted dialogue , and most importantly , its novel take onStar Trekis never bore . The meet - up of two legendaryTrekcrews , from the franchise ’s main timeline , is just the latest , greatest swing that theStar Trekcomic serial has accept .
Custom image by Ana Nieves
Star Trek#26is usable now from IDW Publishing .
It ’s stardate 2378 , and Benjamin Sisko has in the end repay from the Bajoran Wormhole omnipotent — but his godhood is failing with every minute . Sent by the vaticinator on a mission to the deepest parts of space aboard the U.S.S. Theseus , he witnesses the unthinkable : someone is killing the god . And only Sisko and his motley gang of Starfleet members from every era of Trek can stop them .
It’s stardate 2378, and Benjamin Sisko has finally returned from the Bajoran Wormhole omnipotent—but his godhood is failing with every minute. Sent by the Prophets on a mission to the deepest parts of space aboard the U.S.S. Theseus, he witnesses the unthinkable: someone is killing the gods. And only Sisko and his motley crew of Starfleet members from every era of Trek can stop them.
It’s stardate 2378, and Benjamin Sisko has finally returned from the Bajoran Wormhole omnipotent—but his godhood is failing with every minute. Sent by the Prophets on a mission to the deepest parts of space aboard the U.S.S. Theseus, he witnesses the unthinkable: someone is killing the gods. And only Sisko and his motley crew of Starfleet members from every era of Trek can stop them.
