Commander Kelrec has crashed, and unconscious, he is taken by the alien race that still inhabits the planet ruined by the Burn. Meanwhile our three cadets settle for sign language until Caleb reveals he hacked their systems to allow them to communicate in text because this is the 32nd century not some ancient savage era.
Our cadets are off while Genesis continues to narrate what still alludes to this mission getting worse.
One the ship Nahla just gets to wait with her crew and the EMH, while Kelrec is unconscious and leaned against a device while the alien dance around both in some ritual.
The cadets show up to rescue Kelrec which ends in the device being damaged. Turns out it is the shield generator keeping the area habitable.
Oops!
Three issues in and you want this to start wrapping up. Once again this is the issue I have with modern comics: truncated story to make room for ads, especially when it’s one story spread through multiple issues.
And it’s a good story, it’s interesting, who/what are these aliens? How did they get there? But as it is information comes slowly per monthly issue.
Much like how longer seasons would have helped SFA the show, being TPB’ed will likely benefit this story as being one story. It’s a good three issues and now we’re seeing the first signs of the cadets working as a future Starfleet team.
Each issue has left the reader wanting more and coming back each month, and they are telling pretty decent stories that will only get better as a whole.
The art is still kind of odd, and EMH is drawn a little off from how Robert Picardo looks. But the style also lends to the vibe of being so far in the future.
Looking forward to what happens next! 7.5/10